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Pune Municipal Corporation officials stated that the proposed project aims to improve traffic management along Chandani Chowk–Bhugaon stretch Pune: Commuters travelling to Bhugaon, Pirangut, and surrounding areas will have to wait longer for relief from traffic jams, as a major road and flyover project in the region has been delayed. PMC has decided to scrap the existing tenders because the bids were excessively high.According to civic officials, factors considered before scrapping the tenders included inflated cost estimates, modified contract terms, and the absence of prerequisite feasibility and soil studies.A 60-metre-wide road, a flyover, and a grade separator are planned between…
Abhinandan Varthaman (File Photo) PANAJI: He shot down a Pakistani F-16 in a dogfight over the LoC, ejected in enemy territory and was held captive for around 60 hours, during which he famously refused to talk about his mission with a polite dignity that disarmed even his captors: “I am sorry, am not supposed to tell you this.”Now, the man who returned home to a hero’s welcome in 2019 and attained cult status for his handlebar moustache has done the quietest thing a war pilot could do: taken premature retirement, moved to laidback Goa and signed up with regional airline…
Glitch leaves GMCH patients waiting weeks for lab reports Chandigarh: Patients at Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are being forced to make repeat visits and queue for paper copies of their biochemistry reports after the hospital’s online reporting service developed glitches following its integration with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) system.Until recently, patients could view and download reports from home and plan follow-up visits accordingly. The disruption has cut off that convenience, adding to queues and crowding at the hospital as patients return to collect reports manually.The glitches surfaced after GMCH migrated from its internal hospital management portal,…
Divya Mittal (File Photo) LUCKNOW:“Don’t fight the Sirens. Tie yourself to the mast,” IAS officer Divya Mittal wrote on X after watching Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.The post is characteristic of the ideas Mittal shares across her social media accounts. Her online presence combines reflections on discipline, education, self-awareness and public service with personal memories of places where she has worked.One such place is Mirzapur, where she served as district magistrate. “Time moved on, but a part of me still lives in Mirzapur. I miss you Mirzapur,” she wrote in a post on X in July. The message, accompanied by a…
Patna:In a move with far-reaching implications for 3.5 lakh ‘niyojit’ teachers in Bihar, the Patna high court has undertaken an examination of their constitutional entitlement to retirement benefits, including pension and gratuity at par with other regular employees of local self-govt bodies.Niyojit teachers have been appointed in primary, middle and high schools run by panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) at village, block and district levels, as well as urban local bodies (ULBs) in Bihar.A single bench of justice Purnendu Singh, while hearing a writ petition filed by Vinay Kumar Shrivastava, held the state govt accountable for providing retiral benefits to niyojit…
Jhunjhunu: Ratangarh police in Churu seized diamonds worth over Rs 50 lakh and Rs 62,000 cash from a car on the Mega Highway Wednesday. Acting on an informer’s tip, ASI Rajendra Singh set up a blockade near Malasar Toll and stopped the car heading towards Sardarshahar. The occupants failed to give satisfactory answers, and a search found a bag containing the cash and diamonds. They had no documents for the diamonds and stated their value was over Rs 50 lakh. The occupants were identified as driver Akshay Panchola (38) of Chandpol, Jaipur, and Manish Patel (47) of Raja Park, Jaipur.…
Nagpur: A sessions court has taken a decisive stand by ordering a full trial against high-profile accused Ritika Maloo for culpable homicide, a severe criminal charge that carries a potential sentence of 10-year imprisonment.The legal development stems from a tragic late-night crash on Ram Jhula bridge in February 2024 when a speeding luxury vehicle driven by Maloo collided with a scooter, killing two young men — Mohd Mustafa Hussain and Mohd Atif.The defence claimed Ritika should be tried for negligence, while allegations against her husband Dinesh and co-passenger Sharda were ‘groundless’.Law enforcement and forensic investigators produced evidence, including reports from…
Enraged locals chased the vehicle, dragged out driver Govardhan Patra (45) and another occupant, and assaulted them before police intervened Jamshedpur: A five-year-old girl was killed and six others injured after a speeding car hit multiple two-wheelers in a hit-and-run incident on the Subarnarekha river overbridge at Amainagar under Ghatsila police station limits in East Singhbhum late Wednesday night.Police said the car first rammed into two scooters and a motorcycle, injuring three commuters. While trying to flee, the driver allegedly lost control and crashed into another motorcycle carrying a family of four. The impact threw pillion rider Sushmita Sinha (48)…
Accused Threatened To Suspend Bank Account Over KYCTimes News NetworkSurat: A 45-year-old textile businessman from Godadara lost Rs 6.31 lakh after downloading a fake mobile application, or APK file, for a purported bank KYC update from a WhatsApp group. Surat cybercrime police have registered a case in connection with the fraud.According to the FIR, the victim, Rupesh Shah, was added to a WhatsApp group purportedly linked to Bank of India. Members of the group allegedly circulated messages warning customers that their bank accounts would be suspended if they failed to update their KYC details.Believing the messages to be genuine, Shah…
BJP state chief Pankaj Chaudhary in Azamgarh Varanasi: At Azamgarh — the Samajwadi Party’s citadel — Bharatiya Janata Party state president Pankaj Chaudhary targeted SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav over the circulation of an alleged AI-generated insulting image of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, saying, “These acts of insulting seers expose his frustration.”After offering prayers at the Durvasa Rishi temple in Durvasa Dham and attending the fifth death anniversary ceremony of BJP state general secretary Sahajanand Rai’s father, late Adya Prasad Rai, Chaudhary took a dig at Akhilesh, saying people could not be misled through such politics.Regarding claims by the SP chief…