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Elephants movement captured in drone camera Madikeri: An operation to drive wild elephants roaming in the forest in Abhyat Mangala, Katibane, Arekadu, Athimangala, Nalvathekre villages under the jurisdiction of the Meenu Kolli branch of the Kushalnagar forest area, which was carried out for the last two days, seems to have failed. The wild elephants separated from the group and have wandered from one plantation to another, reluctant to move back into the forest, foresters said.The operation was carried out using a drone camera.During the operation, more than 12 wild elephants were found in two groups, the officials said. The operation…

On Monday, the Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad Noida: Rain in its catchment area in Uttarakhand is making the docile Hindon river rise again, reviving memories of 2023, when hundreds of houses built on its heavily encroached riverbed were inundated and 3,000 people were displaced.On Monday, Hindon flowed at 202.1 metres in Ghaziabad — three metres below the danger mark of 205.8m but enough to inundate Karhera and displace more than 500 residents. City Forest, Ghaziabad’s green lung spread over 150 acres along the river, was shut.In Noida, the river flowed at 200.25m, pushing water into the lowest-lying…

Pune: Hundreds of citizens gathered near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, close to the Pune collectorate, on Monday in solidarity with the Jantar Mantar demonstration led by founder of Cockroach Janta Party Abhijeet Dipke and supported by innovator and activist Sonam Wangchuk.They demanded resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accountability from the Narendra Modi govt, among several other issues.IT professional Snehal Krushnat Jadhav was present with her six-month-old daughter in her arms. “I can feel the pain of the mothers whose children died by suicide after NEET. I want my baby to grow up in a better world where…

Panaji: Citizens Citizens can now register a sale deed or any other property-related document at any sub-registrar office in the district. State govt has completed the process for district-wide registration. Goa has three districts. Earlier, property registration was allowed only at the respective taluka-level sub-registrar office.Chief minister Pramod Sawant told TOI that govt has taken a decision to allow registration of deeds related to properties anywhere in the district, and soon implementation will commence.The decision was taken based on the model adopted in Maharashtra and Karnataka.A senior govt officer said that this decision is only related to property matters and…

Chandigarh: In a move aimed at integrating environmental resources into official economic planning, the Chandigarh administration has constituted an interdepartmental group (IDG) to compile the UT’s environment accounts in line with international standards.The group has been formed by the finance department following directions from the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation. The Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) will act as the nodal agency for preparing the accounts under the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), a globally accepted framework for measuring the relationship between the economy and the environment.The IDG will coordinate among various departments for the collection, validation…

Lucknow: The owner of the building in Aliganj where a fire claimed 15 lives last month has begun demolishing the structure after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) declared it illegal and ordered its removal.The LDA issued a notice under Section 27(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act on June 23, directing the owners to submit documents within 15 days to prove the construction was lawful.The owners filed objections on July 8. After reviewing the objections and a reply from Enforcement Zone-4, the prescribed authority on July 10 declared the building illegal and ordered the owners to demolish…

Patna: Environment activist Father Robert Athickal, 73, died on Sunday night due to cardiac-related complications, informed the parishioners of Queen of Apostles Church on Monday. He had been admitted to Holy Family Hospital for several days, but his condition worsened despite treatment and medication.Father Robert founded ‘Tarumitra’ (Friends of Trees) in Patna in 1988,s mobilising school students to promote environmental awareness through workshops, camps and campaigns focused on conservation and climate action.Over the past 37 years, Tarumitra expanded to more than 1,600 schools and colleges in Bihar and 22 other states, with membership exceeding 300,000 by 2025. Father Robert also…

Jaipur: After multiple missed deadlines and months of back and forth on an issue that triggered strong judicial reprimand, the state govt Monday finally submitted a detailed timeline before the Rajasthan High Court for conducting the long-delayed panchayat and urban local body elections.According to the govt’s submission before the court, the polls are to be completed in two phases by Nov 15. Urban local body polls are to be completed by Sept 20, followed by panchayat elections, which are to conclude by Nov 15.In an affidavit filed through advocate general Rajendra Prasad, the govt informed the high court that updated…

Nagpur: Until Monday morning, Bharat Banait was just another protester in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement. A few hours later, the 27-year-old MCom graduate from Nagpur became one of the most recognisable faces of the students’ movement.A video showing Banait standing his ground and shouting ‘Maaro Sir’ as police personnel rained baton blows on him during the party’s Sansad March in New Delhi went viral on Monday.Talking to TOI, Banait said he was among the earliest supporters of the CJP in Nagpur and played a key role in building the movement in the city. “I was part of the…

Rajkot: Bringing a 25-year-old criminal case to a close, a court convicted a former Bank of Baroda officer for orchestrating an embezzlement scheme, sentencing him to three years of simple imprisonment considering his age.Additional judicial magistrate first class DD Shah found Pankaj Mehta, 75, guilty of criminal breach of trust, cheating and forgery.The charges date back to Mehta’s tenure as a loan officer at the Bank of Baroda’s Mandvi Chowk branch between April 1998 and May 12, 1999. Primary investigation revealed that Mehta created bogus loan accounts, forged signatures and wrote fraudulent cheques to illegally withdraw Rs 8.55 lakh from…