In a swift response that underscores their commitment to public safety, Bhojpur police captured five young suspects, aged 18 to 19, who were linked to the gang-rape of a minor girl. The shocking incident unfolded on Sunday night as the girl left her residence. Ara: Acting swiftly, Bhojpur police arrested all five named accused, who…
NEW DELHI: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into political consultancy firm I-PAC has snowballed into a major political flashpoint in poll-bound West Bengal, placing it at the centre of a fierce battle between Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP-led Centre. What began as a money-laundering investigation has now expanded into a wider confrontation involving…
Kolkata: Several hospitals are apprehending a staff shortage as hundreds of employees plan to leave for their home towns for the first-phase elections on April 23. At many facilities, OPD appointments and planned surgeries are being deferred or scheduled earlier while election rosters have been created to serve patients and keep operations running with local…
Mumbai: Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union, the biggest union of auto drivers, on Monday announced a statewide agitation from May 4 against the Maharashtra govt’s decision to make Marathi proficiency mandatory for auto and taxi drivers, warning that the protest could disrupt services and lead to a shortage of autos on roads.Union leaders said around 15 lakh…
Pedestrians in India face a daily risk on roads, despite having the legal right of way. ( Representative AI image) Every fifth person killed on India’s roads is a pedestrian — someone who was simply walking. Not driving, not speeding, not breaking rules. Just walking. Yet, on streets where they legally have the first right…
CHENNAI: DMK has strongly objected to the Election Commission of India’s appointment of Avinash Kumar as the inspector general of police, intelligence, Chennai, in place of Senthil Velan. DMK treasurer and MP T R Baalu submitted a representation to chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi in this…
Buxar’s farmers are grappling with a significant setback in their sowing schedule for ‘garma’ crops due to the absence of subsidized seeds from the government. This unforeseen hurdle compels them to source pricey seeds from commercial vendors, hiking their expenses and jeopardizing their expected harvest. As the optimal window for planting narrows, uncertainties loom over…
Umar Khalid (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the review plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, against its earlier judgment denying him bail.“Having gone through the review petition and the documents on record, we do not find any valid ground to…
Kolkata: Different pay scales for posts with the same degree of responsibility, reliability and confidentiality are invalid, Calcutta High Court held on April 17 while rejecting Visva-Bharati’s appeal against paying assistant professors of a school under the university the same as the university’s assistant professors.The varsity filed an appeal before the division bench of Justices…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has directed police that whenever they call a person to participate in a preliminary inquiry, whether prior to filing of FIR or otherwise, they must furnish a copy of the complaint, along with the notice.“We have noticed continuous lapses in a series of matters, when notices are issued… without supplying copies…
