Residents of the capital town will no longer have to bear with defective streetlights as the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is looking for a new company for designing, manufacturing, installation as well as the maintenance of 15,000 streetlights across the town at the cost of Rs 4.82 crore. For this, the corporation has also invited […]
Day: February 13, 2024
Retd principal on mission to bring Kangra railway back on track
PC Vishwakarma, a retired government school principal and social activist, has been taking up the issue of poor condition of narrow gauge railway line from Pathankot to Jogindernagar for the last 15 years. He has been making representations, staging dharnas over the matter but to no avail.
Gaggal airport expansion: People doing biz on leased property seek relief
The government is planning to expand the Gaggal airport and hearings for the rehabilitation plan to be outlaid for the affected families are going on. People doing business on rented and leased properties in the area are alleging that they have been left out of the relief and rehabilitation proceeding going on for the acquisition […]
Residents of Juglan village demand cut on Hisar-Chandigarh highway
Residents of Juglan village, located about 2 km from the National Highway-52 (Hisar-Chandigarh-highway), are demanding a cut in the divider to give passage to vehicles for the Juglan-Dhansu link road to the main highway towards Hisar town. In the absence of the connection to the approach road of the village, the villagers have to travel […]
26 key roads in Karnal to be fixed under Smart City project
To address people’s outstanding grievance about the poor condition of roads in the city, Karnal Smart City Ltd (KSCL), has geared up to refurbish 26 key roads. It has transferred funds to the Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the PWD (B&R) for the repair, re-carpeting and strengthening of these roads under the Karnal Smart City […]
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann dedicate Goindwal Sahib power plant to people
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dedicated the Sri Guru Amar Dass Thermal Plant to people. After dedicating the plant to the masses, Mann and Kejriwal, addressing a well-attended gathering in Sheron, said it was clear that in the coming Lok Sabha poll, the party would […]
Rs 80 crore fine imposed in 63 Ropar illegal mining cases
The Mining Department has slapped a penalty of over Rs 80 crore on stone crusher owners, who have allegedly been found involved in illegal mining since January last year. After giving a chance of hearing to offenders in 63 cases, the department has asked them to deposit the fine amounting to Rs 42 crore immediately […]
Faced with financial woes and legal battles, SpiceJet plans to lay off 1,000 people
Crisis-hit SpiceJet plans to hand out pink slips to at least 1,000 employees in the coming days as the airline works to significantly reduce costs and streamline operations of its depleted aircraft fleet, officials said on Monday. Faced with financial woes and legal battles, the no-frills carrier might ask more staff to leave as there […]
216 Central Projects Worth Rs.2 Lakh Crore Completed
Chennai: As many as 216 central infrastructure projects were completed till Dec., amounting to Rs.2 lakh cr. However, government’s capital expenditure has to rise 11 per cent in the March quarter to revise the budgetary estimate of FY24. The general elections may hold back completions of infrastructural projects and new investment proposals in Q4 FY24. […]
Vijayawada-Gudur 3rd line to be complete by current financial year end
VIJAYAWADA : Works for the Vijayawada-Gudur third line are expected to be completed and commissioned by the end of the current financial year, Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said in the Lok Sabha recently in response to a query raised by Machilipatnam MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry. Of the total 287-km project, 184-km third line has […]
Karnataka HC issues notice to BBMP on LED displays
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notices to the state government, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and police commissioner on a public interest litigation against advertisement signage boards using highly bright LED lights emitting an intense glow, particularly at night, posing a risk to the public and motorists […]
Bescom seeks 49 paise hike in power tariff
BENGALURU: As part of an annual exercise, all energy supply companies (Escoms) in the state have proposed to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to increase power tariff. Interestingly, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has sought a hike of 49 paise per unit for domestic consumers (irrespective of category), which is the lowest among […]