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NEW DELHI: Public sector oil marketing companies on Monday cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for international flights by nearly 27%, offering relief to airlines and international travellers, while increasing the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 42, as global energy costs remained volatile amid disrupted supply flows from West Asia.ATF for international airlines will now cost $1,103 per kilolitre, down by $409 from $1,511.8 per kilolitre. Rates for international carriers had risen by $76.5 to $1,511.8 per kilolitre on May 1 after more than doubling in April to $1,435.3 per kilolitre. The prices of domestic LPG cylinders and…
Kalyan: A day after residents, cricket enthusiasts and leaders from various political parties staged a protest against construction activity at the historic railway cricket ground in Dombivli’s Bawanchal area, a Shiv Sena delegation on Monday met Central Railway’s Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Haresh Mina, who assured them that the ongoing work would be halted for the time being.The assurance came as a major relief for local residents and sports lovers who had expressed concern over construction linked to a proposed gaming zone project on the ground, one of the few remaining open spaces in Dombivli West.The issue snowballed on Sunday…
New Delhi: Narrow lanes hemmed in by multi-storey buildings with as many as five floors, rooms with little ventilation, blocked balconies, a single staircase serving scores of residents and a maze of overhead wires — the conditions that preceded the Saidulajab building collapse are not unique.A reality check across Delhi’s major student hubs by TOI found similar conditions in several localities housing thousands of youths.In Mukherjee Nagar, where SSC aspirants can rent rooms for as little as Rs 6,000 a month, a five-storey PG with large coolers fitted to its balconies — the only source of ventilation — stood out.…
Bengaluru: An online search for a life partner ended in heartbreak and the loss of Rs 23.5 lakh for a 42-year-old woman, who fell victim to an elaborate scam.Roopa (name changed), a resident of Mathikere, said in her complaint that she had registered on a matrimony platform and was contacted by a profile in the name of Dr Vihan Mishra, who claimed to be a surgeon working in Scotland. During their weeks of conversations, he expressed interest in marriage and learnt about her family, profession, and personal life.The fraudster told her that he would travel to India on May 4,…
Hyderabad: In a bid to strengthen water security along the Krishna River, Telangana and Karnataka are moving closer to a joint barrage project downstream of the Narayanapura dam. The initiative marks a rare show of cooperation between the two states on a sensitive inter‑state water issue, with top leaders set to personally inspect the proposed sites this week.On June 4, chief minister A Revanth Reddy will join Karnataka minor irrigation minister NS Boseraju and Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy for an aerial survey and ground inspections in the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district. The visit will cover the proposed barrage…
Times News NetworkChennai: A guest worker died and 48 others were injured after the landing of an iron staircase collapsed at a workers’ accommodation facility in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, when hundreds of workers gathered on the structure to watch and celebrate the IPL final. They fell from a height of nearly 15ft.Hundreds of guest workers employed by a private construction company were staying in makeshift housing structures built with metal sheets. in Shanti Nagar, Nandambakkam. As Sunday was a holiday, many of them gathered on the building’s iron staircases and landing area, watching the live cricket match on…
Ahmedabad: A professor in his 50s was allegedly assaulted by about 10 men on a college campus on Ashram Road on Monday morning after being accused of harassing female students, pressuring them into a relationship, and secretly recording their videos, the nature of which is yet to be confirmed. One of those girls raised objections and informed her family, which led to the attack.The incident occurred around 8.30am when the assailants entered the college premises and attacked the professor with sticks and iron pipes. The attack caused multiple fractures of his hand and leg. The victim, who has been associated…
Prayagraj: Fatehpur police on Monday arrested a couple identified as Kamta Prasad (30) and his wife Kiran (26) , residents of Kurara (Hamirpur) on the charges of killing a Fatehpur based youth named as Vijay Nishad (25). After the arrest, the couple confessed that slain youth Vijay Nishad had an affair with Kiran for the past eight months and when Kamta came to knew about the affair, he asked Vijay to mend his ways. The couple then hatched a conspiracy to kill him.The couple after killing the youth, used saw and grinding machine to cut his legs and packed the…
Bhubaneswar: The state’s higher education ecosystem has recorded a significant surge in research and innovation output over the past two years, with universities reporting a nearly fourfold increase in patent filings and a substantial rise in research publications.Commissioner-cum-secretary of higher education department Aravind Agarwal said that the number of patents generated by universities and higher educational institutions in Odisha has increased from around 300 two years back to 1,155 at present. The growth has been driven by both public and private universities, reflecting a stronger focus on research, innovation and industry-oriented academic work, he said, while speaking on the sidelines…
Gurgaon: In a season of rising costs, your monthly maintenance bill could be the next one to go up.This has nothing to do with the US-Iran conflict, but the newly implemented labour code. Across condominiums and gated societies, where most of the urban population in NCR lives, maintenance budgets are being reworked because of higher minimum wages that the new labour code stipulates. The expected increase in the bill, according to society managers, is around 20-30%, depending on the kind of staff employed.For most societies, manpower — security guards, housekeeping workers, horticulture staff, electricians, plumbers, and lift operators — accounts…