In the absence of any checks, the Municipal Corporation’s streetlights are disappearing continuously from the Southern Bypass Road in Ludhiana, raising many eyebrows. The MC has now written to Dugri police to register an FIR against unidentified miscreants regarding the theft of LED streetlight bulbs from the area. MC officials claimed that the theft took […]
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Conference on recent advances in bio -energy
Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy (SSS-NIBE), an autonomous body of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), organised the 4th ‘International Conference on Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research-2023 (ICRABR-2023). The event was inaugurated by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Secretary, MNRE, today. The MNRE Secretary highlighted the importance of bio-energy to meet the […]
Drive to check power theft in Nurpur, Jassur
The HPSEBL has launched a drive in Nurpur and Jassur towns of Kangra district to check power theft and other irregularities by consumers. A team of HPSEBL’s technical staff led by Senior Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Vikas Thakur conducted raids in Nurpur this week. Thakur said that three cases of electricity theft, eight cases of […]
Tel Aviv flights: Air India offers waiver of ticket cancellation charges
Air India on Tuesday announced a one-time waiver of charges for rescheduling or cancellation of confirmed tickets on flights to and from Tel Aviv for a certain period. The airline has cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv till October 14 amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. In a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, […]
Palampur, Baijnath roads need immediate repairs
The condition of most of the roads in Palampur, Jaisinghpur and Baijnath, particularly in rural areas, in Kangra district has worsened over the past one year in the absence of proper repair and maintenance. Despite repeated complaints to the PWD, no steps have been initiated to repair the roads. A number of internal roads are […]
Missing Link-2 project: GLADA gets nod to build approach roads to ROB
The Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has received approval for the construction of approaches (access roads) to the railway overbridge (ROB) over the Ludhiana-Dhuri rail tracks near Gill village. The Railways had been working on the construction the ROB section within its jurisdiction. The ROB project is a crucial component of the Missing Link-2 […]
Foot overbridge with escalators to come up on Ambala-Saha road
A foot overbridge (FOB) with escalators will be constructed on the Ambala-Saha highway to help patients and visitors who come to Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, in large numbers. The project will come up at a cost of Rs 2 crore. As per the information, while the FOB with escalators will be installed by the National […]
Officials under scanner over relaying of road
The Municipal Council Nabha decided to reconstruct a road within 1.5 years of its construction in 2020. This has raised questions over the involvement of government officials and others in an alleged road ‘reconstruction scam’. The administration has issued a show-cause notice to Nabha MC Executive Officer after the registration of an FIR for violating […]
FIR registered against contractor for defying status quo order by DC
The district administration has lodged an FIR against a contractor who started reconstruction of a road in Nabha despite status quo order by the DC. The residents claimed that the road was in good condition and required no such work. The Deputy Commissioner, Sakshi Sawhney, said she was apprised about the matter on Monday evening, […]
Work on Faridabad section of e-way to take months: Officials
The Faridabad section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passing through the city is set to be delayed by months. Targeted to be completed in August this year, the project has been able to see 70% of the work so far, consuming 26 months against the required 24 months. The authorities hope to complete it by April […]
‘Serious lapses’: SIT blames Oreva for Gujarat’s Morbi tragedy
There were “serious operational and technical lapses” on the part of the Oreva company’s management, which led to the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi town last year, the special investigation team said in its report submitted before the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. The lackadaisical approach on the part of the management of […]
Serious lapses by Oreva company led to Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT report in Gujarat High Court
There were “serious operational and technical lapses” on part of the Oreva company’s management, which led to the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi town last year, the Special Investigation Team said in its report submitted before the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. The lackadaisical approach on part of the management of Oreva company […]