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Srinagar, July 15: In a major initiative to safeguard forests and ecologically sensitive meadows in Budgam district, the Forest Department has reiterated a complete ban on camping, tent pitching, off-road driving, bonfires and the use of plastic and polythene bags across the Pir Panjal Forest Division.Speaking to Rising Kashmir, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Pir Panjal Forest Division, Budgam, Syed Waseem Gul said the restrictions have been enforced in accordance with government directions to preserve the fragile forest ecosystem and prevent environmental degradation.”To protect the forests and meadows within the Pir Panjal Forest Division, the use of plastic and polythene bags…

Calls are growing for Indian educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his indefinite hunger strike after concerns over his rapidly deteriorating health.The 59-year-old, who has been surviving on salt water for the past 19 days, has lost 9.1kg and aides say he’s in immense pain and unable to even stand without support.On Thursday, the Delhi High Court is set to take up a petition asking it to “urgently intervene and provide medical aid to him” – otherwise “he may die in two days”.Wangchuk has been protesting in support of an online satirical movement called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)…

Eight-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after a motorcyclist hit her. Mumbai: An eight-year-old schoolgirl suffered serious injuries after being hit by a motorcyclist riding in the wrong direction at Jogeshwari West on Wednesday. Amboli police has registered a case against an unknown person for rash driving.Around 9.40 am on July 15, Reva Pawar, 8, was walking down to her tuitions with her mother, Nidhi. While they were crossing the road near the divider, opposite Cafe Arfa, a motorcycle riding in the wrong direction hit Reva. As a result, she left her mother’s hand and got dragged onto the street. She…

New Delhi: After Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, Election Commission (EC) Wednesday extended the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, with the publication of draft and final rolls also pushed back.Door-to-door visits by booth-level officers (BLOs), which were to end on July 29, will continue until Aug 8. The draft rolls, which will now be published on Aug 17 instead of Aug 5, will reveal how many of the electors have been struck off.The period for filing claims and objections will run from Aug 17 to Sept 16, instead of Aug 5 to Sept…

The victim, identified as Amrutha, was attacked on the evening of July 13 and died in hospital on the evening of July 15, despite doctors’ efforts to save her. BENGALURU: A law student in her 20s succumbed to her injuries after battling for life for more than 48 hours. She had been stabbed by the brother of a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected. The attack took place in Kodihalli on HAL Road on July 13.The victim, identified as Amrutha, was attacked on the evening of July 13 and died in hospital on the evening of July 15, despite…

A woman government employee cannot be denied maternity leave for her second pregnancy. The Telangana High Court ruled this after her first pregnancy resulted in twins. HYDERABAD: A woman govt employee cannot be denied maternity leave for her second pregnancy merely because she gave birth to twins in her first pregnancy, the Telangana high court has held.The ruling by justice K Sarath came on Wednesday on a petition filed by Jadi Swarupa Rani, a 35-year-old junior English lecturer at a Telangana govt college for girls in Mancherial district.The petitioner gave birth to twins in 2023 during her first pregnancy. However,…

Commissioner GS Sameeran has also initiated a move to remove these officials from service, and at least four of them will face criminal proceedings. CHENNAI: To boot out corruption from the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) corridors, the civic body suspended six officials, including four senior officers, for issues linked to bribery, cash-for-jobs, and misuse of public funds.Commissioner GS Sameeran has also initiated a move to remove these officials from service, and at least four of them will face criminal proceedings.The action follows information and evidence received from various sources, including contractors, officials from the Department of Vigilance and Anti-corruption (DVAC),…

Real estate to mutual funds Real estate professionals offer their clients contracts to discuss home purchases, insurance or real estate loans. Home sales agents sit at the office with new home buyers in the office. Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s mutual fund market is witnessing a new wave of investors as retirees and individuals inheriting family wealth increasingly liquidate real estate holdings and channel the proceeds into professionally managed financial portfolios, according to wealth managers and distributors.Financial advisers said the trend was being driven by a combination of practical and financial considerations, with senior citizens seeking regular income, better liquidity and simpler succession…

Rajesh Kumar PandeyPrayagraj: Allahabad High Court observed that once a mother was granted maintenance from her son under section 125 of CrPC, she cannot subsequently seek maintenance from her stepson.The court’s Jul 14 order said that after receiving maintenance from her son, the mother is can maintain herself, hence, is not entitled to any subsequent maintenance order in her favour.The court, however, clarified that if there are two or more persons under obligation to maintain the applicant and claimant approaches court, it is the court’s duty to decide from whom and to what extent maintenance is to be made payable.Justice…

Kendrapada: The arrival of monsoon and continuous rainfall over the past two weeks have brought much-needed relief to farmers in Kendrapada district, ending a prolonged dry spell and triggering a surge in kharif cultivation activities.Farmers across the district have begun preparing their fields for sowing and transplanting paddy, with the agriculture department targeting paddy cultivation over 1.24 lakh hectares during the current kharif season. “The continuous rains have filled hundreds of ponds and ditches that dried up earlier. Farmers are now busy preparing their fields, procuring paddy seeds and transplanting seedlings,” said Bhikari Mohanty, a farmer from Ichapur village.Another farmer,…