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Commuters want buses at least once an hour, or every 30 minutes during peak periods. They say the new Tiruvallur terminus, made functional on Aug 10 near Vedanginallur, has the capacity to support additional services. The terminus is spread over 5.5 acres and can accommodate 56 buses simultaneously. Chennai: Tiruvallur commuters seeking to catch southbound buses from Kilambakkam say limited services can leave them waiting up to three hours. They want more frequent, faster buses with timings aligned to southbound departures from Kilambakkam.Bus 297 makes 12 daily trips—six each from Tiruvallur and Kilambakkam—covering 24 stops. The first service leaves at…

Ahmedabad: A Himmatnagar jeweller and his relatives have alleged that a travel agent cheated them of Rs 17.8 lakh after promising a Singapore-Malaysia tour for 10 people. He alleged that the agent shut his Chandkheda office after collecting the money and later stopped responding to calls.A complaint of cheating and breach of trust was filed on Thursday by the 35-year-old jeweller from Himmatnagar. According to the complaint, the group got in touch with the Chandkheda agent in April while planning a nine-day, eight-night Singapore-Malaysia trip.The agent allegedly quoted Rs 1 lakh per adult and Rs 35,000 for each child. For…

Kanpur: A 32-year-old IT professional allegedly died by suicide in Krishnapuram under the Chakeri police station area on Friday morning. Police said a suicide note recovered from the spot allegedly held his elder sister responsible for mental harassment.According to family members, the deceased, Ravi Dixit, did not come out of his room in the morning. When they entered the room, they found him hanging.His wife alleged that his elder sister, Chhavi Mishra, had been pressuring the family over the division of family property, jewellery and agricultural land.She claimed that the ongoing property dispute had led to mental harassment over the…

Pune: The Lohegaon airport could have additional space for passengers waiting to board their flights, in time for the festive season, following a crucial inspection of the facility.Airport director Santosh Dhoke said the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) recently completed an inspection of a new security hold area (SHA) and that the report is due. “All the work at the new SHA — installation, commissioning equipment, etc — is complete. Operations will commence once it gets the approval,” he told TOI on Friday.The SHA, developed in the old terminal building, will add 4,000 sqm to the airport’s existing 50,000…

The cabinet said govt introduced a legal framework to address the need for regularisation of genuine long-term occupants in a balanced manner Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday approved an amendment to the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 to extend the time period for filing applications to regularise houses on comunidade land from six months to 18 months.The cabinet also approved the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 dated April 15, 1961, Amendment) Bill, 2026, for introduction in the monsoon session of the Goa assembly.The cabinet said that recognising the humanitarian need for regularisation of genuine long-term occupants and the necessity…

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini along with others pose for photographs during the Gen-H Startup Summit–Yuva Udyami Chaupal, organised at Gurugram University, in Gurugram on Friday Chandigarh: Speaking at a ‘Gen-H Yuva Udyami Chaupal’ at Gurgaon University on Friday, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini told youngsters that his rise from an organisational worker to state CM was neither instant nor guaranteed. “Meri yatra mein koi lift nahi thi, main mehnat roopi seedhiyan chadhkar yahan tak pahuncha,” he said, describing setbacks, persistence and the decision to keep working even when there was no assurance of the next political opportunity.Saini…

A picture of the rare 1889 photography dictionary, A Dictionary of Photography for the Amateur and Professional Photographer by E J Wall The book, A Dictionary of Photography for the Amateur and Professional Photographer by EJ Wall, dating back to 1889, has become a centre of attraction at the ongoing 6th All India Photography Exhibition organised by College of Arts Photographic Society (CAPS) in Lucknow. The rare manuscriot, with its rusted, weathered pages, has especially captivated the visibly young crowd and photography enthusiasts of the digital age, offering a glimpse into the terminology, techniques and equipment of photography that was…

Patna: The Bihar police headquarters has initiated the process for transferring police personnel from inspectors to constables who have completed the prescribed tenure in their respective districts, ranges and units.The personnel and welfare division issued guidelines on Friday, directing police formations to begin the transfer exercise based on the completion of the prescribed tenure.Under the Bihar Police (Amendment) Act, 2022, personnel from the rank of inspector to constable can serve for a maximum of five years in a district and eight years in a police range. Their cumulative tenure across different police units has also been capped at eight years.The…

Citizens in Nagpur, Amravati, and Chandrapur participated in a statewide water conservation drive on Friday Nagpur/Amravati/Chandrapur: Hundreds of youngsters, students and citizens stepped out in Civil Lines early Friday for a water conservation cause. ‘Maha Walkathon – Walk for Water’, organised by Soil and Water Conservation Department, saw enthusiastic participation as part of a statewide awareness drive to mark the birth anniversary of former chief minister Sudhakarrao Naik.The Nagpur walkathon began at 6am from Ladies Club, with participants carrying placards highlighting the need to conserve water and use resources responsibly. Katol MLA Charan Singh Thakur flagged off the rally. He…

Durga Puja security check Kolkata: Lalbazar has instructed all police stations under Kolkata Police to initiate an advance security audit for this year’s Durga Puja, mandating field officers to immediately identify controversial pandal themes and monitor internal committee rivalries that could possibly trigger law-and-order disruptions. Officers said this is probably the first time that cops have been asked to prepare reports on internal factionalism in puja committees that are witnessing sea change following the change in the state govt.The top brass emphasised the need for preemptive tracking of festive venues, citing public controversies of the past five years where sensitive…