Chandigarh: Environmental damage compensation collected by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has fallen sharply over the past three years, dropping from Rs 15 lakh in 2023-24 to just Rs 2.25 lakh in 2025-26. The committee has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the funds were used solely for pollution-control and environmental protection activities.The…
Padkai method used to prevent soil erosion and conserve water in the Sahyadris Farmers cultivate a paddy field under the padkai method in the Sahyadris Padkai method used to prevent soil erosion and conserve water in the Sahyadris Farmers cultivate a paddy field under the padkai method in the Sahyadris Padkai method used to prevent…
Dhubri: Police detained two people during a raid at a lodge in Dhubri town on Friday and launched an investigation into suspected trafficking and the alleged use of forged documents.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Dhubri Sadar police station officer-in charge Pritam Das, along with traffic sub-inspector Prashanta Das, raided Zia’s Lodge on…
Lucknow: Continuous learning and adapting to changing times are key to success, NITI Aayog member Prof Abhay Karandikar told graduating students at the Lucknow University convocation on Friday.Delivering the convocation address as chief guest, Prof Karandikar described the ceremony as the “launching pad” of students’ professional lives and urged them to embrace emerging fields such…
In the Sanskrit education dept, which oversees govt Sanskrit schools and colleges, 45% of sanctioned posts are vacant, while 56% of teaching posts at Rajasthan Sanskrit University are unfilled. Jaipur: Data released by the state govt in reply to a question posed in the state assembly shows a steady decline in enrolment in Sanskrit schools…
Nearly 16.4% of the electorate in Haryana and 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh were excluded in draft voter rolls published for the two states Friday as part of phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR).In Haryana, the total strength of electors in the draft roll was 83.6% of 2.1 crore at the start of SIR on…
Image: Left/The Telegraph/Right/The Guardian In December 2011, a 44-year-old Swedish man named Peter Skyllberg disappeared while driving through the country’s frozen north. Weeks passed with no sign of him as winter temperatures plunged well below freezing. Then, in February 2012, a group of snowmobilers spotted what looked like the roof of a car protruding from…
MUMBAI: RBL Bank has secured a credit rating above India’s sovereign rating with Moody’s assigning the lender a first-time Baa2 long-term issuer and deposit rating, one notch above India’s Baa3 sovereign rating, on expectations of support from its majority shareholder, Emirates NBD Bank. The rating agency assigned a stable outlook.The higher rating follows Emirates NBD’s…
Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana‘ has taken the internet by storm, earning praise for its visuals, VFX and grand scale. The trailer has dominated social media trends since its release, with fans hailing it as one of the biggest cinematic events in Indian cinema. However, despite its phenomenal response, the epic has fallen short of one notable…
New Delhi: Two associates of the Himanshu Bhau-Vicky Hadal have been arrested in connection with the murder of Joginder aka Kala in Bawana. With their arrest, Delhi Police claims to have foiled another planned targeted killing.The accused, identified as Harsh Vasne (19) and Vipin (20), were wanted in the July 18 murder of 45-year-old Joginder,…
