From mining to murder and money trails, Karnataka politics has seen waves of arrests, with several legislators spending time in jail over the past 15 years.Main Section Headline: The Jail Years2011–2015 | Mining & Land ScandalsGali Janardhana Reddy ■ Obulapuram illegal mining case■ Jail time: Over 3 years (2011–2015); later convicted and sentencedSatish Sail■ Belekeri…
Hyderabad: A day after Karnataka state cabinet approved ‘Rohith Vemula Bill’, Telangana govt on Friday constituted a cabinet sub-committee to examine and recommend measures for framing legislation on the proposed Rohit Vemula Telangana (Prevention of Identity Based Discrimination in Higher Education) Bill, 2026. According to GO No. 90 issued by the general administration (cabinet) department,…
The pollution plan also aims to reduce PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels by 10% Gurgaon: MCG is preparing to roll out door-to-door collection of construction and demolition (C&D) waste and stepping up measures to dispose of it properly. The civic body has carried out 646 inspections at construction sites between Jan and March this…
Kolkata: Rampant on-road parking is choking Kolkata’s already strained road network, with transport officials warning that unchecked encroachment of carriageways is severely impacting mobility across the city. “In a city with extremely limited road space, parked vehicles are reducing usable carriageway and slowing down traffic,” said a transport department official.Kolkata has just 6% of its…
The complaint was filed in May 2019 by Minimol Chanchal Singh, who had booked a flat in Tower C-3 of Ecovillage-2 Noida: The district consumer commission has held Supertech Limited guilty of deficiency in service after a flat sold by the builder in Ecovillage-2 developed seepage and sewage problems, ordering the company to rectify the…
Panaji: Elections to 11 municipal councils in the state are likely to be postponed, advocate general Devidas Pangam said on Friday.With the latest ordinance, he said the “state election commission will publish a draft notification on ward delimitation and reservation and invite objections from the public, consider these and then only publish a final notification,”…
Vadodara: Once a quiet spiritual journey undertaken by a few thousand devotees, the Uttarvahini Narmada Parikrama has seen a sharp surge in participation over the past three years, transforming into a major annual pilgrimage.The 18km circumambulation, held during the holy month of Chaitra, drew around one lakh devotees in 2023. The number rose to five…
Jhajjar/ Rohtak: Tension gripped the Dubaldhan Majra grain market on Friday as farmers and agents locked gates to protest slow lifting and mounting stocks left in the open. The blockade ended after Beri SDM Renuka Nandal promised swift resolutions, including opening two additional lifting points and expanding the mandi area by paving the premises.Despite these…
Surat: Residents of Pragya Nagar in the City Light area have been informed by Surat Municipal Corporation officials that they will not have to pay property tax for the demolished colony, after residents received tax bills for 2025-26 despite their homes being razed in 2025 itself. TOI had raised the issue, after which the city…
Imphal: Consumer affairs, food and public distribution (CAF&PD) director K Bono Singh, along with IOCL and PIB officials on Friday said there is enough stock of LPG and petrol/diesel in the state and urged consumers to avoid panic booking and panic buying.Speaking to the media during a joint press conference at Imphal divisional office, IOCL…
