Ahmedabad: Maheshwari Dodiyar, 19, a native of Godhra, cannot see and hear and has very limited speech capabilities. Conventionally, she could have been seen as the proverbial ‘burden’ on her family. On the contrary, Maheshwari is shouldering the financial burden of her family of labourers. She earns Rs 14,000 per month working as a serving…
Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt will conduct a techno-economic feasibility study for developing metro links in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial corridor and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri business hub.The announcement made in the BJP govt’s maiden state budget on Monday is also the first initiative to develop metro links beyond Kolkata. At present, Maharashtra has metros in Mumbai, Nagpur and…
Ludhiana’s junked city buses Ludhiana: A catastrophic legal default by municipal officials has forced a court-ordered liquidation of the city’s entire 120-bus fleet to settle a contractual dispute, effectively killing the industrial hub’s remaining public transport lines.Court officials on Wednesday posted the auction notices outside municipal headquarters at Mata Rani Chowk, setting a July 2…
Thiruvananthapuram: After more than a decade of planning and repeated delays, the proposed Thiruvananthapuram Metro Rail project is set to cross a key milestone. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is expected to submit the revised DPR to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) within two weeks.KMRL MD Loknath Behera said the DPR was revised after the…
New Delhi, The Delhi government plans to induct 2,800 air-conditioned low-floor electric buses under the Centre’s PM E-DRIVE scheme to strengthen public transport connectivity and promote sustainable mobility in the national capital, Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh announced on Sunday. Delhi plans induction of 2,800 electric buses under PM E-DRIVE scheme The proposed fleet will…
Bengaluru: Students of Little Flower School dressed as trees participate in a walkathon to mark World Environment Day at Sai Baba School, in Bengaluru on Friday, June 5, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru: As the world marked Environment Day with campaigns, tree-planting drives, and discussions on climate change, experts in Bengaluru urged citizens to look beyond…
With the approval of 50 more electric buses, the fleet strength will rise to 130 Prayagraj: City commuters opting for air-conditioned e-buses for safe, comfortable and eco-friendly travel have reason to cheer.As part of efforts to improve passenger comfort and convenience, the state govt has approved the operation of 50 more air-conditioned electric buses under…
Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) Standing Committee will consider a proposal on June 5 to expand the board of directors of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) being formed for implementation of the Centre’s PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme in the city.The proposal, moved by the municipal commissioner, seeks approval to induct two additional VMC officials…
The city gets 400 million litres per day (MLD) of water from Chandu Budhera water treatment plant Gurgaon: With the city’s water demand expected to double by 2041 and several parts of the city reeling from water crises during summer, Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh, at a review of major infrastructure projects, asked officials to…
In limbo: So far, nearly 1,700 acres of land has been acquired in various villages for the project. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A few months ago, Murugan, a farmer and resident of Nagapattu, was under duress to give his agricultural land for the Parandur airport project. “I was absolutely against it. But I had to…
