JAMMU: J&K police arrested three publishers on Sunday in a case linked to two books allegedly glorifying separatists and anti-national elements that were supplied to government school libraries before being withdrawn.Inderpaul of Jammu-based Oberoi Book Service and Amardeep Singh and Girish Arora of Noida-based Dominant Publishers were taken into custody, as police widened the probe…
5 new sewage plants planned for Panchkula Panchkula: In a major push to Panchkula’s sewage treatment infrastructure, five new sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be installed and an existing plant upgraded to meet the needs of the city’s growing population and improve wastewater management.The projects received approvals during a recent review meeting, where it was…
The Tasmanian government’s own advice was saying that native forest logging practices needed to be urgently reviewed. But what was the cost of protecting critical habitat when forestry jobs were at stake? It was late 2021 when something started to happen in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had seen it before, but logging regulators…
File photo: J&K CM Omar Abdullah and US President Donald Trump SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah sharpened his attack Centre over delay in restoring statehood, asking Sunday whether he should “go to Donald Trump” after BJP politicians allegedly dismissed protests in J&K, assembly and outside Parliament as futile.“Our patience is running out. First…
Shabad killings: Even after 48 hrs, police fail to trace culprit Hyderabad: Though it is over 48 hours since Raj Kumar allegedly stabbed to death six persons, including a teenager who filed a Pocso complaint against him, Future City police have failed to trace the culprit. Police said that Raj Kumar was last seen at…
Canberra is in its annual winter politician-free zone, with parliament not back until mid-August. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is well known for his love of footy, so think of the recess like half-time, with the PM and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor using the break to review their form and prepare for the second half. When…
Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi launch the Mission 5 Million Trees campaign, and several development projects, at Science City, Ahmedabad, on Sunday Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and BJP State President Jagdish Vishwakarma launch the ‘Mission 5 Million Tree’…
The Victorian Coalition will invest $5 billion to repair and rebuild the state’s roads, if elected in November. On Monday, the Liberal and Nationals announced a plan to eliminate one million potholes and “re-establish a proper, planned system of preventative road maintenance”. It includes a $5 billion investment in road maintenance over four years and…
Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday urged sanitation workers to move beyond traditional jobs and enter the service sector by starting their own businesses, saying it would boost their incomes and make them financially self-reliant.Speaking at the bhoomipujan of NMC’s Maharshi Sudarshan Valmiki Vasahat and PMAY (Urban) 2.0 Swapnapurti housing projects at Mouza Nari,…
A digital alternative to incoming passenger cards filled out by everyone entering Australia is set to be rolled out more widely over the next two years. The digital Australia Traveller Declaration has been trialled on some Qantas flights since October 2024, and the federal government says it has so far been a success. Anyone arriving…