Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed multiple departments to take measures to curb pollution in River Sal following repeated complaints and an inspection by its team.Based on the inspection team’s recommendations, the Board directed the Water Resources Department (WRD) to desilt and clean all nullahs within the Fatorda and Margao constituency…
Varanasi: Line bazaar police in Jaunpur district on Tuesday arrested seven members of a gang, including its kingpin, for running a fraudulent multi-level marketing and pyramid chain network that cheated unemployed youths of lakhs of rupees, promising them jobs worth Rs 25,000 per month. Police also rescued around 30 trainee men and women who had…
Gandhinagar: State govt said on Tuesday that, on average, about 11,000 people have been using the new electric bus service every day in the state capital and that many preferred the service instead of their private vehicles.Equipped with air conditioning and CCTV, the new E-bus service has been operational in Gandhinagar since June 29 and…
Advanced centre to make high-risk pregnancies safer Chandigarh: A dangerous and complex pregnancy complication that puts thousands of mothers at risk every year is finally getting a dedicated, world-class treatment space.The new Advanced Mother and Child Centre at PGI will feature a highly specialised operating theatre (OT) exclusively equipped to treat placenta accreta — a…
Pune: The Bombay high court held that the state was within its right to divert gairan lands (govt-owned common land reserved for free grazing of village cattle) towards public purpose/projects of the central or state govts, especially when it invoked Section 40 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (MLRC), having an overriding effect on its…
Dimapur: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) strongly condemned the suspected IED blast near the Assam Rifles Training Centre (ARTC) in Shokhuvi, Chumoukedima district, on Monday. The blast killed Havildar Mohd Iqbal of the Assam Rifles and injured four other security personnel.Calling the incident a cowardly and reprehensible act, the NPCC, in a statement issued by…
LDA on Tuesday sealed an illegal store built in the side setback of a prominent hotel in Gomti Nagar. It was found during a joint inspection by LDA and fire department teams. Zonal officer Devansh Trivedi said “As the management could not produce the required documents, the LDA court ordered the sealing of the illegal…
Jaipur: The Indian team arrived in China on Tuesday to participate in the 19th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship, to be held in Chuzhou, China, from July 15 to 26. Rajasthan’s Mahendrapal Singh Paro, Varunjot Singh, Manish Thakran, and Yashpal Singh have been selected in the national squad. Yash Pratap Singh, honorary secretary of the…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Nitin Gadkari rejected allegations of a conflict of interest and personal gain over his push for the ethanol blending programme. The road transport and highways minister said he had always backed alternative fuels to reduce vehicular pollution and India’s import bill.Gadkari said the attacks are “politically motivated”….
The online streaming community is mourning the loss of Kick streamer SuzieSmalls, whose real name was Suzette. According to a message shared by one of her channel moderators, she was found dead in her apartment on the morning of July 13. The exact time and date of her death have not yet been confirmed, and…
