14 years ago on July 26, 2005, Mumbai was ravaged with severe rains as the city had received over 944 mm rainfall in a single day. If the rains don’t subside in the financial capital of the country, things are definitely going to get worse in the upcoming days as the MET has forecast heavy …
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Plastic waste has been accumulating and slowly eating up our planet. Plastic is not biodegradable and we are aware of this fact but somehow we still want to carry things in plastic bags. Eighteen states have imposed complete ban on plastic carry-bags, while five other states have imposed partial prohibition at religious and historical places, the Central Pollution Control Board …
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In yet another bid to tackle the problem of depleting groundwater, the Uttar Pradesh government has made it compulsory for new residential and commercial buildings to have provisions of rainwater harvesting. “All the buildings will be permitted in future after provisions of rainwater harvesting arrangements,” Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh said in the assembly. He was replying to a question …
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In an alleged case of gangrape, police booked four people for allegedly raping a class 12 Dalit girl and making video of the crime in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh, the police said. The police citing complaint lodged victim’s relatives said that the victim had gone to relieve herself when a villager harassed her. PTI reported. BCCL When the victim …
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We are in 2019 but some people are already centuries ahead with their weird acts. Every now and then, bizarre incidents come to the fore reading which we spill into laughter. Recently, a man, apparently inspired by comic character and superhero Spiderman, tried to climb a four-storey building to meet his girlfriend but ended up being thrashed. He was assaulted …
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In order to bring new generation back to a village, a Taiwanese artist Wu Tsun-hsien is turning local homes with the help of colour and canvas. Ruan Chiao village is located in Taiwan’s central mountain range and hardly have any young people left in the village. But with the help of his brush, colour and canvas, artist Wu Tsun-hsien gives …
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The International Court of Justice, based in The Hague, has issued its judgment in the case brought by India against Pakistan. India alleged that in sentencing Kulbhushan Jadhav to death, Pakistan violated international law relating to the detention of foreigners. The Court found, in favor of India, that Pakistan had violated Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. …
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In a tragic incident, relatives had to carry the body of a man who died during treatment at an NGO in Gunupur village in Kalahandi district of Odisha. The family members alleged that they were not given a hearse van and they had to eventually carry his body on a sling made of clothes. “We asked for a van but …
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More than 1.5 lakh people in around 427 relief camps across Assam woke up to another day of uncertainty as torrential rains continue to pour down across the state, inundating more and more land. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Father Of Two Dead Children Flags Govt Hospital’s Apathy In Kashmir; Mother Slapped & Harassed A …
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They say that justice delayed is justice denied. But the unfortunate reality of our judicial system is that, due to the sheer number of the pending case and the shortage of judges to address them, cases often get dragged for years and sometimes even for decades, which in effect takes away the concept of natural justice. This is exactly what …
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