Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee on Thursday approved a proposal worth more than Rs 10.5 crore to purchase 20 new water tankers and manage their operation and maintenance for five years to water trees planted across the city. The civic body sanctioned Rs 5.5 crore for procuring the tankers and another Rs…
Ludhiana: While the season’s first spell of rainfall brought much-needed relief from the heat in Ludhiana, it also exposed persistent infrastructure problems. Residents in many localities complained of roads caving in and getting damaged besides disrupted traffic after the overnight rainfall on Wednesday.Among the worst-hit areas was Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, where residents reported road…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s battle against air pollution appears to be turning a corner, with the city recording cleaner air for the second consecutive year, according to data released by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC).The city’s annual average Air Quality Index (AQI) moved from 152 in 2024 — sitting in the mid-range of the moderate category…
Pune: The state govt on Thursday put on hold implementation of the Maharashtra Right to Information (RTI) Rules, 2026, after veteran social activist Anna Hazare objected to the newly notified framework and threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike from July 5, if the new rules remained.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the decision in a…
Surat: A private bank-appointed gold valuer and three customers have been booked for allegedly cheating a private bank by securing loans against fake gold jewellery using forged valuation certificates. The fraud, involving loans worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, came to light during an internal audit that found several pledged ornaments to be counterfeit. The complaint…
Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh district administration on Wednesday carried out an eviction drive along the banks of the Brahmaputra, clearing illegal settlements spreading across 1.5km stretch of govt land.The drive targeted homes and structures that had been unlawfully constructed in the stretch between the Dibrugarh Town Protection dyke and the riverbank, a strip of govt land…
Ayodhya: The proposed meeting of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on July 6 may run into quorum issue, with only six of its 10 permanent members likely to be available to attend.At least seven permanent members must be present to meet the quorum. The 15-member Trust comprises 10 permanent and five ex officio members.The…
Palanpur: The Banaskantha district administration has launched emergency health centres at all 14 of its taluka court complexes under the “Health with Justice” initiative, bringing immediate medical care to judges, lawyers, court staff and litigants. The initiative aims to ensure prompt treatment within court premises, especially in remote areas of the district.Implemented under directions of…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Thursday directed the state govt to explain what it has done to conserve camels after figures showed the population of the designated state animal fell from nearly 15 lakh in 1980 to 2.13 lakh in 2019.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Manish Sharma also…
NEW DELHI: Another video purportedly showing a damaged stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur has gone viral, intensifying criticism of NHAI following the recent cave-in on the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. Officials said the highways authority had terminated the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway contractor’s agreement in April after the builder repeatedly failed to fulfil the contractual…
