Mumbai: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Mumbai, registered a corruption case against a BEST Electricity Department employee for allegedly demanding a bribe from a food café owner to avoid disconnection of the electricity supply.According to the ACB, the complainant was operating a food café and had pending electricity dues of Rs 45,280 for three months. The…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada District Autorickshaw Drivers’ Convention will be held at Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall on Tuesday, under the aegis of the Karnataka Rajya Pragatipara Autorickshaw Chalakara Sangha, affiliated to the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU).KE Mohan, secretary of DK district AICCTU, said that the district committee of the state-level…
Bengaluru: “Do not dump more flyovers on Bengaluru without public consultations and without putting the detailed project reports (DPRs) in the public domain,” Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya told state govt and Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-Smile).His statement comes against the backdrop of B-Smile’s move to float tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated corridors…
Bengaluru: Do not dump more flyovers on Bengaluru without public consultations and without putting the detailed project reports (DPRs) in the public domain, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya told the state govt and Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Limited (B-SMILE).His statement comes in the backdrop of B-SMILE’s move to float tenders for nine short and medium-length elevated…
Metro passenger’s unfortunate ride Bengaluru: Grabbing a handle on a Metro coach for support turned painful for a commuter after it snapped, bloodying his nose mid-journey. Alleging that Metro officials ignored his complaint and denied him compensation, the commuter moved the consumer commission, which recently held Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) accountable and ordered…
Gurgaon: The city’s breakneck growth is now colliding with the limits of its civic backbone.As new housing clusters rise, vehicle numbers swell and denser construction reshapes neighbourhoods, officials have estimated that the city will need nearly Rs 3,499 crore over the next five years to build infrastructure capable of supporting its expanding population. The pressure…
A local court on Thursday cancelled bail to Heera Group chief Nowhera Shaik in a money laundering case filed by Directorate of Enforcement, allowing the agency’s petition. Also, another local court has issued a fresh non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the Heera Group chief for failing to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to surrender by…
