Browsing: India

The carriageway has been reduced, leading to a gridlock that commuters say takes 15 to 20 minutes to clear out Ghaziabad: For 31-year-old Kaushambi resident Shailesh Kumar Yadav, reaching office in Sector 62, Noida, had been a test of his patience. The commute felt like a mobile game. He had to dodge potholes, open pits dug up for the ongoing CM GRID projects, squeeze through everlasting snarls and manage to reach the office on time. He started to leave home early but ended up getting late. So last month, the product manager finally requested that his office shift him to…

Pune: An investigation of the Bavdhan police into an accidental death case of Sus-based Kunal Mohite (38) turned around after they arrested Ashish Pol (26), a delivery person, on Saturday for a murder plot.Mohite, who worked with a logistics firm, was on his routine morning walk on May 16 when a speeding car knocked him down in front of Platinum Society in Mohannagar in Baner.He was immediately rushed to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. The Bavdhan police had registered a case of accidental death and began the investigation.Senior inspector Anil Vibhute of the Bavdhan police told TOI, “Our…

Football fever is high in India as a commuter walks past posters of Lionel Messi and Neymar in Kerala on Saturday Panaji: Zee network has made a formal offer to FIFA for the World Cup 2026 rights and held talks with officials from the governing body of world football during its recent visit to India.FIFA has struggled to find a broadcast partner for India since there is a mismatch between what the governing body wants and what broadcasters in the country are willing to offer.After stitching a deal in China, another huge market in the continent, FIFA officials arrived in…

Times News NetworkChandigarh: A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a speeding car while crossing the road in the marble market area of Dhanas on Saturday. The victim died on the spot. Police said the deceased, Bibhash Kumar, a resident of Kachchi Colony, Dhanas, worked as a labourer. He is survived by his wife and three children.Sarangpur police registered a case against the driver under relevant sections of BNS and arrested him. The accused, Suraj Kumar, a resident of Mastgarh village in Punjab, was later released on bail.When Bibhash was crossing the road, a car coming from Mullanpur hit…

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai Lucknow: An FIR was registered against UP Congress chief Ajay Rai on Saturday for allegedly making objectionable remarks against PM Narendra Modi and violating public order during a political gathering in Mahoba on May 22.Along with Rai, Congress functionary Brijraj Ahirwar and 30 unidentified supporters of the party were also booked.The FIR was lodged at Kotwali Nagar police station in Mahoba by BJP district working committee member Neeraj Rawat.Rai has maintained that a purported video showing him making the alleged remarks is “AI-generated.”In his complaint, Rawat said the programme was organised at the residence…

A gap develops in the Bisunpur-Mangalpur Gandak Bridge Patna: Days after a slab collapse on the Vikramshila Setu in Bhagalpur, another bridge scare emerged in the state on Saturday after a 7-9 inch gap was detected between two slabs of the Yadupur-Mangalpur Mahasetu over the Gandak river in Gopalganj district.The gap apparently developed due to spacing between spans near the bridge’s fifth pillar, prompting the administration to seek an inspection by experts from IIT Patna and NIT Patna.The 1.92-km bridge, popularly known as the Gopalganj-Bettiah Mahasetu, connects Gopalganj and West Champaran districts.During a pre-flood inspection visit, Gopalganj DM Pawan Kumar…

Jaisalmer: State-owned energy major Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced the discovery of significant gas reserves in the Dandewala onshore oil and gas fields of Jaisalmer district, reports Vimal Bhatia.OIL said average gas inflow from the find was recorded at an encouraging 25,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) from a depth of approximately 950 metres. The discovery not only marks an important milestone in the state’s hydrocarbon sector but also solidifies the status of western Rajasthan as a strategic energy hub of immense potential.Confirming the development Saturday with a post on X, Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasised…

Akola: Two workers were injured, one of them critically, following a coal mill backfire at the Paras Thermal Power Station in Akola district on Saturday morning. The incident has again raised concerns over the safety of workers at high-pressure power generation units amid surging electricity demand due to extreme heat conditions.The accident occurred at around 9am when a sudden backfire, similar to a minor explosion, took place in the coal mill section responsible for supplying fuel to the plant. The impact released a large amount of extremely hot ash, which fell directly onto workers present at the site.The injured workers…

Rajkot: Approximately 15 workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were detained by police after organizing a protest and conducting a “symbolic inauguration” of the Sandhya Bridge on Rajkot-Jamnagar road on Saturday.According to a statement from the party, despite the bridge being complete, it has not been opened for public use under the ruling BJP administration. In response, AAP workers took matters into their own hands, demanding that the “bridge built with people’s money” be opened to the public immediately. This railway overbridge cost Rs 74 crore and will benefit 1.50 lakh commuters each day.“AAP leaders criticized the BJP govt…

Surat: Nearly seven years after the Takshashila Arcade fire that killed 22 students and jolted Gujarat, one of its quiet heroes is struggling to remember his own days. Jatin Nakrani, who helped save numerous lives that afternoon, now lives with brain injury, jobless and dependent.Jatin, 30, once ran a fashion design coaching class at Takshashila Arcade. He suffered severe injuries in the fire on May 24, 2019, which left him with short-term memory loss that has made it impossible for him to work.A computer applications graduate, Jatin had invested about Rs 1.5 crore in the coaching class after mortgaging his…