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New Delhi, March 28 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken serious cognizance of allegations of large-scale illegal tree felling, encroachment on forest land, and unauthorized mining in the Kothal Gate area of Dehradun.The tribunal has directed the constitution of a joint committee that...

Kolkata, March 27 A man performing election duties was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duties in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement, officials said.The incident took place at a training center set...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government is working on a new domestic borewell policy for the national capital, with some of the bureaucratic hurdles removed, Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said on Friday.Speaking in the Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly, the minister said that...

Dhaka, March 26 – At least eighteen bodies were retrieved after a bus carrying dozens of passengers plunged into the Padma River from a pier at a terminal in Bangladesh's Rajbari district, about 125 km south of Dhaka.The accident occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time on Wednesday when the bus...

Kolkata, March 25 – Citing allegations of unlawful conduct, the Election Commission removed the District Magistrate of East Midnapore and other state government officials on Wednesday.On Wednesday, a new District Magistrate was also appointed to the district, which is the home turf of the...

Noida, March 24 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate the Noida International Airport on March 28, District Magistrate Medha Roopam reviewed preparations at the venue in Jewar on Tuesday, focusing on security, logistics, and public convenience.During her inspection, the...

New Delhi, March 24 The NHRC said on Tuesday that it has issued notices to the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Raipur over reports that three sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital in this district of Chhattisgarh.In a statement...

New Delhi, March 24 The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to investigate the extent of alleged illegal mining in the Yamuna riverbed in two villages in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh.The green body was hearing a plea alleging that a private entity, M/S Yamuna Mines, had...

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the District Magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Raipur, regarding the reported death of three sanitation workers while cleaning a septic tank at a private hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Taking the matter suo motu, the...

Kolkata, March 24 – The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the "logical discrepancy category" was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait.The list was first published online on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at...

Prayagraj, March 23 At least four labourers were killed and 14 injured after a portion of a cold storage collapsed in Chandapur village here on Monday afternoon, officials said, as rescuers sifted through the debris to search for survivors.The collapse also triggered a leak of ammonia gas from...

Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police of Bareilly to appear before it on March 25, after the government denied the allegation of a petitioner that he was prevented from offering prayers in his home.A...

Bhagalpur (Bihar), March 21 Bihar Road Construction Department Minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said on Saturday that the damaged back wall of the Vikramshila Setu, a major river bridge in Bhagalpur district, will soon be reconstructed.His statement came in the wake of the circulation of a...

Baghpat/Bareilly (UP), March 20 Nearly 85 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) in Baghpat, Bijnor, Bareilly, and Bulandshahr districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday.'Kuttu ka atta' is typically consumed...

Pithoragarh, March 20 Border trade between India and China through the Lipulekh Pass in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand is set to resume this year after a six-year hiatus.District Magistrate Ashish Bhatgai said that following directives from the Union government, preparations have...

Baghpat/Bijnor (UP), March 20 Nearly 50 people, including an additional district magistrate, fell ill after consuming 'kuttu ka atta' (buckwheat flour) – typically consumed during fasting rituals – in the Baghpat and Bijnor districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Friday.All affected...

Shillong, March 19 Authorities in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya imposed an indefinite night curfew across the entire district on Thursday, citing incidents of violence and threats to public safety, officials said.The order was issued by District Magistrate Vibhor Aggarwal under...

रायपुर, मार्च 19 The Chhattisgarh assembly on Thursday passed a bill aimed at preventing religious conversions carried out through force, inducement, fraud, or misrepresentation, with stringent provisions including life imprisonment in cases of "mass conversion".The Chhattisgarh Dharm...

Raipur, March 19 – The Chhattisgarh government has moved to tighten laws against religious conversions carried out through coercion or inducement, introducing the Chhattisgarh Swatantraya Vidheyak 2026 (Freedom of Religion Bill 2026) in the Assembly.State Home Minister Vijay Sharma tabled the...

Nainital, March 18 The Uttarakhand High Court has provided a significant relief to farmers in Udham Singh Nagar district by staying an administrative order related to summer paddy cultivation.Justice Pankaj Purohit heard a petition filed by farmers from the Gadarpur tehsil.The petition...