Eligible farmers are supposed to submit a form along with a photocopy of a voter ID card to access the concessional toll passes by June 15 Noida: Jaypee Infratech, the concessionaire of Yamuna Expressway, will issue toll concession passes to farmers whose land was acquired for the project, ending a long-running dispute that had ed…
Panaji: Goa is in the process of establishing its first dedicated transit treatment centre for wild animals, alongside a 24X7 animal ambulance and emergency response system.This has been modeled on facilities currently operated in Maharashtra.The initiative, still in its planning and early implementation phase, aims to improve the rescue, treatment, and rehabilitation of injured and…
Ahmedabad: If the people of Ahmedabad complained of sweat soaking their clothes, and frizz turning their hair wild, the Met office gave the reason. At 41.3 degrees celsius, Ahmedabad recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state on Friday. Topping that was high relative humidity — 66% at 8.30am and 41% at 5.30 pm. Also,…
NGOs, schools, colleges and corporates joined the drive Ludhiana: Marking World Environment Day, the Philanthropy Club, in association with district administration and MC, organised Ploggers Drive 2.0 across the city on Thursday. Starting 5.30am, participants covered over 25 routes, collecting plastic waste that was later deposited at the MC point near Rose Garden. Around 35…
The Border Security Force (BSF) Western Command also observed the day with a large-scale drive inaugurated by Additional Director General Satish S Khandare Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria led a citywide plantation drive on World Environment Day to promote environmental conservation and sustainable development. Organised under the Prime Minister’s nationwide “Ek…
Flooding in Ektanagari in 2024 Pune: The construction of retaining walls at flood-prone spots ahead of rainy season, in an effort by the civic body to prevent waterlogging, has progressed at a snail’s pace, after an announcement in this regard was made three years ago.Out of 10 planned locations for Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) flood-protection…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha reiterated the demand for a direct flight between Agartala and Chittagong (Bangladesh), fast-tracking the Badarpur–Sabroom double-line railway project, and granting a 40% rebate on natural gas prices while addressing 73rd plenary session of NEC in Shillong on Thursday.He also advocated for the establishment of an IT park and urged an…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Bhuj sentenced a 52-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sodomizing a five-and-a-half-year-old boy in a village of Mundra taluka in Kutch, underscoring how children are vulnerable to predators even in familiar neighbourhoods.The crime occurred on Aug 9 and an FIR was registered the next day at…
Jaisalmer: A 23-year-old married woman and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter died after allegedly jumping into a water tank in Barmer district Friday.According to police, the woman identified as Dhudi, a resident of Booth Rathoran village, allegedly threw her daughter into a water tank outside her house before jumping in herself.Chauhtan DSP Jetharam said the woman was…
SRINAGAR: The women’s wing of Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA), one of the region’s largest religious organisations with a strong grassroots presence, has criticised the Union territory’s move to allow liquor sales, arguing it could aggravate social problems and warning of demonstrations if it is not reconsidered.LBA’s women’s wing called for strengthening efforts against drug trafficking…
