The board of renewable energy firm Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) approved a preferential issuance of warrants to the promoters to raise Rs 9,350 crore, the company said in a press statement on Tuesday. Each warrant is priced at Rs 1,480.75 with a total issuance of 6.31 crore warrants to promoter group companies Ardour Investment […]
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Christmas horror for 6-year-old: Put on wrong flight, sent 160 miles away from destination
A 6-year-old boy enroute to meeting his grandmother was put on a wrong flight by the Spirit Airline crew. The boy, a first-time flier, was slated to meet his grandmom in Florida. Speaking to WINK-TV, the grandmother said, “I ran inside the plane to the flight attendant and I asked her, ‘Where’s my grandson? He […]
Grounded flight with 276 Indians leaves French airport for India
New Delhi: A chartered aircraft took off for Mumbai on Monday after it remained grounded at Châlons Vatry Airport in northeastern France for four days because it had nearly 300 Indians onboard – all suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The aircraft – operated by Legend Airlines of Romania – had 276 passengers aboard […]
Work on Baiyappanahalli metro depot stuck due to impasse over HAL land
Bengaluru: Crucial works at Namma Metro’s Baiyappanahalli depot have been stalled by a delay in acquiring land from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in eastern Bengaluru, an official said. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) needs nearly 3,400 square feet from HAL and another 1,334 square feet from private firm Harmen Developers LLP as part of […]
Mysuru-Vasco special train via Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The South Western Railway (SWR) will run a special train between Mysuru and Vasco Da Gama via Bengaluru and Hubballi for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Train number 06231 will depart from Mysuru at 7.10 pm on December 22 and 29 to reach Vasco Da Gama at 1.50 pm. In the return direction, […]
Partial cancellation of trains between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur
Bengaluru: The following trains will not run between KSR Bengaluru and Yeshwantpur due to line and power block taken up for safety-related works: Train number 17392 SSS Hubballi–KSR Bengaluru Express, leaving Hubballi on December 22 and 23, will terminate at Yeshwantpur. Train number 06243 KSR Bengaluru-Hosapete Passenger Special, leaving KSR Bengaluru on December 23 and […]
Shunting engine derails at Mumbai’s Mazgaon yard, affects Central Railway services
Mumbai: One wheel of a shunting engine derailed at Mazagon yard near Sandhurst Road station here on Thursday afternoon, affecting train movement on the main line of the Central Railway (CR), officials said. No one was injured in the incident, they said. The engine derailed on the yard line at 12.43 pm, said Dr Shivraj […]
Suburban rail: Kanaka Line set to clear alignment hurdle, get railway land
Bengaluru: After months of delay, the South Western Railway (SWR) is set to approve the alignment of the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project’s Corridor 4 and provide it with the necessary land within the next 10 days. The twin breakthroughs will pave the way for the award of the civil contract and the start of groundwork […]
Amid protests, tree felling for mine extension in biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand in Chhattisgarh begins
Tree felling for Parsa East and Kete Basan (PEKB) phase-2 extension coal mines in the biodiversity-rich Hasdeo Arand region of Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district began on Thursday amid police security cover. Activists alleged police detained those who were protesting against coal mining in the Hasdeo area. The Opposition Congress raised the issue in the state Assembly […]
Coal mine accident in northeast China kills 12
Beijing: At least 12 people were killed and 13 others injured in a coal mine accident in China’s Heilongjiang province, media reports said on Thursday. The accident occurred in the Jixi city’s Hengshan district on Wednesday afternoon, the state-run China Central Television reported. The accident at the Kunyuan Coal Mine killed 12 people and injured […]
Man, 5-yr-old daughter hurt in cylinder blast in Bengaluru’s outskirts
A 40-year-old man and his daughter suffered grievous injuries following a cylinder blast at their house in Nelamangala on Bengaluru’s northern outskirts on Thursday afternoon. The injured have been identified as Sanjay, a Bescom lineman, and his five-year-old daughter. The incident occurred around 3 pm. Sources in the fire department said gas leaked from the […]
6 injured in gas cylinder blast at Kolkata eatery
Kolkata: At least six persons were injured after a few gas cylinders reportedly exploded inside an eatery in Kestopur area here on Thursday afternoon, police said. The incident took place at Rabindrapally market around 12.45 pm, they said. Two fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police […]