India, Feb. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, today chaired the 89th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL), in Bhopal. During the meeting, the Standing Committee considered proposals relating to wildlife conservation and development projects located in and around Protected Areas, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves and Eco-Sensitive Zones in accordance wi...
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. On the instruction of the client, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition. 2. Learned counsel for the other side has raised no objection. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. In instant writ application the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent-authorities to consider the case of petitioner for promotion with due date in respective grades with all consequential benefits in view of the fact that juniors to him in another colliery have been promoted. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per Company's Rules for Promotion, an employee is entitl...
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. The instant interlocutory application has been filed for withdrawal of the present writ petition as the Appellate Tribunal is functional. 2. In view of above fact, I.A. No.1399 of 2026 is, hereby, allowed. 3. Consequently, the present writ petition stands disposed of as withdrawn. 4. Pending I.A., if any, also stands disposed of. Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. The present writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- "i. For issuance of appropriate writs)/ order(s)/ quashing the Order No. 40, Memo No. 1050; Order No.15, Memo No. 1025; Order No. 33, Memo No. 1048; Order No. 43, Memo No. 1053; Order No. 39, Memo No. 1049; Order No. 49, Memo No. 1039; Order No. 25, Memo No. 1032 and Order No. 23, Memo No. 1034; Order No. 27, Memo No. 1037; Order No. 26,...
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. The instant application has been preferred by the petitioner praying therein for quashing the order dated 27.03.1985. 2. From bare perusal of the impugned order, it appears that the petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground in the year 1984 and since his work was not found acceptable, he has been terminated from service vide order dated 27.03.1985. 3. In any view of the matter, from the records i...
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. Heard, learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner prays for consideration of her claim for compassionate appointment on the ground that the mother-in-law of the petitioner who was the Aaganwadi Sevika died while working. 3. Admittedly, there is Rule which provides for grant of compassionate appointment to the daughter-in-law of the deceased-Aaganwadi Sevika. 4. It is also the case that the cas...
RANCHI, India, March 2 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Jan. 30: 1. Heard Ms. Neha Kumari, learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. 2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 27.11.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Latehar in Misc. Criminal Application No. 815 of 2025, arising out of Latehar P.S. Case No. 236/2021, whereby and whereunder, the prayer for bail of the appellant has been rejected. 3. It has been alleged that there w...
India, March 2 -- India is facing a sharp rise in end of life vehicles. Around 10 million vehicles were classified as end of life in 2020. This number is expected to reach nearly 23 million by 2025 and close to 50 million by 2030, as highlighted by NITI Aayog in its report on the circular economy of end of life vehicles.Old vehicles are not only inefficient. They are also unsafe and highly polluting. Vehicles manufactured before BS VI norms can emit up to eight times more pollution compared to n...
India, March 2 -- In many parts of India, the dream is straightforward: a safe house on your own land, or a small home in your village where your family can finally stop moving from one temporary arrangement to another. The problem is that finance rarely feels designed for rural life. Income can be seasonal, paperwork can be thin, and the nearest branch may be far away. That's where a rural housing loan fits in. It is a home loan you take to buy, build, or improve a house in a rural or semi-rura...