New Delhi: At a govt school in Delhi, a drone slowly moves through corridors, classrooms and laboratories, capturing every corner of the campus in detail as part of a large-scale digital mapping and infrastructure audit exercise. Over 500 high-resolution images are taken for just one school, allowing officials to later walk through the building virtually,…
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane has acquitted three persons, including a 31-year-old woman, in a 2016 case of alleged kidnapping, trafficking, and rape of a minor girl, observing that the prosecution failed to prove “foundational facts”.Special Judge G T Pawar on Wednesday dropped all charges against Kajal Thakur (31), Mosin Nasim Khan (31), and…
Bengaluru: Marking a significant shift in India’s climate governance journey, Karnataka is attempting to take the battle against climate change right down to village streets and farm fields. The state is preparing individual climate action plans for all 5,994 gram panchayats and 340 urban local bodies — an unprecedented exercise that, if successful, could make…
Veeramani P, burial ground in-charge at Otteri, says the only thing that helps him cope with the physiological and psychological strain of the job is alcohol. “I drink myself to sleep every night,” says the 31-year-old. Rajesh Ravichandran punctures the soil with a long iron rod, pulls it out, examines it for a few seconds,…
Hyderabad: Director general of police (DGP) CV Anand conducted a comprehensive review of Greyhounds, Octopus commando units on Thursday. While asking the leadership of the commando units to maintain operational readiness of the units, the top cop informed them about repatriation of a significant chunk of Greyhounds anti-naxal force to other police wings in view…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has asked four Tollywood actors-turned-BJP MLAs — Rudranil Ghosh, Rupa Ganguly, Hiraan Chatterjee and Papia Adhikary — to sort out issues in the industry. At a meeting held with the CM on Wednesday, matters regarding the friction in Tollywood were discussed in the presence of Ghosh, Ganguly and Chatterjee on…
Panchkula: In a push to promote fuel conservation and sustainable transport, Panchkula police has launched an initiative encouraging its personnel to adopt eco-friendly commuting practices.Acting on the call for fuel saving and environmental protection, the department has issued guidelines asking officers and staff to minimise use of private vehicles and opt for alternatives such as…
Usha Kiran Superspeciality Hospital in Hadapsar, Pune The cordoned off area at Hadapsar gliding Centre, where the IED was defused Usha Kiran Superspeciality Hospital in Hadapsar, Pune The cordoned off area at Hadapsar gliding Centre, where the IED was defused Usha Kiran Superspeciality Hospital in Hadapsar, Pune Pune: The unclaimed object found on Wednesday night…
Guwahati: The four ministers who took oath alongside chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma have been allocated their portfolios.Rameshwar Teli, a former union MoS, will oversee the labour welfare, tea tribes and adivasi welfare, and transformation and development departments. Ajanta Neog, who previously held the finance portfolio, has been given charge of women and child development…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC has directed the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inquire into the alleged disproportionate assets of Cong MP and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and apprise it of the progress of the inquiry on July 20, reports Ritika Singh Sisodiya.A division bench…
