Heavy rain triggered a landslide at the Kethikal hill section on the outskirts of Mangaluru, of the under-construction four-lane Mangaluru-Shivamogga National Highway 169. Heavy rain triggered a landslide at the Kethikal hill section on the outskirts of Mangaluru, of the under-construction four-lane Mangaluru-Shivamogga National Highway 169. Heavy rain triggered a landslide at the Kethikal hill…
Guwahati: A landslide damaged a guard wall at Ramcha Hill in Kharghuli on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of a homestay.The wall of a three-storey building collapsed around 11 am after spells of rain, DDMA officials and witnesses said. Residents, shopkeepers and customers nearby escaped unhurt, but six two-wheelers parked on the road were damaged, and…
Rescuers at the crash site on Friday Pune: At the Moshi waster-to-energy plant, time stands still and yet rushes by. More than 56 hours after its administrative building caved in when tons of garbage slammed into it, rescue teams continued battling unstable debris, heaps of waste and toxic gases on Friday in an effort to…
Emergency personnel work to clear debris after a major landslide hit a Missing Link tunnel along the Pune-Mumbai expressway on Monday (July 6) Pune: A major landslide shut down the Missing Link (now ‘Connecting Link’ ) between Pune and Mumbai on Monday, with traffic to Mumbai returning to normal only by 10pm, nearly 18 hours…
Bicholim: The Bicholim Fire Station responded to around 25 rescue calls between Saturday night and Sunday evening as heavy rain and strong winds caused widespread damage across Bicholim and nearby areas. Officials estimated the damage at around Rs 1.5 lakh, while firefighters saved property worth nearly Rs 20 lakh.Watch Room Operator (WRO) Sanjay Shetkar said…
Panoramic coach, DHMU train set clear final trials on Kalka–Shimla route Shimla: The final trial run of the panoramic coach and the diesel hydraulic Multiple Unit (DHMU) train set was successfully completed on the UNESCO‑listed Kalka–Shimla railway. This was a crucial step before their introduction into commercial service. The inspection was carried out by the…
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
In one of major anti-encroachment operations, the administration cleared nearly 9.5 acres of Tourism Department land in Sohna by removing around 250 illegal structures spread across the unauthorized Peer Colony and Pahad Colony settlements.________________Picture by TOI In one of major anti-encroachment operations, the administration cleared nearly 9.5 acres of Tourism Department land in Sohna by…
All 500 unauthorised structures at Garib Nagar in Bandra have been dismantled Mumbai: Western Railway (WR) on Saturday completed the fifth day of its anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar slum near Bandra station (East), with all 500 unauthorised structures dismantled, said chief spokesperson Vineet Abhishek. With the demolition phase largely over, concrete work for the…
Somit Sen & Nitasha NatuMumbai: The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition that sought to halt the ongoing anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar in Bandra East, underlining that the railways are acting within the law to remove illegal structures, said Western Railway chief public relations officer Vineet Abhishek while speaking to the media…
