KOLKATA: Newly elected BJP MLA Rekha Patra has triggered a political controversy after she was seen intercepting a vehicle carrying cattle in Hingalganj and allegedly suggesting that those transporting cows should produce a “birth certificate”.On the alleged illegal transportation of cattle, Patra said, “Our government has issued a guideline stating that cattle below 14 years…
Mumbai: The city’s tobacco-free BEST Initiative has delivered a strong public health outcome, with 62 BEST drivers and conductors successfully quitting tobacco, which is 49% of the total enlisted for the quitting programme, according to survey findings released by the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) on Sunday.A baseline survey conducted in 2016-17 among nearly 3,000…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out searches at premises linked to AAP leader Deepak Singla and several others in connection with an alleged money laundering case tied to an alleged bank loan fraud, officials said.According to officials, the raids were conducted at multiple locations in Delhi and Goa. Singla had contested…
Madhavaram lake front has been converted into a landscaped, priced attraction G AnanthakrishnanChennai is a crowded metro with few large green and blue spaces, but it has progressively commodified many of its small public parks and open spaces, turning some into gaudy, manicured, ticketed amusement parks. One must pay to enter and again buy tickets…
Sasaram: Kaimur police on Sunday claimed to have solved the sensational quadruple murder case in which two brothers allegedly killed their elder brother, his wife and their two children before dumping the bodies in suitcases and sacks at different locations in the district. The prime accused, along with his brother and two others, has been…
NEW DELHI: As the World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), Indian health experts said there is no reason for panic as Ebola does not spread like Covid-19, though vigilance and early detection remain crucial.Health ministry officials said no Ebola case…
KOLKATA: Electric vehicles (EVs) have outpaced traditional diesel-powered vehicles in Kolkata.Nowhere is this green dominance more definitive than at Public Vehicles Department (PVD) in Beltala, Kolkata’s largest vehicle registration hub, which has witnessed a steady decline in the enrolment of diesel vehicles.The trend coincides with the central govt’s clean energy push. The issue acquired more…
Palghar: A woman was arrested in Palghar district for allegedly securing a Zilla Parishad job using a fake disability certificate, a police official said on Sunday.Rupali Tengle, a resident of Daund in Pune, applied for a Group C Laboratory Technician post under the Aug 2023 direct-recruitment advertisement and submitted a disability certificate purportedly issued by…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has identified 13 locations, including Vikaspuri, Mungeshpur, Narela, Burari, Shastri Park, Tikri and Badarpur, for the installation of new continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) before the winter of 2026.The logic of choosing these areas, primarily in outer Delhi, is to ensure that at least one such station is available…
Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated” seeing someone from the film industry become chief minister and take on both Dravidian majors and the BJP-led Union govt. CHENNAI: Rajinikanth dismissed speculation that he was “jealous” of C Joseph Vijay’s political rise, saying he felt “exhilarated”…
