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Transport infrastructure company says building a double-decker flyover will add to congestion, may hurt transition to travel by Namma Metro Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s plan to construct a 37km double-decker flyover along the proposed Orange Line Metro corridor has run into its strongest pushback yet with engineering consultancy and transport infrastructure company RITES Ltd raising red flags on several grounds.Expressing fears that the flyover project would undercut the importance of Metro, RITES has, in a report, suggested building flyovers at major traffic bottlenecks instead of “an end-to-end double-decker structure”.RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service), a central public sector…

Tender delay leaves Hyderabad’s ageing streetlight network in the dark Hyderabad: Even as civic officials remain preoccupied with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the proposed Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Bill, Hyderabad’s streetlights are quietly going dark.A GHMC survey has found that more than 70% of the city’s LED streetlights and nearly all Centralised Control and Monitoring System (CCMS) boxes have reached the end of their service life. Yet, the fresh citywide operation and maintenance tender has remained pending for months, leaving replacement and repair works in limbo.More than four months have passed since the state govt accorded administrative…

Sports Scenario: Anbumani praised Aadhav Arjuna for performing “efficiently” as the sports minister and said he could see a visible change after Aadhav took charge as sports minister. Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday has urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get the Mekedatu project shelved.Speaking at a public meeting in Chennai, organised to mark PMK’s 38th year of foundation, Anbumani questioned Karnataka’s justification for a 70tmc capacity reservoir at Mekedatu on the pretext of supplying drinking water to Bengaluru, when the city’s drinking water requirement was…

People take part in a procession during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The route of the traditional Jagannathji rath yatra on Thursday reverberated with chants of ‘Jay Jagannath’ as the deities of Jagannathji temple – Lords Jagannath, Balram, and Subhadra – travelled the 16-km route. With over 30,000 police officers and personnel along with companies of paramilitary forces, the procession was estimated to be 1.5 km long.Union Home Minister Amit Shah participates in the Mangala Arti on the occasion of the Shri Jagannath Rath Yatra at the Shri Jagannath Temple, in Ahmedabad on ThursdayEarly on Thursday, Union…

Devotees throng Grand Road in Puri on the occasion of Rath Yatra Puri: At least two people died and 78 others were hospitalised as a sea of devotees jostled for space amid blinding rain during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri on Thursday, forcing authorities to suspend the annual chariot-pulling ceremony for the night.Hospital officials said Anil Das of Cuttack and another devotee, identified by Puri district hospital as Surya Prakash Rao from Andhra Pradesh, could not be saved, despite best efforts.At least 400 people fainted during the yatra that saw nearly 9 lakh people converge at the temple city…

With door-to-door efforts yielding limited results, EC has now sought the support of political parties and local councillors to improve participation Gurgaon: Despite an extension of the special intensive revision (SIR) deadline, the city continues to record the lowest completion rate in Haryana.By Thursday evening, nearly one in four registered voters in the district had still not submitted enumeration forms.In fact election officials are facing widespread resistance from residents unwilling to submit enumeration forms. “Cut our names, but don’t bother us,” an election officer on Thursday quoted residents as telling booth-level officers (BLOs).Under Election Commission (EC) norms, a BLO can…

Aizawl: The North Eastern Council (NEC) released more than Rs 20.17 crore during May and June to support infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture and connectivity projects in Mizoram, along with funding for cultural and youth initiatives.According to an official statement, Rs 13.68 crore was released under the Schemes of NEC (SoNEC) and Rs 6.50 crore under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS-Roads).Key SoNEC-backed projects include construction of patient lodging and staff quarters near the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong for patients from Mizoram, and establishment of a Central Medical Warehouse in…

Kanpur: The body of a 30-year-old doctor BAMS doctor who allegedly jumped into the Yamuna river in Auraiya was recovered on Thursday morning during an SDRF-led search operation.The deceased, a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri, had jumped into the river around 5pm on Wednesday. Before taking the extreme step, he uploaded two videos on Instagram. In the purported video, he blamed SP Singh, a private hospital operator, his son-in-law Sarvesh Singh, and two others for driving him to it.He alleged that Sarvesh Singh had physically assaulted him some time ago after he requested a change of room.“When my request for a…

Gurvinder SinghLudhiana: A study by researchers at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has found that the use of “vermiwash“ can improve growth, productivity and soil health, offering a sustainable approach to integrated nutrient management.The study, titled “Effect of vermiwash and iron oxide nanoparticles on growth and productivity of chickpea,” was conducted by MSc scholar Rajwinder Kaur, soil chemist Neeraj Rani and assistant professor Nitish Dingra of PAU.The researchers prepared vermiwash using different organic residues, including rice straw, wheat straw, kitchen waste and neem leaves mixed with cow dung in a 1:1 ratio. Laboratory analysis showed that kitchen waste-derived vermiwash contained the…

RDC attracts around 8,000 visitors on weekdays and up to 15,000 on weekends, leading to severe congestion and haphazard parking Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) plans to build a multi-level parking facility at Raj Nagar District Centre (RDC) to tackle traffic congestion in the commercial hub. Officials said the tendering process will start next month.RDC attracts around 8,000 visitors on weekdays and up to 15,000 on weekends, leading to severe congestion and haphazard parking. An earlier attempt by GDA to create a no-vehicle zone, launched about seven years ago at a cost of Rs 4 crore, was withdrawn following protests…