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Project cost valid factor for computing green compensation, says SC

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has strengthened the hands of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to impose higher environmental compensation (EC) on real estate projects, observing that if a com... Read More


Himachal Pradesh: School lecturer dismissed after inquiry in sexual harassment case

Shimla, Feb. 1 -- The Himachal Pradesh Directorate of School Education has dismissed a government school lecturer from service after a departmental inquiry found charges of sexual harassment of a mino... Read More


PDP MLA moves pvt bill seeking trauma healing for people affected by decades of violence in UT

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has moved a notice in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly to introduce a private member's bill aimed at addressing trauma, reconciliation and dignity resto... Read More


Pune among worst-hit regions for extra-pulmonary TB in Maharashtra

India, Feb. 1 -- The Pune region has reported the highest concentration of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) cases in Maharashtra, making it one of the worst-affected areas in the state, according t... Read More


Centre makes two-year deputation mandatory for IPS officers for appointment as IG

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has revised the empanelment norms for Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for appointment as inspector general (IG) and equivalent posts at the... Read More


PDP holds protest against attacks on Kashmiris in other states

Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- The PDP leaders and workers including women cadres today held a protest in Srinagar terming harassment of the Kashmiri students and shawl vendors unacceptable. Carrying placards an... Read More


State warns blood banks over unethical profit through bulk transfers

India, Feb. 1 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has issued a strict warning to blood banks against collecting excess blood and transferring it in bulk to other states for profit, officials... Read More


PMC to launch first-ever vaccination drive against HPV for adolescent girls

India, Feb. 1 -- Stepping up its battle against cervical cancer, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will soon launch its first-ever vaccination campaign against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for adoles... Read More


Ludhiana: Woman lawyer's friend booked for abetment to suicide

Ludhiana, Feb. 1 -- Nearly 25 days after a woman lawyer was found dead under mysterious circumstances, the Division Number 7 police on Friday booked her friend, Jagdish Singh, a resident of Akalia vil... Read More


Zohran Mamdani, mom Mira Nair, pictured with Jeffrey Epstein? Truth behind viral photo

India, Feb. 1 -- Photographs allegedly showing director Mira Nair with her son, and now mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, along with Jeffrey Epstein have gone viral. This comes after the Monsoon... Read More