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The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust.The facility remains deserted with amenities gathering dust. Chennai: The ₹414 crore Arignar Anna Bus Terminus at Kuthambakkam, along the Chennai-Bengaluru highway, has been lying idle for nearly three months. Bus bays, lounges, wash rooms, parking and battery-operated vehicles to ferry passengers within the 24 acre complex are ready. But the facility is deserted and gathering dust. Reason:…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Ahmedabad has sentenced a karate trainer employed by a private school in Vastral, Chakra alias Arya Dube, to three years in prison under the provisions of the Pocso Act for showing pornographic videos to Class 5 girl students.While sentencing Dube to jail, special Pocso judge A B Bhatt imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him and ordered that Rs 24,000 of the penalty amount be disbursed among the six students who came forward to report the 20-year-old trainer’s improper conduct and deposed before the court during the trial.In Dec 2023, a parent of one…
Prayagraj: A special financial awareness workshop on the theme ‘financial freedom for professionals – earn smart, grow smart’ was organised under the joint aegis of Allahabad Management Association (AMA), AWOKE India, Union Mutual Fund and Motilal Nehru Institute of Research & Business Administration of Allahabad University on Friday. The objective of the programme was to promote financial literacy among professionals and spread awareness about safe and smart investment practices.The workshop witnessed enthusiastic participation from teachers, professionals, students and individuals from various sectors.The chief guest of the programme, director of MONIRBA, Prof GBS Johri, stated in his address that financial awareness…
Jharsuguda: Odisha’s second and India’s third “Annapurti Grain ATM” was inaugurated in Jharsuguda on Thursday. The technology-based system has been launched through a joint initiative of the Odisha govt and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).The advanced grain distribution system was inaugurated by Odisha food supplies and consumer welfare minister Krushna Chandra Patra, revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari and Jharsuguda MLA Tankadhar Tripathy. Jharsuguda collector Kunal Motiram Chavan, WFP-India deputy director Nozomi Hashimoto and senior WFP officials were also present.Addressing the gathering, Patra said beneficiaries are currently receiving 10kg rice per person, along with an additional 5kg…
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore district police have inaugurated a state-of-the-art master command and control centre (MCCC) at the district police office. Designed to serve as a 24×7 technological nerve centre, the facility aims at addressing the security challenges of a rapidly urbanising district whose population exceeds four million.The high-tech facility was inaugurated by district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar along with inspector general of police (West Zone) R V Ramya Bharathi, deputy inspector general of police (Coimbatore range) P Saminathan, corporation commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran and district superintendent of police K Karthikeyan on Thursday night.Spanning approximately 3,000 square feet on the building’s…
People walk along a metro track as power outages hit metro operations Gurgaon: Large parts of Gurgaon were thrown into darkness on Friday evening when a fault at a 220kV substation in Sector 72 knocked out supply across multiple areas at the worst possible time — with the city reeling from searing heat, temperatures touching 42.7°C and power demand having hit an all-time high just a day earlier. The blackout also disrupted Rapid Metro services, leaving commuters stranded and forcing many to walk along the tracks to reach nearby stations.For thousands of residents, the outage meant stifling homes, stalled lifts,…
Aizawl: Police in southern Mizoram’s Lunglei district have launched a manhunt after a truck driver from Silchar in Assam’s Cachar district was allegedly attacked and robbed by two unidentified men on the highway near Thaizawl on Wednesday night.The truck, on its way to Lawngtlai, was intercepted by the robbers near the Myanmar refugee camp at Thaizawl, sources said. They reportedly assaulted the driver with knives before absconding with cash and documents from the vehicle. The driver survived the attack.Initial speculation suggested that the attackers might be refugees from Myanmar. However, Lunglei district SP J Lalmuankima Hmar said there is no…
Kanpur: In a thrilling encounter, Liverpool XI defeated Perf XI by 3 runs in JNT U-12 cricket tournament being played here at Kanpur Sough ground on Friday.Deciding to bat first, Liverpool XI posted a total of 9 for 165. Opener Rupesh contributed highest 41 runs. Perf XI, in reply, could collect 8 for 162 runs. Vedansh was their main scorer with unbeaten 88 runs plundering 9 boundaries and 2 sixes. Shivansh and Priyansh bagged two wickets each. In another match, Oliver Brown drubbed Sigma Griplock XI by 5 wickets on Kanpur South B ground.Brief score: Liverpool XI 9 for 165…
Ludhiana: A narrow escape involving a child who fell into an open, waterlogged drain on Tajpur Road has triggered outrage, with a viral video showing the child’s mother pulling her to safety within seconds. The incident, which occurred near Amrit Dharam Kanda Chowk Wednesday evening, has once again exposed unsafe road conditions in the area.According to residents, a woman riding a scooter with three children lost balance after hitting a concealed open drain submerged under filthy, stagnant water. In the jolt, her daughter — standing in front — slipped into the drain. Acting swiftly, the mother rescued the child, while…
Launch of advanced Karl Storz Rubina endoscopic visualisation platform at Father Muller Medical College Hospital in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Father Muller Medical College Hospital inaugurated the advanced Karl Storz Image 1S Rubina endoscopic visualisation platform and launched the nationwide Podiatric Reach Across India for Awareness and Screening (PRAYAS) initiative at the hospital on Thursday.The inauguration was conducted by Fr Faustine Lucas Lobo, director of Father Muller Charitable Institutions, in the presence of administrators, faculty members, clinicians and healthcare professionals.The new laparoscopic visualisation system was commissioned by the department of surgical oncology at the Father Muller Oncology Centre under the leadership of…