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– The demolition and sealing drive in DLF Phase 3 began on Monday, with the Town and Country Planning Department’s enforcement team targeting properties allegedly violating building and land-use norms._______________Picture by TOIWhile a guesthouse was sealed, several structures, including four rooms built in stilt parking, were demolished- The demolition and sealing drive in DLF Phase 3 began on Monday, with the Town and Country Planning Department’s enforcement team targeting properties allegedly violating building and land-use norms._______________Picture by TOI- The demolition and sealing drive in DLF Phase 3 began on Monday, with the Town and Country Planning Department’s enforcement team targeting…

Aizawl: Mizoram govt is setting up a Rs 20.63-crore poultry farm with a capacity to rear at least 1 lakh hens at Thenzawl in Serchhip district as part of efforts to make the state self-sufficient in egg production, animal husbandry and veterinary minister C Lalsawivunga said on Monday.The proposed facility is expected to produce between 70,000 and 75,000 eggs a day, the minister said while addressing workers of the ruling Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) at the party office in Aizawl. He said the govt was working towards increasing the state’s production of eggs, milk and meat.Lalsawivunga said a livestock insurance…

Kanpur: Two children died after complaining of severe stomach pain at a school hostel in the City Kotwali area of Banda early Monday, while another fell ill and was admitted to hospital, police and school authorities said. The cause of the deaths was not immediately clear.BSA AR Tiwari said two children had died and the school did not have recognition for running a hostel. He said an investigation was underway and added that the children whose health deteriorated were among those who had eaten momos.Around 3 am, Nitin (12) complained of severe stomach pain to the hostel warden. Half an…

Passengers booking cabs via aggregators like Uber, Ola and Rapido in advance for flights, trains, and inter-city journeys are increasingly finding themselves stranded when drivers cancel the trips at the last minute Pune: Nitesh Singh, a Hadapsar resident, almost missed a flight after his scheduled cab to the airport cancelled five minutes before arrival. “I had to rebook another cab and wait for almost 25 minutes. I got very delayed for my flight,” he said.Passengers booking cabs via aggregators like Uber, Ola and Rapido in advance for flights, trains, and inter-city journeys are increasingly finding themselves stranded when drivers cancel…

The incident occurred on Saturday evening at the panchayat ground, with the FIR registered a day later Panaji: An argument during a football match at Katyabhat, Old Goa, led to a knife attack and the arrest of four youths, Old Goa police said. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at the panchayat ground, with the FIR registered a day later.Police arrested Ayan Didagur, 22, of Corlim, Muneer Khan, 20, of Old Goa, Mohammadjamir Khazi, 20, a Bhoma resident and native of Belagavi, and Roshan Jafarsab Kundgol, 20, of Goa Velha.According to the complaint filed by Manjunath Kamatmani, 23, of Ella,…

Trees still encased in concrete despite NGT order: Green grp Mohali: Trees across Mohali continue to be surrounded by concrete and bitumen despite National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions mandating a one-metre breathing space around their trunks, the Environment Protection Society (EPS) has alleged.The society has moved the executing court, accusing the municipal corporation (MC), Mohali, of failing to implement the tribunal’s orders and seeking a vigilance bureau or Enforcement Directorate probe into alleged irregularities worth around Rs 2.5 crore in deconcretisation works.EPS president and retired chief engineer HS Minhas said the NGT’s full bench had directed in 2019 that all…

Lucknow: UP cadre IPS officer Ashutosh Mishra on Monday lodged a case of murder and robbery in connection with the sequences of events that had unfolded at his ancestral home in Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday.In his complaint, Mishra has stated that his uncle Sachindra Mishra had called to inform that his mother Indrawati (95) had suffered a heart attack and died. When Ashutosh reached home and examined the body, he noticed that several pieces of jewellery were missing from her person, including a gold chain, a tulsi necklace with gold beads, a nose pin and earrings. Her anklets were also…

Chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit in a review meeting in Patna on Monday Patna: Chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Monday directed round-the-clock patrolling along Bihar’s 735-km border with Nepal and called for closer coordination between the police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) to curb cross-border crime, illegal trafficking and other security threats.Reviewing the security situation in seven border districts, he also ordered coordinated action against fake Aadhaar card rackets, SIM-box fraud and shell companies involved in illegal activities.Chairing a high-level review meeting, the chief secretary assessed security arrangements in West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj. He directed…

Elephant rides at Amer Fort, once among Jaipur’s most sought-after tourist attractions, have seen a drastic decline in popularity. According to local travel agencies, tour experts and guides, most international travel companies and agencies have removed it from their itineraries. Once considered a royal experience, it has few takers now, and travellers are giving it a miss.‘Popularity of elephant safaris is on the decline’Ajay Singh Rathore, general secretary, Tourist Guide Association, Jaipur, shares, “Till 2015-16, elephant rides were a must for all international tourists. Shockingly, none of my clients have asked for elephant rides in the last three years. Instead,…

Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court last week drew a distinction between police “custody” and a formal “arrest”, dismissing a businessman’s plea that his fundamental rights were violated because he was allegedly detained for more than 24 hours before being produced in court.A division bench comprising Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita Mehta held that evidence did not establish the Itwari resident was arrested when police took him from his home on March 31. The court found he was initially brought to the police station for inquiry and was formally arrested the same day, after investigators allegedly found links…