Ghaziabad: With Kanwar Yatra set to begin next week, UP govt has rolled out a plan to manage the annual pilgrimage — from barricaded bathing ghats and illuminated routes to hospital alerts, ambulances, CCTV surveillance and round-the-clock control rooms. In the city, officials have identified two main Kanwar routes covering 78.5km and two auxiliary routes…
The board plans to plant native and medicinal species to promote conservation-based livelihoods Panaji: The Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) will establish a centre for achieving biodiversity conservation through livelihood intervention at Chopdem in Pernem after state govt approved the transfer of over 3 lakh sqm of land.Under the project, the board plans to plant…
Sarkhej underpass in Ahmedabad flooded after heavy rain Ahmedabad: As large parts of Ahmedabad remained inundated after heavy rain, Ahmedabad Range IG Raghvendra Vatsa and Ahmedabad Rural SP Omprakash Jat toured rains-affected localities in Ghuma and Bopal aboard a tractor on Friday to assess the situation and oversee rescue efforts. Ahmedabad Range IG Raghvendra Vatsa…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation has received a lone bid for the operation and maintenance of the 300-tonne-per-day wet waste processing plant at the Dadumajra dumping site following the expiry of the previous contract.MC officials are currently scrutinising the bid and undertaking document verification before deciding whether to accept the offer or invite fresh tenders. Sources…
Pune: A 55-year-old resident of Kalyaninagar was lured into investing in a fake digital gold scheme, duping him of Rs 94.4 lakh.Pune cyber police registered a case against the fraudsters on Thursday.An officer said, “The complainant works with a private company. In November last year, the crooks contacted him through a social media platform and…
Majuli, the world’s largest river island located in Assam, is gradually vanishing into the riverbed due to erosion by the Brahmaputra River Guwahati: River erosion has completely wiped out 364 villages in Assam and partially affected 797 others, the assembly was told on Friday.Revenue and disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta said around 6,96,450 bighas, or…
Lucknow: Acting on the complaints received against the vehicle scrapping operations at Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities (RVSFs) in the state, the transport department will conduct a special drive from July 25 till Aug 10 to examine the scrapping process at the centres.The department received several complaints that vehicle scrapping was not being conducted in accordance…
Relocation and demolition of houses underway in Gulkhedi village at RVTR Friday Relocation and demolition of houses underway in Gulkhedi village at RVTR Friday Relocation and demolition of houses underway in Gulkhedi village at RVTR Friday Relocation and demolition of houses underway in Gulkhedi village at RVTR Friday Relocation and demolition of houses underway in…
Apex court said any online use of audiovisual excerpts from hearings must have the approval of SC or HC. Apex Court or HC Nod Must To Share Content Apex court said any online use of audiovisual excerpts from hearings must have the approval of SC or HC. Apex Court or HC Nod Must To Share…
Deep in the Arizona desert near Oracle sits one of the strangest experiments ever built, a sealed, 3.14-acre glass and steel enclosure called Biosphere 2. Constructed between 1987 and 1991 at a cost of roughly $150 million, funded largely by Texas billionaire Edward Bass, it was designed to test whether humans could live inside a…
