The Supreme Court on Monday said that no religion promotes any activity which promotes pollution or compromises with health of people, and directed all states in the National Capital Region (NCR) to inform it about the steps taken by them to ensure pollution is being at minimal. The court also said that the order directing…
Kolkata: Three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur in Howrah district on Saturday morning before entering the Shalimar railway station in the same district.Although the three coaches that got derailed included one parcel coach and two passenger coaches, there had been no report of casualty or injury as yet, confirmed the chief…
New Delhi: The air quality of Delhi continued to remain in the ‘very poor category,’ as several parts of the city witnessed smog for the ninth consecutive day post-Diwali on Saturday.According to the SAFAR data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 360 as of 8 am today, categorised as ‘very poor.’Visuals show…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on his 97th birthday and said that he is among “India’s most admired statesmen.” Extending greetings to the BJP patriarch, the Prime Minister posted on his X: “Best wishes to Shri L. K. Advani Ji on his birthday. This year is…
New Delhi: In response to the escalating air pollution crisis in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the central government has announced a significant increase in penalties for stubble burning.This move aims to curb the harmful practice that contributes substantially to the region’s deteriorating air quality.Under the new regulations, farmers will face doubled fines…
New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud inaugurated the National Judicial Museum and Archive (NJMA) at the Supreme Court in the presence of other Supreme Court judges.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud told ANI, “This has taken almost a year and a half in conceptualisation and planning. The actual execution has taken about six…
Dehradun: The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand’s Almora district has climbed to 36. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge at Marchula this morning while travelling from Pauri in Garhwal to Ramnagar in Kumaon — an overnight journey of about 250 km. It met with the…
New Delhi: The Election Commission removed poll-bound Maharashtra’s DGP Rashmi Shukla on Monday, days after the Congress alleged that the IPS officer had a “clear bias” against the opposition. In a letter last month, the Congress also accused the senior IPS officer of illegal “phone tapping” The Election Commission ordered the state’s chief secretary to…
Bhubaneswar: The loss due to cyclone ‘DANA’ and the following floods that affected about 14 districts of Odisha is approximately Rs 600 crores, said Suresh Pujari, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister of Odisha on Monday. On the damage assessment report after cyclone ‘Dana’, Pujari said, “As an aftermath of cyclone ‘Dana’ and the following floods,…
Wayanad: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigned in Wayanad in support of party candidate and sister Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday ahead of the bypolls slated to be held on November 13.Addressing an election rally in Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi said, “I am lucky to have her as a sister. Now,…
