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Terrorists Attacks Forrest Dept. Employee in J&K, Police Arrest Two in the Case
An employee of a forest department in Jhajjar Kotli, Jammu and Kashmir was attacked by terrorists, police told ANI.
"Three terrorists fired from a parked truck and ran", Dr S D Singh, Inspector General of Police, Jammu told ANI.
"We have arrested two accomplices of the terrorists. We have issued an advisory for people to stay indoors," Singh added.
Clash Between Police & Maoists Erupts in Chattisgarh
An encounter between police and Maoists forces took place in Chattisgarh’s Narayanpur District on Wednesday, ANI reported. The attack took place when a team of Special Task Force and District Reserve Guard were returning from a search operation.
The officials said that they have recovered an unidentified male body and a 315 bore rifle.
More details awaited.
Over 300 Illegal Pandals in Mumbai, HC Seeks Action Report
The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to detail the steps taken against unauthorised pandals across the state ahead of the Ganesh festival.
The directions came after the court was informed by the government that recent inspection by various municipal corporations across Maharashtra revealed that several pandals have been constructed in violation of civic rules and noise pollution norms.
In Mumbai alone, over 300 illegal pandals have come up ahead of the 10-day festival which starts Thursday, the government said.
(PTI)
NGT Directs Closure of 5 UP Tanneries for Polluting Ganga River
The National Green Tribunal has directed the closure of five Kanpur-based tanneries for discharging effluents in river Ganga after the Central Pollution Control Board informed it that the units lacked NOC from the Central Ground Water Authority.
The tribunal ordered closure of Minaar Industries, Kazi Leather (Huda Hide Agency), N R Tanners, Nusrat Tannery Pvt Ltd and New Universal Tannery.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel passed the order after perusing a joint inspection team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the state pollution control board.
(PTI)