. overnight eviction drive around 200 illegal structures beneath in Dakshineswar ————–Amar Kar Kolkata: In an overnight drive, a large contingent of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, the National Highways Authority and PWD pulled down around 200 illegal structures—shops, bus kiosks serving several Kolkata and suburban bus routes, accommodation for bus drivers and conductors, toilets, eateries…
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Tuesday said BMC must remove all encroachments before seeking its permission to put up a gabion wall to stop encroachments on a pond in Charkop.Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad said they expect the BMC chief “to take a definite and firm stand”. “Let one corporation stand…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted for Aug 12 a plea by Indian Polo Association challenging the Centre’s May 20 order evicting it from the 15.2-acre Jaipur Polo Ground near the PM residence.The association has assailed a sessions court’s decision refusing to stay the move.The hearing in the matter was deferred before Justice…
Chennai: The state govt on Tuesday appointed an interim panel to steer the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA), with retired IAS officer K Phanindra Reddy as its chairperson. Retired district judge A Nazir Ahamed and retired IAS officer Reeta Harish Thakkar have been appointed members.This follows the recent resignations of the authority’s chairperson…
CM Samrat Choudhary at a state-level Sahyog camp in Patna on Tuesday Patna: Complaints related to ration cards, pensions, PM Awas Yojana, land disputes, mutation, land measurement, caste and income certificates, and electricity bills figured prominently as CM Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday launched the state-level Sahyog programme in Patna, an extension of the ongoing panchayat-level…
West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar said that Mamata should recognise the historical significance of the July 21, 1993, movement instead of “attempting to rewrite its legacy”. NEW DELHI: Amid a thaw in relations, Congress invited Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the party’s “Martyrs’ Day” programme in Kolkata….
Kolkata: Brace for heavy downpour on Thursday as an impending low-pressure area is set to enhance the rainfall in Kolkata and the rest of South Bengal districts. While it is too early for Met officials to forecast if the system will intensify, they expect the system to be potent enough to trigger heavy rain on…
The approved proposal covers strategically located lands attached to MSRTC bus depots, bus stations, workshops, and warehouses across the state Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday cleared the proposal for MSRTC to redevelop nearly 1,485 hectares of its land through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a focus on generating sustainable revenue and improving the…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Monday demonstrated advanced spray injection patching technology for permanent pothole repair. PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the fully mechanised, single-machine method would enable faster, durable and all-weather repairs with minimal traffic disruption.The machine first cleans the pothole using high-velocity air, applies a bonding coat of bitumen emulsion and then injects emulsion-coated…
CHENNAI: Now you can report a TN govt employee demanding bribe by sending a WhatsApp message to 9498180936.This is among the latest measures put forward by the govt to fight corruption. Chief secretary M Sai Kumar on Tuesday sent a circular instructing all govt department heads and collectors to ensure anti-bribery notice boards are displayed…
