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Officials say the new five-star hotel, to be built across 10 acres, will bring investment, jobs and wealthier tourists to Kaziranga. But dozens of families say they are being displaced from land they have cultivated for generations.The district administration says the land being used for the project is owned by the government.Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Phukan told the BBC that most protesting families have land registered in their names or those of their ancestors, which has not been taken for the project.”It is not disputed that some persons may have been cultivating or otherwise using portions of the [project] land. However,…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court will on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee led by a retired SC judge and comprising a former HC chief justice and a senior police officer to inquire into allegations and counter-allegations on police action on student protesters at the CJP-led Parliament march July 20, and recommend guidelines for graded use of force to control unruly agitators.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said they had obtained consent of a former SC judge and a retired HC CJ but were not giving names as it might lead to people passing opinion…

The fellows would provide support to senior officials while gaining first-hand experience of how the country’s largest municipal corporation functions Mumbai: Taking a cue from the Maharashtra government’s Chief Minister Fellowship programme, which brings young professionals into the government to gain hands-on experience in governance and policy-making, the BMC is now set to introduce its own fellowship programme, with 50 fellows to be deployed across key civic offices.The BMC’s General Administration Department has proposed to appoint the fellows on a one-year contractual basis, with postings in the offices of the municipal commissioner, additional commissioners, mayor, standing committee chairman and heads…

New Delhi: Police Tuesday claimed to have detained AAP’s Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar for allegedly creating a ruckus and attempting to disrupt law and order in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri over the murder of an on-duty sanitation worker Sunday.However, AAP alleged that cops in plain clothes “kidnapped” Kumar from his residence at 4am and took him to an undisclosed location because he was demanding Rs 1 crore compensation and a govt job for the kin of the deceased. The party also alleged that police broke CCTV cameras at the MLA’s home and took away the DVR.In the afternoon, party chief Arvind…

Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives in the city has dismissed a petition by HL Shivakumar, a co-accused in the sexual harassment case involving JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, seeking permission to turn approver.The case stems from a complaint alleging that Suraj sexually abused a young JD(S) worker at his farmhouse in Channarayapatna taluk in June 2024. Suraj was named the prime accused. The FIR also named Shivakumar, described as a close associate of Suraj, and accused him of aiding the MLC and threatening the survivor and his family with dire consequences to prevent them from approaching the authorities.In April…

fire engulfs furniture warehouse in Sircilla Hyderabad: A furniture warehouse in Sircilla was gutted in a massive fire in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh dead, while three others who were sleeping inside the premises managed to escape.The deceased was identified as Mohammed Islam, 20, a native of Uttar Pradesh, who was working at the Mahalakshmi Furniture warehouse.According to Sircilla town CI N Srinivas, four workers were sleeping on the premises when the fire broke out. While three of them managed to escape safely, Islam was trapped inside and died in the blaze.The fire…

Chennai: Lotte India, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Lotte Corporation, has clarified that there is no ban on its Choco Pie product following regulatory action by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Durg, Chhattisgarh, over a specific batch of the snack.The company said the independent testing conducted by a third-party NABL-accredited laboratory found that the preservative levels in the batch were within permissible limits and that the product complied with applicable food safety standards.The clarification comes amid reports following the Durg FDA’s action, which raised concerns about the safety of Lotte Choco Pie.The FDA action is related specifically to…

Ahmedabad: An overcast sky covered Ahmedabad and much of Gujarat on Tuesday. However, despite a seasonal trough stretching across the region, heavy monsoonal downpours remain elusive, leaving most of the state facing a prolonged dry spell.In Ahmedabad, conditions remained mild and typical for the season. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 33°C and a minimum of 25.4°C on Tuesday, close to normal.Data from India Meteorological Department (IMD)] reveals that major rainfall systems are currently absent across the region. The state’s weather is primarily governed by an atmospheric trough extending from eastern Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat. Consequently, while light scattered…

Prayagraj: A 30-year-old medical store owner was shot dead allegedly by his brother-in-law following a family dispute in Pratapgarh’s Kohdaur area on Tuesday, police said.The accused, Kapil Yadav, an ex-serviceman and resident of Amethi, was later beaten up by the victim’s family members and admitted to the district hospital with injuries.According to police, Kapil was married to the victim’s sister Priyanka and worked as a security guard at the district hospital in Sultanpur. The couple had reportedly been involved in a domestic dispute, after which Priyanka’s brother, Devendra Yadav, brought her back to her parental home in Madafarpur Bazaar on…

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing of a petition challenging the process for appointment of Odisha’s director general of police (DGP) to Sept 2 after seeking the state’s response on record before proceeding with the matter.The Odisha govt informed the bench that the state had already filed its counter affidavit opposing the plea. The state maintained that promotions of senior IPS officers are routine administrative matters and that it is within its powers to send a fresh proposal to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) comprising officers who meet the prescribed rank and eligibility criteria.The court, however,…