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New Delhi: Twenty-four waterlogging hotspots identified following this monsoon’s first downpour last week came under the scanner at a recent review meeting between Delhi Traffic Police and multiple civic and other govt agencies.At least eight of the locations are old hotspots that figured in last year’s list, suggesting that pre-monsoon measures this year have yet to fix some of Delhi‘s most persistent problem areas.The multi-agency coordination meeting was held under the chairmanship of special commissioner of police (traffic) Manish Agarwal to review progress in mitigating congestion points, assess monsoon preparedness and evaluate traffic management measures undertaken by traffic police.It was…

The project is the third tunnel road proposed by the Congress govt since assuming office. Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has floated tenders to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for a proposed 4.5km tunnel road connecting the Kanteerava Studio underpass to BEL Circle via Goraguntepalya Junction, one of the busiest traffic bottlenecks in west Bengaluru.The proposed six-lane tunnel, estimated to cost around Rs 3,000 crore, aims to ease chronic congestion at Goraguntepalya, where the Outer Ring Road (ORR) intersects Tumakuru Road (NH-48). The consultant will carry out traffic studies, geological investigations, utility mapping, and environmental…

Actor Krishna Manineni booked for cheating doctor in fake rly contracts scam Hyderabad: A city-based doctor has accused Telugu film actor Manineni Murali Krishna, known as Krishna Manineni, of duping him of ₹80 lakh by promising high returns on investments allegedly linked to railway contracts, prompting the Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) to register a criminal case and launch an investigation.The case was registered after the 33-year-old complainant, Ch S Naidu, who runs a clinic in Manikonda, approached EOW officials in the first week of July alleging that he was cheated by Krishna and his associates.According to the complaint, Naidu…

Binod Kumar, Indian Bank MD & CEO Chennai: Public sector lender Indian Bank is contemplating entering the life insurance and asset management company (AMC) businesses. The Chennai-headquartered bank is planning to launch two joint venture (JV) subsidiaries for the respective verticals to tap opportunities in the life insurance and wealth management segments.“It is our long-term plan,” Indian Bank MD & CEO Binod Kumar told TOI in an interview on Thursday. “Currently, life insurance penetration is only 2.7%, which offers tremendous scope for growth. The AMC business provides several opportunities in wealth management, family offices and mutual funds,” he said. The…

The decision applies to all factories, whether they are located within municipal limits or outside them Gandhinagar: Five years after confusion over fire safety responsibilities left industries in administrative limbo, Gujarat govt has designated a single department to oversee the job. The urban development department will now regulate fire safety and issue fire NOCs for factories across the state.The decision applies to all factories, whether they are located within municipal limits or outside them, senior officials said. Until now, uncertainty over whether the UDD or the labour department was responsible for enforcing fire safety norms had left a gap in…

Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has upheld the conviction of a man in a 1979 gang rape case involving a minor, but reduced his jail term from seven-and-a-half years to four years, taking into account the 43-year pendency of the criminal appeal and his advanced age.Partly allowing the appeal filed by Ram Swarup, Justice Santosh Rai directed the 71-year-old convict to surrender and serve the remainder of his sentence.The court refused to extend the benefit of probation, observing that undue sympathy in such cases would amount to a “gross miscarriage of justice”. It described the offence as “heinous” and underscored…

Berhampur: Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) on Wednesday issued a lease closure notice to a firm, which has been operating the guest house of the civic body, after completion of the five-year term by July 31. BeMC commissioner Sasya Reddy issued the closure notice to the leaseholder following the decision of the special corporation meeting held on Wednesday. “After detailed discussion, the corporation decided that no further extension would be given to the leaseholder. A resolution has been adopted in this regard in the meeting,” said mayor Sanghamitra Dalei. An agreement between the leaseholder and commissioner of BeMC was made on…

A resident of Barota village in Sonipat, Prabhu Dayal, was travelling to Sohna for some work Gurgaon: A retired defence ministry official died after a crane hit the motorcycle he was travelling on near Kanwarsika village in Nuh on Tuesday afternoon.A resident of Barota village in Sonipat, Prabhu Dayal, was travelling to Sohna for some work. According to his son, Dayal had taken a lift on a motorcycle. During the journey, the motorcycle was struck by a crane driven rashly and negligently. The crane driver fled the spot, abandoning the vehicle.A police officer said that while Dayal was being taken…

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has emphasised that disaster management strategies for the frontier state must be tailor-made to suit its unique geographical features, climate and local population, rather than relying on standard, centralised policies.In a social media post on Thursday, Khandu shared details of wide-ranging discussions held with a high-level central delegation led by Dr Joram Aniya, the newly appointed full-time member of NITI Aayog. The central team also included National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) member Rita Missal, alongside senior officials from NITI Aayog, the NDMA, and the Central Water Commission.The discussions centered around strengthening long-term disaster resilience…

Jhansi: To promote water-efficient agriculture in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region, the state government has launched a mini pilot farming project based on Israeli technology in Gangawali village of Jhansi district.According to officials, the initiative under the India-Israel Bundelkhand Water Project will continue for three years with a budget of Rs 16 crore, after which it will be expanded to other selected villages of the block.A team of Israeli experts had prepared a detailed implementation plan for the project and submitted it to the administration, following which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2021.The project has been launched on…