Govt says birth certificate gives one legal identity NEW DELHI: A bill seeking to make the provision for delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent, is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, and shall require every birth or death reported to the registrar after two years of its occurrence, to be registered…
NOIDA: Kasna market, situated around 6 km from Greater Noida’s city centre, Pari Chowk, has 600 shops, eateries, outlets and sees a daily footfall of nearly 10,000 people but no toilets. Raghuraj Bhati, president of Kasna Vyapar Mandal, says, “Since 1995, the market has been growing, and now, it caters to all kinds of commercial…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday questioned the silence of former chief minister M K Stalin over allegations that DMK and AIADMK explored a post-poll alliance to make AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami the chief minister after the assembly election results.Speaking to reporters, Aadhav alleged that DMK, AIADMK and BJP held…
Mumbai: From October 1, Powai lake will become free of sewage inflow as all 18 outfalls will be intercepted, the BMC said on Thursday, even as the standing committee witnessed a heated debate over the proposed appointment of an infrastructure consultancy firm for the lake’s redevelopment.The BMC has proposed to appoint AECOM Asia Company Ltd…
MUMBAI: General Atlantic and Accel backed new-age insurer Acko has kicked off IPO process, roping in Morgan Stanley, ICICI Securities and Kotak Securities as bankers for the issue expected to hit Dalal street in early 2027, said people in the know. The company, which is planning to make a confidential filing sometime in the second…
Desilting boosts Sukhna capacity Chandigarh: In a major intervention aimed at reviving Sukhna Lake, the Chandigarh administration has completed desilting of the lake’s regulator-end area, removing around 35,000 cubic metres of accumulated silt and increasing the water-holding capacity of the water body.The engineering department completed the exercise last week after nearly one-and-a-half months of work,…
Gurgaon: A builder was arrested after a city-based real estate firm and its associates allegedly cheated a buyer of Rs 17 crore on the pretext of selling 11 acres of land in Haryana’s Palwal district using forged agreements and fake assurances.Police arrested 50-year-old Mahesh Mugam from Noida Sector 75 on Friday after a case was…
NEW DELHI: The Aggarwal family’s tragic ordeal has come to a heartbreaking end. After losing eight members in the hotel fire that broke out in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar last week, the family’s sole survivor, 75-year-old Radhe Shyam Aggarwal, passed away on Tuesday, leaving no surviving members behind.What was meant to be a family gathering in…
Uttar Pradesh has emerged as one of India’s leading states in promoting afforestation and environmental conservation through sustained policy interventions, record-breaking plantation drives and community participation. Although the state accounts for nearly 17 percent of India’s population, its forest cover has historically remained below the national average because of intensive agriculture, urbanisation and high population…
Lucknow: A section of the upper parapet wall of the fire-ravaged Jawahar Bhawan building collapsed during firefighting operations on Monday, raising concerns over the structural safety of the decades-old govt building. Fortunately, no one was present below when the parapet gave way.Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, DM Vishakh G and joint commissioner of police Babloo Kumar…
