Kolkata: Calcutta High Court is scheduled to hear Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee‘s petition challenging a CID summons and seeking protection from coercive action in a signature forgery case on June 10.The matter was listed before the single bench of Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) on Friday. However, owing to paucity of time, the court could not…
A fence and boundary wall around a park and swimming pool near the affected tower at Gaur Green Avenue, where a fire broke out on April 12, had obstructed access for fire tenders Ghaziabad: The district administration has decided to demolish illegal constructions and encroachments inside housing societies, identifying them as potential fire hazards that…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said Goa will become the first state in the country to introduce a waste management technician course to create a skilled workforce in the sector. The course will be offered through industrial training institutes (ITIs).Launching the 90-day Green Goa, Clean Goa campaign, aimed at planting 10 lakh trees…
Gandhinagar: Citing a “decade of disasters” marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the ongoing West Asia-driven energy shock, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the disruptions underline the need for energy self-reliance and a faster shift to green energy.At an event in Surat, where he laid foundation stones and inaugurated projects…
Chandigarh: A 21-year-old laundry worker was found hanging from a tree near the PGI laundry area on Friday morning. Passersby spotted the body and alerted the PGI police post, who moved the deceased to the GMSH-16 mortuary for an autopsy.The deceased, Rajat, originally from Uttar Pradesh, lived in Khudda Lahora with his wife and child,…
Officials inspect areas where crop damage was reported in Pune Pune: Another round of worry set in for farmers in Pune district after strong winds, hailstorms and pre-monsoon showers over the past few days caused extensive damage to fruit crops. Their livelihoods ahead of the crucial Kharif season.A preliminary assessment conducted by the district agriculture…
Guwahati: Centre is set to launch its biggest security push in Manipur, spearheaded by two units of the CRPF’s elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) — commandos credited with making Bastar a naxal free area — likely before the onset of the monsoon.State home minister Govindas Konthoujam on Friday told the media that “there will…
Times News NetworkLucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has cancelled land allotment of three companies in the Aligarh phase one defence node of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) for failing to commence construction and industrial activities nearly five years after receiving land.“The action is part of the state govt’s efforts…
Jaipur: On the occasion of World Environment Day, senior Rajasthan Congress functionaries, including former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully, extended support to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi‘s #GreenOverGreed campaign and voiced concern over the proposed development project on Great Nicobar…
NEW DELHI: State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) Friday said it has reported the presence of natural gas in its third exploratory well in the Andaman shallow offshore block, further indicating hydrocarbon potential in the region.In a regulatory filing to stock exchanges, the company said natural gas was encountered in the exploratory well Vijayapuram-3, drilled 15…
