New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed that the Delhi Ridge Management Board be constituted and begin carrying out its assigned responsibilities. Last year, the Supreme Court granted statutory powers to the board, but the body has yet to appoint two mandatory members from the civil society.A bench comprising chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert…
MUMBAI: For the first time in recent memory, the popular 7.5-acre Bandra Talao, a Grade II heritage lake, has been dewatered as part of a major rejuvenation drive. The urban waterbody is now a vast stretch of exposed mudflats and heavy silt deposits, with excavation machinery and pumps working through the remaining patches of sludge….
Hyderabad: Jubilee Hills police registered a criminal case against a group of persons for allegedly attempting to extort IPL tickets by threatening representatives of a media company.According to police, the case was registered based on a complaint filed by company officials. On May 15, a group led by K Mahesh, a student leader, allegedly trespassed…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only KOLKATA: The West Bengal government has made the singing of Vande Mataram mandatory during morning assemblies in state-run schools and in all government, aided and recognised madrassas, officials said on Thursday. Last week, a notice issued by the school education department directed schools to ensure that the national song…
Panaji: The Chemists and Druggists Association of Goa joined the nationwide shutdown of all pharmacies and addressed a letter to PM Modi through the North Goa collector to highlight the illegal and unregulated online sale of medicines, sale and home delivery of medicines without valid and verified prescriptions, and predatory discounting practices by online medicine…
Chemist shops closed in Ahmedabad traditional chemists and druggists across India have paused operations in a unified protest against unregulated e-pharmacy platforms and corporate quick-commerce apps.Ahmedabad,wednesday,20,May,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Chemist shops closed in Ahmedabad traditional chemists and druggists across India have paused operations in a unified protest against unregulated e-pharmacy platforms and corporate quick-commerce apps.Ahmedabad,wednesday,20,May,2026…
Chandigarh: Accusing Majitha deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Kamalmeet Singh of “misconduct”, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA from Majitha Ganieve Kaur Majithia on Wednesday submitted complaints to state election commission (SEC), Punjab, and director general of police (DGP), seeking action against the officer.When contacted, the DSP refuted the claims and said video of the incident…
Pune Municipal Corporation Pune: A city resident has submitted a complaint to the police commissioner on Wednesday, alleging that three individuals cheated him of nearly Rs19 lakh with the promise of securing a job in PMC.The complainant said the trio provided him with allegedly forged appointment-related documents, carrying fake signatures and seals of civic officials.Complainant…
Lucknow: Nearly 40 lakh households have opted for the self-enumeration process of Census 2027 in UP, the digital feature introduced for the first time in India’s Census exercise. Sharing details of the ongoing process, Sheetal Verma, director of Census operations and director of citizen registration in UP, said the response has been particularly strong in…
Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, has directed Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater (JMC-G) to strictly enforce the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules after hearing a petition alleging illegal operation of a garbage transfer station near Fun Kingdom Road in Mansarovar.The petition, filed by residents of SFS Colony and nearby areas, alleged…
