On the very first day of the new year, oil marketing companies (OMCs) have hiked the rates of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, by up to ₹25. However, prices have been raised only for the 19 kg commercial cylinder, while those of the 14.2 kg domestic ones remain unchanged. Previously, prices of the commercial LPG […]
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Power consumer body launches social media campaign
The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad on Sunday launched public awareness campaign using social media platforms to educate state’s electricity consumers about their rights. It began with the release of short video clips on twitter and Facebook on the New Year informing about how a metered consumer can use the same power connection without […]
Highway between Karnataka’s Neelamangala and Devihalli is ready: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced that a road between Karnataka’s Neelamangala and Devihalli has been constructed which comes under National Highway-75. Gadkari also underlined that the road will enhance the connectivity between the state capital and tourist places like Mysuru, Halebeedu, Sakleshpura and Dharmasthala. Nitin Gadkari on Sunday tweeted, “A section between Nelamangala-Devihalli on NH-75 […]
Railway notice to Uttarakhand residents to remove 4,365 encroachments in 7 days
The Railway authorities have issued a public notice to the people of Banbhulpura in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district to remove 4,365 encroachments within seven days, failing which the demolition process will be started. The move comes after the Uttarakhand high court on December 20 ordered the demolition of constructions over encroached railway land at Banbhulpura in […]
Uttar Pradesh: New electrified broad gauge DFCCIL double rail line completed
The new electrified broad gauge Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) double rail line from New Karchana-New Sujatpur bypassing Prayagraj city has been completed. It has a total route length of 62.65 km, say officials aware of the matter. The trial run of goods train comprising 53 wagons loaded with coal was successfully done […]
Ludhiana: Dangling electric wires pose threat to residents
With tangled and dangling power cables being spotted in various parts of the city, incidents of short circuits and fire are a daily affair. But the authorities concerned are yet to wake up from a deep slumber. On Friday, textile and hosiery material was gutted after a fire broke out at a shop in Mochpura […]
Passengers, officials injured as mob pelts stones at train in Bihar
At least six passengers and five railway staff including travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) sustained injuries after an angry mob resorted to pelting stones at a passenger train soon after it reached a station in Bihar’s Madhepura district under Samastipur division on Friday late evening, people familiar with the matter said. A bogey of the train […]
Adani floats tender to buy 1,500 MW electricity
Mumbai: Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) recently issued a tender to buy 1,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the open markets. Out of this, 750 MW – 51% – will come from renewable sources. A spokesperson from AEML said, “Adani Electricity supplies around 2,000 MW of power in its licensed area and 30% of this […]
Bengaluru airport’s metro line will be opened by the end of 2023: CM Bommai
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday informed that the metro operations to Kempegowda International Airport will begin by the end of 2023. He also said that the project is being personally monitored by him to meet the deadline. In a response to the query of Congress MLC K Govindraj at legislative council, CM Bommai […]
Namma Metro to extend train services on New Year night in Bengaluru. Details
The metro rail services on the New Year night in Bengaluru will be extended from the usual timings, announced Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on Thursday. The metro department also announced that the trains will be operated at a frequency of 15 minutes during the extended hours. In a statement, BMRCL said, “In view […]
Hisar villagers urge MP for electricity connection to deceased soldier’s house
: The residents of Sindol village in Hisar have written to the local MP Brijendra Singh to provide electricity connection to the family of deceased soldier Somvir Singh, who along with 15 others died in a road mishap in Sikkim last week. Village sarpanch Sarjeet said the family of Singh has been living in a […]
IndiGo staff caught ‘throwing’ musical instrument in viral video; Singer slams
Sufi singer Bismil on his Instagram account has posted a video of an IndiGo staff ‘throwing’ his musical instrument inside the cargo and said it is heartbreaking how the musical instruments are treated by airline staff. The video comes at a time when the airline is under fire for a cabin crew getting engaged in […]