Hazaribag: The Hazaribag administration has initiated proceedings to reclaim a prime parcel of govt land in Dipugarha locality here and attach the palatial bungalow constructed on it by treasury scam accused Shambhu Kumar, officials said on Friday.Kumar, a constable and alleged mastermind of the Rs 28 crore scam constructed the house on ‘khas mahal’ land….
Dumka: Police have seized a truck carrying 8,640 pouches (180 ml) of illegal liquor near Dumka’s Mayurnath on Thursday evening. The truck driver and cleaner have managed to flee, police said on Friday. Officer-in-charge of Ramgarh police station, Manish Kumar, said that they received a tip-off that a consignment of illicit liquor was being smuggled…
New Delhi: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday stoutly defended the delimitation proposal, saying the existing freeze on the number of Lok Sabha seats since 1976 violated the constitutional principle of “one person, one vote, one value”, reports Kumar Rakesh. The number of electors in many seats had swelled so much that one MP could…
Kolkata: Bharatpur MLA and AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Friday moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking a court-monitored probe into the 19-minute viral sting video purportedly featuring him and an unidentified man. Kabir said the video, which purportedly shows him saying that he took money from BJP to mislead Bengal’s Muslims, was part of a…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday said it was quite clear that sufficient time was granted to all members of Goregaon Siddharth Nagar Sahakari Griha Nirman Sanstha Limited society to take possession, so, if the members do not come forward by April 30, 2026, the HC said it would permit MHADA to utilise such tenements…
New Delhi: Pushing its flagship ‘broom-free city’ initiative aimed at fully mechanised sanitation, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has expanded the deployment of machines for a range of cleaning operations across its area.On Friday, NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra flagged off 20 battery-operated litter-picking machines, or gobblers, to strengthen cleaning in markets and other high-footfall areas.“The…
Chennai: Madras high court on Friday disposed of a plea moved by a lawyer alleging distribution of money through QR code by AIADMK in Chennai Harbour constituency, as ECI informed the court that an immediate inspection by the flying squad of ECI found no such material as alleged and, that an FIR has been registered…
In a significant transition, JD(U) figurehead Nitish Kumar plans to shift to his new residence in Patna next week. Accompanied by his son, he recently toured the 7, Circular Road bungalow. Additionally, Kumar is to receive a Type 8 bungalow in the prestigious Sunehri Bagh locality of Delhi. Patna: JD(U) supremo and former CM Nitish…
Ranchi: Four minor boys were detained on Friday for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Ranchi on March 31, police said on Friday.The FIR was registered based on a complaint lodged by the girl on Thursday alleging that she had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. She added that during…
Ranchi: A day after a 22-year-old school van driver was arrested for allegedly molesting a 3-year-old girl, SSP Rakesh Ranjan has directed all officers in-charge of police stations across Ranchi district to compile a comprehensive database of school van drivers and vehicle owners to enhance the safety of children.SSP Ranjan told TOI that a directive…
