Chennai: Madras high court has summoned two serving IAS officers — S P Amrith, former director of animal husbandry and veterinary services, and his successor Krishna Unni — by issuing statutory notices on a contempt of court plea initiated against them for willful disobedience of court orders.Expressing displeasure over the causal conduct of authorities facing…
Hyderabad: While refusing any interim order, Telangana high court on Wednesday said it will continue hearing public interest litigation (PIL) petitions seeking directions to stay the ongoing Hyderabad Airport Metro Works (Metro Rail Phase II) “to come to a considered opinion”. The case has been adjourned to Aug 27.The PIL alleged that the Metro works…
Gurgaon: A 29-year-old labourer from Bihar was electrocuted while working at a construction site in the Pataudi area on Monday. On Wednesday, police registered a case of negligence against the contractor.Police said the incident took place between 7.30pm and 8pm when Ajeet Kumar, a resident of Madhepura district in Bihar, was engaged in mixing concrete…
A CCTV footage of the accused in the promoter’s office Kolkata: Four BJP workers have been named in an FIR for vandalising the office of a promoter in Bishnupur in South 24-Parganas, from where he runs a construction material business, and demanding Rs 5 crore from him.The FIR was registered in May but resurfaced on…
Noida: A 40-year-old official attached to Lok Sabha Secretariat allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Sector 82.According to police, the deceased — a resident of Kendriya Vihar-2 Society — was posted as a joint director in the reporting branch of Lok Sabha Secretariat.A 15-page handwritten note, in which he spoke about a financial…
AMC’s cattle nuisance control department launched the registration exercise on Jan 1, 2025 Ahmedabad: From social media posts and veterinary clinic posters to billboards, the civic body has tried several ways to persuade residents to register their pet dogs. The result after 19 months is a civic database covering just under 40% of the estimated…
Punjab legislative assembly in session Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution lauding chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt for “employment generation, transparent governance, and massive industrial growth”, even as opposition MLAs demanded a whitepaper from the govt on govt recruitments.This is the third resolution passed by the state…
Pune: German carrier Lufthansa is open to the idea of resuming operations from the city in coordination with Indian carriers if conditions permit.“We are always open to expanding our network in India, whether through direct services or in partnership with Air India. Should market conditions evolve, our network planning team would evaluate opportunities for new…
Guwahati: Nagaland cabinet minister Temjen Imna Along on Wednesday said the Nagaland govt has taken Assam’s concerns over the alleged role of mining activities in the state in worsening downstream floods “seriously” and assured that the issue would be examined.“We have consideration of whatever the honourable chief minister of Assam has conveyed. And we are…
Deputy CM Brajesh athak at the event on Wednesday Lucknow: Poets, writers and literary enthusiasts from across UP gathered at the International Buddhist Research Institute in Gomti Nagar on Wednesday for ‘Ashwasti’, the fifth foundation day celebration of Uttar Pradesh Sahitya Sabha.Deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak presented the Kavyasiddhi Samman to veteran poet Shivbhajan Kamlesh….
