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, The death of 18 people and illness of more than 3200 due to contaminated drinking water in Indore could have been prevented if the state government and the Municipal Corporation had taken cognizance of the warning of the CAG, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, seven years ago.
The MCD Standing Committee discussed the revised budget estimates for 2025-26 and 2026-27. Councilors demanded increased revenue, increased resources to remove stray cows and improved parking system. While the Speaker mentioned the detailed discussion, the Leader of the Opposition expressed concern over issues like sanitation and health services, calling the budget away from public priorities.
Delhi Jal Board will study the drains causing pollution in Yamuna for one year. The 22 km stretch between Wazirabad and Okhla is the most polluted, with the Najafgarh drain accounting for 70% of the pollution. Based on the study report, a decision will be taken to build Sewage Treatment Plant STP and Decentralized Sewage Treatment Plant DSTP. The Delhi government is aiming to double the treatment capacity in the next three years.
On the orders of Jharkhand High Court, Anti-Corruption Bureau ACB has registered an FIR in the case of encroachment on RIMS land. This FIR is against RIMS management, various government departments of Ranchi, builders and land mafia. ACB will now speed up investigation of people involved in illegal registration, registration and construction, in which disproportionate assets of officials can also be investigated.
After the death of 9 people in a week due to elephant attacks in West Singhbhum, the Forest Department has sought help from Reliance's Vantara. Following the incident in which three members of a family were crushed to death in Goilkera, there are plans to open a rescue center for elephants in Chaibasa. PCCF Sanjeev Kumar has directed officers to camp at the spot and meet the victims. Vantara's team will rescue the aggressive elephants and send them to Odisha.
The first meeting of the country's first AI Clinic was held at JIMS, Greater Noida. It discussed the use of AI in cancer, TB and trauma, clinical feedback from doctors to startups and deployment of AI solutions in government hospitals. Dr. Sujata Chaudhary, Ministry of Health, Government of India, inaugurated the clinic, which was attended by experts from AIIMS, IIT Kanpur. This clinic will be helpful in the treatment of patients.
The Noida Authority will again issue notices to builders who availed the relief package under the Amitabh Kant Committee recommendations but did not pay the remaining amount after depositing Rs 25 of the total dues. Its objective is to speed up the registration process of flat buyers. Till now Rs 872 crore has been deposited, due to which registration of 6855 flats is possible, but only 4134 have been done.
Tauqeer Raza's son Farman Raza's car collided with a bus in Shahjahanpur. He was not injured in the accident, but during police search, crystal drugs and syringes were recovered from his bag. Farman was going to Prayagraj to seek bail for his father, when his schedule changed and this incident happened while returning. He has been sent for medical examination.
Cuban Ambassador to India Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera strongly condemned the US military action in Venezuela. He described it as a violation of the UN Charter and international law, and called the arrest of President Maduro a criminal act. Aguilera called for global solidarity to counter America's unilateral policies. He said that no single country can stop America, hence the world will have to face this 'madness' together.
Police have arrested two accused, Sunny and Chandu, in connection with the shooting of student Dayas Choudhary in Ghaziabad's Shalimar Garden for refusing to drink alcohol outside the house. Dayas was hit by a bullet in his palm. Three other accused are still absconding and their search is on. According to the police, the accused committed the crime after being fed up with Dayas's repeated refusal.