New Delhi: Environment department has informed National Green Tribunal that MCD has achieved an average of 59% waste segregation at source across its 250 wards so far. MCD aims to increase this to 65% by Dec 2026, 75% by Dec 2027, 80% by June 2028 and 90% by Dec 2028.The report dated June 30, which…
Mumbai: The daily commute is tiring for most Mumbaikars as they negotiate crowds, delays and traffic snarls. But incidents over the last fortnight — an open manhole claiming a life, a schoolboy killed by a falling tree, a commuter stabbed on local trains, passengers electrocuted in waterlogged streets and fatal road accidents — have added…
Bengaluru: Even as more voters opt to submit their Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms online, the process has drawn complaints over mandatory mobile number linking with the voter ID.Election officials, however, clarified that filing the form online is only the first step, with booth-level Officers (BLOs) required to carry out document verification before the…
75% of foreigners held in T drug cases absconding Chennai: Two drug peddlers, who had recruited juveniles to distribute narcotic substances, were arrested by the Kannagi Nagar police during a raid in the Puthupettai Canal area off Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) in Chennai. Police uncovered a network that used minors to sell drugs in exchange…
Fake WhatsApp messages from ‘MD’ cost realty firm over ₹4 crore Hyderabad: Fraudsters impersonating the managing director (MD) of a real estate firm on WhatsApp tricked a senior executive of the company into transferring ₹4.7 crore to their bank accounts through fraudulent means.In his complaint to the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), an assistant general…
Flyer Utpal Roy, who is yet to get his baggage Kolkata: Lake Gardens resident Utpal Roy, who was travelling on SpiceJet flight SG 161 from Srinagar to Jammu on June 30, has complained to the civil aviation ministry that his checked-in baggage did not arrive at Jammu and has demanded that the airline pay Rs…
Mapusa: A public passenger shed in Purva ward in the Kasarvarne panchayat has been turned into a garbage dump, triggering outrage among residents and commuters.The bus stop, located in a ward represented by deputy sarpanch Sakshi Naik, is strewn with trash, with waste dumped directly on the seating area.With the rain, the rotting garbage has…
Gorakhpur: Students of the Fatima Institute of Medical Sciences (FIMS) played a key role in the successful implementation of the Pulse Polio campaign across Gorakhpur, helping health authorities expand immunisation coverage among children in vulnerable localities.The week-long campaign, conducted from June 27 to July 3, was organised under the guidance of WHO surveillance medical officer…
New Delhi: AAP national convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference at the party office in New Delhi on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Deepak Kumar) Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Saturday rejected a revision application filed by former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind…
Sandeep.Rana1@timesofindia.comPanchkula: A Kalka court has ordered a time-bound inquiry into allegations of four murder accused in Pinjore being paraded in public with their heads shaved after arrest.Kalka sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) issued the directive while hearing an application filed by the accused. The court asked the police commissioner to examine the case and submit a…
