Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai wrote to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Monday urging him to take prompt stringent action against those involved in the illegal sale and distribution of firecrackers in the capital despite blanket ban.
A total of 12,143 rolls of the prohibited material were recovered, leading to the arrest of four individuals involved in its distribution, asserted police.
Between 2017 and 2024, authorities destroyed a total of 16,788 acres of illegal poppy fields, underscoring the scale of the problem.
The illegal stash of fire crackers was stored by two men, who have been arrested by police.
A case has been registered against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut in Maharashtra's Nashik for allegedly creating discord between the police and the public by his statement, said a police official.
Sohel Rana is learnt to have absconded from Bangladesh to evade arrest in connection with alleged financial scam of 1100 crore Taka after e-orange (an online shopping site) in Dhaka was found involved in massive financial scam.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had issued summons to the Revenue Department regarding their failure in curbing open sale of acid in the Capital.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning in connection with the Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to illegal mining and extortion, sources said on Wednesday.
The question before the Tribunal was whether it was open to Himachal Pradesh (HP) to issue a ‘development plan’ in violation of the decree of the Tribunal.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for illegal migrants who want to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores.
