The groundwater extracted by the builder is being emptied into sewer water pipes Noida: The groundwater department in Lucknow has asked Noida DM to take action against a builder for excessive groundwater extraction in Greater Noida and submit a report within 10 days. The direction came after environmentalist Vikrant Tongad pursued the matter with the…
Routine Exercise To Combat Goa’s Intense Heat Ponda: Anticipating a sharp decline in the Khandepar river water level due to soaring temperatures and intense summer heat, the water resources department (WRD) has been pumping nearly 125 million litres per day (MLD) of water into the river from external sources to maintain adequate levels at the…
Varanasi: Police arrested a man accused of raping his 9-year-old niece following an encounter in Azamgarh district late on Sunday.Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain on Monday said that when the minor girl was playing outside her residence in a village under Tahbarpur police limits, her uncle Nakhadu alias Sahab, took her to an isolated place…
Ahmedabad: A 25-year-old parcel delivery worker went missing with jewellery, diamonds, and silver worth over Rs 80 lakh that were to be delivered from Ahmedabad to Bhuj and Gandhidham, following which a complaint was lodged with the Kalupur police on Monday. According to the FIR filed with Kalupur police by a businessman, Ankit Parekh, proprietor…
Amritsar: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s appeal for economic restraint and reduced gold purchases to conserve foreign exchange, jewellers in Punjab have voiced concern over what they described as “one-sided sacrifice” being expected from ordinary citizens and small traders.National president of the Akhil Bharatiya Swarnkar Sangh, Kashmir Singh Rajput, said sentiments in the bullion market…
Dimapur: Altogether 402 cases were taken up, out of which 220 cases were disposed of during the second quarter National Lok Adalat held across Nagaland.An official statement on Monday said 11 benches were set up in the district headquarters of the district legal services authorities under the aegis of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority….
Bahraich: The Bale Miyan fair, held in honour of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi in Bahraich, will not be held this year too, in compliance with the high court order. Officials said only religious rituals will be allowed, while all commercial fair activities and related events will remain prohibited.DM Akshay Tripathi told TOI that the event…
TNNRajkot: Forest officials in Amreli district arrested two persons who allegedly harassed lions by chasing them, a video of the disturbing incident sparking outrage last week.The accused, identified as Shivraj Manjariya and Ranjit Vala, are residents of Nani Dhari village in Khambha taluka of the district. Both have been booked under various sections of the…
Jodhpur: An unidentified person Sunday allegedly drove away a sand-laden dumper truck parked inside a police outpost in Jodhpur’s Luni police station area, unloaded the material elsewhere and later returned the empty vehicle to the same premises without being detected.Following the incident, ASI Umesh Chandra, who was on patrol at the time, registered a case…
NEW DELHI: Congress Monday enlarged the consultation process to finalise the new chief minister of Kerala, amid growing suspense in the wake of a tussle for the top job between AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and leader of opposition V D Satheesan.The party has called former state presidents – K Sudhakaran, K Muraleedharan, V…
