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BMC chief Ashwini Bhide inspects some hawkers’ licences on Monday Mumbai: Days after corporators from across party lines criticised BMC for cracking down on licensed hawkers with identity cards bearing QR codes during its ongoing anti-encroachment drive, civic commissioner Ashwini Bhide said licensed hawkers could conduct business on footpaths, but their activities should not obstruct pedestrian movement.Bhide and her team of officers inspected several parts of south Mumbai over more than three hours as part of a review of implementation of the civic body’s ‘Pedestrian First’ campaign.Bhide, who checked some licences, asserted that licensed hawkers must conduct business only within…

New Delhi: A routine investigation for a life-threatening heart condition led doctors at a Delhi hospital to uncover another serious illness in a 64-year-old man — a cricket-ball-sized cancerous tumour in his left kidney.Doctors treated his torn aorta — the body’s main artery — a severely leaking aortic valve and kidney cancer during a single hospital stay, with the doctors claiming it as a first in the world, based on available medical literature.The patient initially complained of severe breathlessness and extreme fatigue even during routine daily activities. Scans revealed a dangerous tear and swelling in his aorta and the leak…

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Karnataka received no respite in the Cauvery water sharing dispute on Monday, with Supreme Court directing the state to ensure compliance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) order to release water to Tamil Nadu.The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking immediate release of its share, asked Karnataka why it was not releasing water and directed the state to comply with the CWMA order. The matter was posted for Aug 24, when the court will consider the further status of the releasesThere have been precedents of the state govt delaying compliance…

Hyderabad: The Congress govt has no intention of scrapping Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes, and the budget for these schemes for the current fiscal has already been allocated and approved in the assembly, said BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar and animal husbandry minister Vakiti Srihari. “In fact, these schemes were started by the previous govt and are being continued by the Congress govt. The govt is proceeding with an appeal before the division bench of the high court to get the stay vacated and continue implementation of the schemes,” Ponnam said.He alleged that the GOs issued during the previous…

A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: Madras high court has upheld the three-year sentence imposed on four people, including the son of deceased former DMK minister P M Senguttuvan, in a disproportionate assets case.Senguttuvan served as DMK MLA from Marungapuri and as minister for animal husbandry during the DMK govt between 1996 and 2001. Later, he joined AIADMK.The issue pertains to an FIR registered by DVAC against Senguttuvan, his sons S Panneerselvam and Sakthivel, daughter Meenakshi, son-in-law Rajalingam, and his…

Ahmedabad: What is the age of the city’s residential societies? An analysis by CEPT University indicates that 26% are above 30 years old – while 19% are between 30 and 40 years, the rest, 7%, are above 40 years. According to current regulations, a residential society can undergo redevelopment after 25 years, making these societies eligible for the same.The current projects registered with RERA authorities indicate that 70% of redevelopment projects are concentrated in five areas – Navrangpura, Paldi, Vasna, Maninagar, and Naranpura – that account for 70% of total redevelopment projects in the city.The study, titled ‘Enabling Private Housing…

Prayagraj: Three kanwariyas were killed after their bike collided with a speeding auto near Sarpatipur village on the Prayagraj-Varanasi highway under the limits of Sarai Inayat police station in the trans-Ganga area of Prayagraj on Sunday night. The victims were on their way to Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi after collecting Ganga jal from Sangam.The deceased were identified as Shiv Prakash (20), Lalloo (45) and Ashok Kumar, residents of Tharwai and Phaphamau, respectively.The accident occurred near Sarpatipur village when an auto coming from the opposite direction collided with their bike, leaving all three critically injured. Police said Shiv Prakash died on…

Officers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplingsCherry blossom trees in full blossomOfficers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplingsCherry blossom trees in full blossomOfficers of Berhampur forest circle with cherry blossom saplings Berhampur: Cherry blossom, the tree bearing exquisite and delicate pink-white flowers found mostly in Japan and northeastern states of the country, would soon bloom in a few tourist places in Kandhamal and Gajapati districts.After its successful plantation on a pilot basis at Daringbadi, the Berhampur forest circle has decided to plant around 5,000 cherry blossom trees in tourist places this year. The plantation would be…

Coimbatore: Dragon fruit has only a mild taste. But farmers in Coimbatore district, who are known for exploring new crops, seem to have made dragon fruit cultivation a sweet and fruitful experiment. Its cultivation has spread to all the 12 blocks in Coimbatore district in the last seven years.Farmers experiment with the exotic crop in plots as small as 20 cents. Requiring less water and maintenance, the dragon fruit is emerging as a potential alternative crop, though high initial costs and falling prices remain as concerns.S Suresh, assistant director of horticulture, Thondamuthur block, said cultivation began at Theethipalayam around seven…

Gurgaon: A woman was robbed of her gold chain while returning home on Aug 12.The accused, who fled on a scooter, was later arrested. Police said he has 17 cases of cheating and theft registered against him in Delhi and Gurgaon.The woman told police that she was returning after dropping her child off at school in Sector 37C when a man riding a scooter approached her and allegedly brandished a knife at her. He then snatched her gold chain and fled from the spot.She approached Sector 10 police station on Aug 13, following which a case was registered under relevant…