BENGALURU: After getting flooded with complaints of auto-rickshaw drivers fleecing commuters, the State Transport Department has begun its crackdown. On Monday, the department booked 299 cases against those autorickshaw drivers which were charging illegal fares. The department also seized 114 autos that were found fleecing customers. The sudden action by the Transport Department comes after the Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy wrote to his department directing them to crack down on autos and r

CHANDIGARH: The Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the countrys largest automobile cargo terminal, the Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal at Maruti Suzukis Manesar facility in Haryana. The terminal is expected to significantly enhance freight capacity and industrial logistics. It is connected to Patli railway station via a ten-kilometre dedicated rail corridor, a component of the 121.7-kilometre Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor developed by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Devel

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Railways has decided to manufacture new coaches for Mumbai's suburban trains with an automatic door closing system, incorporating significant improvements in ventilation. The decision was taken following an incident that occurred on Monday in Mumbai, where several passengers fell from an overcrowded , moving suburban train. The matter was discussed in the meeting held on Monday between the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) team and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw along wi

NEW DELHI: Bringing an end to a 24-year-old property dispute, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Hare Krishna temple in Bengaluru rightfully belongs to the ISKCON Society based in the city. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that had earlier declared the temple property to be under the control of the ISKCON Society, Mumbai. The case involved a complex legal battle between two organisationsISKCON Bangalore and ISKCON Mumba

BHOPAL: Stray dogs have exposed security at a government hospital in central Madhya Pradeshs Narmadapuram district. The body of a youth kept in a hall instead of the mortuary, for autopsy, was reportedly mutilated by stray dogs at the Narmadapuram district hospital early on Saturday. A youth identified as Nikhil Chourasia was returning from a marriage along with two friends when they met with a road accident, resulting in Nikhils death late on Friday night. His two friends, Ritik and Rohit, are

PATAN: Six persons travelling in an autorickshaw were killed after their vehicle collided with a state transport bus in Gujarat's Patan district on Thursday, police said. An official said the accident occurred near Sami village on the Sami-Radhanpur highway around 11.30 am. The state transport bus was going towards Kutch from Himmatnagar, while the three-wheeler was coming from the opposite direction, said Patan District Superintendent of Police V K Nayi. All six persons travelling in the autori

NEW DELHI: The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a 25% import duty on completely built-up automobiles and auto parts, effective April 3. While the decision has sent shockwaves through the global auto industry, the reaction in India has been mixed. The broader Indian auto industry seems largely insulated, but the auto component sector, which currently attracts just 2.5% duty, will feel the tariff heat in the short term. India exported $2.6 billion worth of automobiles and auto component

LUCKNOW: A man, 53, reportedly died after being assaulted by a group of Holi revellers while he was on his way to a mosque following a dispute over the throwing of colours in Unnao district. The deceased was identified as Sharif Khan. As per police authorities the autopsy report established it to be a death due to heart failure and not assault. As per the police sources, the incident, which occurred a day after Holi, triggered tensions in the area, prompting a heavy deployment of law enforcement