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The petitioner alleged that the company had carved out an illegal access road through Aravali PlantationThe petitioner alleged that the company had carved out an illegal access road through Aravali PlantationThe petitioner alleged that the company had carved out an illegal access road through Aravali PlantationThe petitioner alleged that the company had carved out an illegal access road through Aravali PlantationThe petitioner alleged that the company had carved out an illegal access road through Aravali Plantation Gurgaon: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the closure of a stone mining operation in Haryana’s Mahendergarh district after finding that the leaseholder accessed…

Shillong: Two masked men hurled petrol bombs at the Meghalaya Pollution Control Board office on Monday, causing damage but no injuries.The attack on the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) office took place between noon and 12:30 p.m. Officials said two places inside the compound were targeted before the attackers fled.“There were two petrol bombs hurled. Investigation to nab the culprits has begun,” superintendent of police (city) Dangsan Khyriem said.A police forensic team collected samples and confirmed that petrol bombs were used. Police are examining CCTV footage and searching for the suspects.MSPCB member secretary GH Chyrmang said the board had…

Kanpur: Police in Kanpur have registered a case of alleged rape and blackmail involving a 17-year-old girl, the daughter of a head constable, and taken two accused into custody, officials said late Sunday night.The girl, a resident of Kidwai Nagar, was staying in a hostel in Kakadev while preparing for NEET examination. During her stay, she became acquainted with a 17-year-old student from Siddharthnagar who was also living in Kakadev and preparing for a competitive exam, police said.According to the complaint, the accused called the girl to a hotel about a month ago on the pretext of celebrating his birthday.…

Imge for representation only Mangaluru: Dealers in Mangaluru are grappling with dwindling stocks and a shift towards refurbished products amid reports of another increase in computer and IT hardware prices this month.Ravi Bhat, former secretary of the Mangalore IT Dealers Association, said hardware prices have risen steadily since Jan, and the anticipated fresh hike is expected to put further pressure on the market.“Stocks are extremely low. Dealers must place orders and wait a long time, leaving customers with little choice but to select from whatever is available,” he said.Bhat, who handles bulk computer orders, said frequent price fluctuations have made…

Former minister Tanveer Sait Mysuru: Five legislators from the Mysuru and Malnad regions were inducted into chief minister DK Shivakumar’s cabinet on Monday, with two of them retaining ministerial berths from the previous Siddaramaiah govt.The cabinet expansion, however, left out several senior Congress leaders, triggering discontent in parts of the region.Mandya, the Vokkaliga stronghold, secured two cabinet berths. N Cheluvarayaswamy, who served as agriculture minister in the previous Siddaramaiah govt, retained his place. A four-time MLA and former MP from Nagamangala, he crossed over from JD(S) to Congress and is regarded as one of the party’s prominent Vokkaliga leaders in…

Noida: The Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA) has urged the Noida Authority to extend the deadline for making industrial plots operational by two to three years, citing delays caused by environmental restrictions, procedural requirements and labour shortages.In a letter to the Authority, the association said the existing five-year deadline from plot allotment to operationalisation is no longer practical under prevailing conditions. It pointed out that obtaining an Occupancy Certificate (OC), a prerequisite for an industrial unit to be considered operational, consumes a significant part of the available time.NEA president Vipin Malhan said construction activity remains suspended between October and February due…

Pune: The city unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the state chief electoral officer to extend the SIR drive up to Sept 1. The party said the administrative machinery would not be able to complete the exercise by Aug 8.AAP functionaries said that teachers are managing additional duties as BLOs but face difficulties due to rain in many parts. Door-to-door visits have been hampered because of many challenges. President of the city unit Dhananjay Benkar said, “We have also told the chief electoral officer to take up a comprehensive public awareness campaign through all self-governing bodies to…

Panaji: Goa police investigations are set to move faster with the establishment of a forensic psychology division and an e-Peshi (Nyay Shruti) video-conferencing facility at the directorate of forensic sciences, Verna.Chief minister Pramod Sawant will inaugurate both facilities on Tuesday.The forensic psychology division, created through state funding, will introduce advanced tools such as polygraph examinations and the layered voice analyser (LVA), reducing reliance on laboratories outside Goa.Set up at an investment of around Rs 70 lakh — Rs 28 lakh for the polygraph system, Rs 35 lakh for the LVA, and about Rs 7 lakh for infrastructure and furnishing —…

Hisar: The prolonged agitation by bar associations across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh against the Legal Aid Defence Counsel (LADC) Scheme ended on Monday after the Joint Action Committee (JAC) said it had received assurances from the Centre and the judiciary that the scheme would be reviewed. The committee called off the strike with immediate effect.Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association vice-president Ashish Bishnoi, who is also a member of the JAC, said the delegation first met Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in New Delhi before holding discussions with the Chief Justice of India, who is also the patron-in-chief…

Lucknow: As the monsoon session of the UP legislature began on Monday, BSP national president Mayawati said that the four-day session is extremely brief.“The sessions of UP legislature are continuously decreasing in duration. With such a brief session of the legislative assembly, will it be able to achieve its true objective – which is the welfare of the people – or will it merely remain a formality,” she asked.The BSP chief said that in order to hold the bureaucracy accountable to its constitutional oath and responsible for public interest and public welfare, it is essential that the constitutional influence of…