Kolkata: Chingrighata flyover will remain shut till 8 am on Monday for conducting the first phase of Metro’s Orange line work from Kavi Subhash to the Airport. The flyover was closed from 8 pm on Friday for segment launching work between pillars 325 to 326.With the flyover closed, vehicles coming from the EM Bypass and…
The Khan family proposes to construct a ground-plus-stilt-plus-six-storey residential building with a total built-up area of 1,014.11 sq metres Mumbai: Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has granted clearance to a proposal for a new sea-facing residential building owned by actor Salman Khan’s mother, Salma Khan, in Bandra (West). The Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) for…
New Delhi: Two operatives of a foreign-based gangster, Goldy Dhillon, were arrested by police. Investigators said the duo was part of Dhillon’s network and played a key role in illegal arms and narcotics supply chains. One of the accused was allegedly on his way to commit a crime when he was nabbed.The accused were identified…
Chennai: The extended summer-like weather prevailing across Tamil Nadu with very little rain despite the onset of southwest monsoon in the first week of June is driving up the power consumption to the peak-summer levels in the State.The peak power demand on Friday scaled to 20,976 megawatts (MW), while the overall electricity consumption was 456.28…
Speaker Prem Kumar meets Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar on Saturday Patna: Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar, who is on a five-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Saturday and discussed contemporary issues, including preparations for the Shri Amarnath Yatra…
NEW DELHI: In a major safety lapse, a girl cadet pilot was asked to deboard from a twin engine trainer aircraft at a Kanpur flying training organisation late on Friday (June 26) night with the propellers still running. As she was getting away from the plane, the propeller hit her back and sources say she…
Former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim Kolkata: Fifty-one former Trinamool councillors met at a hotel in east Kolkata on Saturday to chalk out their future strategy amid mounting pressure on former mayor Firhad Hakim following the Taratala building collapse.Hakim skipped the meeting, which was chaired by MLAs Jawed Khan and Sandipan Saha.Addressing the gathering, Saha said,…
Mumbai: In a ruling that could benefit taxpayers investing in under-construction or redevelopment projects, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that tax relief on capital gains cannot be denied merely because the final conveyance deed is executed after the prescribed period. The relief is granted provided the taxpayer has acquired enforceable rights in…
NEW DELHI: Two days after a 34-year-old biker Sarthak Mattoo was allegedly run over by a Thar at southwest Delhi’s Rajokri Flyover, police have apprehended the driver of the vehicle. Police said the Karnataka-registered vehicle belonged to a private company based in Bengaluru.The SUV had been leased to Sagar Saha from Bihar, who is employed…
Chennai: At least three men have been arrested so far on charges of gang-raping a 17-year-old girl near Gerugambakkam.The girl was travelling home on a two-wheeler with a friend after visiting another friend in the Kundrathur area. The friend, who was drunk, took her to a secluded spot near Gerugambakkam, where he summoned his associates…
