The Railway Ministry has approved a foot overbridge for the Sunam Udham Singh Wala railway station. The bridge will be constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crore. At present, passengers have to cross over the tracks to reach the other side of the station. The 20-foot bridge will be constructed at the height of […]
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Two rail coaches being converted into restaurants in Jammu, Katra
The Railways is converting two abandoned coaches into theme-based restaurants at Katra and Jammu railway stations here. The initiative has been named Beautiful Restaurants on Wheels, under which old train coaches are being refurbished and transformed into rail coach restaurants. “Two rail-coach restaurants are being worked upon in Jammu and Katra. This is a scheme […]
IOC-truck union standoff sparks LPG crisis in Kangra
Due to a row between the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) bottling plant in Mehatpur, Una, and a local truck union, residents of Kangra district are facing an acute shortage of LPG. The IOC is the biggest supplier of LPG cylinders in Kangra district. Locals can often be seen waiting for refills outside LPG agencies. They […]
Disaster-hit to get free LPG connections, ration: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
The state government has launched a scheme for providing free LPG connections and free ration to the disaster-affected families, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while chairing the 173rd meeting of the Board of Directors of HP State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited here last evening. The Chief Minister stated that eligible beneficiaries had already started […]
Nod awaited, agency starts building EV charging stations in Chandigarh
Even as the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation had rejected a proposal of the UT Administration to set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at its paid parking lots, the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has already started constructing these. The MC House, in its meeting in July, had sought more […]
Builders across Haryana to pay more for power substations
Builders across Haryana will have to pay through their nose by way of hefty charges —ranging from Rs 1.70 crore to whopping Rs 166 crore — for the installation of electricity substations in their respective colonies. The external electrical system development charges (EESDC), which have been introduced by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), will […]
Will use Bathinda thermal plant land for public projects, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the land of the now-closed Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP) would be used for public projects. During discussions with officials of various departments, the CM explored various options for the utilisation of the land. He has rejected the proposal given by a cement company to set up […]
Attempt to bribe UHBVN official, 2 get 3-year RI
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ashu Kumar Jain, has sentenced two persons to rigorous imprisonment of three years for instigating a Subdivisional Officer of the Power Department in Kurukshetra to accept illegal gratification. The court held Heera Lal and Inder Arora guilty and convicted them for the commission of the offence punishable […]
Centre’s nod to 800MW thermal plant in Yamunanagar
The Union Government has approved the 800-megawatt (MW) ultra-supercritical expansion unit at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant (DCRTPP) in Yamunanagar. Sharing this information on Friday, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said the state government had initiated the construction process for the project, which would mark a significant milestone for Haryana. It is expected to […]
Threat email to ‘hijack’ Hyderabad-Dubai flight turns out to be hoax, probe launched
A Hyderabad-Dubai flight was cancelled after Rajiv Gandhi International (RGIA) Airport here received a threat email warning that the flight would be hijacked. The threat was subsequently declared a hoax, police said on Monday. The airport terminal manager received the email on Sunday evening which mentioned that a passenger on the Hyderabad-Dubai flight is an […]
Bathinda-Delhi flight resumes
The flights between Delhi and Bathinda resumed today after a gap of three and a half years in the wake of Covid pandemic. Gaurav Preet Singh Brar of Muktsar was a pilot of the first Air Alliance flight which landed at the Civil Airport Virk Kalan in Bathinda, under the “UDAN” scheme. A total of […]
Israel crisis: Air India cancels Tel Aviv flights till October 14
Air India on Sunday said it has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv till October 14. Israel came under attack by Hamas militants on Saturday and since then, both sides are engaged in fighting in which scores of people have died. “Our flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till 14th […]