60% govt schools in J&K without toilets: Survey
Over 60 per cent of government schools in J&K have no toilets, a Department of School Education and Literacy (DISE) survey 2013- 2014 conducted by the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development
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Cabinet clears mixed land use of industrial plots
Conversion charges for plots, sheds in these estates approved The Haryana Cabinet today decided to allow mixed land use of industrial plots and sheds in industrial estates in existence in the state
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Despite ban, schools allow sale of junk food
Several government schools continue to allow the sale of junk food on their premises even though the Director General of School Education (DGSE) banned its sale on August 1. Junk food being sold at a
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Lack of toilets in govt schools causes concern
TRICHY: A total of 203 of the total 1,272 government schools in the district do not have basic toilet facilities according to a recent list released by the department of school education and literacy,
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294 cases of malaria and diarrhoea in RIMS and Sadar in a month
The number of cases of water-borne diseases reported in Sadar hospital and Ranchi Institute of Medical Sciences has been on the rise. In one month, around 58 patients suffering from diarrhoea and 28
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Two garbage plants get PMC approval
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) standing committee approved two %new garbage processing plants on Tuesday, barely hours after Uruli Devachi and Phursungi villagers ended their six-day agitation
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Noida's I-Day gift: 100% Ganga water, citizens' portal
NOIDA: The Noida Authority has decided to make 100% Ganga water available to citizens and officially launch the online Citizen's Charter on Independence Day. The board also decided to make five new police
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Rajasthan to change land acquisition law
After the passage of labour law reforms, the government of rajasthan has proposed to amend the state’s land acquisition law, despite opposition from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s outfits Bharatiya Mazdoor
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Noida body to acquire land directly from farmers
The Noida and Greater Noida authorities have decided to buy land directly from farmers for any planned development, including group housing projects. While this will help farmers get a higher rate of compensation
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Govt cancels 57 land allotments under Urban Land Ceiling Act
After a long delay, Maharashtra government finally cracked whip against 57 out of 99 holders of lands declared "surplus" under the Urban Land Ceiling Act (ULCA) for non-compliance of rules, as indicated
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Junk food-loving teen with liver failure wheeled into OT, gets donation in time
Aunt Was To Be His Donor When News Of Cadaver Reached Hospital A 15-year-old, with a history of surviving on junk food, has a liver failure and needs an immediate transplant. There's no cadaver available,
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R'bore tiger count likely to be less in new census
Joys of a baby boom at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) for the past couple of years might just be cut short once the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) completes its census as it is expected
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WHO approves experimental Ebola drug
Spanish priest becomes 1st European to succumb to latest Ebola outbreak The World Health Organisation authorised on Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000
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Dima Hasao free of encephalitis outbreak till now
Even as 26 districts out of 27 in Assam continued to reel from Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Dima Hasao remained free from the outbreak with no new positive cases or any deaths
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7 quarries run without pollution board's nod
BHUBANESWAR: At least seven stone quarries, which supply raw materials to stone crusher units in Khurda district, are running without obtaining consent from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB),
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Lucknow, Agra to go pro-cycle
Known for its penchant for the cycle, which is also the Samajwadi Party’s election symbol, the Akhilesh government in Uttar Pradesh has now decided to develop Noida, Lucknow and Agra as cycle-friendly
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CEC ends hearing on illegal mining
On the last day of the hearing today, about 100 miners were summoned before the probe panel The Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) today completed the hearing process of Odisha
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NGT imposes cost on bar association for withdrawing its plea
The plea alleged illegal sand mining in Haridwar The National Green Tribunal has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the National Green Tribunal Bar Association (NGTBA) for withdrawing its plea alleging
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WHO backs use of experimental Ebola drugs in West Africa epidemic
Liberia says it plans to treat two infected doctors with an unproven Ebola medicine called ZMapp People infected in the West Africa Ebola outbreak can be offered untested drugs, the World Health Organisation
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SC refuses to lift ban on export of iron ore pellets from K’taka
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lift ban on export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka-based miners, saying its earlier order is clear. A green bench, headed by Justice JS Khehar, while ruling