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Mumbai man falls prey to online sextortion
By Vijay Kumar Yadav, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:02 AM IST
A 40-year-old man from Byculla was blackmailed by a woman on a popular social media site. Agripada police has started probe in the case.
Mumbai: 120 institutes identified to form network to measures cities’ performance under NCAP
By Priyanka Sahoo, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 02:00 AM IST
Institutes such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Science (IIScs) and labs of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have been identified as Institutes of Repute (IoRs) to aid and measure NCAP.
Mumbai: NCB apprehends notorious drug supplier, seizes drugs worth crores
By HT Correspondent, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:57 AM IST
Continuing it crackdown on drugs peddlers and suppliers, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday apprehended drug supplier Parvez Khan alias Chinku Pathan from Navi Mumbai. The agency said search operations were going on till late in the evening and it had seized drugs worth crores from the drug supplier.
![According to government estimates, a full six acres will be needed for setting a 1 MW [or, 1000 kW] solar plant, which would be capable of generating over 1.2 million units of electricity annually, under the scheme.(Representative image)](https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2021/01/20/150x84/india-japan-taiwan-airtel-foxconn-energy-files_9e265cc4-132b-11e9-a284-061f95944840_1611173964210.jpg "According to government estimates, a full six acres will be needed for setting a 1 MW [or, 1000 kW] solar plant, which would be capable of generating over 1.2 million units of electricity annually, under the scheme.(Representative image)")
Delhi govt gets farmers’ consent to set up solar power plant in 9 villages
By Abhishek Dey
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:50 AM IST
In July 2018, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi had announced the Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Yojana – a scheme to increase income of farmers by setting up solar plants in their agriculture land, which would also enhance power production in the Capital.
INA to become a major hub with RRTS, Metro stations
By Risha Chitlangia
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:42 AM IST
Last year, the NCRTC had changed location of its station on the RRTS corridor from Jangpura to INA to provide seamless connectivity with two of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) corridors -- Yellow line (Huda City Centre to Samayapur Badli) and Pink line (Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar).
South corp to award ₹10 Lakh to RWAs segregating 100% waste at source
By Ashish Mishra
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:33 AM IST
The civic body on Tuesday moved a proposal to carry out development works up to ₹10 lakh in the colony or society where 100% waste segregation is done at source.
Ghaziabad court awards death to man for rape and murder of 2-yr-old girl
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:11 AM IST
According to the prosecution, the crime took place on the night of October 19, 2020, when the convict , who is a colleague of the girl’s father, went to their house and took away the child from her mother on pretext of taking her to a nearby shop.
Govt disburses Covid grant of ₹10K each to 407 more construction workers
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 01:00 AM IST
These 407 construction workers had registered under the state’s building and other construction workers welfare board till September 30, 2018.
8-year-old girl on Lucknow-Mumbai GoAir flight suffers cardiac arrest, dies
By Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:57 AM IST
An eight-year-old girl, travelling from Lucknow to Mumbai on GoAir flight G8307, died after reportedly suffering from cardiac arrest mid-air
New Parliament building: Gandhi statue hurriedly shifted, move raises eyebrows
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:55 AM IST
Initial plan was to do so during the one-month gap between the first and the second part of Budget Session that begins on Jan 29