DTCP has been carrying out large-scale sealing and demolition drives in the city Gurgaon: A group of plot owners has moved Supreme Court against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order on Sept 7 that allowed town and country planning department to act against building violations in licensed colonies that are within the corporation’s area.A…
Compensation for mental agony, job loss Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered the state to pay a compensation of Rs 5,36,000 within four weeks to a tea garden worker in Alipurduar for his illegal detention for two months—Aug 6 to Oct 5—back in 2018, despite him being granted bail. The HC said the…
Ahmedabad: A doctor was arrested after a 25-year-old IIM-Ahmedabad student accused him of molesting her during medical examinations on two consecutive days. The student was admitted to a hospital in Memnagar for treatment of a stomach ulcer.Vastrapur police filed an FIR against the doctor for sexual assault and arrested him on Sunday evening.According to the…
Haryana minister Anil Vij addresses mediapersons in Ambala on Tuesday Ambala: Haryana energy, transport and labour minister Anil Vij on Tuesday questioned the opposition’s protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Supreme Court took cognisance of the matter and issued a notice.“If the opposition has faith in the country’s judicial system, there is…
Itanagar: The Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum (SIFF) on Tuesday claimed that 67 members of project-affected families were injured in clashes with security forces during protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.The claim came a day after Siang police said more than eight security personnel were injured in the clashes and that five people, including…
UP Congress president Aradhana Mishra Mona Lucknow: UP Congress president Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ on Tuesday wrote to chief minister Yogi Adityanath seeking immediate assessment of crop losses and compensation for farmers in flood-affected areas, besides measures to prevent infections and diseases in waterlogged districts.Mishra also sought concrete measures to tackle severe flooding in Faizullaganj in…
Jaisalmer: In a major step for the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, two captive-bred birds released experimentally into the wild at Desert National Park in Jaisalmer continue to be safe and healthy, giving India’s first such rewilding pilot an encouraging start.The two Great Indian Bustards, Rajasthan’s state bird and locally known as…
“CBI raid at Punjab CM’s office result of BJP’s frustration”: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann‘s camp office, two months ahead of the elections, was a result of the BJP’s “frustration” and…
About 4.25 billion years ago, the Moon possessed a powerful core dynamo with a field strength comparable to or even exceeding modern Earth’s. This magnetic field, generated by circulating molten metal, completely shut down as the interior cooled and core crystallisation ceased, leaving the Moon without a global magnetic field in the present. While it…
Paul Walker is remembered around the world as Brian O’Conner, the calm and charismatic undercover cop who became one of the most recognisable faces of the Fast & Furious franchise. But long before the films turned him into an international star, Walker had a very different career in mind. His interests were closely connected to…
