Delhi Metro launches partition horrors exhibitions

New Delhi: On the occasion of ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’, observed annually on Aug 14, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has set up exhibitions at Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate metro stations. The exhibitions will be available for public viewing till Aug 21.The exhibition portrays the horrors of partition and its impact on history. “The…

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Dindoshi Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to API Devendra Kate in Sexual Assault Case

Mumbai: The Dindoshi Sessions Court granted anticipatory bail to Assistant Police Inspector (API) Devendra Kate in a case registered by Amboli Police alleging sexual relations on a false promise of marriage, forced termination of pregnancy and criminal intimidation.Additional Sessions Judge Neeta S. Anekar allowed Kate’s anticipatory bail registered under BNS sections 69, 89 and 351(2)…

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NALSAR alumni’s open letter to BCI

Hyderabad: Voicing dissent is not a criminal offence in India, said NALSAR alumni in an open letter to Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, on Friday. This came a day after the BCI directed state bar councils not to enrol NALSAR’s 2026 graduates as advocates over their opposition to the Chief Justice…

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Goa rewrites zoning rules, tightens controls on S zones, industrial and agricultural land

Panaji: The town and country planning department has rewritten the land use and building regulations by eliminating the separate category of “uses permitted with certain restrictions” and moving those conditions into the specific negative list. At the same time, it has expressly declared that uses not specifically prohibited will be permitted, potentially giving greater certainty…

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Women SHGs, jail inmates prepare 3.25 lakh flags for Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

The flags, produced under DUDA’s supervision, have been distributed to 22 departments. Those involved in the initiative earned around Rs 9.75 lakh Varanasi: Linking the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign with public participation, the District Urban Development Agency (DUDA) has facilitated the production of 3.25 lakh national flags through women’s self-help groups and jail inmates.Chief development…

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GCAS reopens portal for students who passed CBSE supplementary exams

Online registration will remain open on the GCAS portal from Aug 17 to 23 Ahmedabad: Following the completion of the regular admission process across Gujarat University and other state universities, Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) portal has reopened registration for students who cleared the supplementary exams held by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).Online registration…

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177 deaths in Himachal this monsoon

File picture of a landslide in Shimla Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has reported at least 177 deaths and suffered cumulative losses of more than Rs 955 crore this monsoon even as the weather department issued a heavy rain warning for Sirmaur, Mandi, Kangra and Bilaspur districts on Aug 15.Lahaul-Spiti has recorded the highest number of deaths…

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