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Safeguarding marine ecology and fishermens’ livelihood Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt will not compromise on the livelihood of fishermen or marine ecology while considering a proposal to drill four new offshore hydrocarbon development wells near Parangipettai in Cuddalore district, forest and climate change minister V K Rajiv told state assembly on Tuesday.Replying to a calling-attention motion, Rajiv said the govt would study its impact on marine resources and ecology and take appropriate measures to safeguard fishermen’s interests.Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Ltd (HOECL) has obtained the terms of reference for environmental impact assessment of the project from Union environment ministry and is…

Ahmedabad: This monsoon, like every other in recent years, Bopal turned into a bowl. Water pooled across the area, submerging roads and stranding residents, until the neighbourhood resembled the very thing revenue records say has been buried beneath it all along — a lake.The irony sits in plain sight. As Bopal went under, few noticed that one of the buildings ringed by floodwater — the old municipality office — occupies land officially registered as a lake.Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) South West Zone engineering department had planned to demolish the dilapidated office and build a gymnasium in its place. “During routine…

Prayagraj: A 50-year-old Bangladeshi man, who had allegedly been living illegally in the Ram Nagar area of Meja tehsil for the past 20 years, was arrested on Monday night, police said.The arrest followed a property dispute between Kamlesh alias Sujal Vishwas and his maternal uncle’s second wife, who alerted police about his Bangladeshi links.According to police, Kamlesh visited his native village in Bangladesh in 2011 to attend a family function. His parents, brother and other relatives continue to live there.DCP (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Chandra Yadav told TOI that an FIR has been lodged and a detailed investigation has been launched.He…

Bhubaneswar: The housing and urban development department has asked agencies and urban local bodies to accelerate implementation of major infrastructure, flood-management and housing projects after reviewing the progress of a record Rs 10,726.87-crore budget for the current financial year.At the 14th dashboard review meeting chaired by additional chief secretary Usha Padhee on Tuesday, the department reviewed financial performance, flagship programmes and big-ticket projects. Officials said sanitation and waste-management programmes have shown significant progress, with expenditure under Swachha Odisha reaching 62.5% of the annual allocation so far.The review also focused on a series of major connectivity projects planned for Bhubaneswar and…

The strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe protesters burnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe protesters burnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe protestersburnt an effigy of Haryana urban local bodies minister Vipul GoelThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside the old MCG officeThe strike entered its 13th day on Tuesday, with hundreds of employees gathering outside…

Police seized nearly 50,000 suspected Yaba tablets from a truck Silchar: Police seized nearly 50,000 suspected Yaba tablets worth around Rs 5 crore from a truck in Cachar on Tuesday.Acting on a tip-off, a Gumra police team intercepted the truck near the old MVI gate on NH-6 (Badarpur-Guwahati) at Digarkhal in Katigorah.A search revealed a specially concealed compartment containing the suspected tablets.Police arrested Masum Uddin Tapadar in connection with the seizure. The accused and the truck were taken to Gumra police station, sources said.Officials said further investigation was underway to determine the exact nature of the seized substance and trace…

The accused, Ashwini Chauhan Kanpur: A police constable was arrested from Ayodhya by Bithoor police for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman on the pretext of marriage. The accused, Ashwini Chauhan, was produced in a court on Monday and subsequently sent to jail.The accused constable was posted at a police station in Amethi. A woman from the Bithoor area alleged that Chauhan, a resident of Bilhaur who had lived in her house as a tenant until some time ago, trapped her in a romantic relationship and promised to marry her. She alleged that he continued to sexually exploit her and later…

100 grams of black carrot contains approximately 73 mg of phenolic compounds, 50 mg of calcium, and 1.1 mg of iron. Ludhiana: Experts at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have developed shelf-stable jam and chutney from nutrient-rich black carrots, extending the availability of the short-season winter crop throughout the year.Developed by PAU’s department of food science and technology following nearly two years of research, the two processed products carry a shelf life of about one year. This resolves the limitation of fresh black carrots, which are available in Punjab for only three months from November onwards. While black carrots comprise…

The latest ESA draft allows the Centre to declare the Western Ghats an ESA in a phased manner Chikkamagaluru: Environmentalists have accused the Union govt of creating confusion over the proposed declaration of the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), alleging that thousands of public objections have been ignored without acknowledgement.Speaking to TOI, environmentalist Kalkuli Vittal Hegde said more than 10,000 people had sent their objections to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change through registered post. “Not a single person has received an acknowledgement from the ministry,” he alleged.Hegde further claimed that the Centre was “playing…

Sewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21Residents of Sector 12 complain about dirty and pale yellow water supplySewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21Residents of Sector 12 complain about dirty and pale yellow water supplySewer backflow from the main line, resulted in unsanitary conditions in sector 21 Noida: Poor water quality, contamination and sewer overflow in many sectors are posing a recurring health hazard, say residents.Residents complained about muddy and stinking water on Tuesday and called for immediate action from Noida Authority. The complaints primarily related to the…