Panaji: Residents of Tivim recently held a public meeting to examine structural changes introduced under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, alleging that a gazette notification had converted 52,000sqm of cultivable irrigation command land in Tivim into commercial space. The meeting was organised by civic advocacy group Goyche Fuddle Pillge Khatir (GFPK).Architect…
Dehydration and reduced water intake are also aggravating related illnesses such as tick fever and kidney complications Dehydration and reduced water intake are also aggravating related illnesses such as tick fever and kidney complicationsAhmedabad: A week ago, an Ahmedabad resident took his labrador for a walk around noon. Within minutes, the otherwise active dog suddenly…
Dairy owners had said they would organise a demonstration on Hambran Road along with their cattle on Wednesday to flag the failure of the effluent treatment plant, which was unable to handle the load of wastewater from all dairies. Ludhiana: Dairy owners from Haibowal Dairy Complex deferred the protest they had planned over the next…
Shimla: The Shimla district police, under the special anti-drug campaign, have arrested two drug suppliers from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh after establishing backward linkages in separate drug cases.In a case registered at Rohru police station, the police recovered 190 banned nitrazepam tablets from two persons and later traced the supply chain to a Lucknow-based chemist…
Pune: The district administration has submitted a final proposal to the state govt for permanent transfer of approximately 44.5 acres of land in Mundhwa to the Botanical Survey of India (BSI).The move follows recommendations by a high-level committee led by additional chief secretary (revenue) Vikas Kharge. The panel was formed to probe controversial land transaction…
Lab-grown diamondSurat: India’s polished lab-grown diamond exports have overtaken natural diamonds in volume for the first time, in FY 2025-26, marking a decisive shift in the global diamond trade driven by rapid manufacturing growth and rising affordability.Provisional data for FY 2025-26 shows India exported 18.8 million carats of polished lab-grown diamonds (LGD), compared to 16…
Guwahati: Congress MLAs in Assam said they would follow the party high command’s decision on choosing their leader in the house, amid BJP attacks that the party has become Muslim-dominated. Of the 19 newly elected Congress MLAs, 18 are Muslims.The debate has centred on whether Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader — who is also expected…
Rajkot: To strike at human trafficking and organized prostitution, Nilambag police in Bhavnagar began proceedings to confiscate a commercial property under Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which officials said is the first such action in Gujarat.The confiscation targets Shabana Theem, an alleged habitual offender who was allegedly running prostitution racket under…
Jaipur: In the NITI Aayog report, ‘School Education System in India – Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement’, Rajasthan’s school education initiatives of conducting a health survey and using artificial intelligence for learning have been upheld as ‘Good State Practices’.“The appreciation accorded by NITI Aayog in this report — specifically regarding the state’s…
SRINAGAR: Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday granted “industry” status to hotels and guesthouses registered with tourism department with an aim to strengthening hospitality sector in the UT.The order will come into force on June 1. It is expected to benefit 1,257 hotels and guesthouses in the UT, including 1,078 in Leh and…
