New Delhi: The city has introduced a permanent anti-pollution framework during winters, effective every year from Nov 1 to Feb 28, with mandatory rules governing vehicles, construction sites, parking fees and office attendance.In a gazette notification, Delhi govt has mandated the framework, which has been issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Consolidating all previous…
Mumbai: BMC’s additional municipal commissioner Prajakta Verma-Lavangare, who is also additional district election officer, has directed that strict action will be initiated against officers and employees who fail to report immediately for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) programme of electoral rolls. She also instructed assistant commissioners and zonal deputy commissioners of the BMC and the…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: Three alleged fans of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, the main accused in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, were arrested on Wednesday on charges of threatening a key witness in an attempt to prevent him from testifying before court.According to police, the three accused, Venu, Suhas, and Puneeth, allegedly intimidated the 49th prosecution…
Chennai: A 23-year-old man was arrested after he harassed a newly married woman and assaulted her husband at the Kilambakkam bus terminus on Tuesday night. The accused was overpowered and beaten by fellow passengers before being handed over to the police.Police said the newlywed couple from Manapakkam near Porur reached Kilambakkam bus terminus at 10.30…
Hyderabad: Immigration officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport have intercepted at least six passengers over the past two months for allegedly attempting to travel abroad using forged documents purportedly issued by the Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) to secure jobs as seafarers in the UK, Europe and the Middle East.Suspecting the involvement…
Efforts are on to recover the stolen chain and locket, and investigators are examining whether the accused were involved in any other criminal cases Gurgaon: A woman returning home from work was struck on the head from behind and robbed of her gold chain, locket and phone on an elevated pathway in Sector 15 Part…
Kolkata: Bengal’s SIR tribunals, burdened with 33 lakh appeals, have disposed of only about 30,000 cases — less than 1% of the total — in the 100 days since they became operational. If proceedings move at the current pace, it would take more than 25 years for the 19 tribunals to clear the backlog.Adding to…
Noida: A new monthly air-conditioning fee introduced by a private school in Noida has triggered objections from parents, who allege it violates fee regulations. Bal Bharti Public School in Sector 21 began charging Rs 500 per month from July 1 for students studying in 24 air-conditioned classrooms, saying the amount would cover installation, electricity, maintenance…
Panaji: National wind surfing champion Katya Coelho, 26, has become the second Goan sportsperson after Brahmanand Shankhwalkar to have a chapter dedicated to them in the new Class VIII Konkani textbook. The textbook has been created and is being implemented from this academic year under the National Education Policy (NEP).Director of the state council for…
Varanasi: The 10-day national online research workshop ‘Research Methodology in Social Sciences’’ organised under the joint aegis of Centre for Social Inclusion Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences), department of Microbiology of Institute of Medical Sciences, Vihaan Samiti and Jan Kalyan Vikas Foundation Trust of Banaras Hindu University concluded on Tuesday.In the closing ceremony, Prof JB…
