New Delhi: Pushing its flagship ‘broom-free city’ initiative aimed at fully mechanised sanitation, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has expanded the deployment of machines for a range of cleaning operations across its area.On Friday, NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra flagged off 20 battery-operated litter-picking machines, or gobblers, to strengthen cleaning in markets and other high-footfall areas.“The…
Mumbai: Over a year after the Supreme Court cleared the decks for the BMC to reclaim a prime six-acre parcel in Lower Parel, the civic body is now in the final stages of appointing a developer for the high-value plot.After an initially tepid response, four major players— Shapoorji Pallonji, K Raheja Corp, Peddar Realty (JSW…
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…
