Take immediate measures to improve Mala lake water quality: HC to govt | Goa News

Panaji: In the suo motu PIL concerning large quantities of dead fish floating in Mala lake, the Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the authorities to take “immediate remedial measures” to arrest the lake’s deteriorating water quality.Stating that it suspects sewage being discharged, the division bench of Justices Valmiki Mennezes and Amit Jamsandekar directed the…

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Congress: Privacy, data mining fears over Punjab ‘Drug Census’ | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has denounced the Aam Aadmi Party govt’s proposed “Drug and Socio-Economic Census”, warning that the initiative will stigmatise the state and serve as a taxpayer-funded data-mining exercise.State Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring questioned the legitimacy of this census on Sunday, arguing that families were unlikely to disclose drug use to…

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1k+ homes flout stilt parking norms in Gurgaon, DLF phases top list | Gurgaon News

DLF-2 recorded the highest number of violations, with 453 houses found violating stilt parking norms Gurgaon: A major crackdown on misuse of parking areas in upscale residential colonies has uncovered widespread violations in stilt-plus-four-floor (S+4) buildings. Department of town and country planning (enforcement) has identified irregularities in 1,137 houses across 19 licensed colonies in the…

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State forms highway inspection squad to curb rising accidents | Goa News

The inspection squad shall submit a fortnightly report to the district magistrate Panaji: Following directions from the Supreme Court, state govt has decided to conduct periodic inspections along national highways to identify unauthorised parking, encroachments and stray cattle, with the aim of reducing fatal accidents.State govt has constituted a seven-member inspection squad to carry out…

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Pune techie overcomes disability to reach Everest Base Camp | Pune News

Deshmukh travelled with six differently abled trekkers PUNE: Defying physical limitations and brutal weather, Sameer Deshmukh, a city-based IT professional with disability, conquered the Everest Base Camp trek at 17,598 feet on April 14 – a stunning testament to his resilience and grit.Enduring sub-zero temperatures plunging below -10°C, Deshmukh triumphed over treacherous terrain and his…

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Hidden underground ‘city’ built by ants discovered in Brazil after shocking concrete test | World News

In Brazil’s vast Cerrado region, Professor Luiz Carlos Forti and his team made a scientific breakthrough. They poured ten tons of cement into an giant, deserted leaf-cutter ant nest. Over the course of ten days, this liquid concrete filled a complex network that reached 26 feet deep. After excavation, it revealed a massive ‘subterranean structure’…

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