A TOI visit to the site found extensive evidence of recent clearing Gurgaon: Raising fresh concerns over encroachment and degradation of the ecologically sensitive Aravali landscape, a large number of trees were felled and nearly 1.5 acres of protected forest land cleared in Roj Ka Gujjar village.The damage occurred inside an area notified under Sections…
Kolkata: The Bengal bill seeking to allow 12 months’ preventive detention of potential violators, which is likely to be tabled in the assembly on Monday, includes a clause that seeks to prevent detainees from engaging lawyers to argue against the internment, except in “appropriate cases and for reasons to be recorded in writing.” The detainees,…
Panaji: Carbon dioxide is one of the world’s biggest greenhouse gases and its emissions are one of the primary drivers of climate change. World over, researchers are working to develop technologies that can capture CO2 and utilise it efficiently, rather than releasing it in the atmosphere. Now, a team under a professor from BITS Pilani…
Union home minister Amit Shah, along with Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi at the launch of ‘PM eBus Sewa’, in Gandhinagar on Sunday Gandhinagar: An electric bus service was launched on Sunday in state capital Gandhinagar under the PM eBus Seva scheme. A total of 100 electric buses have…
Ludhiana: A farmer is fighting for life after a violent land grab attempt degenerated into an armed ambush.Gurjit Singh suffered severe injuries when a gang of nine men, armed with guns and bladed weapons, stormed a farm in Jhorra village where he was at work with his brother, Jagroop. The attackers also vandalised the brothers’…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Cyber Police have registered two separate cases of online cheating in which two city residents lost nearly Rs 2.5 lakh.In the first case, Manish Makkar, a resident of Sector 22, reported losing Rs 1.6 lakh in three transactions after a caller, claiming to be from a prominent airline, allegedly gained remote access…
There is a fear that experienced teachers could retire without a promotion while junior TET-qualified teachers will move ahead Pune: Teachers’ organisations want a complete review of Maharashtra’s promotion policy, with many members saying that the credibility of the examination is lost. The controversy has also revived opposition to making TET mandatory for promotions, particularly…
Imphal: The Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), a Kuki-Zo body, has served a 48-hour ultimatum to the Centre and the Manipur govt, demanding intervention to ensure unobstructed movement of essential commodities, goods, medicines and daily necessities along the national and inter-state highways passing through Kangpokpi district.In a statement on Saturday, CoTU said a joint deliberation…
Lucknow: Awadh’s rich cultural heritage was celebrated in British Columbia, Canada, where the overseas forum of Aadaab Arz Lucknow organised a musical evening showcasing the city’s music, cuisine and composite Ganga-Jamuni culture.The event brought together nearly 100 music lovers, artists and members of the Indian diaspora. Organisers said the initiative aimed to promote awareness of…
Ajmer: A man accused of stealing mobile phones from train passengers was caught by locals after allegedly knocking a passenger’s phone onto the railway track and attempting to flee near the CRPF bridge Sunday morning.According to the Govt Railway Police (GRP), a youth from Dausa was travelling by train from Ajmer to Jaipur and was…
