NEW DELHI: There is no proposal at present to transfer India’s biggest oil and gas producer ONGC’s assets to smaller state-owned firm Oil India Ltd (OIL), Parliament was informed on Monday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier this year written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to consider transferring all assets of […]
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Mumbai Metro to display art work of ‘Rang de Metro’ contest winners across all its stations
MUMBAI: Mumbai Metro (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) stations will display the paintings of artists, who won prizes in the Majhi Metro painting competition held for the year 2021. The winners were felicitated at an event in Ghatkopar on Friday. This year’s theme was Rang de Metro (Painting). R-Infra promoted Mumbai Metro One’s Majhi Metro Festival started in 2013 […]
Delhi’s IGI world’s fifth busiest airport due to revival of domestic travel
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi International Airport has emerged as the world’s fifth busiest airport this month, thanks to the revival of domestic air travel, and despite postponement of regular international flights due to Omicron. The same reasons have made IndiGo — which flies six in every 10 domestic passengers — the eighth biggest airline […]
Power disruption in several areas this week
Bengaluru: There will be interruption in power supply in several parts of the city because of Bescom’s maitenance work.Dec 13: Adugodi, Subramanyapura Vasantha Vallabha Nagar, Sarada Nagar, Maruthi Layout, ISRO Layout Bikasipura, Mango Garden, Prathima Industrial Layout, Kashi Nagar Lake, Kumaraswamy Layout, Pipeline Road, Vittal Nagar, Vasanthapura Main Road, Puttenahalli Main Road, Nataraja Layout, Acchappa […]
Honour pact with power generators, says Karnataka high court to Escoms
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has issued guidelines directing electricity companies (Escoms) in the state to honour all duties, obligations and liabilities under the power purchase agreements signed with power generators. As per these guidelines, all Escoms are also directed to make prompt, regular and timely payments in favour of the power generators without delay […]
Telangana Congress leader urges PM Modi to stop auction of coal blocks in Singareni
HYDERABAD: Telangana Congress president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy on Saturday urged prime minister Narendra Modi to immediately withdraw its decision to put to auction the four coal blocks of Singareni Collieries Company Limited in Telangana state. The recent decision of the union coal ministry to auction the four coal blocks in Singareni company […]
E-W Metro’s ticketing app a big hit with riders
Kolkata: More than 10,000 Metro users have downloaded the Metro Ride Kolkata app to book tickets since it was introduced on the East-West Metro last Saturday. Commuters at the seven East-West Metro stations now have another ticketing alternative apart from smart cards and tokens. This third alternative ticketing system aims to help commuters purchase their […]
CBI files case against senior NHAI official
Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a case against a senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official in Tamil Nadu for engaging in a criminal conspiracy with two private contractors — KNR Constructions and Gayathri-SPL.M Muthudayar, who worked as the project director at NHAI’s project implementation unit in Karaikudi, allowed the […]
Immigration counters crowded; AAI seeks more staff for Chennai airport
Chennai: As immigration counters are crowded, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has requested the government to depute more personnel at Chennai airport. All counters are not manned at the international arrival terminal because there is a shortage of staff. This is leading to congestion and long queues when two widebody flights arrive back to back […]
Railways changes timings of a few trains
CHENNAI: South Central Railway has changed timings of a few trains. No 22870 MGR Chennai Central – Visakhapatnam Superfast Weekly Express leaving Chennai Central at 10am will have an additional stoppage at Narasingapalli. No 12868 Puducherry – Howrah weekly superfast express leaving Puducherry at 2.15pm on Wednesdays will not stop at Rajahmundry from January 5. […]
Intel India pilots internet over power lines
BENGALURU: Nivruti Rai, country head of Intel India, says the company has piloted a project in India called WoW, or Wireless over Wire, that takes internet through electricity wires. Given that most villages have electricity connections, this could be a big breakthrough in making the internet available to remote areas if the technology is proved […]
IndianOil ropes in Little Master to promote ‘Chhotu’ 5-kg LPG refill
NEW DELHI: In a country where nothing draws eyeballs like cricket, IndianOil has roped in batting legend Sunil Gavaskar – lovingly called ‘Little Master’ for his prowess in the game – to promote ‘Chhotu (little one)’, the company’s five-Kg LPG refills aimed at poor households and floating population – from migrant labourers, students to young […]