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Navi Mumbai: Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to purchase two aerial ladders to reach out 55m and 28m highrise structures for rescue operations during emergency situations like fire and other disasters. The two ladders will collectively cost around Rs 22 crore. The 55m ladders will reach out 15 to 20 floors or more buildings, whereas the 28m ladders will reach medium height...

Kolkata: On Tuesday, operations at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport returned to the new normal for the first time since the Dec 3 meltdown, with no flight cancellations except for those that IndiGo Airlines had dropped from its network in advance. Nearly all operations were on time, and passenger movement through the airport was smooth.The overall scene at the airport among flyers,...

KARACHI: An Indian father and son, who entered Pakistan illegally, have claimed that they fled their home in New Delhi to escape from alleged religious persecution. Mohammad Hasnain, 70, and his son Ishaq Amir, 31, entered Pakistan illegally through the Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman in the restive Balochistan province. They are currently at a shelter home of the Edhi Welfare Trust in Karachi, where...

KOLKATA: Arijit Dey, a Kolkata based civil engineer, has achieved a rare feat after he made it to the summit of Mount Manaslu (8,163 meter) -- the eighth highest mountain in the world without a Sherpa on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, Dey claimed that he made it to the summit without supplemental oxygen. Dey is also the first climber from Bengal to have made it to the “true summit” of Mount Manaslu...

CHENNAI: Southern Railway is all set to reduce travel time between Chennai and Bengaluru as it plans to operate premium trains such as Chennai-Bengaluru Shatabdi express and Chennai-Mysore Vande Bharat express along with some other trains at 130kmph between Chennai and Jolarpet starting June. As a result, these trains are expected to save between 30 to 45 minutes on the Bengaluru route. However, travel...