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BJP MLA Vijender Gupta and L-G Anil Baijal

L-G should declare 89 villages urbanised, says Vijender Gupta

Due to non-issuance of declaration, the land mafia is fast developing unauthorised colonies.

12 May 2017 2:41 AM IST

As per 2016 tiger census, the number of big cats in the western circle, which consists of five forest divisions, was 119, whereas the number of elephants in the circle as per the census carried out in 2015 stood at 197.

Man-made Nainital grassland new home for Kumaon tigers

Enthused by its success another man-made grassland is being developed over an area of 38 hectares in the same range.

12 May 2017 2:40 AM IST

The strike was observed in all six district courts due to which all work was totally paralysed. (Representational image)

2 cops, 8 others convicted for robbery

The 10 convicts robbed a courier staffers of diamond and gold jewellery of worth more than Rs 6 crore in 2013.

12 May 2017 2:34 AM IST

Mumbai University (Photo: File)

Mumbai University's sub-campus to open from June

Some of SAF's demands, like additional courses, have been put on hold.

12 May 2017 2:30 AM IST

The chance of two people being born on the same day and having a baby on their birthday is one in 133,000 people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Iranian father refused custody of 3-years-old daughter

The Iranian man had married the girl's surrogate mother after her birth but the couple divorced subsequently.

12 May 2017 2:26 AM IST

School bus owners have said that will put an end to illegal and unsafe vehicles plying without RTO permits, but parents have said they find them economically affordable.

Parents, bus owners split over HC order on school buses

Parents and activists have also decried the lack of regulation for bus fees that bus operators collect every month.

12 May 2017 2:23 AM IST

Ever since phase I of the Mumbai monorail was commissioned, its operations have regularly been in the news owing to constant breakdown.

MMRDA blames Malaysian contractor for sorry state of monorail...

MMRDA said that monorail operations have been dependent on the two functional rakes for almost a year now.

12 May 2017 2:19 AM IST

Water carrier Shakeel Ahmad fills up a goat hide canteen from a well in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Last of Bhishtis: Watermen fight changing times

Ahmad is one of last Bhishtis, a community of water carriers fading into history after generations of quenching thirsts...

12 May 2017 2:17 AM IST

A technical glitch in a brake on saturday brought the monorail services to a halt. The glitch occured between Wadala depot to Bhakti Park Monorail station.

Scomi Engineering keen on staying on as Monorail operator

The Monorail has been divided in two phases.

12 May 2017 2:16 AM IST

A technical glitch in a brake on saturday brought the monorail services to a halt. The glitch occured between Wadala depot to Bhakti Park Monorail station.

Contractor safe despite Monorail snag

MMRDA can't punish contractor, as there is no provision for taking action in case of no injury or death.

12 May 2017 2:14 AM IST

Lyu Xiwen, former deputy chief of the Communist Party in Beijing was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the court for taking advantage of various official posts from 2001 to 2015. (Representational Image)

2 awarded death for gang-raping two women

Two days ago, a Pune court had awarded death sentence to a convict in a Pune rape-murder case.

12 May 2017 2:11 AM IST

National Green Tribunal

NGT pulls up DDA for remarks

DDA doubted findings on damages caused to Yamuna floodplain.

12 May 2017 2:09 AM IST