Security personnel man the entrance to the new Jharkhand High Court complex in Dhurwa on the outskirts of Ranchi ahead of its inauguration ceremony on Wednesday which will be attended by President Droupadi Murmu. Photo By-Mahadeo Sen Ranchi: Jharkhand high court today on Thursday directed the railways to furnish a no objection certificate (NOC) for…
AI-generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: “Andhera chhatega, suraj niklega, kamal khilega.”When Atal Bihari Vajpayee uttered those words after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was reduced to just two seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, it was more an expression of faith than a prophecy.More than four decades later, the BJP has emerged…
Jahangir Khan in Falta Jahangir half pant in falta Falta: Trinamool functionary and Falta candidate Jahangir Khan, who was nicknamed ‘Pushpa’ during the assembly election, was paraded through the Falta and Saharahat areas of South 24 Parganas in Bermudas and a T-shirt by the Diamond Harbour Police on Thursday.Khan was arrested on Monday after being…
Dr Sejal Pawar, Himanshu Jangra, comedian Pranit More MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Cyber police have registered a case against stand-up comedian Pranit More, web developer Himanshu Jangra and others for allegedly circulating “obscene and objectionable” content on social media, according to news agency PTI.The accused have been summoned for questioning, an official said on Thursday. More…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has initiated an extensive plantation drive across the city.As part of this major urban afforestation programme launched as per LG T S Sandhu’s direction, nearly 23 lakh native saplings, comprising trees, shrubs, and bushes, are proposed to be planted across 1,000 acres of land, equivalent to nearly 4 square…
Employed under National Urban Health Mission and posted at primary health centres run by Greater Chennai Corporation, many protesters said they had not received full pay Chennai: Around 200 medical workers, including nurses and doctors, gathered outside the Ripon Building on Thursday, demanding that their salaries be paid for this month.Employed under National Urban Health…
Sports minister Shreyasi Singh at a meeting in Patna on Thursday Patna: Sports minister Shreyasi Singh has asked officials to expedite work on the proposed Dumri Sports City project near Punpun. She said the sports city would be developed on 100 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs 574 crore. A proposal for…
Residents of Nagri protest in Ranchi on Thursday Ranchi: Hundreds of residents of Nagri village marched over 20 km to Morabadi ground on Thursday to protest against the construction of the second campus of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims).The district administration had put up barricades on roads around the CM’s residence and Morabadi ground…
Ranchi: The district administration will organise special camps at all polling stations on Saturday and Sunday to expedite voter mapping ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The camps will held from 8 am to 4 pm, deputy commissioner–cum-district election officer Manjunath Bhajantri said on Thursday.“Booth level officers will be present from 8 am to…
Nipah virus (Image source: PTI) Kerala health minister K Muraleedharan on Thursday confirmed that a suspected Nipah virus case in Kozhikode has tested positive, while final confirmation from the Virology Institute is still awaited.The patient was initially admitted to Crescent Hospital in Kozhikode with a high fever and was later shifted to another hospital after…
