New Delhi: Delhi govt has directed all bus operators, including those running their vehicles registered in other states in the capital, to ensure strict compliance with passenger safety norms. Installing functional vehicle location tracking devices (VLTDs), panic buttons, fire extinguishers and first-aid kits has been made mandatory.The directions, which follow the gang rape of a…
Mumbai’s BMC collected over ninety lakh rupees in fines under new waste rules MUMBAI: BMC has collected over Rs 90 lakh in fines in five months since enforcing its new Solid Waste Management Bye-laws, with civic officials taking action in more than 5,200 cases for violations ranging from littering and spitting to waste segregation and…
Inspection of Solid Waste Management and Disposal , GBA and Sub Committee on Local Bodies and Panchayat Raj Institutions of the Karnataka Legislature, CAG, and MLA’s Ramesh Bandi Siddegowda , Ravi subramanya at Secondary MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) Transfer Station at HBR Layout in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bengaluru: Members of the legislative sub-committee on local…
A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed a public interest writ petition challenging the amendments made to the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Rules to enable appointment of serving or retired district judges…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) inspected 19 cafes and snack points across the city on Wednesday, closing two establishments and suspending the FSSAI licence of another for violations.Dreamz Cafeteria in Bagh Lingampally and Asiatic Café in Punjagutta were closed for operating without valid FSSAI licences or registrations. Meanwhile,…
The minister demanded a detailed report on action taken against builders issued notices for encroaching on natural drains Gurgaon: The city cannot pump its way out of its recurring waterlogging crisis, Union minister and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh said on Wednesday, acknowledging that years of construction over natural drainage routes had left large parts…
Kolkata: A day after a review meeting on vector borne diseases, the state health department is all set to deploy Asha workers to intensify dengue surveillance. These community workers have been told to identify fever cases in every household and encourage them to go for testing.They have been also asked to facilitate ELISA testing in…
Noida: Noida Authority has launched a new mobile application, “Noida Smart LED Light,” aimed at making the city’s streetlight system more accessible to residents and speeding up the resolution of related complaints.The app has been rolled out by Authority’s electrical department and allows citizens across the Noida region to report streetlight issues — including lights…
Margao: Two more persons were arrested in connection with the lynching of a labourer in Nuvem on suspicion of theft, taking the total number of arrests to five, even as police have identified seven persons so far as being involved in the assault.Maina-Curtorim PI Kapil Nayak said that based on CCTV footage, five persons were…
Ahmedabad: A pesticide manufacturing unit allegedly secured crores from State Bank of India (SBI), but when bank officials came to recover the dues, they found the premises locked. The machinery that was supposed to back the loan was also allegedly missing. SBI has now claimed a loss of Rs 2.8 crore. CID (Crime) has registered…
