New Delhi: Delhi power minister Ashish Sood said Saturday the latest fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (PPAC) hike was necessitated by a sharp rise in global fuel prices amid the West Asia crisis, which pushed the city’s power procurement costs up by 31% in the past month.TOI had reported that electricity bills will rise…
Chennai: Two people—a petrol bunk employee and a flower vendor—were killed in separate hit-and-run accidents in Tiruvallur district on Friday.In the first incident at Arambakkam, Nagaraj, 38, a resident of Elavur village, was knocked down and run over by a speeding lorry while he was crossing the Chennai-Kolkata highway near Elavur Bazaar. He died on…
Patna: A criminal who was injured during an exchange of fire with police in Patna’s Masaurhi area around midnight on Friday died during treatment on Saturday, while two police personnel were injured during the rescue operation. Police also rescued a young man who was allegedly lured to the spot and held captive by the accused…
Hazaribag: Around 400 residents of Ara village under Ichak block in Hazaribag district are still dependent on a muddy road and a bamboo bridge built through community efforts to reach the block and district headquarters, even 78 years after Independence.Residents of Ara, under Dadha panchayat, said a tender was issued nearly two years ago for…
Hazaribag: A police personnel posted in Hazaribag district was suspended on Saturday after a video allegedly showing him collecting money illegally from a truck while conducting patrolling in a PCR van went viral on social media. Hzaribag SP Aman Kumar ordered proceedings against havildar Paitai Sirka. The SP also ordered disciplinary action against two other…
A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Mumbai with 203 grams of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 2.03 crore, police said on Saturday.According to officials of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Worli police station, the accused, identified as Eze Samuel Nweze, a native of Uburu in Nigeria’s Ebonyi state, was allegedly residing illegally in…
Kolkata: A fortnight after CM Suvendu Adhikari launched the free cervical cancer vaccination programme for the girls between the age of 14 and 15 years targeting around 7.6 lakh girls by Aug, 12% of the girls had been covered in the drive. East Burdwan district is the top performer, while Kolkata and Kalimpong are the…
Mumbai: A 21-year-old pedestrian who was critically injured after being hit by a speeding scooter in Bhandup West last week succumbed during treatment, following which police registered a case against the rider.According to the complaint filed by Nilesh Mangesh Bhise, a resident of Ishwarnagar Slum in Bhandup West, the deceased was identified as Sanjay Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has launched an investigation after an intellectually challenged woman was found injured in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, with multiple teams deployed to identify and apprehend those responsible, officials said on Saturday.According to police, a PCR call was received at the Mayur Vihar police station around 6.30 am on June 12 regarding…
Chennai: The ₹256.45-crore 230/110 kV substation coming up at Panchetti in Tiruvallur district will be commissioned within the next one or two months, with 95% of the construction work already completed, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) chairman and managing director J Radhakrishnan said on Saturday.During an inspection of the Panchetti 110 kV substation…
