CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court has refused to hand over the investigation into the suicide of senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar to CBI. “There does not appear any unnecessary delay or laxity in the investigation of the case to date. In view of the above, no case for handing over the case…
Lucknow: To strengthen disaster preparedness and public safety in eastern UP State govt has approved post of joint director, fire services (Varanasi Zone) and creation of a specially trained rescue group to respond swiftly to emergencies to deal with natural calamities, major fires, chemical and biological hazards and other critical emergencies. Govt has given in-principle…
NEW DELHI: A bureaucrat would have faced harsh music for not complying with SC’s order, but HCs of Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Kerala, Patna, Telangana, Gauhati and J&K and Ladakh got away lightly on Wednesday for not complying with the apex court’s May 5 order seeking details of time-lapses between reserving verdicts and pronouncement of…
Prayagraj: Expressing strong concern over the delay in transmitting viscera reports from Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) to investigating agencies, Allahabad high court has said this lapse is “disturbing”.The high court has directed UP chief secretary, DGP and director general of medical health to look into the situation and ensure that viscera reports are communicated expeditiously…
Lucknow: The central govt’s flagship Smart Prepaid Meter (SPM) scheme, launched to curb electricity theft and ensure accurate billing, is under scrutiny after Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) flagged alarming discrepancies in its latest commercial data analytics report. According to the report presented by the director (commercial) of UPPCL on Wednesday, 45,576 smart meters…
Lucknow: Climate change, human activity, and chemical exposure are converging to create a new era of toxicological risk, said experts at the international conference on Environment and Risk Assessment for Toxicology and Health (EARTH 2025) on Wednesday.The EARTH 2025 schedule was released by CEO, National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), N. Venkateswaran, who highlighted…
FARIDABAD: A Faridabad-based private university, Al-Falah, already under the scanner in connection with the recent blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, has come under further scrutiny after it emerged that one of its faculty members had earlier been dismissed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration for alleged terror links.Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan was reportedly associated with Al-Falah University…
Goa Police arrested three people from Mysuru, Karnataka, after a video of them harassing two women foreign tourists on a North Goa beach recently went viral. The men can be seen grabbing the women’s arms to pose for photographs with them. They even threw their hands around the foreigners’ shoulders and waists as the women…
Lucknow: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed serious concern over the increasing spread of heavy metal contamination, particularly chromium and mercury, in Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, and Fatehpur districts in Uttar Pradesh.The tribunal has directed the chief secretary, UP, and the secretary, health department to submit a detailed action plan within 2 weeks. They…
CJI BR Gavai (File photo) CJI on ’79 rape ruling: ‘Moment of institutional embarrassment’NEW DELHI: Admitting that Supreme Court failed its citizens, and it is the vigilance of civil society and courage of ordinary people which have kept the judiciary accountable over the years, the CJI termed SC’s 1979 verdict as a “moment of institutional…
