The Badrinath national highway was reopened for traffic on Friday morning after over 17 hours of being blocked due to a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. Hundreds of pilgrims had to spend the night in their vehicles because of the blockade. The road was blocked around 10 am on Thursday and […]
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Metro pillar collapse: Police file chargesheet against construction firm, 10 engineers
Investigating the metro pillar collapse on the Outer Ring Road in HBR Layout that killed two people in January, police filed a charge sheet in the 11th ACMM Court on Wednesday afternoon. The charge sheet names Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Limited, and 10 engineers from NCC and Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), confirmed Bheemashankar […]
Woman sexually harassed on Mumbai local train
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly sexually harassed by an unidentified man on a local train here, police said. The incident took place between Charni Road and Grant Road stations of the Western Railway on the night of June 23, said a police official on Thursday. The woman approached the Railway Police with a complaint on […]
Balasore train crash: CRS submits report to Railway Board, say sources
The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) probing the triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore has submitted its report to the Railway Board, sources said on Thursday. The contents of the report could not be immediately ascertained. Senior Railway Board officials refused to comment on the report’s findings. On June 2, three trains collided in Balasore district, […]
Odisha train accident victims’ kin still wait for bodies
There is no end to the misery and anguish of the kin of the June 2 Odisha train mishap victims as they continue to wait for the bodies of their near and dear ones, almost four weeks after the deadly accident that claimed nearly 300 lives. Basanti Devi from Bari-Ballia village in Bihar’s Begusarai district […]
MP: Train traffic disrupted on Itarsi-Jabalpur section due to soil erosion after heavy rains
Train movement was disrupted on Itarsi-Jabalpur rail section in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday due to soil erosion in the area following heavy rains, an official said. Rail traffic was stopped after information was received at around 10 am from a trackman about soil erosion under a bridge located on the Balu river between Narsinghpur and […]
KSRTC electric bus rams goods vehicle, conductor killed
The conductor of a KSRTC electric bus was killed on the spot, while driver severely injured after the passenger carrier rear-ended a goods vehicle, carrying plywood sheets, on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway near Jayapura in Ramanagara taluk on Wednesday evening. Many passengers were injured in the mishap. All the injured have been admitted to government hospital in […]
Seven killed, 16 injured as Rath touched overhead power lines in North Tripura
At least seven persons including two children died and 16 others received injuries after the chariot they were pulling came in contact with an overhead power cable during a Rath Yatra procession at Kumarghat in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Wednesday. Officials said the condition of five injured devotees is said to be critical. They said […]
Committee takes key decisions on Northeast power sector
The 24th Technical Coordination Committee meeting of the North East Regional Power Committee (NERPC) discussed various crucial issues pertaining to the power sector in the region. The meeting chaired by Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein at Tawang on Wednesday discussed the challenges and opportunities for the development of the power sector in the […]
India proposes cap on transmission for green power purchase
India on Wednesday proposed a cap on transmission charges levied on industries by states for purchase of power generated via renewable energy sources, according to a government order seen by Reuters.
Karnataka hands out largest drone-based land parcel mapping contract
Geospatial organisations Allterra and NeoGeo said on Wednesday that they have collaboratively won the “largest-ever” drone-based land parcel mapping contract through an open tender process from the Karnataka government. The project covers an area of 68,000 SQ. KM. and 10 districts in Karnataka – Gadag, Koppal, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Chikkamagaluru, Vijayapura, Yadgir, Raichur, Bidar, and Kalaburagi, […]
‘Modi govt known to jeopardise national interests’, says Congress, demands clarity on Predator drones’ pricing
Demanding “complete transparency” in the Predator drone deal, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Narendra Modi government was buying 31 drones by paying four times more than what other countries paid. Congress Media Department Chairman Pawan Khera said several doubts have been raised about the purchase of 31 MQ-9B Predator UAV drones and the […]