Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Minister Uday Samant on Friday in the state assembly announced that a high-power committee will be formed to investigate the matter in the wake of continuous complaints from citizens regarding the waste management process at the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg in Mumbai city. He was replying … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) The Bengaluru Police on Monday arrested a man from Assam on charges of murdering his lover, a mother of two children, and dumping her body into a garbage truck. The case was reported under the jurisdiction of the Channammanakere Achukattu police station. The accused has been … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) The Bengaluru Police on Monday arrested a man from Assam on charges of murdering his lover, a mother of two children, and dumping her body into a garbage truck. The case was reported under the jurisdiction of the Channammanakere Achukattu police station. The accused has been … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India on Saturday decided to impose port restrictions, with immediate effect, on the import of jute and allied fibre products from Bangladesh to check influx of cheap, subsidised imports from neighbouring country which have depressed prices, hurt farmers’ incomes, and led to underutilised capacity in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 12 (IANS) Farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district have raised serious concerns over the rampant and illegal dumping of medical waste in agricultural lands and irrigation canals. They have appealed to district authorities and the health department for urgent intervention, fearing both environmental contamination and serious health hazards … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 4 (IANS) After the death of a female wild elephant that ingested plastic waste, the Coimbatore Forest Division in Tamil Nadu has issued a stern appeal to local bodies to immediately stop dumping garbage along forest fringes. The elephant, which was found dead near the Maruthamalai foothills recently, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority (TNSCZMA) has imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 9.60 lakh on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms during the construction of a bridge under the East Coast Road (ECR) expansion … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kochi, May 23 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has asked the Deputy Director of the Periyar Tiger Forest Reserve to take strict action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act against those dumping waste in Sabarimala, as the entire area has been declared as a plastic-free zone. The famed Lord Ayyappa temple … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Gurugram, May 8 (IANS) Two people have been arrested on the charges of killing a 33-year-old woman, stuffing her body into a suitcase and dumping it on the Gurugram-Faridabad road, police said on Thursday. The accused were arrested on Wednesday. The crime came to light after a passerby spotted the … Read more