NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at reducing winter air pollution through advance planning rather than emergency interventions, Delhi govt Friday notified a Proactive Winter Air Quality Management Framework, outlining a series of measures that could be implemented annually between Nov 1 and Feb 28.The framework, announced by chief minister Rekha Gupta, seeks to give…
Chennai: After burning through nearly ₹3,000 crore in two years and slipping into a negative balance of ₹1,500 crore, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to exit construction activity and, instead, stay within its core mandate of urban planning and approvals.In the last two years, the CMDA funded for Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam,…
Tej Pratap Yadav, president of JJD PATNA: JJD president Tej Pratap Yadav lodged a complaint at the secretariat police station in Patna on Friday against Akash Yadav, the former president of the RJD student wing, and seven others, accusing them of plotting to kill him.He confirmed that the complaint has been officially registered, with the…
কলকাতা: কলকাতা-সহ দক্ষিণবঙ্গের ১০ জেলায় হলুদ ও কমলা সতর্কতা এবং লাল সতর্কতা জারি উত্তরবঙ্গে। কলকাতা-সহ দক্ষিণবঙ্গে চলছে দফায় দফায় বৃষ্টি। উইক এন্ডে বাড়বে বৃষ্টি, চলবে মঙ্গলবার পর্যন্ত। কাল থেকে মঙ্গলবার পর্যন্ত দক্ষিণবঙ্গ জুড়ে বাড়বে বৃষ্টির পরিমাণ। তুমুল বৃষ্টিতে বিপর্যস্ত উত্তরবঙ্গের সমতল ও পাহাড়। দার্জিলিং, কালিম্পং, আলিপুরদুয়ারে ভারী বৃষ্টির পূর্বাভাস। অতি ভারী বৃষ্টি হতে পারে কোচবিহার…
जहांगीर खान की गिरफ्तारी के बाद अब उनकी पत्नी को भी पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार कर लिया है. दक्षिण 24 परगना से हुई इस कार्रवाई के पीछे आरोप है कि उन्होंने पति की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में फलता इलाके में कई प्रदर्शन आयोजित किए थे. पुलिस का कहना है कि इन गतिविधियों से इलाके की कानून-व्यवस्था…
Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth Just when it seemed Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth had finally moved on from the infamous IPL 2008 slapgate controversy, tensions have resurfaced once again.Sreesanth recently challenged Harbhajan, asking whether the former India spinner had the “guts” to step into a ring with him. The remark came amid a fresh disagreement…
Walking a fundamental right, footpath must for all roads: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday ruled that citizens have a fundamental right to walk, and this was part of their right to life and free movement. It urged the Union govt to enact a law mandating well-demarcated footpaths for every road to guarantee…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at Alipore zoo Kolkata: Torrential rain for a couple of hours in the morning—this monsoon’s first heavy spell—flooded large areas of Kolkata as well as Salt Lake and New Town on Friday. Consequently, traffic on multiple stretches, especially in central Kolkata, slowed down in the morning peak hours.The intensity of the showers…
Mumbai: The city police’s Crime Branch Unit 10 on Wednesday arrested Hyderabad-based EduVio Learning Solution Pvt Ltd directors Aditya Kumar Arogonda and Arvind Rao in connection with an alleged MBBS admission racket in which parents were promised guaranteed seats through the NEET counselling process but neither got admissions nor refunds, police said.A local court remanded…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a residential house in Gali No. 7 of Bihari Colony in Delhi’s Shahdara area on Saturday, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).According to fire officials, a total of six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after information about the blaze was received. Firefighters…
