Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle. (Reuters file photo) NEW DELHI: Nepal finance minister Swarnim Wagle will in New Delhi for a two-day visit from Thursday for talks on post-flood reconstruction and wider economic cooperation as Kathmandu looks to India for support after the Aug 26 disaster devastated hydropower projects, roads, bridges and settlements and left…
WBPDCL’s move will mark the debut of a state power utility supplying coal to a customer outside its own captive consumption Kolkata: In a first, West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) will sell coal to Maharatna PSU NTPC, marking the debut of a state power utility in the country supplying coal to a customer…
The girder launch operations were undertaken in stages in June and Aug Mumbai: Central Railway has completed all works pertaining to the railway span of the reconstructed Sion Road overbridge (ROB). The completion marks a significant milestone in the CSMT-Kurla fifth and sixth railway lines project under Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II B, while bringing…
New Delhi: Paving the way for planned redevelopment of old group housing societies following Centre’s notification of MPD-2047, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has initiated discussions with federations and Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) on redeveloping ageing complexes in the city.On Monday, DDA held an awareness meeting to familiarise residents and stakeholder organisations with redevelopment provisions…
Chennai: Relatives of the 49 pilgrims, who went missing after the Himalayan deluge on Nepal-China border during their trip to Kailash Mansarovar, have urged the state govt to send a ministerial team along with bureaucrats to the China border and provide information on their whereabouts.A team of relatives, led by members of the Chromepet-based travel…
Patna: A man who had been missing from his home since Monday evening was found dead in a drain under construction in Raghopur village under Chini Mill out post in Bihta police station area on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Krishna Mahato, a resident of Raghopur. His body was found floating in the drain…
Ramgarh: Faith in Goddess Durga runs so deep at the nearly 70-year-old Durga temple at Mandu Chatti on the Ramgarh-Hazaribag stretch of NH-33 that devotees have already booked their turns to offer Daak and sponsor idol construction decades in advance, with Daak slots filled up till 2052.According to the Sarvajanik Durga Puja Samiti, Mandu Chatti,…
Godda: Police arrested a 40-year-old man within 24 hours for allegedly shooting a villager over a land dispute and personal rivalry in Godda district on Sunday evening, it announced on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Santosh Mandal alias Guddu Mandal, a resident of Gangta Fasia under Motia OP, opened fire at Anil Mandal (48) at Futani…
Bengal CM prayed at Kalighat temple and had fish-basanti pulao prasad. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week offered prayers at the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ and partook of a traditional bhog that included fish and ‘basanti pulao’. Interestingly, the timing of the visit gave the ritual a political context.The…
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Agartala: Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday said the state govt will implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) when directed by Union govt, noting potential exemptions for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC) region.In a media briefing, Saha indicated that the state intends to enact UCC following a…
