The Madiwala traffic police tracked down a 28-year-old goods vehicle driver who was on the run after allegedly running over a 60-year-old unidentified woman sleeping on the footpath of Madiwala market in the wee hours of Saturday. The accused Sushash Murugan, a resident of HSR Layout, had come to drop off the goods at the … Read more
The government on Friday issued orders revising the prices of 13 essential commodities supplied through Supplyco outlets in the State. A few days ago, the Cabinet had green-lit a proposal submitted by the Food and Civil Supplies department to revise the pricing mechanism of items sold through Supplyco. As a result, the subsidy provided for … Read more
Tripura government officials on Wednesday raided a ‘border haat (market)’ at Srinagar in south Tripura after receiving complaints that substandard and expired consumer items were being sold there. They have also taken samples of various perishable items, including fish, for laboratory tests. The Srinagar-Chhagalnaiya (the latter in Bangladesh) border haat is one of two haats … Read more
Several boggies derailed after two goods trains collided with each other near West Bengal’s Bankura, in the wee hours of June 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Around eight wagons overturned after a goods train derailed and collided with a maintenance train at the Ondagram railway station in the Bankura district of West Bengal on … Read more
Several wagons of a goods train carrying limestone derailed near Sambardhara in the Bargarh district, of Odisha on June 5. Several wagons of a goods train carrying limestone derailed near Sambardhara in the Bargarh district of Odisha on June 5. The train was en route to Bargarh from Dunguri. No casualty was reported. The incident … Read more
Fire broke out at the leather wastage godown near Ambur in Tirupattur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A fire broke out at a leather and steel waste godown at Oomerabad village near Ambur town in Tirupattur district on Wednesday. It destroyed goods worth lakhs of rupees. The police said an electrical short circuit could … Read more
SpiceJet on Saturday said it plans to introduce drone delivery service to transport vaccines, life-saving medicines and essential goods. The budget carrier said it has partnered with Throttle Aerospace for more than 50 customised high-end drones, while Aeologic will provide the drone software management. In a statement, SpiceJet said, it plans to introduce customised drones … Read more