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Housing and urban development minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra lays the foundation stone for CDP road between Guru Kelucharan Park and Patia railway station in Bhubaneswar on Friday Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at improving urban mobility in the city, housing and urban development minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Friday laid the foundation stone for a six-lane road connecting Guru Kelucharan Park with Patia railway station.The 45-metre-wide road, planned under the comprehensive development plan (CDP), will stretch 2.387 km through Patia, Chandrasekharpur and Gadakana. The Rs 55.85 crore project is expected to provide a vital link to Patia railway station under…

Although water was supplied for a few hours early Friday morning, it stopped againAlthough water was supplied for a few hours early Friday morning, it stopped againAlthough water was supplied for a few hours early Friday morning, it stopped againAlthough water was supplied for a few hours early Friday morning, it stopped againAlthough water was supplied for a few hours early Friday morning, it stopped again Gurgaon: Around 700 families at Silver Oaks are bearing the brunt of an acute water crisis that has gripped DLF-1.The water shortage, which has persisted for the past three days, has forced the residents…

The agreement was signed at Nagaland Civil Secretariat conference hall on Thursday Dimapur: Nagaland’s power department has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tvaksas Renewable Pvt Ltd to set up a 20-MW solar power plant at Tizit in Mon district.The agreement was signed at Nagaland Civil Secretariat conference hall on Thursday, according to a release issued on Friday.Chief engineer (T&G) Nitovi A Wotsa said the state’s current peak power demand was 203 MW and was expected to rise to 482 MW by 2034–35.Accordingly, he said, the state govt had drawn up plans to enhance its generation capacity to meet…

Kanpur: A 48-year-old man died after a cobra bit him while he was trying to trap it in a home in Farrukhabad.He was taken to Nawabganj Community Health Centre where doctors administered five anti-venom doses. As his condition worsened, he was shifted to Lohia Hospital in Farrukhabad, where doctors declared him dead.The man, Khairati Nath (48), a resident of Nathpura village in Bewar police station area of Mainpuri district, came to Tapua village in Aliganj tehsil area of Etah district with two companions, Dinesh and Dharmendra, on Monday. They used to beg and catch snakes.On Friday morning, Khairati went to…

Buses slow down to pick up passengers from bus stands and illegal pick up spots slowing down traffic on NH-9 Ghaziabad: Buses stopping haphazardly on NH-9 to drop and pick up passengers next to Noida Sector 62 have been causing daily snarls on the stretch for years. It’s a problem that has defied a fix despite National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) being aware of it and the policing system in both Ghaziabad and Noida becoming more systematic with upgrades as commissionerates.Now, the Ghaziabad district magistrate is taking a shot at solving it. At a road safety committee meeting on…

Pawan Khera at Congress Bhavan on FridayNana Patole at Congress Bhavan on FridayPawan Khera at Congress Bhavan on FridayNana Patole at Congress Bhavan on FridayPawan Khera at Congress Bhavan on Friday Pune: Opposition on Friday took a dig at the state govt after police imposed 30 conditions for Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron ki Goonj” event in the city, where he will interact with girl students on Saturday.Former state Congress president Nana Patole said, “Rahul Gandhi is not an externed criminal, but the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. He is coming for an interaction with students. Two members of his…

Margao: Nearly eight months after 25 people died in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire at Arpora, a Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) survey has confirmed what many in the industry long suspected—between 80% and 90% of Goa’s industrial units are operating without valid fire clearances.The finding raises a larger question about the state’s fire safety regime. While the absence of fire NOCs is now quantified, the more troubling reality is that many of these units have been functioning for years despite the compliance gap.The fire department, however, maintains that enforcement has become more stringent since the Arpora tragedy.“There…

Markets were shut up to 2pm in view of the Punjab bandh call by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha in Patiala on Friday Patiala/Bathinda/Amritsar/Chandigarh: Normal life was disrupted across several districts of Punjab on Friday after a statewide bandh called by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha and backed by hardline Sikh bodies and farmer unions shuttered businesses and halted public transport.The strike, which ran from 7 am to 2 pm, was called to demand the release of “Bandi Singhs“ (Sikh prisoners who remain jailed despite serving their sentences). Protesters are also demanding a 10-day parole for former chief minister Beant Singh assassination…

The agency seized 15,50,922 pouches of finished goods Lucknow: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has busted an illegal pan masala and tobacco manufacturing network in Uttar Pradesh after seizing 27 unregistered pouch-packing machines and detecting an alleged tax evasion of around ₹185 crore. Lucknow Zonal Unit of DGGI also arrested the proprietor of the manufacturing firm after recovering 15.5 lakh pouches of finished products during coordinated searches at six premises in Chitrakoot and Banda.Acting on a specific tip-off, DGGI teams carried out searches that led to the discovery of 27 undeclared pouch-packing machines, including six used for packing…

BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi at an event in Khagaria on Friday Patna: BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi on Friday described Samrat Chaudhary’s elevation as Bihar chief minister as a historic achievement for the party, saying it fulfilled a long-standing aspiration of party workers in the state.Inaugurating the BJP office in Khagaria, Saraogi said Choudhary had held several key responsibilities, including state president, vice-president, minister and deputy chief minister, before becoming chief minister under the NDA govt.He credited the party’s workers for strengthening the BJP’s organisational base across Bihar. “It is due to the hard work, sacrifice and dedication of…