According to the MCG affidavit, there are currently 17.2 lakh metric tonnes of waste to be processed at the landfill as of Aug 16 Gurgaon: MCG has said that it’s not in a position to give a firm deadline on the Bandhwari landfill matter, ahead of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) hearing. NGT will hear…
Rampurhat/Kolkata: Police probing the death of former Bengal deputy speaker and Trinamool minister Asish Banerjee are examining whether he faced threats from “unknown quarters” over alleged financial irregularities in the Tarapith Rampurhat Development Authority (TRDA).The probe follows demands for a detailed inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Banerjee’s death, with rebel MP Ritabrata Banerjee urging the…
The move comes after 60 school buses in the district were issued notices last month for lacking safety provisions Ghaziabad: The district administration has made character verification and health examinations mandatory for school vehicle drivers, officials said. The decision was taken at a meeting of the special district school vehicle transport safety committee.A police character…
Panaji: After the Goa state council for educational research and training (GSCERT) decided to implement holistic progress cards from Class I to VIII in all govt and aided schools from the current academic year, the Goa board of secondary and higher secondary education too has said that the new process of assessment will be introduced…
CM Yogi Adityanath at PRD personnel conference in Gorakhpur on Tuesday Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a hike in the daily duty allowance of Provincial Rakshak Dal (PRD) volunteers from Rs 500 to Rs 600 and launched a cashless healthcare scheme providing annual medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to…
Ahmedabad: An overcast sky covered Ahmedabad and much of Gujarat on Tuesday. However, despite a seasonal trough stretching across the region, heavy monsoonal downpours remain elusive, leaving most of the state facing a prolonged dry spell.In Ahmedabad, conditions remained mild and typical for the season. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 33°C and a…
Ludhiana: The Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust entered the seventh day of a hunger strike on Tuesday, threatening a fast unto death over demands to rename the railway station and complete a road to the freedom fighter’s birthplace.Protesters want the state govt to complete a 100m road connecting Chaura Bazaar to the memorial site. Trust…
Financial commissioner, revenue and disaster management, Sumita Misra Chandigarh: Haryana govt has announced its 100% stamp duty exemption on lifetime transfer of immovable property within blood relations also covers grandchildren through daughters — a benefit that had been held up by a wording ambiguity in the Hindi version of a 2014 notification.The clarification, issued through…
Pune: At one of its first presentations to the public, using a high-tech piece of software, city traffic police on Tuesday painted a rather grim picture of the state of infrastructure in Pune.The city’s municipal limits, data showed, has grown a whopping 330% in the last 30 years. Its road network now covers only 8%;…
Tensions rose when Parmar was allegedly pushed and subjected to verbal abuse while leaving the campus after counting Surat: In a major upset, the Kisan Parivartan Panel swept the election to the managing committee of Bardoli Sugar Factory, defeating all candidates of the ruling Sahkar Panel and securing control of one of the country’s major…
