A hyderabadi in the water: New beetle species named after the city | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Hyderabad has acquired an unusual new namesake—not a biryani, not a celebrity, and not even a tech start-up, but a tiny aquatic beetle discovered in a seasonal pond.Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), along with collaborating institutions, have named the newly identified freshwater species Amphiops hyderabadi after the city. In doing so,…

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Two housing projects off Dwarka e-way found releasing untreated sewage, served notices for violations | Gurgaon News

Inspections were carried out by HSPCB to check if STPs in rapidly expanding housing societies along Dwarka Expressway were operating according to prescribed environmental norms Gurgaon: Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) found two group housing projects along Dwarka Expressway bypassing untreated effluents as part of its review of sewage treatment plants in highrises. The…

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71 out of 80 TMC MLAs attend Mamata’s 1st meet after polls | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Seventy-one of the 80 newly elected Trinamool MLAs attended a meeting convened by party chief Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence on Wednesday, where she alleged that functionaries within her own party had “sabotaged” the assembly election, contributing to Trinamool’s defeat.“Some of our own people sabotaged us. We will examine all such allegations. A…

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Ahmedabad: Workers strike work in Memco industrial unit, resume after assurance | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Around 500 workers at an industrial unit in the Memco area went on strike on Wednesday, raising demands over salary hikes and overtime payments. The workers staged a protest and halted operations, also listing eight demands related to wages and working conditions.Sources said employees had earlier raised concerns about pay revision and overtime compensation,…

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Cong alleges voter-list irregularities, demands probe | Chandigarh News

Panchkula: The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP govt of attempting to “manipulate the electoral process” in the upcoming Panchkula municipal corporation elections, alleging large-scale irregularities in the voter list.Addressing a press conference at the party’s state headquarters in Chandigarh, Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed that…

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Strip-search allegation sparks outrage at IISER Pune | Pune News

Pune: Several students of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, protested on Monday and Tuesday after multiple first-year examinees were allegedly “subject to non-consensual body contact, including frisking, pat-downs, and even a harrowing strip-search”.According to an email sent by the general secretary of the IISER Student Council, a first-year girl student was called…

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Saha asks depts to stay vigilant, proactive on public issues | Guwahati News

Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha on Wednesday said his govt is committed to serving the people and directed all departments to remain vigilant, proactive and accountable in addressing citizens’ concerns.Reviewing departmental performance at a Task Monitoring System meeting, Saha called for regular monitoring to ensure timely delivery of public services and faster resolution of public…

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