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Ahmedabad: Patience finally ran out for an Ellisbridge resident 16 years after paying upfront for a plotting scheme near Viramgam. With neither the 1,000 sq ft plot handed over nor his Rs 2.95 lakh refunded, the buyer has now filed a complaint against three directors of a real estate firm with Navrangpura police.In 2010, the firm launched Elegance-1 plotting scheme at Sachana village in Ahmedabad district. The complainant — a clerk employed at Bible House near Gujarat College — came to know of it through an acquaintance and booked a 1,000 sq ft plot (Plot No. 109) for Rs 2.95…

Prayagraj: Parking vehicles along the roads of Civil Lines while stepping into a restaurant, hotel, shopping complex or retail outlet could soon prove costly. The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) is preparing to impose stricter parking regulations across the city’s busiest commercial district.Beginning Aug, the civic body will implement a new parking policy on selected stretches of SP Marg, MG Marg and other prominent roads in Civil Lines to streamline traffic movement and reduce congestion. Officials said vehicle owners would have to use designated parking spaces instead of leaving their vehicles along the roadside.Under the proposed arrangement, two-wheeler owners will have…

Chromite mining waste polluted Damsala nullah flowing through Sukinda Valley before draining into Brahmani river Cuttack: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a joint inspection into allegations that chromite mining by a private ferro alloy company’s is causing contamination in Sukinda Valley, stating that the petition raises substantial environmental issues requiring detailed scrutiny.The NGT’s east zone bench in Kolkata passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Sukinda resident Kailash Chandra Nayak.Nayak’s counsel, advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy, alleged that untreated mine runoff and waste from chromite mines at Kaliapani are being discharged into Damsala Nallah, which…

Large and medium industries have been directed to complete installations by July 31 Gurgaon: Only 1% of industries identified for installation of air pollution control devices (APCDs) across Haryana’s National Capital Region (NCR) districts have complied so far, with just 12 of the 968 required units installing the equipment, according to Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) data.The remaining 956 industries are expected to install APCDs under a phased compliance schedule set by the board. Large and medium industries have been directed to complete installations by July 31, while small-scale industries (SSIs), which constitute the majority of pending units, have…

Guwahati: Two more bodies were recovered in Assam on Friday, taking the death toll in the state to 80, even as the number of affected people declined to 2.12 lakh with waters receding across the state.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), both bodies were recovered in Sivasagar, one of the districts worst affected by flash floods triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall in the upstream catchments of Nagaland.The floods continue to affect 2,12,441 people in 437 villages across 21 revenue circles in eight districts — Golaghat, Sivasagar, Biswanath, Charaideo, Kamrup (Metro), Jorhat, Dhemaji and Nagaon. Source link

city witnessed widespread showers beginning around 1 pm on Thursday Kanpur: As if living up to a time-honoured belief linked to the holy month of Shrawan, the skies opened over Kanpur on Thursday, the very first day of the Hindu month, bringing a spell of rain and much-needed respite from the oppressive humidity.The city witnessed widespread showers beginning around 1 pm. The rain continued for nearly 45 minutes, with weather observatories recording an average rainfall of 4 mm across the city, although the intensity varied from one locality to another.Weather expert S N Sunil Pandey said the showers were widespread,…

Noida: The district administration has announced the schedule for the 2026-27 state govt’s scholarship and fee reimbursement scheme for OBC students, excluding minority OBCs, with over 14,000 beneficiaries from Class 9 and above expected this year. In a key change, students will get only one opportunity to submit online applications, unlike previous years when the portal opened twice.In the 2025-26 academic session, around 13,000 students availed the scheme.District backward class welfare officer Lavesh Kumar Sisodia said students can submit online applications between Aug 11 and Aug 25, while students pursuing higher education can apply from Sept 15 to Oct 15.Educational…

Pune: Two members of a burglary gang who allegedly stole vehicles to use in house break-ins were arrested on Wednesday.The Chikhali police recovered four stolen motorcycles and an autorickshaw, collectively worth Rs3 lakh. Assistant police inspector Subash Chavan and team arrested the accused, Raja Bapardekar (23) of Chikhali and an 18-year-old with criminal antecedents from Hadapsar.“We took Bapardekar and the other accused into custody based on a tip-off. They confessed to stealing the vehicles to use in burglaries,” an officer said.He added, “Bapardekar has 12 theft cases registered against him, while the other accused is wanted in four cases, including…

Panaji: The unhygienic condition of the Mapusa fish market came to light again during a joint inspection on Wednesday, following repeated complaints from the consumer rights group Goacan.The visit reviewed structural shortcomings and poor waste management linked to the market’s original design by the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA).mThe inspection was led by municipal chief officer Kaushik Desai and Mapusa urban health centre officer Dr Dinesh Parab, with officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board, PWD and Goacan. The team expressed dissatisfaction with existing maintenance schedules and called for tighter upkeep.With the municipality earning revenue from the facility,…

Rights, identity for village homes Chandigarh: In a move expected to address long-standing ownership ambiguities in village abadi areas, the Chandigarh administration has notified the Chandigarh Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Rules, 2026, setting up a formal mechanism to survey properties, demarcate boundaries and record ownership rights in the city’s erstwhile villages. The rules, published in the official gazette on July 29, establish the administrative framework for preparing a permanent record of rights, while providing residents an opportunity to raise objections before entries are finalised.The rules, notified on July 24, lay down the procedure for identifying abadi deh boundaries, surveying…