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HC issues contempt notices to SRA CEO and two officials, over false assurances to slum dwellers, imposes rRs.r50,000 cost

India, Aug. 27 -- The Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and two officials of its Grievance Cell for allegedl... Read More


Waterlogging, incomplete works: CM GRID scheme in Lucknow under fresh scrutiny

LUCKNOW, Aug. 27 -- The Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development (CM GRID) scheme, aimed at improving roads, drainage and pedestrian infrastructure across the city, came under fresh scruti... Read More


MMRDA stares at rRs.r250-cr hit due to air funnel breach on Metro 7A

India, Aug. 27 -- The loss-making Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is staring at a potential hit of Rs.250 crore owing to a design and construction flaw on the Metro 7A corrido... Read More


Mario Fernandez Saldana: Man found guilty of Microsoft manager's Florida murder; could he get death penalty?

India, Aug. 27 -- A jury has found Mario Fernandez Saldana guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the shooting death of St. Augustine father of four Jared Bridega... Read More


Auto, taxi fares rise from September 1; meters must be reset by November 30

India, Aug. 27 -- Commuters across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will have to pay more for autorickshaw and kaali-peeli taxi rides from September 1, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Transp... Read More


State machinery being used against PDP leader: Mufti

Srinagar, Aug. 27 -- Former J&K chief minister and the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has blamed the ruling party for using state machinery to harass one of the opposition party's senior leaders. Mehbo... Read More


Driver killed for confronting cabbie over wrong side driving in Mira Road

India, Aug. 27 -- A 45-year-old driver with the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) who stopped to reprimand a cab driver for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road was pushed into th... Read More


Amid Pune noise row, NCRB data shows zero noise pollution offences in Maharashtra

India, Aug. 27 -- While Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad witness growing friction between the police and Ganesh mandal representatives over enforcement of noise restrictions ahead of the Ganesh festival, the... Read More


6 killed, 3 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Poonch

JAMMU, Aug. 27 -- Six people died and three others injured, one of them critically, after a Maruti Eeco van veered off the road and plunged into a gorge in Poonch's Surankote sub-division on Wednesday... Read More


Vijay leaves CM seat, sits with ministers in rare gesture in Tamil Nadu Assembly

India, Aug. 27 -- In a significant departure from tradition, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay ditched his usual seat at the state Assembly and sat next to his cabinet ministers on Thursday. A video of ... Read More