BENGALURU: The Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has filed a complaint with the Cyber Economic and Narcotics (CEN) police seeking criminal action against online fraudsters who conned consumers in the guise of ‘electricity officers’.
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Bangalore metro rail seeks approval for Phase-3 DPR, to see 4.65 lakh passengers
BENGALURU: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is set to seek the State government’s approval for the final Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Phase 3, submitted to it by the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) Limited, a consultancy of the Ministry of Railways. BMRCL has estimated that the 44.65-km elevated project would cost […]
IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Rajasthan, crew members safe
JAIPUR: A helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in a farm in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district after it developed a technical snag on Tuesday, police said.
Panchayat chief gives 25 school students first flying experience in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: 25 students and their parents from Sikkarampalayam in Mettupalayam experienced the thrill and joy of air travel for the first time recently, thanks to their panchayat president S Gnanasekaran. On August 19, a batch of 55 persons flew to Chennai from Coimbatore on a one-day trip. Gnanasekaran sponsored their return travel by train, food […]
Work to widen NH-181 underway in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Officials of National Highway department have started widening a 3.7 km stretch from Mathampalayam to Karamadai on the Coimbatore – Mettupalayam highway (NH181). The stretch will be upgraded as a four-lane road at a cost of Rs 30 crore.
Odisha: Green energy gets focus in new renewable energy policy for 2022-30
BHUBANESWAR: With Odisha set to draft its new Renewable Energy (RE) policy for 2022-30, the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST) on Tuesday initiated a dialogue on preparing the roadmap with a focus on the generation of green energy and jobs.
SilverLine project will have to be approved by Centre, Kerala not going to abandon it: CM
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has not abandoned the semi-high speed rail corridor, SilverLine, as the project will have to be approved by the central government, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the state assembly on Tuesday.
Palarivattom flyover: Govt in a legal battle to realise Rs 28 crore
KOCHI: The legal battle between the state government and RDS Projects Ltd, Kochi, the contractor responsible for the faulty construction of the Palarivattom flyover, looks set to continue with the government approaching the Commercial Court in Ernakulam to realise `28 crore incurred for the rehabilitation and the strengthening of the structure.
50% addl FSI for buildings along new Chennai Metro corridor
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government has allowed up to 50% additional floor space index (FSI) over and above the premium FSI for properties located within 500 metres from the central line of the proposed Metro Rail Project Phase II. The State housing secretary issued an order to this effect recently after amending the Tamil Nadu Combined […]
‘India to see 400 million air travellers in 7-10 years’: Scindia
NEW DELHI: India is expected to see a total of 400 million air travellers in the next 7 to 10 years, Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.
Scindia pitches for international aviation hub in India
NEW DELHI: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said there needs to be anchor airlines at particular airports, more wide body aircraft as well as synergy between domestic and international departures to have an international aviation hub in India.
Crude output 5.6 per cent lower than target in July
NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil production in July 2022 at 2,453.19 thousand metric tonnes (TMT) is 5.57 per cent lower than the target set for the month and 3.76 per cent lower than the production of July 2021.