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Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said state govt will carry out tree plantation along 250km of Goa’s state and national highways, including medians and stretches on either side of the roads.He said village biodiversity management committees (BMCs) and local women’s self-help groups will be supported to carry out and maintain the plantations.Sawant said state govt will also make provision for adequate water supply to help these groups maintain the plantations.He was speaking at the International Day for Biological Diversity celebrations organised by the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB).The chief minister handed over Rs 1 lakh each to 50…
CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Ajay Sehgal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged GMADA and Change of Land Use (CLU) scam connected to the Suntec City project.Sehgal is likely to be produced before a court this afternoon. According to the ED, CLU approvals were allegedly secured using forged consent letters carrying fake signatures and thumb impressions of landowners. The agency alleged that unauthorised projects generated illegal sales worth more than Rs 200 crore. It is also investigating the possible involvement of officials from GMADA and the Town Planning department. Source link
Drishti Samajik Sansthan director Atharva Bahadur was honoured at the all-India CSR convention held at the Constitution Club of India. The organisation received the “Champion of Special Needs Empowerment Award” for its work in disability inclusion and empowerment. Around 200 CSR professionals from across the country attended the event. Drishti was the only organisation from Uttar Pradesh to receive the recognition. Source link
Gaya: The district administration has asked power officials to remain on high alert and ensure uninterrupted supply amid rising complaints of outages across the city. On Friday, district magistrate (DM) Shashank Shubhankar summoned officials of the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL) and sought a detailed report on the power supply situation, particularly in Gaya town.The DM said complaints of frequent power cuts due to technical snags, transformer burnouts and infrastructure or maintenance shortcomings have been reported in large numbers. “Such complaints are regularly received from different parts of the city, including high-demand areas such as commercial centres on…
Food and Civil Supplies department secretary Ambrish Kumar inspects a petrol pump in Jaipur Friday Jaipur: The state food and civil supplies department has intensified enforcement against short fuel delivery, confiscating nozzles from more than 100 petrol pumps across Rajasthan.The action follows a statewide inspection drive aimed at ensuring consumers receive accurate quantities of petrol and diesel and that fuel availability remains steady.On Friday, Ambrish Kumar, secretary, food and civil supplies department, carried out surprise checks at multiple petrol pumps in Jaipur to review petrol and diesel availability and verify that supplies were being dispensed correctly. The inspections were positioned…
Nagpur: After over a decade of monsoon flooding that routinely crippled traffic at the Narendra Nagar underpass, commuters may finally see relief, with the Public Works Department (PWD) racing to complete a ₹9-crore mitigation project before the rains arrive.Work on the project, including the installation of high-capacity pumps and a massive sump system, began in December last year and is expected to be completed by June 15. Trial runs and testing of the pumping system will also be carried out before the deadline. Officials said the project was specifically designed to address recurring flooding at the underpass, one of the…
Kolkata: Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) chairman G Immanuel, who is also the president of Council of Boards of School Education (COBSE), hinted that he will discuss the issue of an increasing number of dummy schools at the higher secondary level at an upcoming meeting in June to find a solution to this problem. Immanuel was in Kolkata on Friday to attend the 254th birth anniversary of Raja Rammohan Roy, organised by Rammohan Mission School. He expressed concern about dummy schools, which are becoming popular among students preparing for competitive exams, like NEET, JEE Main, and other entrance…
Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC world title against Rico Verhoeven on Saturday in Egypt.The fight is unusual in location as in nature, with kickboxing world champion Verhoeven getting a title shot in just his second boxing fight – and first since 2014.The 37-year-old Dutchman is aiming to pull off arguably the biggest upset in the sport’s history.Ukrainian Usyk, 39, is aiming to continue his near 17-year winning streak.Will we see an underdog win for the ages or will Usyk’s dominance continue?BBC Sport asks the boxing world for their predictions. Source link
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan hit 79 off 46 balls with eight fours and three sixes to power SRH at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium,in Hyderabad on Friday, May 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH’s) Ishan Kishan on Friday (May 22, 2026) credited his shot selection to his maturity as a player, as the India wicketkeeper-batter smashed his sixth half-century in the Indian Premier League. Kishan hit 79 off 46 balls with eight fours and three sixes to power SRH to 255 for four, after which Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) responded with 200 for four to go down by…
Lens players celebrate with the trophy after winning the French Cup final between Nice and Lens in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on May 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Lens capped a spectacular season by winning the French Cup for the first time, with star striker Florian Thauvin scoring and making another in a 3-1 win over Nice in the final on Friday (May 22, 2026).Lens matched Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 for large parts of the season but struggled to match its resources during the latter weeks of the campaign and finished second, six points behind.Friday’s win at the Stade…