New Delhi: Central Delhi descended into chaos as thousands of protesters swarmed Jantar Mantar for Monday’s Parliament march, with an internet shutdown, closed metro stations and heavy barricading leaving protesters confused and commuters stranded.Five Delhi Metro stations were temporarily shut down on Delhi Police orders. “Due to security reasons, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central…
The judges visited various wards, interacted with hospital authorities, and examined the infrastructure, patient care facilities, sanitation, medical services and rehabilitation measures T’puram: A team of high court judges led by Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji on Saturday conducted an inspection of Govt Mental Health Centre (MHC) at Oolampara, Peroorkada, to assess the…
Mysuru: A group of environmentalists has urged the state govt to withdraw its plan to organise the traditional kambala race as part of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations. They contended that the event would dilute the festival’s unique heritage and place an additional burden on the city’s infrastructure and environment.The delegation, comprising environmentalists Bhanu Prashanth, Shailajesh…
Standard MSRTC buses would be used for the 200 extra trips between Pune and Mumbai Pune: State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday evening said there would be 200 additional MSRTC bus trips daily between Pune and Mumbai from Saturday to manage the rush following the cancellation of three Pune–Mumbai intercity trains till July 17.Standard…
Work on to clear debris on Pune-Lonavla ghat section after landslide Pune: Central Railway on Thursday cancelled 14 trains, including Deccan Queen, Deccan Express and CSMT-Pune Intercity Express, from July 10 to 17 to facilitate ongoing restoration work on the landslide-affected Lonavla-Karjat ghat section, disrupting travel plans and leaving many passengers, especially pass holders, stranded.Other…
Pune: The state registration department will launch the first five private model sub-registrar offices, including one in the city, in AugustTwo sub-registrar offices (SROs) would be set up in Mumbai, one in Navi Mumbai and another in Nagpur in the first phase, said a senior official of the registration department on Friday after a final…
Bengaluru: Activists have raised concerns over the design and management plan of a stray dog shelter being constructed to house around 500 animals in north Bengaluru, warning that overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure and the absence of stakeholder oversight could compromise animal welfare.The concerns were raised during a visit to the under-construction shelter at Medi Agrahara Friday….
Thiruvananthapuram: Motor vehicles department (MVD) dismissed as baseless reports circulating in sections of the media claiming that it advised parents not to send children to school in autorickshaws.In an official clarification, the department stated that no such directive was issued and the reports were factually incorrect. Authorities emphasized that autorickshaws are permitted to transport schoolchildren,…
Prayagraj: During inspection of arrangements at the SRN hospital’s reception, registration counter, various OPDs and the hospital premises on Tuesday, MLN Medical college principal, Dr A K Verma interacted with patients and their relatives to understand their grievances and solicited suggestions regarding improvements in existing arrangements.Dr Verma inspected the registration counter and inquired about timings…
New Delhi: Narrow lanes hemmed in by multi-storey buildings with as many as five floors, rooms with little ventilation, blocked balconies, a single staircase serving scores of residents and a maze of overhead wires — the conditions that preceded the Saidulajab building collapse are not unique.A reality check across Delhi’s major student hubs by TOI…
