Dayeeta Das was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. She no longer works with the Hindustan Times
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FIR against Chhattisgarh food inspector for emptying reservoir over phone
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:46 PM IST
Apart from the food inspector Rajesh Kumar Vishwas, two irrigation department officials who allegedly complied with his request and pumped out 4.1 million litres of water are also named in FIR
391 hoardings stand without structural audit: PMC survey
A Pune Municipal Corporation survey has found 391 hoardings installed without structural audit, with the highest number under the Ahmednagar Road-Wadgaon Sheri areas. Advertising agencies are now required to conduct the audit and submit a report following the collapse of a hoarding in Kiwale last month in which five people died. The civic administration has razed 10 illegal hoardings this week as part of a drive across 15 ward offices, with verification of structural stability ongoing. The PMC has spent around ?4.5 crore ($615,000) on clearing illegal hoardings and collected a fine of ?52.5 lakh.
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:46 PM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
Will hang myself if charges against me proved: Brij Bhushan
WFI chief also took a jibe at wrestlers for announcing to immerse their medals in Ganga as a mark of their protest against him
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:39 PM IST
Ever wondered what a shark egg looks like? Watch
In a recent video that is going viral, you can see a woman holding a shark egg and informing people about it. Watch the video inside it.
Published on May 31, 2023 10:34 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
HT This Day: June 1, 1935 -- Why he adopted Wardha as his residence
Being asked why he selected Wardha as the headquarters of his activities in connection with rural industries revival. Mahatmaji replied: “Because Wardha is in the centre of India and because it was in Wardha that I was able to get a rich piece of land with buildings and plenty of water worth over two lakhs of rupees---I speak under correction - and with nearly 700 fruit trees on land.
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:34 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ahmedabad
Riverfront development project: NGT directs PMC not to fell trees till July 31
The decision was taken against the proposed felling of around 6,000 trees for the ₹5,500-crore project by PMC
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:31 PM IST
Siddharth Gadkari
KIUG: Powered by grit women archers hope to win Olympic medal
Ridhi Phor, a 19-year-old archer from Kurukshetra University, aims for an Olympic medal after winning 10 international and 60 national medals so far. Aditi Jaiswal, who braved Covid-19 and a cyclone, hopes to represent India in the Olympics someday and has beaten Olympic archer Deepika Kumari in the past.
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:30 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
UP government to bring its first M-sand policy
Stakeholders, representing different sectors involved in the use and supply of sand, providetheir suggestions and recommendations on the draft
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:30 PM IST
Govt committed to restoring peace in Manipur: Amit Shah
Amit Shah visited border regions and talked to groups on both sides of the ethnic divide on the third day of his trip to the strife-torn state
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:29 PM IST
PMPML scraps e-cab service plan, puts double-decker bus project on hold
Commuters are dismayed with PMPML’s actions, claiming that many announcements to provide better public transport facilities remain only on paper and are never implemented
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:27 PM IST
