New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) India’s civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, has pulled up the country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo, over an incident involving the spillage of cargo that was detected after the arrival of a flight.IndiGo’s parent company InterGlobe Aviation has received a warning letter from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after an audit found deviations from standard operating procedures, including certain provisions under the Aircraft (Carriage of Dangerous Go…
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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Notification of Threatened Species, a major step towards strengthening conservation, an official said on Friday. The SOP was issued under Section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, to facilitate a uniform, transparent and scientifically robust process for the identification, assessment and notification of threatened species by States and Union Territories, said the…
Jammu, May 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s former Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid, in a reference to the sensational Twisha Sharma case, on Friday, alleged that the police and judiciary in the country consider themselves as rulers and no longer work with the aim of serving people.Responding to questions regarding the alleged dowry death, Vaid urged that the investigation should be conducted in a way that satisfies the aggrieved family.The Madhya Pradesh government has already recommende…
Dehradun, May 11 (IANS) Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Harish Rawat on Monday reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal asking citizens to avoid foreign travel, reduce gold purchases for a year if possible, alleging that the Centre’s economic policies have worsened inflation and increased the burden on common people. He also demanded that the Centre issue a clear Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to prevent confusion among the people.Speaking to IANS, …
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) In the wake of reports of heatstroke cases and assault incidents involving census workers, the Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department on Thursday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the safety and security of census functionaries.Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, in a letter addressed to Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, and Superintendents of Police, stated that t…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Addressing concerns raised following the tragic death of a female trekker in Kumaradhara hills in Chikkamagaluru and the disappearance of another female trekker in the Madikeri forest, the Karnataka Forest Department on Friday released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for trekkers, introducing a series of safety measures across forest areas in the state.Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced that there are 44 designated trekking destinations within the state’s …
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday submitted a formal letter to Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, demanding an immediate halt to what he termed “illegal appeasement” and the removal of restrictive guidelines imposed on Hindu religious processions.He alleged that the police have been imposing “arbitrary rules and restrictions” in the name of mosques, namaz, or unauthorised religious structures during Ram Navami and other Hindu festivals.In his letter, Somai…
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) As part of its summer season preparedness measures, the Odisha Higher Education Department has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Heat Wave Management for all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the state, informed the department in an official statement on Monday.According to the statement, the directive has been issued to ensure preparedness and precautionary measures to mitigate heatwave conditions and safeguard the health and well-being of stu…
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has accused the Tamil Nadu government of enforcing a discriminatory Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for political meetings, alleging that the guidelines unfairly disadvantage emerging parties while favouring established ones. In a statement, TVK propaganda General Secretary K.G. Arunraj said the party had repeatedly faced hurdles in securing permission to conduct public gatherings, including its proposed public meeting in Salem.He claim…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Monday, had decided to appoint 2,000 micro-observers supervising the hearing session on claims and objections regarding the draft voters’ list in West Bengal. These 2,000 micro-observers will be in addition to the 4,500 micro-observers already appointed by the Commission to supervise the hearing session. Like the previous appointment, these 2,000 additional micro-observers will be appointed from among direct Central government sta…