Owners of sewage tankers gather after Baga sewage plant suspended operations Calangute: The sewage treatment plant (STP) at Baga has partially suspended operations after untreated sewage discharged from the STP started washing up on Baga beach, turning it black, local MLA Michael Lobo said on Friday.Lobo said the Baga STP has stopped accepting sewage tankers…
Ahmedabad: For young Gujaratis who leave India after family conflicts over relationships, marriage is emerging as an unexpected factor in their asylum narratives abroad. Claims centred on forced marriage, family violence, threats over inter-caste relationships and opposition to same-sex relationships are being raised before immigration authorities in countries including the UK, Canada and New Zealand,…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF) organised a special screening of the documentary, “Operation Maa“ at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh, bringing together senior serving and retired Armed Forces officers, veterans, members of civil society, students, NCC cadets and others. The event also witnessed extensive participation of serving soldiers of the Indian Army’s Western Command.Those in attendance…
Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam Pune: The publication of the draft roll next week and the hearings that will follow under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted by 7,100 AEROs appointed across Maharashtra. Chief electoral officer S Chockalingam told TOI that hearings would deal with unmapped electors and those…
Surat: Vesu police have booked five people for allegedly conspiring to extort Rs 50 lakh from a real estate broker in connection with an angadia transaction.According to the complaint, the accused had sought the victim’s help in arranging the delivery of Rs 50 lakh from a Delhi-based angadia firm to Surat. After the money allegedly…
Guwahati: At least 10 people from Assam have been reported missing in Nepal following the flash flood incident, according to Assam disaster management authorities on Friday.The list includes three persons from Karbi Anglong—Rhituopurno Brahma, Montri Basumatary and Soneswar Narzary—who are from Daidak village under Dokmoka police station in the district. The three had reportedly travelled…
Jaipur: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed that Rajasthan govt failed to transfer Rs 684.47 crore deducted from state employees for New Pension Scheme (NPS) to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) even three years after reverting to Old Pension Scheme (OPS), resulting in a deferred liability of Rs 1,418.10 crore for the state govt.According…
FSSAI agrees to red hexagonal warning labels on junk food packages for high salt, sugar and fat content. NEW DELHI: Junk foods will soon carry warning labels highlighting high levels of salt, sugar and fat, with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) telling Supreme Court on Friday that it has agreed to…
Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE and would be deported to the UK. British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos who has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump has been detained by ICE in Louisiana. The Department of Homeland Security said Milo entered the country legally in 2019 but then overstayed, violating the…
National Award-winning actor Manasi Parekh was in Tibet for the Mansarovar Yatra when devastating floods hit Nepal. She was travelling with a group associated with the Isha Foundation. The actor and her group were on their way to New Dongba when the disaster occurred. They were scheduled to reach the Gyirong Port immigration centre the…
