Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation on Thursday announced the launch of a new ‘Transformation Cell’ aimed at resolving civic problems more quickly and improving basic services across the city. Municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram and district collector Jitendra Dudi introduced the year-long initiative, which will focus on better coordination between government departments and private agencies….
Kolkata: Industry bodies have welcomed the West Bengal interim budget, saying its strong focus on urban infrastructure and town development will support long-term growth across the state. CREDAI West Bengal president Sushil Mohta said the government’s plan to modernise district towns is a welcome move and will help ensure more balanced urban expansion. However, he…
Mumbai: A 74-year-old retired IIT Bombay staff member was duped of Rs 4.62 crore after fraudsters threatened her with arrest in the name of the CBI. Police have arrested two men who allegedly allowed their bank accounts to be used to receive the cheated money. The victim, a former medical officer at IIT Bombay, received…
Bengaluru: A 13-year-old girl and her nine-year-old brother who left home after being scolded by their parents have been traced and safely reunited with their family, police said on Wednesday. The children had walked out of their house in Ashwathnagar on February 2. They were reportedly upset after being reprimanded for skipping tuition classes. According…
Palakkad: Police in Kerala’s Palakkad district have seized a pick-up van carrying more than 100 boxes of explosives near the town area. An officer from the Palakkad Town South police station said the vehicle was found transporting over 100 boxes of gelatin sticks along with more than 20 boxes of detonators. The explosives had been…
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old man in a murder case dating back to 1982, noting that more than 40 years have passed since he challenged his life sentence and that the long legal battle and its social impact could not be overlooked. A division bench of Justice Chandra Dhari…
Indore: The Congress on Tuesday demanded Rs 1 crore in compensation and a government job for each family that lost a member after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water in the city. The party described the incident as a complete failure of the system and blamed it on large scale corruption. The opposition party also warned…
Kolkata: The 49th International Kolkata Book Fair came to an end on Monday, recording book sales worth around Rs 32 crore during its 12 day run, organisers said. The fair, which began on January 22, was held at Central Park in Salt Lake and featured more than 1,000 stalls set up by publishers and booksellers…
Aizawl: The second edition of the Aizawl International Half Marathon will take place on February 14, Mizoram Sports Minister Lalnghinglova Hmar announced. The minister said this year’s event is expected to be bigger and better, with more participants and stronger competition. He added that the marathon will also help promote Mizoram as a growing destination…
Varanasi/Lucknow: A suspected contract killer who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was killed in a police encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Varanasi on Tuesday night, officials said. According to additional director general of police Amitabh Yash, the gunfight took place on the Bariyasanpur Ring Road in the Chaubepur…
