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Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday announced that all high-rise buildings, hotels, commercial complexes, major establishments such as airports and construction sites must install anti-smog guns to curb air pollution levels. Stressing that Delhi has to put its house in order before seeking action from others, Manjinder Singh Sirsa directed all departments concerned to prepare a detailed roadmap to tackle pollution and sought data on the contribution of key sites, including Delhi Airport, to the city's air pollution. Chairing a high-level meeting with the officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Manjinder Singh Sirsa emphasised the need for stringent pollution control measures and said that if necessary, new laws would be introduced. Rising pollution was a major election issue in Delhi and the BJP had accused the previous AAP government of failing to check it. The MCD has been asked to provide a ...

Himachal Rain: शुक्रवार को हिमाचल प्रदेश में मौसम ने अजब रंग दिखाया. यहां कुछ इलाकों में बर्फबारी से मौसम सुहाना हो गया है, वहीं कुल्लू जिले में कुदरत ने ऐसा रूप दिखाया है कि लोगों को खासी परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. दो दिन से लगातार हो रही भारी बारिश के कारण कुल्लू जिले के कई इलाके जलमग्न हो गए हैं और जीवन अस्त-व्यस्त हो गया है. भारी बारिश के बाद कुल्लू जिले के सरवरी नाले में उफान आ गया और देखते ही देखते कई गाड़ियां बह गई.  इसके अलावा गांधी नगर क्षेत्र में मलबे में गाड़ियां दब गई, जिससे नुकसान और बढ़ गया. भारी बारिश के चलते कुल्लू के आसपास की झुग्गियों में भी पानी घुस गया है और ढालपुर क्षेत्र में होटल के पीछे दीवार टूटने से सारा पानी घरों में घुस गया. अखाड़ा बाजार में घरों में घुसा पानी अखाड़ा बाजार में भी बारिश का पानी घरों में घुसने से लोगों का सामान खराब हो गया है. लगातार हो रही बारिश से कुल्लू जिला में बाढ़ जैसे हालात बन गए हैं. बारिश के चलते कई सड़कों पर भूस्खलन हुआ है और पेड़ टूटने से बिजली की तारें भी गिर गई, जिससे बंजार, मणिकर्ण, गड़सा और मनाली के कई गांव अंधे...

A man out on bail in a rape case of a 17-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped the teenager again, police said. The girl was kidnapped on February 5 and was yet to be traced, they said. Police said that the girl's father in a complaint alleged that on February 5, Asif Khan alias Chhote Babu (22) kidnapped his daughter. Following his complaint an FIR has been lodged under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Gopiganj police station on Wednesday night, a police officer said. According to police, the accused had allegedly abducted and raped the girl earlier on October 14, 2023, following which he was arrested and the girl was rescued. Khan was sent to jail earlier, where he spent eight months before securing bail, police added. Bhadohi Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhimanyu Manglik said the accused, from Chudihar Mohalla in Gopiganj, is already facing trial in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court. He also said that the girl's father was...

Chintan Research Foundation, a Delhi-based think tank, hosted a roundtable Discussion on 'Strengthening the Gender Dimension in Public Policy' earlier this week, discussing India's remarkable progress made by women in female labour force participation, particularly in traditionally male-dominated sectors. The discussion, which took place on Tuesday, highlighted the progress women made in sectors like aerospace, aviation, finance, entrepreneurship, executive leadership, politics, and governance as well as the challenges to overcome. Moderated by Shishir Priyadarshi, President, CRF, the discussion featured women leaders who shared their experiences, challenges and insights on breaking barriers in their respective fields. The panellists included Amb Ruchira Kamboj, the first woman diplomat to be appointed as the Indian Ambassador to the UN, Jaya Varma Sinha the first woman Chairperson of the Railway Board in the 166-year history of the Indian Railways, Rumjhum Chatterjee, t...

The operation to rescue eight labourers trapped inside Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal or SLBC tunnel is in its final stages said state Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy. The rescue, he said, will be completed within two days. For this last stretch, Indian Marine Commando Force (MARCOS) and the Border Roads Organisation have been roped in, the minister said. Following an extensive field assessment over the last two days, Mr Reddy said a concrete plan of action has now been finalised to ensure the safety of both rescuers and survivors.   "The assessment yesterday was that the people going in to rescue and bring out the survivors would themselves be at great risk," he said.  But after fresh assessment, new strategies have been devised to minimise risk for rescuers.  "We now have a well-defined plan, and we are accelerating the rescue and relief operations with greater speed," he said. The experts, he said, are exploring ...

A two-year-old tigress that strayed into a village in the buffer zone of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and attacked two people was killed allegedly by villagers on Wednesday, officials said. In a separate incident, a tiger was killed in a road accident that took place under the Mailani range of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR), they said. In the first incident, the angry villagers of Phulwaria clubbed the tigress to death on the spot. Saureesh Sahai, the Dudhwa Buffer Zone deputy director, said forest officials retrieved the carcass from the village in the Palia tehsil and sent it to the range headquarters. A case against unidentified persons was lodged at Palia police station under provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act and a probe was taken up, he added. The injured villagers were admitted to the hospital where their condition was stated to be stable. Sahai said the animal's postmortem was conducted according to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines and the vis...

A 47-year-old man has undergone a rare third kidney transplant at a private hospital here, leaving him with a total of five kidneys in his body. A surgery was performed at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, on Devendra Barlewar, who had been battling chronic kidney disease for 15 years and had undergone two failed transplants in 2010 and 2012. Dr. Ahmed Kamaal, Senior Consultant, Urology, said the patient's condition worsened further after COVID-19 complications in 2022. However, when a 50-year-old brain-dead farmer's family decided to donate his kidneys, hope emerged for Barlewar. The four-hour-long surgery, conducted last month, posed significant medical challenges due to the presence of four non-functioning kidneys -- two native and two previously transplanted ones, Kamaal said in a statement. He explained that the multiple existing kidneys increased the risk of immune rejection, requiring specialised immunosuppression protocols before the procedure. Dr. Anil Sharma, Senior C...