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Ladakh taps ex-servicemen to safeguard high-altitude ecosystem

In a pioneering move to protect Ladakh's fragile high-altitude ecosystem, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday deployed the first batch of 100 ex-servicemen into the newly created Environment Protection Force (EPF), empowering them to crack down on illegal off-roading and other environmental violations across the Union Territory.

Rekha Gupta sworn in as Delhi CM; 6 ministers also take oath

First-time MLA Rekha Gupta (50), who became Delhi's fourth woman chief minister, will lead the cabinet comprising prominent Jat and Sikh faces apart from members belonging to the Punjabi, Purvanchali and Scheduled Caste communities.