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THANE: Ongoing metro and infrastructure projects along the highways have resulted in heavy traffic congestion, significantly impacting the schedules of public transport buses in Thane city. As a consequence, bus operators have been forced to either cancel or shorten routes, causing inconvenience to thousands of passengers.Commuters traveling to and from the city to areas like Borivali, Bhiwandi, and...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu won the second best state award for the best Smart City projects in the country, with Madhya Pradesh winning the first prize. D Karthikeyan, secretary for municipal administration and water supply department, received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Smart Cities Conclave organised by the Union government in Indore on Wednesday. The Greater Chennai Corporation displayed...

BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and the state government delegation held a meeting with the senior leadership of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and discussed various upcoming social-sector and infrastructure projects in Odisha on Wednesday. The JICA leadership reiterated their commitment to supporting infrastructure development in the state.Amid speculation that Odisha may try...

DEHRADUN: The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samitihas threatened to block traffic on April 27, the day the Badrinath yatra is scheduled to start, if their demands were not met."The situation in Joshimath is the same as it was two months ago. We demand complete scrapping of NTPC's under-construction Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Helang bypass road," said Atul Sati,group's convenor, on Tuesday.The...