The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench in New Delhi, has taken suo motu cognisance of grave allegations involving illegal tree felling, unauthorised construction and encroachments in Agra’s ecologically fragile zones- especially around the Taj Mahal and along the Agra-Gwalior Highway. The case, Original Application No. 665/2025 (Jagan Prasad Tehriya vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.), highlights brazen violations threatening the UNESCO World Heritage site’s pristine surroundings.
The Aam Aadmi Party hit out at Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party for their sit-in protest near the PM’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Tuesday, July 21. Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi were the leading faces of the protest, which was in support of the Cockroach Janata Party and their demand to sack Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Diya Binu, who is recognised as the youngest municipal chairperson in India, ceded her position after losing the no-confidence motion in the Pala Municipality on Tuesday, July 21. The 21-year-old Binu lost her office as 17 members voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, which included support from rebel Congress leaders. With this, the United Democratic Front’s six-month rule in the civic body came to an end.
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