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‘Tree felling was carried out after sunset and without valid permission,’ environmental activist Vaishali Rana says Gurgaon: The central empowered committee (CEC), constituted by Supreme Court, has sought the first environmental clearance granted for a realty project.The project, for which the CEC is seeking all “relevant documents”, is at the centre of a dispute over large-scale tree felling in an ecologically sensitive area in Sector 54.The petitioner has alleged that more than 2,000 mature trees and substantial green cover were cleared, natural landforms altered and plantation activities undertaken without complying with environmental safeguards.However, the Haryana forest department told the CEC…

Guwahati: The recovery of Tutumoni Duwara’s body on Tuesday brought a tragic end to a 10-day search for four members of a family swept away by flash floods in Assam’s Charaideo district.With the recovery, all four members of the Duwara family, who went missing at Lakwa Abhayapuri village on July 19, have been found dead.The tragedy occurred after flash floods suddenly inundated Rohini Duwara’s house. According to villagers, his wife, Tutumoni, and their daughter, Bidisha, were swept away while trying to move to a safer location.The couple’s sons, Bidyut and Biplab, entered the raging floodwaters in an attempt to rescue…

Times News NetworkKanpur: A 63-year-old man died while his 45-year-old nephew was seriously injured after a speeding car hit their motorcycle near Mirai Gate in the Narwal police station area of Kanpur on Wednesday morning.According to information, Shiv Narayan (45), a resident of Akhari village, was taking his uncle Ramkumar (63) on a bike at around 6:30 in the morning to Khumankheda in Fatehpur to buy crop saplings. A speeding car coming from the direction of Purwamir hit the bike near Mirai Gate. The impact threw both riders into a ditch along with the bike. The driver fled from the…

Jokhabad village in Bulandsahar is among the 37 villages from where land will be acquired in the first phase of the New Noida project Noida: Noida Authority will begin land acquisition for its Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad Investment Region project, also called New Noida, in Aug, with lekhpals set to conduct ground surveys across 37 villages identified for the first phase. Of these, 13 villages are in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 24 in Bulandshahr, including Jokhabad, Sanwali, Birondi Fauladpur, Birondi Tajpur, Kaithara, Kishanpur, Muradabad and Nawada.Officials deployed for field-level work will identify the land revenue records, co-ownership details, and inheritance claims. A subsequent…

The team analysed genome wide DNA data from ancient human remains excavated from Old Lady Spider Cave in Ladakh, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level.The team analysed genome wide DNA data from ancient human remains excavated from Old Lady Spider Cave in Ladakh, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level.The team analysed genome wide DNA data from ancient human remains excavated from Old Lady Spider Cave in Ladakh, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level.The team analysed genome wide DNA data from ancient human remains excavated from Old Lady Spider Cave in Ladakh, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level.The team analysed genome…

Panaji: Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that while students have the right to protest against the NEET paper leaks, the way the protest was conducted and the language used were “not fit for students”. He referred to a protest at Azad Maidan in the state capital, where placards were displayed seeking the release of jailed activist Umar Khalid, and said there was a need to “awaken nationalism” among students so they do not disturb communal harmony.“We recently saw the NEET protests. It is their right to protest as students. But the manner in which the protest was…

Jalandhar: Amritpal Singh, who was recently named on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) wanted list during a major crackdown on three India-based transnational organised crime groups, died in a road accident in his native village of Mowai, Jalandhar, on Feb 19 last year.His father Harwinder Singh, a former village sarpanch, told TOI on Wednesday that Amritpal had returned home from the US just a few months before his death. His mother Manjit Kaur is the village’s current sarpanch. Placing Amritpal on its wanted list, the FBI on Tuesday said he was sought for his alleged role in a transnational…

Second straight relief for UP consumers as August FPPAS turns 2.92% negativeSecond straight relief for UP consumers as August FPPAS turns 2.92% negativeSecond straight relief for UP consumers as August FPPAS turns 2.92% negativeSecond straight relief for UP consumers as August FPPAS turns 2.92% negativeSecond straight relief for UP consumers as August FPPAS turns 2.92% negative Lucknow: Electricity consumers across UP will receive another reduction in their power bills, with the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) announcing a 2.92% negative Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) for Aug. This marks the second consecutive month of relief and the second…

Patna: A year after losing his left arm and being rescued from alleged bonded labour in Haryana,16-year-old Santosh from Kishanganj is awaiting a prosthetic limb that could help restore his freedom. As the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on Thursday, the teenager is yet to receive his bonded labour release certificate, a prerequisite for accessing key rehabilitation benefits.Santosh, whose left arm was severed by a fodder-cutting machine while he was allegedly being kept as a bonded labourer, said a prosthetic limb would help him perform daily tasks more independently. “My life is fine even without it, but…

Jaipur: Building plan approvals at Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) have slowed after a new order made Fire No Objection Certificates (NOCs) mandatory before final sanction, leaving architects and applicants uncertain about the revised approval process.The July 10 order, issued by additional chief town planner Ankur Dadheech, provides for an “approval in principle” of building plans by JDA. Applicants must then obtain a Fire NOC from Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) based on the provisional approval before the final building plan is sanctioned.Architects empanelled by the urban development and housing (UDH) department said the new procedure lacks clarity and imposes responsibilities beyond…