New Delhi: Delhi govt Saturday approved the notification of around 1,000 acres (400 hectares) of Southern Ridge as Reserved Forest, a move that will take the capital’s notified Ridge area to nearly 13,000 acres (5,250 hectares).The decision, announced by chief minister Rekha Gupta, comes days after Forest Department indicated that a 400.5-hectare parcel of Southern…
Three days after the incident of a blast that was triggered by LPG cylinder leakage at an eatery in Sanpada on Sept 15, in which two brothers running the eatery had sustained severe burn injuries, one of the injured brothers succumbed during treatment at National Burns hospital in Airoli. Navi Mumbai: Three days after the…
Greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda Bengaluru: In a move aimed at cutting delays and reducing paperwork for homeowners, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Friday launched Nambike Nakshe 2.0, a fully automated building plan approval system under which eligible residential plans can receive sanctions in around 30 minutes instead of the current two to three…
Chennai: The state govt on Saturday released ₹23.95 lakh in financial assistance to research scholar Bharathidasan Raman under the Annal Ambedkar Overseas Higher Education Scholarship programme, ending the months-long controversy over the delay. “We released the funds to the research scholar today,” Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu said.The 27-year-old scholar’s case was also raised during…
Hyderabad: Telangana assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Saturday said the Kodad Mega Job Mela had opened new employment opportunities for unemployed youth, and called for similar large-scale recruitment drives across the state.Addressing hundreds of job seekers, the speaker said the participation of around 350 companies was an “extraordinary achievement.”“It should not remain a one-time…
Manchanda’s autopsy report recorded drowning as the cause of death Gurgaon: An assistant sub-inspector posted at Badshapur police station has been suspended for alleged negligence in the investigation into the murder of a 31-year-old project manager at Adani Realty, Yuvraj Singh Manchanda, sources said on Saturday, even as police were yet to issue an official…
The difficulty accessing the KIFF website and submission portal is due to a technical issue with the State Data Centre Kolkata: While a huge number of films have been submitted for the competitive section of the 32nd Kolkata International Film Festival till Saturday, some filmmakers still couldn’t access the website.Director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit from Bangladesh…
Pollution levels will be checked at fuel stations in NCR Noida: Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) will not be sold petrol or diesel at any fuel station in Noida and Ghaziabad from Oct 1, the district administrations said on Saturday.Noida district supply officer (DSO) Nilesh Utpal said the move follows an…
Margao: A day after GFP president Vijai Sardesai said he was open to “realignment” following his party’s alliance with AAP, Congress’ Goa in charge, Manikrao Thakare, said on Saturday that Congress had not shut its doors to GFP, and that everyone wanting to defeat BJP was welcome to join hands with the party.Speaking to reporters…
Gorakhpur: BJP national general secretary and Uttar Pradesh in charge Vinod Tawde’s late-night visit to the residence of Nishad Party national president and UP minister Sanjay Nishad in Gorakhpur on Friday came amid recent political speculation surrounding Nishad’s meetings with opposition and allied leaders.Earlier in the day, Nishad had attended a meeting of public representatives…
