Bengal’s trial courts are now grappling with adjudicating 45 lakh disputed SIR cases (File Photo) KOLKATA: It is now the turn of the state’s trial courts to face the challenges that Bengal’s schools have navigated over the past three months.Across the state on Sunday, judges in district courts held a series of meetings with district…
A college dropout from Bihar, Anand Chaudhary, was arrested from IIT-Bombay’s hostel premises for allegedly planting five live bullets in his childhood friend’s bag MUMBAI: Police arrested a college dropout from Bihar, Anand Chaudhary (23), from IIT-Bombay’s hostel premises on Feb 19 for possession of five live 7.65mm bullets that were found in a bag…
The 12th Annual NCC Festival at Janki Devi Memorial College was a thrilling tribute to ‘Veerangana’ and the spirit of women everywhere. Over 650 dedicated cadets displayed their skills across various competitions, embodying the core values of discipline and unity Veerangana, a term emblematic of courage and indomitable womanhood, came vibrantly alive on February 21…
Chennai: Police launched a hunt for a man and a woman in connection with the rape and impregnation of the woman’s 20-year-old daughter. According to police, the survivor said the accused, Dakshinamoorthy, 50, an acquaintance of her mother, frequently visited their home. “In Jan, her mother administered sedative tablets on multiple occasions. On once instance,…
Patna: The Bihar Police Week celebrations began on Sunday with the inauguration ceremony held at Mithilesh Stadium, Patna, by deputy CM and home minister Samrat Choudhary.The weeklong event, which started in 1958 and was held annually since 2007, aims to raise awareness of social issues and promote community engagement. The programme includes various events such…
Dhanbad: In a major logistical exercise ahead of the urban local body elections, district election officer-cum-DC Aditya Ranjan and SSP Prabhat Kumar flagged off polling parties from the Mega Sports Complex here on Sunday morning. The teams departed with the election material for 1,019 polling booths under the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation and the Chirkunda Municipal…
As the hullabaloo of the poll preparations took a front seat, a remarkable team of 16 women from the ‘Palash Didi Café’ dedicated themselves to a different mission: nourishing over 2,000 election officials and security personnel. Ranchi: While the poll parties and the security arrangements dominated the spotlight on Sunday, a day ahead of the…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin triggered a political uproar after he said that the DMK “neither fears the Prime Minister nor his father.”While addressing a DMK Youth Wing event in Coimbatore, Udhayanidhi said, “Whenever Modi appears on television, people get frightened about what he is going to announce. Demonetisation and the…
Digi Yatra chaos at Kolkata airport, flyers forced to wait in long queues KOLKATA: Hundreds of flyers were forced to stand in serpentine queues at the Kolkata airport on Sunday as the Digi Yatra facial recognition system suffered a prolonged glitch, slowing entry and security checks throughout the morning and in the afternoon.Frequent flyers, who…
Deported Bangladeshis are repeatedly returning to Mumbai, with Rabiya Nasir Mulla caught for a second time after being sent back last August MUMBAI: Barely six months ago, Rabiya Nasir Mulla was caught living illegally in Mira-Bhayander and deported to Bangladesh. Recently, the 46-year-old was caught again- this time in Vile Parle – and is again…
