Chennai: Anna Nagar’s iconic Tower Park may lose one acre of land if Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) agrees to Tamil Nadu Housing Board’s (TNHB) plans ‘to reclaim land currently under GCC’s control’. TNHB has sought the transfer of nearly an acre within the 15-acre green space.Officially called Dr Visvesvaraya Tower Park, the landmark is known…
New jetties will help reduce transportation costs, promote environment-friendly transport and ease pressure on roads Patna: The state govt has stepped up efforts to develop inland water transport on the Ganga (National Waterway-1) and Gandak (National Waterway-37) rivers, with NOCs received for 16 of the 17 proposed community jetty sites on NW-1 and construction of…
Ranchi: Traffic movement will be restricted and diverted on several city roads on Sunday for Adivasi Mahotsav, during which large tribal jatras are scheduled to pass through major key intersections on their way to Bapu Vatika in Morabadi.The processions will move via Jail Chowk, Karamtoli Chowk, senior superintendent of police (SSP) residence crossing and Gutka…
Hazaribag: Concern is mounting in Chatra town after a series of recent theft and snatching incidents, with burglars striking a grocery shop near Dibha School in Churihar locality on Friday night.The shop, owned by Manorama Devi, wife of late Pappu Keshri, was found ransacked on Saturday morning, with around Rs 30,000 missing from the cash…
File photo: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar NEW DELHI: A political row has erupted in Kerala over a school quiz question that described Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as the freedom fighter who received the “most severe punishment” from the British, prompting general education minister N Samsudheen to order an inquiry.The “Freedom Quiz” was conducted on August…
BSF officers say they are on high alert Jalpaiguri: The state govt has intensified liaison with BSF after intelligence inputs indicated an increase in the activities of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in districts along the India-Bangladesh border, senior officials said.While state police brass are holding weekly coordination meetings with BSF officers, police stations in border areas…
Mumbai: Union home and cooperatives minister Amit Shah arrived in Mumbai on Friday night. He will inaugurate the new office of National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation as well as attend a programme at BSE International Convention Centre on Saturday. He will leave for Delhi in the afternoon. TNN Source link
Miniature elephants, horses and cows made of brass and metal, once used as children’s playthings, highlights the creativity and simplicity of rural life A lota, a colourful trunk, an old metal lock and a rolling pin — objects that were once a part of everyday life have now found a new home in the relocated…
AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran CHENNAI: AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the fraudulent registration of a parcel of land belonging to the Dhandayudapani Swami Mutt in Palani after a lawyer arrested in the case and lodged in the Madurai Central Prison died under “mysterious circumstances.” He…
Protesters block Howrah-Delhi main line in Buxar Buxar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has initiated action against protesters who blocked rail traffic on the Howrah-Delhi main line in Buxar on Friday.The RPF has registered an FIR against 33 named and around 150 unidentified persons in connection with the rail blockade.The protest was organised to demand…
