New Delhi: The forest department will roll out a Vriksh Rath to deliver saplings for free during the monsoon and provide assistance for planting.Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said a tender has been floated to procure 13 vehicles, one for each district. The vehicles will have saplings, manure, water and other materials to facilitate…
MUMBAI: A week after a tree fell on an auto in Khar, critically injured teenager Aarika Srivastava died Sunday while undergoing treatment. Doctors had declared Aarika, 14, brain dead on Thursday after an apnea test. Following her death, police added a culpable homicide charge against the construction firm linked to the site where the tree…
Cyberabad Police have invoked an additional charge of “repeated aggravated sexual assault on the same person” against Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bageerath. HYDERABAD: Cyberabad Police have invoked an additional charge of “repeated aggravated sexual assault on the same person” against Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bageerath, who was arrested on Saturday night…
Former CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that “bulldozers cannot become the language of governance” in her first public statement after Trinamool’s election defeat. KOLKATA: Former CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that “bulldozers cannot become the language of governance” in her first public statement after Trinamool’s election defeat.“Bulldozers cannot become the language of governance…
Panaji: With over 100 million tonnes of low-grade iron ore dumps allocated to mining companies, the directorate of mines and geology (DMG) has decided to allot the quantity of low-grade iron ore that each company can export depending on the environmental clearance (EC). Goa can only export 25 million tonnes of low-grade iron ore from…
Ahmedabad: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department seized 6.5kg of marijuana (cannabis) from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Saturday. The man was arrested under provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.“Based on specific intelligence and passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), SVPI…
Ludhiana: Administrative delays have once again stalled the opening of a new, state-of-the-art ₹70-lakh fitness centre meant for local sports persons.Despite misses on its initial late-April deadline and a subsequent May 9 inauguration date, the facility remains inaccessible to players because a local minister and district officials have yet to confirm a date for the…
Bathinda: Punjab reported only 11 new farm fire cases on Sunday, a sharp fall from 283 cases recorded a day earlier, taking the season’s tally to 9,337.Ferozepur remained the worst-affected district with 893 cases till May 17, followed by Bathinda (738), Moga (726), Tarn Taran (712), Amritsar (693), Sangrur (674), Gurdaspur (617) and Ludhiana (596).Legal…
The new obstacle course at AIPT in Pune Pune: The Army Institute of Physical Training (AIPT) on Monday opened a synthetic military obstacle course to enable soldiers and officers to train at night as well as in all weather conditions.The synthetic surface has been developed with a focus on safety and performance, while addressing a…
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday seized 1,200 detonators from the general Bawngkawn area in Aizawl and apprehended one individual, along with the vehicle used to transport the explosive materials, the paramilitary force said on Sunday.According to a press statement issued by the Assam Rifles, the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding…
