The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has rolled out the FASTag annual pass on August 15. It will use FASTag – the electronic toll collection system enabling free passage of private car/jeep/van at designated National Highways (NHs) and National Expressways (NEs) fee plazas for one year or 200 trips whichever is earlier. The annual…
NEW DELHI: Taking note of a delay in uploading a Punjab and Haryana high court order rejecting an anticipatory bail, Supreme Court directed that the steno book of the judge’s secretary be seized to find out when the order was typed and corrected. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi noted that…
KULLU/JAMMU: Relentless monsoon rain continued to pound Himachal Pradesh and J&K, unleashing flash floods and landslides that left key highways blocked Sunday, disrupted trade and halted pilgrimages. Both Himalayan states are battling extensive damage to lifeline routes as restoration crews raced against worsening weather.More than 660 roads, including four NHs, remained blocked in Himachal. Manali-Atal…
Lucknow: Gorakhnath Temple is the most popular tourist attraction in Gorakhpur, followed by Kushmi Van and Rail Museum, according to a report on the impact on local economy and measures to enhance tourist satisfaction in Gorakhpur. This report was conducted by Ahmedabad-based Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) and supported by UP tourism department. On…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah has constituted inter-ministerial central teams (IMCTs) each for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and J&K to assess damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides. These teams would make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works carried out by state govt, home ministry said on…
Israel releases chilling October 7 attack footage Israel released previously unseen security footage of a Hamas attack on October 7, showing militants killing an Israeli firefighter in front of his two young sons before raiding the family’s home. The clip was presented to diplomats, world leaders and journalists on Friday, but not distributed within Israel…
Lucknow: Warning officials against any laxity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that any negligence in resolution of people’s problems is unforgivable and will attract disciplinary action.Holding a review meeting with divisional commissioners, district magistrates, superintendents of police and senior administrative and police officers on law and order, Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), CM…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, in his monthly radio talk ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Sunday highlighted the decisive role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in liberating Hyderabad from the Nizam’s rule, a milestone that unified India post-independence. Reiterating the country will celebrate ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ next month, the PM said it was Patel who persuaded the cabinet…
NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag’s main aim at the Duleep Trophy was to get some much-needed game time after managing a shoulder injury for most of the season, and the Assam all-rounder was satisfied to have achieved that. The injury, which he picked up late last year, continued to trouble him during IPL 2025, limiting both…
NEW DELHI: Dirty toilets. Delays in baggage retrieval. Long queues at check-in, security and immigration. Airports may soon pay for these lapses with reduced user development fees under a proposal from Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).The regulator has issued a consultation paper to create uniform performance standards for all major airports – those handling more…
