Kuwait suspended flights to Iraq for a week starting Sunday citing security fears after a rocket attack targeted Baghdad international airport. Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, announced an attacker had been apprehended. Kuwait Airways said on Saturday flights to Iraq were temporarily suspended based on instructions from the Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Authority due to “current conditions.” Six […]
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Now no affidavit required on power connection transfer in UP
The UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has done away with the requirement of an affidavit by consumers while seeking transfer of electricity connection to someone else. UPPCL managing director Pankaj Kumar on Saturday issued an order in this regard asking discoms to comply with the same. Now, those seeking transfer of power connection or change […]
SpiceJet gets 3-week reprieve from Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed for three weeks the Madras High Court order that had upheld an order of company court admitting the winding up petition against SpiceJet and had directed the official liquidator to take over the assets of the beleaguered airline. A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana gave three weeks to […]
Inspection at Ludhiana railway station: Problems galore, reveals report
Authorities’ tall claims of having streamlined operations at the Ludhiana station were debunked after the Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) reported gross oversights in its functioning. After carrying out a detailed inspection on January 24, Zonal Railways Users Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) member Vivek Kumar Shukla submitted his report with Railway Board chairperson Vinay Tripathi, […]
EPFO admits Air India into its social security coverage
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) admits Air India in its fold for the provision of benefits of Social Security coverage of its employees. In effect, this would enable Air India to avail the service of the Social Security needs of their employees. Air India Ltd applied for inclusion in the scheme under EPF & […]
Noida: Gas pipeline may delay demolition of twin towers at Emerald Court
An 18-inch wide gas pipeline that passes through Sector 93A may delay the demolition process of twin towers at Supertech’s Emerald Court project due to safety reasons. Officials from Edifice Engineering, which got the job of demolition of the twin towers, Supertech Limited, and the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) held a meeting on […]
Faridabad: Important road remains in bad shape
Is a civic issue bothering you? Are you agitated over the lack of concern? Is there something heartening that you feel needs to be highlighted? Or a picture which in your opinion ought to be seen by many, and not just you? The Tribune invites its readers to have their say. Please email at: haryanacity@tribunemail.com […]
RIL projects to save $300 million interest costs in FY23
Reliance Industries has internally projected to save about $300 million (Rs 2,250 crore) in interest cost in the next financial year, after the oil-to-retail conglomerate raised $8.1 billion from global and local investors in the past four months to primarily refinance high-cost debt, people familiar with the matter told ET. India’s largest company by market […]
MPERC asks MP discoms to file ARR, tariff hike petition afresh
The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has turned down a petition of three state-owned power distribution companies for determination of Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) for 2022-27 and a tariff hike proposal for 2022-23. Keeping in view the concern of stakeholders and in the interest of obtaining substantive comments on the tariff proposal, it was […]
Poor upkeep of widely used internal roads by Panchkula civic body irks residents
The photograph clicked in front of house numbers 825/826 in Sector 21, Panchkula, reveals the poor upkeep of the widely used internal roads by the civic body here. Needless to say, all such potholes remain accident prone mainly for those driving two-wheelers as also the poor strata of society riding bicycles. Let the MC, Panchkula, […]
China media ridicules US F-35 accident with PLA naval aviation still to take-off
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) information warfare machine went into overdrive after US Stealth Fighter F-35C had a landing mishap on January 24 during flight operations on Supercarrier Carl Vinson while patrolling South China Sea. The USS Carl Vinson along with USS Abraham Lincoln and two landing ships are involved in freedom of navigation operations […]
Ferozepur: Lack of road infra hits policing
The Ferozepur police have got a taste of “lopsided” development works in border villages situated along the Sutlej, which do not have any road access even after seven decades of Independence. Some villagers take the advantage of this very fact and resort to illicit liquor brewing. Amid secret reports of illict liquor being distilled in […]