NGT nod to coal transportation
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday gave its nod to transportation of 38,6545 metric tons coal in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar permitted the transport of coal according to the guidelines notified by the state.
human trafficking on saarc agenda
New Delhi: Terrorism, piracy, trafficking of drugs and women and children will top the agenda at the conference of Home and Interior Ministers of SAARC countries to be held in Kathmandu on September 19. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the conference where he is expected to flag issues like cross-border terrorism and dismantling of terror infrastructure operating from some SAARC nations. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation.
sc to tn govt: fill shrc chief’s vacancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Tamil Nadu Government to take appropriate steps to expeditiously fill up the vacancy of the Chairperson of State Human Rights Commission which is lying vacant since 2011.
gymnast, coach booked for ‘sexual harassment’
New Delhi: A gymnast and his coach who are attending a national camp for the upcoming Asian Games, have been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman gymnast at the Indira Gandhi indoor stadium here, police said Tuesday.
Bend over backwards with bihar yoga school
New Delhi: Globally renowned Bihar School of Yoga (BSY) is organising a yoga convention titled Know Yourself Yogotsav from September 18-21 at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi.
Epidemic fears rise as flood waters recede
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday extended support to the victims of the Jammu & Kashmir floods in the climate of fear of epidemic and vector borne diseases.