Mumbai: BMC has stepped up its infrastructure spending, utilising 87% of its capital expenditure budget for 2025-26, with Rs 39,159 crore spent out of the allocated sum — a sharp rise from 77% utilisation in the previous financial year. Civic spending data shows that in 2024-25, BMC spent Rs 28,755 crore of the earmarked amount…
Chennai: Madras high court on Wednesday stayed the trial of a disproportionate assets case against state fisheries minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan pending before a special court in Tuticorin.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan passed the order on a plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking transfer…
Done: arunHyderabad: Despite the claims of development, stark gaps in basic living conditions across communities in Telangana have come into sharp focus. An analysis by the Independent Experts Working Group (IEWG) of the state’s Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey-2024 paints a troubling picture of deprivation, particularly among Scheduled Tribes (STs), with significant…
Officials said the centre is being designed to support academic work, with access limited to researchers and students for scientific and educational purposes Gurgaon: The forest department is setting up a taxidermy and wildlife preservation centre in Gurgaon, the state’s first dedicated facility for the scientific preservation and display of animal specimens. Basic infrastructure is…
Kolkata: The CBSE announced the class 10 board results on Wednesday with an overall pass percentage of 93.7, an increase of 0.04 percentage points from the previous year’s 93.66%. Though students have another chance to reappear for the exams to improve their scores, most school principals felt very few would avail of the option as…
The matter is scheduled for hearing on Wednesday Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) informed National Green Tribunal about the status of ponds under its jurisdiction that have been restored and rejuvenated. It also defended the acquisition of 14 ponds for Noida International Airport and challenged the scope of judicial review once environmental clearance…
Varanasi: Vikas Inter College edged past Imperial Club 15-14 to lift the winner’s trophy in a thrilling final of the First Women’s Beach Handball Tournament on Wednesday.The title match, played on the sands of the Ganga in front of Math Gadhwa Ashram, saw both teams put up an aggressive display from the outset. National players…
Chandigarh: Dismissing a plea filed by Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh against his third consecutive detention order under the National Security Act (NSA), the Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that there is a likelihood of public order and the security of the state being prejudiced if he were…
Pune: Several housing societies in Pimpri Chinchwad have approached the civic body, demanding strict action against developers who have allegedly failed to provide water supply despite giving written undertakings to do so.Residents cited recent directives from the divisional commissioner, which warned of legal consequences for builders who fail to honor their commitments to provide water…
Silchar: Forest department officials have arrested seven poachers during a raid in the Adamtilla area of the Patharia forest reserve in Sribhumi district.Acting on a tip-off about illegal activity inside the restricted zone, a team led by range officer Manash Jyoti Saikia launched an operation on Wednesday afternoon and apprehended seven individuals who had allegedly…
