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– The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) Chandigarh regional office for failing to appear despite being served notice in the ongoing proceedings on environmental violations in the ecologically sensitive Raisina Aravalis in Gurgaon.._________________Picture by Vinay GuptaA forest department survey has found that at least 500 farmhouses have been built illegally on Aravali land in the city- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) Chandigarh regional office for failing to appear despite being served notice in the ongoing…

Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia Guwahati: Replacing chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will not bring Congress to power, Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia said on Thursday.“Gyanesh Kumar can be replaced, but even if he is, Congress will never come to power. Replacing him will not make Rahul Gandhi the PM either. Until the Congress replaces Rahul Gandhi, nothing can be done,” Saikia said.On the Oct 6 Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll, Saikia said BJP was in a strong position.BJP has fielded former IAS officer Devasish Sharma, who took voluntary retirement on Sept 4 and joined the party on Sept 8. He…

Kanpur: Acting on a high court order completely banning hookah bars, Commissionerate Police on Wednesday arrested 25 people and seized hookahs and related material during raids at cafes and restaurants across the city.Police checked 265 establishments in Chakeri, Hanumant Vihar, Kohna, Swaroop Nagar and Panki, and found several allegedly operating hookah bars under the cover of restaurants.Allahabad high court on Tuesday ruled that restaurants, cafes and other public places cannot serve hookah to customers even in designated smoking areas, holding that such activity was prohibited under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act and the Prohibition of Smoking in Public…

The entrance of reserved and unreserved ticket booking building at Mangaluru Central Railway station bearing the name of South Western Railway as Mangaluru Railway area is transferred from Southern Railway from Thursday. Mysuru: Mangaluru Railway Area, which was part of Palakkad Division, was formally transferred to Mysuru Division with effect from Thursday midnight. Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Mysuru division, Shammas Hameed, reviewed the arrangements and took necessary measures to ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted railway operations.Hameed, along with other branch officers of Mysuru Division, visited key railway locations in the Mangaluru area, including Mangaluru Central, Mangaluru Junction, Panambur…

Technical glitch in food and civil supplies department’s mobile application disrupted certificate verification for much of the day on ThursdayFuel dispensed without PUCC checks at a Shastri Nagar fuel station as app glitch slackened the driveTechnical glitch in food and civil supplies department’s mobile application disrupted certificate verification for much of the day on ThursdayFuel dispensed without PUCC checks at a Shastri Nagar fuel station as app glitch slackened the driveTechnical glitch in food and civil supplies department’s mobile application disrupted certificate verification for much of the day on Thursday Ghaziabad: Though the rollout was planned well in advance, the…

Pune: Hinjewadi police on Wednesday registered a case against a couple for allegedly duping three people of Rs 8.15 lakh on the promise of giving them high returns on cryptocurrency investments. A 23-year-old woman from Wakad, who works with a private company, lodged a police complaint on Wednesday.An officer said the complainant came into contact with the couple in April, when they allegedly promised her good returns if she invested in cryptocurrency through them.Over two months, she invested Rs 2.73 lakh, and got a father-son duo she knew to also invest Rs 5.42 lakh through the suspects.“After waiting for almost…

The wildlife rescue squad of the Pernem range forest office carried out the latest rescue on Sep 29 Panaji: In two separate incidents, the forest department rescued two Indian pangolins (Manis crassicaudata) and released them into their natural habitat.The wildlife rescue squad of the Pernem range forest office carried out the latest rescue on Sep 29 after an Indian pangolin was found moving around a human habitation in Khajne, Pernem. The animal was later released into the Mhadei forest.A similar operation was conducted two days earlier by the wildlife squads of the Mollem and Collem ranges. A pangolin was rescued…

Of the 23 stubble-burning cases reported from three states on Oct 1, Madhya Pradesh recorded 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh with five and Punjab with four. Bathinda: After leading the six states by a wide margin during the first fortnight of crop residue burning, Punjab saw its share of farm fires fall below 46% on Oct 1 as Madhya Pradesh began narrowing the gap.Of the 23 stubble-burning cases reported from three states on Oct 1, Madhya Pradesh recorded 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh with five and Punjab with four.Punjab, however, continued to top the six states in cumulative farm-fire cases,…

Lucknow: Five-year-old Pavika, a kindergarten student, has been repeatedly asked by her school to submit her birth certificate. But for her father, Ankur, obtaining the document has meant weeks of running between govt offices, trying to complete the delayed registration process. Families like his, who missed registering a birth on time, often face legal hurdles while seeking school admission, passports or govt benefits.To address such cases, the Centre has brought into force the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026 on Oct 1. Ministry of Home Affairs notified that the amended provisions will now govern delayed registration of births…

Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya returned to Patna from Singapore on Thursday to meet her parents, nearly a year after announcing she was “disowning” her family following an alleged verbal conflict. Lalu and Rabri Devi reached Patna airport to receive her.Rohini touched her father’s feet after stepping out of the airport and hugged her mother, who was seated in the car. Speaking to the media amid RJD workers, she said, “Papa ne bulaya hai…Maa-Baap se milane aayi hun (Papa invited me, so I came to meet my parents),” and requested them not to politicise her visit. She…