MCG JE suspended for negligence in civic work

MCG JE suspended for negligence in civic work

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Parvesh Sharma | Gurugram

Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya has suspended Junior Engineer (JE) Ravinder Kumar with immediate effect for negligence in work and ignoring repeated instructions. This action was taken when the motor pump was lying idle at the sumpwell of Gulmohar Park in Sector-15 for a long time, and despite repeated...

‘Yoga is not just a posture — It is a life we lead’

‘Yoga is not just a posture — It is a life we lead’

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Antara Mohan | Ranchi

When many people hear the word “yoga,” they think of complex postures or the challenge of holding balance. But according to Dr Nandita Shah, founder of SHARAN and a veteran medical practitioner, yoga is far more than physical movement — it is a comprehensive system for living. Dr Shah began her...

Four held for killing shopkeeper over samosas in Gurugram

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Parvesh Sharma | Gurugram

A crime branch team of the Gurugram Police has arrested four accused of allegedly killing a shopkeeper in Gurugram’s Farrukhnagar area on May 12, police said. The accused allegedly gunned down the victim, identified as Rakesh Saini (28), over an altercation to buy samosas. The accused were identified as Pankaj (32),...

BJP struggles to finalise new Uttar Pradesh chief amid caste dynamics

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is caught in a prolonged internal impasse over appointing its new Uttar Pradesh (UP) state president, a post left effectively vacant since January 2023, when Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary’s tenure ended. The delay, stretching into its seventeenth month, signals deep political and social undercurrents, as the party...

Will not tolerate terrorism in any form, says Om Birla

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Parvinder Bhatia/Roshan Kumar | Jamshedpur/Ranchi

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arrived in Ranchi on Sunday morning on his two-day visit to Jharkhand during which he participated in the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) in Jamshedpur. Addressing traders and business communities at SCCI celebration, Birla said that India has emerged...

Government to Audit legal aid schemes ending in 2026

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Government plans to hold an independent audit to assess the effectiveness of its key legal aid schemes, which come to an end in 2026.  The audit will also determine the scalability and sustainability of the programmes post 2026. The DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice in India)...

Caste census to boost social justice: NCSC Chief

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Nixing insinuations that caste enumeration would create chasms in society, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairperson Kishor Makwana said the data gathered would serve as a foundation for policy decisions and strengthen social justice. It will help uplift the marginalised backward communities, he said in aninterview. With the BJP-led NDA government...

Congress objects strongly to BJP MP’s statement on Pahalgam victims

Monday, 26 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Sunday objected strongly to BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra’s remarks that tourists should have put up a fight against terrorists in Pahalgam, demanding his sacking and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apology in the matter. The prime minister and the BJP leadership’s silence should be seen as a...

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