Youth restore battered road in Karnataka after gram panchayat refuses repairs citing lack of funds

Youth restore battered road in Karnataka after gram panchayat refuses repairs citing lack of funds

The concrete road leading to Moodu Maravanthe had got damaged at the junction with the main road in Maravanthe village, Byndoor taluk, Udupi district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When the damaged portion at the junction of two main roads leading to Maravanthe village remained unattended for months, a few youth of teamed up to … Read more

Angry over 7-hour power outage, Telangana man climbs pole to restore electricity

Angry over 7-hour power outage, Telangana man climbs pole to restore electricity

In a desperate attempt to address a prolonged power outage and the inaction of local authorities, a man in Telangana’s Mahabubabad district took the risky step of restoring electricity himself. The incident unfolded after the town experienced a seven-hour power cut, leaving residents without power and receiving no communication or assistance from the electricity department. … Read more

ASI plans to restore Last House, one of the oldest building in St George

ASI plans to restore Last House, one of the oldest building in St George

The Last House building on Snob’s Alley in Fort St. George. The ASI had erected scaffolding around the structure to prevent it from collapsing. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Last House, one of the oldest buildings in Fort St. George here is likely to get a new lease of life as the Archaeological Survey … Read more

Kerala govt. will ask regulatory commission to restore power supply contracts

Kerala govt. will ask regulatory commission to restore power supply contracts

The State government will ask the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to re-examine its decision not to approve a clutch of long-term power supply agreements totalling 465 MW entered into by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The State Cabinet, which met on Wednesday, has decided to invoke Section 108 of the Electricity Act which … Read more

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation unearths 1810 stepwell in Gudimalkapur; plans to restore it

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation unearths 1810 stepwell in Gudimalkapur; plans to restore it

An earthmover at work inside the deep stepwell, in Gudimalkapur area, that is being restored by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, in Hyderabad, on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna A stepwell that lay buried for decades is being cleaned up and restored near the Gudimalkapur area by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. … Read more

Ahead of 2024 Assembly poll in Haryana, Congress promises to restore Old Pension Scheme 

Ahead of 2024 Assembly poll in Haryana, Congress promises to restore Old Pension Scheme 

Former Haryana CM and leader of opposition at state assembly Bhupinder Singh Hooda. File | Photo Credit: Akhilesh Kumar Ahead of the next Haryana Assembly elections, due in 2024, the Congress party announced it would restore the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government employees if the party formed the next government in the State. Former … Read more