New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge on Monday disapproved of the Delhi High Court Bar Association’s (DHCBA) decision to abstain from work, observing that such actions ultimately harm litigants.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, while addressing a proxy counsel appearing before him, questioned how lawyers “could abstain from work” and orally remarked that advocates “have to…
Two men were arrested by Bandra Police on Monday in connection with the theft of 66 hard discs worth Rs 13 lakh from the office of Bollywood filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti Mumbai: Two men were arrested on Monday over the alleged theft of 66 hard disks worth Rs 13 lakh from the Bandra…
Chennai: A major fire broke out at a warehouse storing oil lubricants at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Vichoor near Manali New Town on Monday morning, triggering repeated explosions inside the facility. Fire and rescue services personnel battled the blaze for several hours, with thick smoke engulfing the locality till evening. Two firefighters collapsed during the…
Kolkata: A 25-year satellite study has revealed that southern Bengal and Bihar have become the epicentres of particulate matter (PM) pollution across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). The research warns that elevated carbon pollution has expanded to the entire state, threatening ecologically fragile zones like the Sundarbans and the Eastern Himalayas.The study, published in the prestigious…
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA), at a recent meeting, said that project proponents required to prepare an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report or environmental management plan (EMP) must engage accredited environmental consultant organisations from the relevant sector and category.The Goa-SEIAA decided that “wherever EIA or EMP is required to be prepared…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University (GU) has postponed more than 40 examinations that were earlier set to be conducted on May 28, following the state govt’s decision to declare a public holiday for Eid-ul-Adha on that day. The university has now issued revised dates for all the affected examinations.Earlier, the state govt had announced May 27 as…
CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 30-day parole, marking his 16th furlough since his conviction in August 2017.Visuals of him leaving from Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail have also surfaced.In March, this year, a Haryana court had acquitted Ram Rahim Singh of the charge of involvement in the murder of…
Accident on the way back home Pune: Four farm workers from Dingore village in Junnar were killed while returning home after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus hit their motorcycle at Bankar Phata around 8pm on Sunday.The police said the speeding Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus hit the motorcycle while attempting to…
Shillong: In a significant progress in the history of cancer prevention in Meghalaya, for the first-time ever, human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cervical pre-cancer treatment through thermal ablation has been successfully performed at the DAE Cancer Wing, Civil Hospital, Shillong.The procedure was conducted by the doctors and nurses along with the dedicated team of Meghalaya Mission Cancer…
Lucknow: The Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) on Sunday set up a breastfeeding kiosk at its general hospital for lactating mothers visiting the OPD.The facility was installed by the department of hospital administration in collaboration with Inner Wheel Club of Lucknow Abhyudaya.The kiosk was inaugurated by SGPGIMS director, Prof Radha Krishan Dhiman,…
