Gurgaon: In one of the biggest such crackdowns on builders who have failed to pay homebuyers despite H-Rera orders, the district administration has launched a Rs 446-crore recovery drive against 71 developers and promoters, freezing their bank accounts and moving to attach their properties. In several cases, dues to buyers have remained unpaid for more…
The performance, conceptualised by Shovana Narayan, explored plastic-choked oceans in the opening act Lament of the Azure, deforestation in Dishantar and space debris in Echoes in the Void, before Restoring Nature’s Harmony offered a vision of healing The ocean was once teeming with life. But as garbage, discarded fishing nets and microplastics began choking its…
AI to add new dimensions to Aishbagh Ramleela The 400-year-old Aishbagh Ramleela is preparing to add artificial intelligence and advanced visual effects to its traditional stagecraft, with organisers exploring holograms, LED projections and other technologies to make key episodes from the Ramayana more immersive for audiences. The proposed changes are aimed at enhancing the performance…
Former Acting chief justice of the Rajasthan high court Justice SP Sharma Jaipur: Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, who retired from Rajasthan High Court as its acting Chief Justice on Sept 26, has called for standard operating procedures for Supreme Court and high court judges to lay down clear institutional guidelines on how judges should conduct…
The end of the existing permission impacts small and medium manufacturing units spread across 72 localities along Gill Road and other industrial stretches Ludhiana: Uncertainty looms over thousands of small industrial units operating in mixed land use (MLU) areas across Ludhiana as the state govt’s Sept 30 operational deadline expires today without any formal extension…
Chief minister Samrat Choudhary cleans ground near his official residence in Patna on Thursday Patna: On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday launched a cleanliness drive near his official residence and urged people to make cleanliness a collective responsibility.Participating in the campaign ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, Choudhary swept the area and…
Gurgaon’s average AQI in September was 26% higher than in 2024 and about 35% higher than in 2025 Gurgaon: The average air quality index (AQI) last month was 26% higher than in 2024 and around 35% higher than in 2025, making it the city’s most polluted Sept in three years. An analysis of daily AQI…
An FSL report confirmed that the fatal bullet had been fired from the 9mm service pistol issued to Chaudhary LUCKNOW: Eight years after Apple executive Vivek Tiwari was shot dead by a police constable in Lucknow, a sessions court has sentenced constable Prashant Kumar Chaudhary to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for culpable homicide not…
A pregnant woman named Rani Vanvasi was denied admission to a district hospital and delivered on the roadside (Photo credit: X) BHADOHI: Four doctors and a nurse have been found guilty of serious negligence after a pregnant woman was allegedly denied admission to a district hospital and delivered on the roadside, officials said on Thursday.The…
A conflict has emerged in Mahindra Aura housing society in Gurgaon regarding access rights for EWS residents. GURGAON: A dispute over alleged discrimination against Economically Weaker Section (EWS) residents at a Gurgaon housing society has escalated after the district administration ordered the RWA to remove restrictions on their access to parks and internal pathways.The Residents’…
