Shiva was pulled out by a joint team of police and fire department after he remained entangled in pipes and wires Noida: A sanitation worker died while cleaning a sewer in Gheja village, located in the Phase-2 police station area, on Tuesday. A preliminary inquiry suggests that he died due to inhaling toxic gases or…
GSPCB has periodically covered the dump with tarpaulin sheets to minimise environmental contamination Panaji: The long-pending remediation and scientific disposal of around 25,000 tonnes of zinc-based hazardous waste abandoned at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate has finally begun.The hazardous waste, generated by Sunrise Zinc Ltd, had remained exposed for several years after the company ceased operations,…
Varanasi: To ensure proper monitoring and survival of saplings planted during the current plantation season, district magistrate Satyendra Kumar has directed officials to begin geo-tagging every sapling planted this year. He also instructed departments to complete the process of notifying three wetlands in the district.The directions were issued during a joint meeting of the district…
I-T department had wronglyinvoked Section 55A, said HC Ahmedabad: In a case that sounds stranger than fiction, Gujarat High Court has quashed income tax department’s attempt to reopen the assessment of a woman who died five years before a demand notice landed in her name.The case involves Padmaben Trivedi from Bhimpore village in Nani Daman,…
Bathinda: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Wednesday identified drug abuse as one of the biggest challenges facing women in Punjab, saying addiction devastates families and women bear its heaviest consequences.During a Jan Sunwai in Moga on the first day of her Punjab visit, Rahatkar personally heard over 100 complaints, most of…
Pune: Poorly hosted tournaments with draws being rigged, need for efficient high-performance centres, robust domestic circuit with attractive prize money and conflict of interest in administration were some of the key issues raised by the tennis players with the Administrator for the All India Tennis Association, which is in the midst of a court-mandated National…
Surat: A 21-year-old contractual worker allegedly died by suicide after being repeatedly raped, threatened and harassed by her labour contractor, who was arrested by Sachin GIDC police on Tuesday.Investigators recovered a four-page suicide note from the victim’s clothing in which she accused the contractor of rape, criminal intimidation and persistent torture.The victim, a native of…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said direct benefit transfer (DBT) schemes have been the biggest contributor to poverty reduction in the state and asserted that the govt aims to bring the multidimensional poverty rate down to a single digit.Replying to the discussion on the 2026-27 state Budget in the assembly , Sarma said…
Lucknow: The Urban local bodies (ULBs) in Uttar Pradesh have steadily improved their financial health over the past four years and are on track to post another 37% growth in the current fiscal. With annual revenue collections nearing Rs 10,000 crore, the urban development department is set to record its highest year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth…
Former LoP Rajendra Rathore Jaipur: Former LoP Rajendra Rathore said Wednesday the race among coaching institutes to produce “guaranteed” results laid the foundation for paper leak rackets in Rajasthan, while crediting the state assembly for enacting the Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Act, 2025.Speaking during the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s 75th foundation year celebrations, Rathore…
