Thousands of trees felled, forest division faces severe staff shortage | Chandigarh News

The staffing crunch had earlier been flagged by the divisional forest officer of the Morni-Pinjore forest division to the conservator of forests (north circle), Haryana Panchkula: Even as a series of large-scale illegal tree-felling cases have come to light in the Pinjore-Morni forest belt over the past two years, the district forest division continues to…

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Bengaluru Si News: ‘Stripped, thrashed with belt’: Bengaluru SI forces minor boys to perform obscene acts, records videos; arrested | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A police sub-inspector from city was arrested on Monday evening on alleged charges of sexually harassing and thrashing up a few minor boys in the pretext of murder-related inquiry. The arrested PSI is Praveen, attached with Amruthahalli police station in the north-east part of the city.According to a senior police officer, Praveen had detained…

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Presidency University Applications Double as Own Admissions Boost Demand | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Presidency University has received more than 15,000 applications, nearly double the last year’s figure. Last year, the number of applications was 7,803. The surge came in a year when the university conducted the admission process on its own, shifting away from the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) system that handled admissions till…

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Ban on non-EV 2-wheeler, registration needed to clear city air: CM Rekha Gupta on Delhi EV Policy 2.0 | Delhi News

Delhi’s chief minister Rekha Gupta has defended the upcoming ban on new petrol two-wheeler registrations from April 2028, citing the need to achieve clean air targets NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday defended Delhi govt’s decision to stop fresh registrations of petrol-powered two-wheelers from April 2028, calling it a necessary step to meet…

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‘Stands in solidarity’: AFC joins UEFA, CONCACAF in opposing FIFA’s World Cup investment plan | Football News

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to allow private investors to acquire minority stakes in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup and other global tournaments, significantly escalating resistance to one of the governing body’s most ambitious commercial plans.In a strongly worded statement…

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