Villagers wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall at Amoni in Nagaon district Guwahati: People’s science organisations have sought a neutral inquiry into Assam’s July floods, alleging lapses in warnings and emergency response.The organisations demanded a high-level probe into the July 19-21 floods in Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat to determine their causes. These…
KSPCB officials urge devotees to celebrate the Gauri-Ganesha festival in an eco-friendly manner and avoid the use of plaster-of-Paris idols Dharwad: With less than a month remaining for the 11-day Ganesha festival, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has intensified measures to prevent the manufacture and sale of idols made of banned plaster of…
Dibrugarh: The Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation has ordered cattle owners to remove their animals from markets and public roads immediately.The notice, issued on Friday by executive magistrate and DMC executive officer Navas Das, said cattle, particularly cows, were frequently found roaming in markets. Scattered cow dung was inconveniencing the public and affecting sanitation.Owners have been directed…
Under the Vande Mataram Vatika initiative, 150 saplings will be planted on Central Jail land in Shivpur. Varanasi: The forest department will establish a Vande Mataram Vatika in the city on August 15 as part of Plantation Campaign-2026 to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram. The initiative is part of a wider effort to develop…
Belagavi: Twenty eight corporators were elected unopposed to the four standing committees of the 24th-term Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) on Wednesday.A total of 28 nominations were filed for the 28 available positions. With no additional nominations filed and none of the candidates withdrawing from the fray, regional commissioner and returning officer KM Janaki completed the…
The department said annual collections rose from Rs 317.36 lakh in 2021–22 to Rs 591.96 lakh in 2025–26 Dimapur: Nagaland’s excise and prohibition department on Tuesday said the state collected Rs 22.51 crore in excise revenue from April 2021 to March 2026.Briefing governor Nand Kishore Yadav at a review meeting at Lok Bhavan, Kohima, the…
Mumbai: Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday directed that action should be taken against food adulterators, including adulterators of milk and cheese, under organised crime laws like MCOCA.Shinde said milk and dairy product adulterators played with the health of citizens, and especially the lives of young children.“Children drink large amounts of milk. Fake cheese…
Erode boy goes to Brown University Chennai: When 17-year-old Pranav Ilango leaves for the US later this month to begin his undergraduate studies at Brown University, his parents will be sending him on a flight they once dreamed of.Pranav, from Erode, has won a full scholarship worth ₹3.55 crore to study at Brown, where he…
The medical fraternity has said correct labelling is among the first steps towards protecting public health Ahmedabad: Terming analogue paneer a health hazard, members of Ahmedabad’s medical fraternity welcomed the ban and urged people to be more aware. Dr Jignesh Shah, president of the Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that he welcomes Gujarat govt’s decision…
Three teams of food safety officers inspected 14 establishments involved in the production, storage and sale of dairy products Surat: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) destroyed 376 kg of inedible food and seized 182 kg of banned single-use plastic during a late-night enforcement drive across the city, recovering Rs 5.78 lakh in penalties and administrative charges.The…
