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CEO K Ravi Kumar interacts with villagers who refused to take part in the voter enumeration exercise Ranchi: Booth level officers (BLOs) in parts of Ranchi and Khunti districts have hit a deadlock after more than 2,200 residents of a community refused to participate in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and declined to fill enumeration forms.The residents have stayed firm despite repeated visits by BLOs and district administration officials. The matter was brought to the notice of state chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar, who visited Khunti on Tuesday and met some of them. They,…
New Delhi [India], July 21 : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate a regulatory mechanism, in line with the framework prepared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), to regulate the removal of flood-deposited sand from agricultural fields and prevent illegal sand mining. A bench comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr. Afroz Ahmad passed the directions while hearing a batch of petitions concerning commercial mining allegedly being carried out under the guise of removing sand deposits from private agricultural land…
(AI-generated image) A landlord cannot assume that ownership of the property gives them an unrestricted right to monitor a tenant. Renting a home gives you the right to use the premises without unreasonable interference, while landlords often install CCTV cameras for the purpose of protecting their property. But what happens if a landlord installs a camera in a common corridor, balcony or another area and points it directly at the entrance of your rented home?The answer may depend on where the camera is installed and what it can record. A landlord may have valid reasons to install cameras for security,…
The Cockroach Janta Party alleged police brutality after their protest march ended in clashes NEW DELHI: A day after the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) “Sansad Chalo” march ended in clashes with police, the party on Tuesday accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters.The party also alleged that volunteers were beaten, dragged on roads and seriously injured during the crackdown.CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka alleged that only the police resorted to violence during Monday’s protest march.He said, “It was just the police who used lathis. Our youths were beaten up, their heads cracked open, they were dragged on…
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao demanded the state govt to lift the Godavari water from Devadula lifts as promised by the state govt despite having water in the river. He accused the Congress govt of deliberately denying irrigation water to farmers despite the availability of adequate Godavari water, alleging that administrative negligence had pushed large parts of the erstwhile Warangal district into an avoidable drought.Addressing a news conference at Telangana Bhavan on Tuesday, Harish Rao said the present crisis was “not a drought caused by El Niño, but a drought created by the Congress govt.”Recalling the BRS news conference…
Vehicles negotiate a cratered stretch on NH-26 Koraput: Commuters travelling on the nearly 30-km stretch between Pottangi and Sunki of National Highway 26 on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border are facing a harrowing journey as potholes, damaged patches and waterlogged craters continue to pose a serious safety risk.The NH-26 corridor, which links Chhattisgarh with Visakhapatnam port through Koraput, is one of the busiest interstate highways in the region. Every day, hundreds of heavy trucks, passenger buses and private vehicles use the route, but the rain-soaked stretch has become increasingly hazardous, with motorists forced to navigate deep potholes hidden beneath stagnant rainwater.“The…
COIMBATORE: The Sirumugai police in Coimbatore district have arrested two guest workers in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man who was their coworker. The deceased has been identified as Pisi Yadav, 27, from Bihar, who was employed at a private firm in Jadayampalayam near Sirumugai. Police initially registered a case under Section 194 of the BNSS for suspicious death, based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother, Roshan Kumar, 21. According to police, Pisi Yadav was involved in a quarrel with his co-workers on July 16. He was later admitted to govt hospital in Mettupalayam, with claims…
Hazaribag: A 37-year-old vocational teacher was found dead under suspicious circumstances along the Chatra-Dobhi stretch of NH-22 in Ghanghri village in Chatra district on Tuesday, triggering a blockade by villagers demanding investigation and compensation.The deceased, Mukesh Yadav, a resident of Ghanghri village, was posted as a vocational teacher at Govt Plus-Two School in Pratappur block. His body was found lying on the roadside in the morning along with his motorcycle.As news spread, hundreds of villagers and relatives gathered at the site and alleged that Yadav was murdered and demanded the immediate arrest of those responsible. The blockade at the Chatra-Dobhi…
Srinagar, July 21: Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the statehood protest in Delhi was just a beginning and not the end and that the party will continue reminding the Centre of its commitments and will not compromise on its political agenda to appease the BJP.Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, a day after the statehood protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, CM Omar, per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly had passed a resolution seeking restoration of autonomy, but the move was deliberately misrepresented.”When the Assembly passed…
Cockroach Janta Party removes spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party has removed its spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya after viral videos surfaced showing him during the police crackdown on protesters at Jantar Mantar, calling his conduct “deeply insensitive” and “unacceptable.””We strongly condemn the deeply insensitive actions of our spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya, whose videos surfaced while peaceful protestors and our team were facing brutal police violence. Such conduct is unacceptable, shows a complete lack of judgment, and is wholly inconsistent with the values and principles of our movement,” the party said in a statement.Dahiya has been removed as spokesperson and…