Wildlife Crime Control Bureau asks Forest depts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura to provide information on registered captive elephants and the number of transit permits issued for moving them within and outside the State. Inquiry will examine claims of a criminal nexus involving elephant procurement agents
Accusing the BJP of indulging in ‘goondaism’, he said that the padayatra was planned to advise the BJP not to resort to such incidents. “Indulging in goondaism is the culture of the BJP, says Ivan D’Souza
The public interest litigation petition is expected to be listed for hearing before Acting Chief Justice D. Krishnakumar and Justice P.B. Balaji on Monday
25 events will be organised as part of ‘Create in India Challenge-Season 1’ of WAVES
Bulletin by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services indicates that La Nina can only emerge towards November, not in September as forecast earlier; as such, only a small amount of rainfall is likely later this year
The allocation made at a zonal conference of Agricultural Commissioners of all States is based on the State’s normal area, crop coverages, average consumption during the last five years, and soil nutrient status
They demand that authorities examine the pay-out, reportedly distributed to representatives of four fishing villages in Ennore, seeking to uncover the full extent of corruption and ensure accountability for the dubious transactions linked to the reopening of the unit
The dog was part of bandobust duties, especially during the visit of Chief Ministers and other VVIPs
The road in the metro section is also being planned to be widened to 120 ft where the metro station locations are proposed to be built
Media reports indicate violations of the victims’ right to life due to the negligence of the authorities concerned, says the rights panel; orders probe to check compliance of safety and legal norms by the unit
India is focussed on indigenous development, but will collaborate if there are any deficiences, says ISRO chief; the Chinese had invited international collaborations after their spacecraft brought back samples from the moon in June
Asks HYDRAA Commissioner to assist KTR and Harish in demolition
MESCOM has been attending to power supply issues related to industries on priority. The dedicated emergency response vehicle was one such initiative, says managing director
