Bombay high court said such action of alarming alacrity and efficiency shown by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is shocking in the present case Mumbai: The Bombay high court has rapped the BMC over the Feb 6 demolition of a structure near Mith Chowky metro station, Malad (West) barely 13 days after issuing it a demolition…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday directed authorities to shut down 717 TASMAC liquor outlets located within 500 metres of places of worship, educational institutions and bus stands across the state within the next two weeks.According to the state government, the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) currently runs 4,765 retail…
Bengal Police arrested three individuals, including an alleged sharpshooter from Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the murder of Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath. KOLKATA: Five days after the murder of Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath outside his Madhyamgram residence, Bengal Police arrested three persons, including an alleged sharpshooter picked up from Uttar Pradesh, even as…
Panaji: In addition to the danger of heat strokes during the extreme heat, the directorate of health services has also cautioned people against taking respite from the heat by swimming in ponds, springs and other water bodies with stagnant water, where they could risk contracting leptospirosis.State epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar said the leptospira bacteria can…
Varanasi: Three killings within a span of 24 hours have sent shockwaves through Chandauli. Police now say that the same person is behind all three murders — a former serviceman, suspected to be a psychopath.The accused, Gurpreet Singh, a native of Punjab, was apprehended by a bystander while attempting to flee after allegedly killing a…
Here are a few things we can do to stay cool and avoid heatstrokes Ahmedabad: The city baked under severe heat on Monday as soaring temperatures pushed the city deeper into an intense summer spell. With the mercury touching 44.3°C and humidity adding to the discomfort, deserted roads reflected the impact of the afternoon heat….
Poonam Verma to receive Florence Nightingale Award Chandigarh: Serving patients round the clock, standing firm on the front lines during the gruelling Covid-19 pandemic, and carrying healthcare awareness beyond hospital walls—Poonam Verma’s 25-year journey of dedication has now earned her the nation’s highest nursing honour. On International Nurses Day (May 12), she will be conferred…
Pune: State principal secretary for industries P Anbalagan has said the govt will undertake a comprehensive infrastructure gap analysis across the Chakan-Talegaon industrial corridor as global companies prepare fresh expansion plans in Maharashtra.He said the focus is to identify deficiencies in roads, electricity infrastructure, waste management and mobility connectivity in the aforementioned industrial corridor, which…
Guwahati: Amid growing concerns among citizens over rapid deforestation and shrinking wetlands, the forest department has announced that a plantation drive will be carried out in and around the Deepor Beel area, where saplings amounting to ten times the number of trees felled will be planted.This comes after concerns over tree cutting for the railway’s…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will launch an affordable housing project on Sitapur Road where around 900 flats for Low Income Group (LIG) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) families will be developed on 16,000 sq metres of land recently cleared of encroachment near Shia PG College.The scheme will include 582 LIG flats and 336…
