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Mumbai: While fatal road crashes caused by driver distraction or error are typically treated as negligence cases, the use of Section 105 of BNS—usually reserved for extreme recklessness such as drunk driving—in the case of an 8-year-old boy being run over in Bandra by nutritionist Megha Rawal, has sparked conversation over whether speaking on a mobile phone while speeding amounts to legal “knowledge” that one is likely to cause death.Culpable homicide not amounting to murder remains a severe, non-bailable offence triable exclusively by a sessions court attracting a maximum sentence of 10 years. In contrast, causing death by negligence is…
In a significant update, one-third of registered voters in Delhi have been removed from the draft electoral roll. NEW DELHI: Nearly one in three registered voters in Delhi has been struck off the draft electoral roll published by Election Commission on Monday after the completion of the special intensive revision enumeration exercise.According to the draft roll, Delhi now has 97.5 lakh electors, against 1.4 crore at the start of the exercise in June. As many as 47.5 lakh electors, or 32.8% of the electorate, have been struck off as their enumeration forms could not be collected during the house-to-house verification.The…
Environment and ecology minister Ramalinga Reddy directed officials to inspect apartment complexes and initiate criminal proceedings against those found violating pollution-control norms Bengaluru: Large apartment communities across the state, including Bengaluru, have been given 15 days to comply with pollution-control norms and make their sewage treatment plants (STPs) fully operational, failing which they could face criminal action.Industrial clusters have been given three to six months to comply, as govt steps up its crackdown on sewage discharge and pollution of lakes, rivers and other waterbodies. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), during a review of pollution levels in the state Monday,…
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Kavitha alleged the previous BRS govt had resorted to large scale corruption and looted the public money during its rule in the name of Bangaru Telangana and vowed to continue fight against the ruling Congress party. She said the BRS failed as principal opposition party and colluded with the ruling Congress party and asked why the BRS leaders were not questioning corruption in the ruling Congress govt.Addressing at Panchajanya Sankalpa Sabha public meeting at Nizamabad on Monday, Kavitha said people need a ‘Bahujana Telangana’, not Bangaru Telangana. She also asserted that she launched…
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will announce the relocation of the assembly and secretariat soon. CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay will announce in the ongoing assembly session, the state govt’s plan to relocate the legislative assembly and secretariat from Fort St George, a source told TOI. The announcement is expected to be made under ‘rule 110’, which allows the CM to inform the assembly a decision without debate.The govt has shortlisted three sites for the proposed relocation: Highways Research Station campus in Guindy, Foreshore Estate and a place opposite Fintech City at Nandambakkam. The govt owns land parcels measuring…
Ahmedabad: The undergraduate (UG) admission process conducted through Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) has been completed, leaving around 1 lakh seats vacant across universities in the state. At Gujarat University alone, approximately 54,000 students have been allotted admission, while more than 10,000 UG seats remain vacant.This year, the state continued to conduct UG admissions through GCAS platform. Initially, the process was planned to be transferred to individual universities after three rounds following protests by student organisations. However, four rounds were conducted through GCAS, followed by another four rounds after the admission process was handed over to the universities, taking the…
Bhubaneswar: Of 12 blood samples tested for scrub typhus on Monday, 11 tested negative and one was reactive. The reactive sample from Angul district would be sent to ICMR-National Institute of Health Research, Bhubaneswar, sources said.Dr Madan Mohan Pradhan, chief district medical and public health officer, Angul, said no positive case has been detected so far from Sanbagdari village under Pallahara block in Angul district. “We will send one sample, which became reactive during Elisa test, to ICMR-NIHR for further confirmation,” he added.The health and family welfare department on Monday said there is no need for panic or unnecessary concern…
CEC’s scrutiny follows directions from Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling, which tasked the committee with examining Haryana’s compliance with its orders, including restoration of forest land Gurgaon: More than a year after Haryana demolished 241 structures spread over 261 acres of protected Aravali land in Faridabad, the state’s latest action taken report (ATR) submitted to Central Empowered Committee (CEC) shows enforcement remains caught between continuing court cases, fresh encroachments, and attempts to secure approvals for existing non-forest use.CEC’s scrutiny follows directions from Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling, which tasked the committee with examining Haryana’s compliance with its orders, including restoration…
Mini-bus collided head on with a truck at Sonapur, on the outskirts of Guwahati, n Sunday night leaving six dead on the spot and six injured Guwahati: Poor maintenance of NH-27 contributed to Sunday’s Sonapur accident that killed seven and injured six, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.The accident occurred at Khetri in Sonapur, about 15 km from the Nazirakhat toll plaza, when a minibus travelling from upper Assam to Guwahati lost control while avoiding a pothole and collided head-on with a truck. Six people died on the spot, and one succumbed to injuries at Gauhati Medical College and…
tnnKanpur: Shivam Pal, a para table tennis player from The Sports Hub (TSH), has brought laurels to the country with his outstanding performance on the international stage. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event at the ITTF World Para Futures tournament held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Lahti, Finland.Shivam set a magnificent example of hard work, perseverance, and dedication to the sport. Officials, coaches, and fellow athletes from TSH congratulated him on this success. Source link