COIMBATORE: Coimbatore is the second largest revenue generating station for Southern Railways after Chennai, but railway officials are yet to fulfil the three-decade-long demand of passengers for a night train from Coimbatore to Bengaluru , the reason for which remains a mystery. There are several overnight trains to Bengaluru which have a stopover in Coimbatore, […]
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DGCA team to visit for final verification of Jeypore airstrip in Odisha on Friday
JEYPORE: After a delay of four months, the Jeypore airstrip may finally be operational soon as the district administration wrapped up all the remaining upgradation works ahead of the visit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) team on Friday for final verification. On Tuesday, a team of district administration officials led by Collector […]
Odisha government tells NHAI to make NH-5 motorable
BHUBANESWAR: With public anger mounting over inordinate delay in expansion and poor upkeep of the National Highway-5 from Manguli Chhak to Angul town, the State government on Wednesday asked the State head of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to make the road motorable without delay. The issue raised by BJD MLA from Angul […]
Speaker series aims to strengthen Indo-US green energy collaboration
VIJAYAWADA: As part of the continuing engagement and collaboration between India and the United States, the US Consulate General Hyderabad and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Andhra Pradesh launched the first session of joint Renewable Energy Speaker Series in Vijayawada on Wednesday. The objective of the series is to advance collaboration between the US […]
Centre to take call on Visakhapatnam-Bhogapuram beach corridor once DPR is submitted
VISAKHAPATNAM: An appropriate decision on the proposed development of the Visakhapatnam-Bhogapuram beach corridor will be made after a detailed project report (DPR) is submitted, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister was replying to a query by BJP MP GVL Narasimha Rao, whether the Andhra […]
58 per cent of total work of Coastal Road project completed: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday confirmed the progress of its highly ambitious Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) and said 58 per cent of the total work has been completed so far. A total of 107 hectares out of the total 111 hectares of reclamation have been completed constituting 97 per cent of […]
7 flights diverted, 40 delayed at Delhi airport due to heavy rains
NEW DELHI: At least seven flights were diverted and 40 services were delayed at Delhi airport due to heavy rains that lashed the city Wednesday afternoon, sources said. At least 25 flight departures and 15 flight arrivals were delayed due to bad weather on Wednesday, they said. Vistara said on Twitter that its two Mumbai-Delhi […]
Bengaluru: Collect a token from cops at the entrance for using Metro lifts in underground stations
BENGALURU: A frequent sight at Metro stations is that of able-bodied commuters dashing and crowding lifts despite the boards outside them specifying they are meant for senior citizens, disabled and pregnant women. With the five underground Metro stations of Phase-I not having baggage or body scanners at the entries leading to the lifts, the Karnataka […]
Bengaluru: Microlight crash hushed up, DGCA clueless
BENGALURU: A microlight aircraft crash-landed on Saturday a few seconds after take off. The accident was hushed up and not reported to the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the police, the fire authorities or the Karnataka government as mandated by law. What is worse is that the pilot and the owner clandestinely dismantled the […]
Civic works, rain worsen already damaged roads in Chennai’s Ramapuram
CHENNAI: Motorists encounter bad roads in Ramapuram most of the time, but now even pedestrians are finding it difficult to walk on the roads. Even a short spell of rain makes it difficult to negotiate the roads that are already damaged due to stormwater drain and Metro Water work. Shankar Nagar Main Road and several […]
Reliance Industries shares climb over 4 per cent; ONGC jumps 7 per cent after windfall tax cut
NEW DELHI: Shares of firms related to oil exploration and refineries were in heavy demand on Wednesday, with Reliance Industries and ONGC rallying after the government slashed windfall tax on petrol, diesel, jet fuel and crude oil. Reliance Industries shares jumped 4.25 per cent to Rs 2,545.05 on the BSE. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation […]
Multi-crore Bengal coal pilferage case: CBI files charge sheet against 41 accused
KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday named 41 people, including senior officials of Eastern Coalfields Ltd, in its charge sheet filed at a court in West Bengal’s Asansol in a multi-crore coal pilferage scam.