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Noida: The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) will set up a 24/7 helpline centre to provide residents with a single point of contact for information, complaints and grievance redressal. At present, GNIDA has a landline for public queries, but it does not operate as a dedicated 24/7 helpline.The authority has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to appoint an agency to operate the round-the-clock facility. The helpline will receive queries, complaints and suggestions through phone calls, SMS, WhatsApp and email, issue acknowledgement receipts with unique tracking numbers, route cases to the concerned departments and provide regular status updates until…
Pune: Densely populated, Ambedkar Chowk on Aundh Road is a crucial junction linking Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits with Pimpri Chinchwad, as also directly connecting Aundh to Khadki. Commuters from Aundh, Baner and Shivajinagar easily access Khadki railway station, Kalyaninagar, Koregaon Park, Vimannagar and the airport via this intersection.But Ambedkar Chowk’s congestion is further compounded by oft-defunct signals, motorists on the wrong side of the road, and a lack of police presence. Daily nightmare Prashant Saawant, an entrepreneur living on Bhau Patil Road, said, “I have resided in this area for nearly two decades, commuting through Ambedkar Chowk daily for…
Panaji: Goa police on Sunday carried out “Operation Cyber Vigil” across 11 states and arrested seven people.In addition, 24 accused have been served notices under the BNS directing them to join the investigation in connection with 40 different cases with an aggregate defrauded amount of Rs 2.5 crore.The coordinated operation targeted suspects linked to cyber-enabled financial fraud cases registered in Goa.As part of this large-scale operation, around 40 police teams conducted simultaneous investigations and raids at more than 40 locations across 11 states including West Bengal, Rajasthan, UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Karnataka and Assam.The operation was…
Rs 5L aid announced for kin of boys who died in Haridwar Times News NetworkChandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of four minor boys from Chandigarh who lost their lives after being swept away by the strong current of Ganga river during the Kanwar Yatra in Haridwar on July 31. Kataria visited the bereaved families and conveyed his condolences, assuring them that the Chandigarh administration stood firmly with them in their hour of grief.Describing the incident as deeply distressing, the governor said the loss…
Lucknow: India will host the meeting of heads of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of BRICS countries in Lucknow on Aug 3-4 as part of its BRICS chairship in 2026.The two-day meeting is expected to bring together senior statistical officials from Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates to strengthen cooperation in official statistics and data systems.India’s BRICS chairship this year is guided by the theme, ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)’.Under the BRICS Statistics Track, India has adopted the theme ‘Quality Statistics as Driver of Change’, focusing on improving data quality,…
Patna: The ancestral house of JD(U) state general secretary and former spokesperson Sanjay Kant Sinha was burgled in Nalanda district late on Saturday night. According to the family, jewellery, cash and other valuables worth around Rs20 lakh were stolen. No one was present at the house at the time of the incident.Sinha’s family lives in Patna, while his ancestral house in Rupaspur village under Harnaut police station area had remained locked for about a week. Family members and domestic staff visited the house periodically for maintenance.On Sunday morning, a domestic worker who arrived to clean the house found the main…
A crane removes the wrecked bus after it rammed into a trailer in Tonk Jaipur: Twenty-three pilgrims were injured, four of them critically, when a private bus taking them to the Maujmabad pilgrimage site crashed into a stationary trailer on the Jaipur-Kota National Highway (NH-52) in Tonk district Sunday.Police said the passengers, all from Kota and nearby areas and mostly from the same extended family, were on a pilgrimage when the accident occurred around 10.30am near Naya Gaon in the Mehndwas area, about 10km from the temple.The bus, carrying around 20-25 passengers, rammed into the rear of a trailer parked…
Rajkot: A 45-year-old man died after a dilapidated house collapsed late on Saturday night in Shramjivi Society in Bedipara area of the city, triggering a rescue operation by the fire brigade and emergency responders.The incident took place near Ramji Mandir Chowk when the old structure suddenly gave way with a loud crash, causing panic among residents. Fire brigade personnel, along with 108 emergency ambulance services, rushed to the spot and launched a search operation for trapped victims under the debris.Rescuers pulled out Ajay Beldar from beneath the rubble and rushed him to Rajkot Civil Hospital in an unconscious condition. However,…
Ranchi: The redevelopment work on the south side of Ranchi railway station has missed its July completion deadline, delaying the opening of the new public facility once again. Ranchi divisional railway manager (DRM) Karuna Nidhi Singh had earlier told TOI that the facility would become operational in July, after the division had previously aimed to finish the same work by March this year.Multiple attempts to seek a response from Singh on the latest delay went unanswered.The foundation stone of the Rs 447 crore station redevelopment project was laid virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Deoghar in July 2022. The…
Industrialists have demanded immediate govt assistance and speedy damage assessment Surat: Although rainfall has ceased across south Gujarat, floodwaters continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the region, leaving villages inundated, disrupting daily life, and causing extensive damage to industries.Areas in Hansot, Olpad and Mangrol talukas of Surat district remain waterlogged following the flooding of the Kim river on Sunday. Several villages were still submerged, with residents struggling to return to normalcy as floodwaters recede only slowly.In Kim, the local crematorium, which serves nearly 10 surrounding villages, remained submerged, making it difficult for families to perform last rites. Villages…