The Indian badminton squad that won the mixed team bronze medal at the ongoing World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany has been hit by a controversy over selection after six of the 12 chosen players were barred from participating due to an alleged administrative lapse. Twelve players were selected and sent to represent India, but…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has cancelled a tender worth Rs 60 lakh for renovation work at chief minister Rekha Gupta’s official residence, citing “administrative reasons,” according to official documents reviewed by PTI.The Public Works Department (PWD) had earlier allotted two bungalows to Gupta on Raj Niwas Marg, one for her residence and the other…
Rain puddles are seen at the scene of a fatal stampede, in Fulrai village of Hathras district, on July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/file) HATHRAS: A judicial commission investigating the deadly stampede at a ‘satsang’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, in which 121 people died on July 2 last year, has placed the blame squarely on “administrative…
Avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: Social activists have blamed “administrative negligence” for the death of eight workers in an avalanche that struck a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Mana, Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, last week.They argue that the tragedy could have been averted if authorities had acted on a prior…