Mumbai: Central Railway (CR) recorded a robust 17% growth in non-fare revenue, earning over Rs 20 crore up to May compared to Rs 17 crore in the corresponding period last year.The growth underlines CR’s sustained push towards asset monetisation and revenue diversification beyond passenger fares, said CR chief spokesperson Swapnil Nila on Sunday.In May alone,…
New Delhi: Nearly nine years after Sanjeev Dixit (53) allegedly forged property documents to cheat multiple banks of over Rs 18 crore, Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested him from Tihar Jail.Police said Dixit had been absconding since 2017 after escaping Uttar Pradesh Police custody. Investigators alleged he faked the sale deed of…
Chennai: Mention Chengalpet district to most people, and they’re immediately reminded of Vedanthangal bird sanctuary. But a quieter, greener landmark is now taking root alongside it — a lush ecological hub known as the Maragadha Pooncholai with a pollinator garden in the village of Acharappakkam.Tamil Nadu’s Maragadha Pooncholai initiative has established dedicated pollinator gardens across…
CM Samrat Choudhary with Patna Science College principal Prof Alka during inspection of the college campus on Sunday Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Sunday announced the establishment of the University of Physics and Sciences on the Patna Science College campus, describing it as a major step towards transforming Bihar into a hub of scientific research,…
As many as 4,51,019 children were inoculated on the first day of the campaign in Ranchi district Ranchi/Dhanbad/Gumla: The three-day polio immunisation campaign kicked off across the state on Sunday, aiming to inoculate 61.26 lakh children in the 0-5 age group.Ranchi mayor Roshni Khalkho, local MLA C P Singh and director of National Health Mission,…
Cab drivers demonstrate near Shivaji Chowk in Ranchi on Sunday Ranchi: Tourists and commuters in the city faced inconvenience on Sunday as thousands of cabs began an indefinite strike on Sunday, demanding a fare revision and alleging that cab aggregators have not raised rates despite repeated fuel price hikes over the past month.Jharkhand Pradesh Taxi…
Government widens fight on anaemia, adds low birth weight babies NEW DELHI: Low birth weight babies up to six months of age will be brought under the Centre’s flagship anaemia control programme for the first time as govt overhauls its strategy to tackle one of India’s biggest public health challenges, widening the focus beyond iron…
Kolkata: Four men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly taunting and making vulgar comments at several woman doctors and forcing them to see obscene videos on the NRS Medical College and Hospital campus on the nights of June 23 and June 27.Police said the four, all residents of Convent Road in Entally, were charged with…
–Ulhasnagar: In another setback for the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC), corporator Pooja Sachin Bhoir has been disqualified after her caste validity certificate was declared invalid by the District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, reports Pradeep Gupta. The development comes just a month after the membership of Shiv Sena corporator Vicky…
New Delhi: With only two days left before the June 30 deadline to claim a rebate on advance property tax payment for 2026-27, some Delhiites are complaining of technical glitches on Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) integrated portal, saying they are finding it difficult to pay taxes.Claiming that MCD has, without prior public intimation, introduced…
