A Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) wet lease bus at Malvani depot caught fire at around 2.55 pm on Friday. No injury has been reported in the fire. As per BEST, bus 6347 (MH-01-BR-1810) of TATA Motors Ltd (wet lease) caught fire while it was parked at Malvani depot. Immediately, the fire brigade […]
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Three power dept officials ‘manhandled’ in Gurgaon; 3 booked
A team of power department officials deployed at Dharampur village of New Palam Vihar subdivision was allegedly attacked by the residents during an inspection regarding electricity theft on Wednesday morning, the police said. The inspection was being carried out in connection with an electricity theft detection campaign organised by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam […]
Part of Mumbai Coastal Road to be operational from Nov: BMC
The Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) is set to become partially operational by November 2023, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said on Friday. Civic officials also maintained that the entire high-speed corridor will become operational for vehicular movement by May 2024. At present, civic officials are exploring two options for opening this bridge partially. […]
Jaishankar visits Centre’s projects in South Delhi, calls them pilgrimage spots of development
Terming them ‘Vikas Teerths’ or pilgrimage spots of development, Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday visited several projects executed by the Centre in the South Delhi Parliamentary constituency. These included the Badarpur Eco Park, Mumbai Expressway, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Power Plant Tughlakabad, Waste to Energy Plant, Okhla Sarita Vihar Underpass, EWS […]
Bareilly Bhuj Express halted amid heavy downpour
Bareilly Bhuj Express en route to Kutch was halted at Palanpur Junction Friday evening due to heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. Following instructions from state cabinet minister Balwantsinh Rajput, the local authorities of Banaskantha made arrangements for special bus services for the journey ahead of 300 passengers to Gandhidham and Bhuj. The passengers arrived […]
Empty rake of local train details near Mumbai; no casualty, train operations hit
An empty rake of a local train derailed at Ambernath railway yard in Maharashtra’s Thane district adjoining Mumbai on Sunday morning, disrupting train operations on the route, officials said. No one was injured in the incident, which took place about 50 km away from Mumbai, they said. According to a Central Railway official, one trolley […]
NCRTC to provide multiple ticketing options in upcoming Rapid Rail services
To provide better ticketing and travelling experience in the upcoming RapidX train services, the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will provide multiple payment options to commuters to buy tickets through UPI. According to an NCRTC official, this will be the first time in the country that a UPI-enabled Ticket Vending Machine (TVM) is being […]
To decongest Shivaji Marg, PWD plans elevated corridor
To address the traffic congestion caused due to parking on roads and encroachment, and to provide seamless connectivity between West, Central and New Delhi, the Public Works Department (PWD) is planning an elevated corridor on the 2.2-km-long Shivaji Marg. According to senior PWD officials, the department has decided to conduct a feasibility study to construct […]
Ahmedabad saw 36 road cave-ins during pre-monsoon
Ahmedabad saw nearly 36 instances of road cave-ins during pre-monsoon this year as against one in the same period last year, data from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) shows. Last year, the city witnessed 98 cave-in incidents in the entire monsoon. According to sources in the drainage department, between May 1 and June 14, the […]
Penalty of Rs 65 lakh imposed on 10 firms in Greater Noida for negligence, incomplete work
Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari on Saturday imposed a total penalty of Rs 45 lakh on nine firms for negligence in civil and horticultural works. In addition, a penalty of Rs 20 lakh was also imposed on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) for not completing work on a 130-metre stretch […]
Balasore train accident toll mounts to 291
The death toll in the Balasore train accident mounted to 291 after a passenger from Bihar succumbed to his injuries at SCB Medical College Hospital here on Saturday, officials said. The passenger was identified as Sahil Mansur (32) of Roshanpur in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. He was undergoing treatment at the ICU of trauma care, […]
Kutch heaves a sigh of relief: Power infra paralysed, but Biparjoy spares houses, other structures
After braving Cyclone Biparjoy for almost 24 hours, Kutch heaved a sigh of relief Friday as the “very severe cyclonic storm” passed through the vast landmass without major damage. Eight people were injured in cyclone-related incidents as gusty winds and torrential rains disrupted normal life for the fourth day. However, the cyclone paralysed the electricity […]