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Nagpur: In an extraordinary order carrying serious observations against a judicial officer, Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday recommended immediate removal of presiding officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT), Nagpur, holding that he lacked “basic knowledge of legal jurisprudence”, displayed bias against borrowers and was not fit to continue in office.A division bench of Justices Anil Kilor and Raj Wakode passed the order while disposing of a contempt petition filed against the DRT presiding officer, Pankaj Kumar, for alleged wilful disobedience of its earlier direction to decide a securitisation application within a stipulated period. “We are completely satisfied…
Dhanbad: Panic gripped Chhatabad in Katras on Friday after a land subsidence damaged around two dozen houses, reducing nearly a dozen of them to rubble and forcing several families to flee.At least six people were injured in the incident. A woman and a child, reported to be in critical condition, were admitted to a nearby hospital.The cave-in occurred just three days after a similar incident at Govindpur in the Katras region, where more than half a dozen houses collapsed and household belongings were swallowed by the ground. The back-to-back incidents during the monsoon have renewed safety concerns in the coal-mining…
T’puram: Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan asked the state govt to roll back its plan to make direct benefit transfer (DBT) into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts mandatory for social security pension beneficiaries (except bedridden patients) and restore doorstep distribution through cooperative societies.He said the proposed change would adversely affect senior citizens, persons with disabilities, people with health problems and those with limited access to banking services. Nearly half of the state’s social security pension beneficiaries had been receiving pensions at their doorsteps for the past 10 years, while those who preferred DBT could opt for it, he said.Rejecting the state govt’s argument…
Kolkata: The latest delimitation exercise in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area has triggered one of the biggest reworkings of the city’s civic map, with the number of wards set to rise from 144 to 209. The addition of 65 wards has not only redrawn boundaries across the city but also pushed several well-known south Kolkata neighbourhoods into ward numbers that were once associated with areas added to the KMC in later phases.Kolkata had 100 wards till the mid-’80s. The civic map expanded significantly in 1985 when the municipalities of Tollygunge, Jadavpur and Behala were brought under KMC jurisdiction. The next…
Srinagar, Aug 7 : The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed Yameen-ul-Nabi, presently serving as Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, Srinagar, as In-charge Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety (ICLC), Kashmir.The order was issued by the Health & Medical Education Department under Government Order No. 614-JK(HME) of 2026, dated August 7, 2026.Yameen-ul-Nabi has been given the responsibility as part of a stop-gap arrangement, for a period of six months or until the vacancy is filled on a regular basis, whichever is earlier.The new responsibility places him in a key position overseeing food safety administration in the Kashmir region. (KNS) Source link
Several of the newly marked locations hold strategic importance because of their proximity to the LAC NEW DELHI: India has formally identified 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on the official map of the country, a move that comes amid China’s repeated attempts to rename places in the border state.The government said the exercise is intended to ensure the correct identification of these places and improve public awareness of their geographical and historical significance.”Identifying them formally on the Survey of India map of Arunachal Pradesh is aimed at facilitating their accurate recognition and better awareness among the…
The Bombay high court has framed a timeline for the criminal prosecution Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday fast-tracked their trial and granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three other accused who were behind bars for allegedly assaulting doctors, including a woman, at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital on July 6. All four accused are to remain outside Maharashtra till the criminal trial begins.Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad imposed the stringent condition after Mhatre’s senior counsel Aabad Ponda submitted that for his release, the 73-year-old, who has “learnt a lesson”, has offered…
Image used for representational purpose. New Delhi: Taking suo moto cognisance of a media report in 2024 highlighting the emergence of new waste mountains in Singhola and Bawana, NGT has directed MCD to disclose the quantity of waste accumulated at the Singhola site.During the Aug 5 hearing, MCD told NGT that an integrated municipal solid waste processing facility and engineered sanitary landfill have been developed at the Narela-Bawana site on 34.2 acres out of a 100-acre plot. Delhi Pollution Control Committee has granted consent to operate for the facility till June 15, 2029.MCD’s junior engineer informed the tribunal that no…
Bengaluru: Describing Bengaluru as India’s foremost technology gateway to United States, chief minister DK Shivakumar Friday urged the Donald Trump administration to establish a full-fledged consulate in the city, saying it will significantly strengthen collaboration in technology, innovation, research, defence, space and aviation.Speaking after inaugurating the Quantum exhibition, Shivakumar said the city is home to more than 700 American companies, over 10,000 startups and 1 million technology professionals, making it America’s largest technology and innovation partner in India. “We are not asking for a trade office. Bengaluru deserves a permanent diplomatic mission that will further deepen cooperation in research, innovation…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has decided to revive district irrigation advisory panels immediately. The panels—comprising the district collectors, officials from the irrigation and agriculture departments, elected representatives and other stakeholders—must meet before and during every crop season to assess reservoir and canal supplies and advise farmers on crops that can be safely cultivated in each command area.“The irrigation advisory boards should review reservoir storage, expected inflows, local rainfall, drinking-water requirements and command-area needs and then issue clear guidance to farmers”, irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.Addressing collectors through a video-conference along with ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao and Jupally Krishna…