Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt has acquired rare historical archives that document the story of the Samyukta Maharashtra movement, covering all the big turning points of the struggle to create a unified Marathi state with Mumbai as its capital in the form of correspondence, written records, and 150 precious photographs. Part of the record are minutes…
Bengaluru: The Central Zoo Authority Wednesday informed the Karnataka high court that a committee of experts has been constituted to formulate standard operating procedure (SOP) for ensuring safety of zoo staff and others.As the authority’s counsel submitted a copy of the office memorandum constituting the committee, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and…
Chennai: A day after chief minister C Joseph Vijay mimicked former chief minister M K Stalin’s hand gesture in the assembly, VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan said the conduct was “unbecoming” of the office he holds. CPM and CPI leaders, who are backing the TVK govt, too have criticised Vijay for his gesture and his remark…
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Gurgaon: Developers must set up corrugated metal or galvanised iron sheets around construction sites to control dust pollution, and tarpaulin and mesh screens will not be accepted as an alternative, MCG has said. All ongoing construction and demolition sites have been given 15 days to install the barricades and carry out dust control measures, failing…
Kolkata: Three men, Gopal Dhara (42), Dipankar Mondal (25), and Shankar Bhuiyan (55), have been arrested by Anandapur Police for their involvement in an illegal soil smuggling racket operating on govt land near Ruby Crossing. Acting on a complaint by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, officers raided the vacant plot and arrested them for excavating soil…
Broken patches, wide craters and dust piled up along the road Ghaziabad: Ajay Kumar Yadav was expecting a short autorickshaw ride after taking the metro from Dilshad Garden to catch a 2.15 pm flight from Hindon civil terminal to Bengaluru, where he was to attend a meeting. Instead, he found the journey on the stretch…
Mapusa: The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and the water resources department (WRD) launched an emergency cleanliness drive across the town after severe waterlogging inundated low-lying areas, major junctions and the Mapusa market.The flooding disrupted business activity and caused hardship to traders, vendors and consumers, while also exposing shortcomings in the town’s monsoon preparedness.Municipal engineers, along…
Varanasi: District magistrate Satyendra Kumar on Tuesday reviewed industrial development and investment proposals during a meeting of the District Udyog Bandhu Committee and MoU Implementation Unit at the Collectorate auditorium.After hearing issues raised by investors and entrepreneurs, the District Magistrate directed officials of concerned departments to ensure their timely resolution and stressed the need for…
Gandhinagar: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has exposed Gujarat govt’s claim of women’s empowerment, the state unit of the Congress party said on Wednesday.Party spokesperson Hiren Banker said that only 16% of women in Gujarat own a house or land, showing that women still have not received equal rights. “Even in this digital…
