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Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
Wedlock at age of 13: In Haryana's Jind, 3 child marriages stopped in 33 days
Jind: Three child marriages were foiled over a period of just 33 days in Haryana's Jind district, said an official on Tuesday. The last such marriage was stopped on Sunday, when the district administration and an NGO stopped the wedlock of an 18-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The other two marriages were stopped at Brahmanwas village on April 30, where the groom's age was 20 and the bride was 17, and at Kharak Gadia village on May 12, where the groom's age was 18 and the bride was 13. In the case on Sunday, it came to light that preparations were underway, and the groom's procession was ready to proceed for the bride's house in Narnaund town of Hisar district, when officials intervened. TZeam members informed the groom's mother, a widow, and guests about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006. For some time, the mother tried to mislead the team by showing birth certificates of her son, but after a strict warning from the team members, she produced certificates which revealed that he was three years younger than the marriageable age. After this, the birth certificate of the bride was sought on WhatsApp. After verifying documents, it was found the bride was 16 years old. In the case which took place on April 30, the boy had been selected for a govt job in the postal department and the bride's father was poor. Due to his financial condition, he arranged the marriage of his younger daughter along with his elder daughter on the same day to save on marriage expenses. In the case on Sunday, the groom's mother told the police that she was illiterate and did not know about the provisions of Child Marriage Act, 2006, said Surender Singh Mann, head of MDD, an NGO involved with the district administration in stopping all three marriages.
India Today
3 days ago
- Health
- India Today
Fungus on food, expired goods: Zepto's Dharavi licence suspended over lapses
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business license of Kiranakart Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which operates under the brand name Zepto, following serious food safety violations at its Dharavi warehouse. The action was taken after an inspection revealed fungal growth on food items, expired products, and unhygienic storage inspection was prompted by information from Minister of State for Food and Drug Administration Yogesh Kadam, and was carried out under the supervision of Joint Commissioner (Food) Mangesh Mane. Food Safety Officer Ram Bodke, acting on the directive, found multiple violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and related regulations during the visit to the Zepto serious lapses were observed, including:Fungal growth on certain food articlesStorage of products near clogged or stagnant water, indicating poor hygieneCold storage temperatures not maintained as per regulatory standardsDisorganised storage of food items, some kept directly on wet and filthy floorsExpired food products found not clearly segregated from non-expired stockIn response to the violations, an immediate suspension order under Section 32(3) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, was issued by Assistant Commissioner (Food) Anupamaa Balasaheb Patil. The suspension will remain in effect until Zepto achieves full regulatory compliance and receives clearance from the competent to the action, a Zepto spokesperson said the company had initiated an internal review and was cooperating fully with authorities. "At Zepto, maintaining the highest standards of food safety and hygiene is non-negotiable. We have already initiated an internal review and are working closely with the concerned authorities to ensure full and swift compliance. We are committed to rectifying the lapses identified, and strengthening our processes to provide the best and safest quality of products to our consumers. We are taking all necessary corrective measures to resume operations in accordance with regulatory obligations and applicable laws at the earliest," the spokesperson Reel
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brooklyn and Romeo's poisonous rift exposed: 'Baffling' wedding behaviour by Nicola Peltz that drove them apart revealed as friends of Beckhams brand her a 'narcissist' to KATIE HIND
Those who overheard the two young brothers on that flight to the World Cup in Germany back in 2006 couldn't help but be touched by the tender affection between them. Romeo Beckham, then just three, was sobbing as he travelled to watch his father captain England for the tournament.
Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Before doors closed, 55 projects benefited from 2017-2021 environmental amnesty
LAST JANUARY, when the Supreme Court stayed a 2021 office memorandum (OM) to expand a window of amnesty opened by the Ministry of Environment in 2017, it did not question the validity of the 2017 notification. On Friday, the Supreme Court struck down the original 2017 notification and the 2021 OM — along with all circulars, orders, and notifications issued to give effect to these two — as 'illegal'. It thus closed the doors on the 'ex-post facto' route for granting Environmental Clearances (EC) 'in any form or manner' to projects that started work without obtaining a mandatory prior environmental clearance or exceeded the limits set under the clearance conditions. While sources in the Environment Ministry did not rule out the possibility of a review petition, Friday's order follows two earlier Supreme Court judgments — Common Cause versus Union of India (2017) and Alembic Pharmaceuticals versus Rohit Prajapati (2020) — that also held that the concept of ex-post facto clearance is against the fundamental principle of environmental jurisprudence and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006 which requires a prior environment clearance. Conceived as a one-time opportunity in 2017, ex-post facto clearance became routine when the ministry notified a 'Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for identification and handling of violation cases' in July 2021. In its various submissions before the Supreme Court, the Environment Ministry argued there was no existing procedure under the rules for dealing with projects that started work without prior clearance, and that the July 2021 OM was issued to deal with violation cases not covered by the 2017 notification. Arguing that the move was consistent with the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the polluter pays principle, the ministry reasoned that denying developers an opportunity to regularise their projects would lead to demolition, which would also cause environmental damage. Days after ordering a stay in January 2024, the Supreme Court underlined that the stay would 'not come in the way' of considering proposals for modifying EC conditions if the EC was granted before July 2021. On Friday, noting that 'the object of the 2017 notification appears to be to protect the industries and entities which violated the EIA notification,' the apex court order observed: 'The 2021 OM talks about the concept of development. Can there be development at the cost of the environment?' By the time the stay was imposed last year, the Ministry of Environment had already cleared over 100 projects under a novel 'violation category'. These projects include Coal, iron and bauxite mines, a greenfield airport, multiple distilleries, steel and iron factories, industrial estates, cement plants and limestone quarries, chemical units and building construction sites etc. Besides clearing over 100 projects, the ministry also issued terms of reference (ToR) for impact assessment to at least another 150 projects. Once a project is considered fit for appraisal, ToR is issued for assessing its environmental impact and a final decision on the clearance depends on that assessment. Project developers who benefitted over the last six years include Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, Jaypee Cement, UltraTech Cement, Ramco Cements, Bhushan Steel Limited (Tata Steel), Steel Authority of India, Godrej Agrovet Limited, Hindustan Copper, Lloyds Metals & Energy Limited, Hindustan Marble, Artemis Hospital, Pushpawati Singhania Hospital, Spaze Towers, Hotel Leela Venture Ltd, Special Protection Group etc. As reported by The Indian Express on February 20, 2024, Ministry records show that an Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) set up to deal with violation cases met 46 times between June 2017 and June 2021 and recommended at least 112 projects. Of this, at least 55 were granted environmental clearances. The rest have been issued terms of reference (ToR) for environmental impact assessment and remediation plans. Jay Mazoomdaar is an investigative reporter focused on offshore finance, equitable growth, natural resources management and biodiversity conservation. Over two decades, his work has been recognised by the International Press Institute, the Ramnath Goenka Foundation, the Commonwealth Press Union, the Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, the Asian College of Journalism etc. Mazoomdaar's major investigations include the extirpation of tigers in Sariska, global offshore probes such as Panama Papers, Robert Vadra's land deals in Rajasthan, India's dubious forest cover data, Vyapam deaths in Madhya Pradesh, mega projects flouting clearance conditions, Nitin Gadkari's link to e-rickshaws, India shifting stand on ivory ban to fly in African cheetahs, the loss of indigenous cow breeds, the hydel rush in Arunachal Pradesh, land mafias inside Corbett, the JDY financial inclusion scheme, an iron ore heist in Odisha, highways expansion through the Kanha-Pench landscape etc. ... Read More
Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SDM has no right to declare a person as owner of land: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj, The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the sub-divisional magistrate has no right to declare a person as the owner of a land. Such an aspect needs adjudication by the sub-divisional officer in the appropriate suit proceedings under Section 144 of the Code, 2006, where the state as well as the gram panchayat shall be necessary parties, the court added. The above observation was made by Justice Kshitij Shailendra while deciding a writ petition filed by one Jayraj Singh, who moved the court with a prayer seeking court direction to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant absolute bhumidhari rights in favour of the petitioner in view of his long occupancy on the land. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that on account of certain previous proceedings in relation to the lease granted in favour of the petitioner and with the passage of time, the petitioner acquired the status of bhumidhar with transferable rights. After going through the provisions of UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act as well as UP Revenue Code, the court said an SDO or any other officer has not been held to be empowered on administrative side to grant such a declaration in favour of concerned tenure holder under the aforesaid provisions. "In view of scheme of the Code, 2006, notwithstanding that the petitioner might have acquired status as that of Bhumidhar with transferable rights, such an aspect needs adjudication by the Sub-Divisional Officer in appropriate suit proceedings under Section 144 of the Code, 2006, where the State as well as Gram Panchayat shall be necessary parties and would have their say in the proceedings, and not an administrative side on a bare application," the court added.
