Temporary bus stands set up in Tiruchi

Temporary bus stands set up in Tiruchi

Commissioner of Police N. Kamini inaugurating the temporary bus stand at Mannarpuram in Tiruchi on Monday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY Temporary bus stands have been established in Tiruchi city in connection with the Deepavali festival to ease congestion. They have been set up on Williams Road in front of Sona Mina cinema, Illupur Road, … Read more

Demand to relocate auto stands that choke key junctions in Kochi grows louder

Demand to relocate auto stands that choke key junctions in Kochi grows louder

With the previous norm of one autorickshaw stand at each junction expanding to multiple stands at different sides of the same junction, non-governmental organisations and others are urging civic and enforcement agencies to tackle the obstructive parking of autorickshaws and buses at junctions. Pointing to half-a-dozen of autorickshaw stands at junctions like Vyttila, T.N. Pratapan, … Read more

Shops in bus stands that violate food safety norms to face action in Karnataka

Shops in bus stands that violate food safety norms to face action in Karnataka

A file photo of food stalls in a bus stand. The general perception is that instances of violation of norms are more among shops and establishments in crowded and busy areas, like bus stations, which have a floating population.  | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram   The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has warned shops and establishments … Read more

India stands in solidarity with Russia in this hour of grief, says PM Modi on Moscow terror attack

India stands in solidarity with Russia in this hour of grief, says PM Modi on Moscow terror attack

People stand at a body of a victim near the burning building of the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23 condemned the attack at a concert hall near Moscow that left over 60 people dead, calling … Read more

India’s southernmost vulture population stands at 320 individuals

India’s southernmost vulture population stands at 320 individuals

More than 300 vultures were recorded in the recently completed synchronous vulture survey in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) encompassing parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, according to data from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. According to the data, the Mudumalai-Sathyamangalam-Bandipur-Wayanad complex of the NBR accounted for over 82% of the vultures recorded during … Read more

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (GST) zone has eight executive, three audit and three appeal commissionerates and has a tax base of 4.57 lakh tax payers administered by Central GST authorities, which has contributed 8.12% of all of India’s GST revenue and 4.72%of the all-India Central Excise Revenue in 2022-23. The … Read more