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Coast Guard clean-up drive held in Kochi

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Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Tourism Suresh Gopi inaugurated the coastal clean-up drives organised by Indian Coast Guard and others in Fort Kochi and Kuzhuppilly beaches on September 21. | Photo Credit: special arrangement A coastal clean-up drive was held on September 21 (Saturday) at Fort Kochi, Vypeen, Kuzhuppilly and Cherai beaches by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Headquarters (Kerala and Mahe) in coordination with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) as part of the International Coastal Clean-up Day. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Tourism Suresh Gopi inaugurated the clean-up drive at Fort Kochi and Kuzhuppilly beaches. He emphasised the importance of maintaining coastline cleanliness to protect oceans and beaches. Volunteers from the ICG, IOCL, NCC, NSS, and NGOs, State and Central government employees, teachers, and personnel of the Coastal Police and the Kerala Police also participated. A total of 1,800 kg of litter was collected from the beaches and were transported to a garbage dump by the Kochi Corporation. International Coastal Clean-up Day is observed annually on …

Clean-up marshals fine 1,380 offenders in 3 weeks, generate penalty upto Rs 3.34 lakh | Mumbai News

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The clean-up marshals, who claimed the streets of Mumbai on April 3 to crack down on people littering, spitting or soiling public places, have fined total 1,380 offenders for such violations. The civic authorities have also generated Rs 3.34 lakh in penalties from the violators with authorities stating that the most common penalty imposed is Rs 200 for littering, soiling and spitting in public spaces, as per the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The other provisions of penalty include Rs 1,000 for washing vehicles on roads, Rs 500 for littering by pets and Rs 100 for burning garbage in the open. Besides this, the BMC can impose a fine upto Rs 1,000 if a person is found defecating in public. The civic body’s record also show that total 917 people have been penalised from A ward, which covers Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Churchgate and Colaba areas. As many as 302 people have been penalised in in G/South ward which covers Worli and Parel areas. A total of 94 people …

Gigi Hadid removes post defending Varun Dhawan, Reddit claims it was PR cleanup | Bollywood

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American model Gigi Hadid was one of the guests at the NMACC gala held in Mumbai this weekend. During an event, Varun Dhawan called Gigi Hadid on stage, swirled her around and planted a kiss on her cheek. But after being slammed for doing the same, Varun had called it a ‘planned’ gimmick and Gigi defended him saying that she got to fulfil her ‘Bollywood dreams’. However, she deleted that particular Instagram Stories hours before it could automatically disappear from her Instagram. Also read: Gigi Hadid gives Varun Dhawan a shoutout, puts rumours to rest as ‘uncomfortable’ video goes viral Varun Dhawan lifted Gigi Hadid and kissed her during the NMACC gala. This has not gone down well with some, who shared their views about it on Reddit. Most have them have called it a ‘PR cleanup’ to save Varun’s image and the stakes involved at the star-studded launch of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. One of the many pointed out on Reddit, “Her other Instagram Stories (including the one calling Karn Johar a …