Ashwini Kumar Chandra (35), a native of Hasanpur in Samastipur district (Representative Image) SHEIKHPURA: An executive engineer of a power distribution company was found hanging inside his rented accommodation in Bihar’s Sheikhpura district on Sunday, police said.Ashwini Kumar Chandra (35), a native of Hasanpur in Samastipur district, had joined the Sheikhpura divisional headquarters of South…
Congress MP Imran Masood refuses to sing Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday said that he would respect the national song but would not sing it, citing his constitutional right to practise his religion.His statement came amid row over the recitation of Vande Mataram involving grand old party high-command Sonia Gandhi,…
LPG customers in queue in front of an LPG dealer at Thakurpukur on Sunday afternoon. Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: The deadline for completing e-KYC for domestic LPG connections may have been extended by a week, from Aug 16 to Aug 23, but there has been little respite for consumers struggling to complete the mandatory process.Persistent…
A major blast occurred at Viraj Profiles SMS in Tarapur industrial area Monday morning. By: Suhas BirhadePALGHAR: A major blast occurred at Viraj Profiles SMS, a steel manufacturing unit in the Tarapur industrial area, around 10.45am on Monday while steel was being melted in a furnace.Two workers were injured in the incident. While one is…
The National Testing Agency ordered fresh examinations for three UGC-NET papers NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday ordered fresh examinations for UGC-NET papers in English, Commerce and Sociology after a review committee found widespread factual, typographical and translation errors, along with a significant number of repeated questions.The re-examinations will be held on…
The corridor is also expected to reduce congestion at seven major junctions including Eldams Road, SIET College Road, Cenotaph Road CHENNAI: One of Chennai’s most ambitious road infrastructure projects is coming up on Anna Salai, directly above an operational underground Metro tunnel. A 3.2-km elevated corridor is being built on Anna Salai, and authorities are…
According to officials, the tragedy occurred after a sudden structural collapse triggered panic among the crowd, leading to chaos at the temple complex. LAKHISARAI: A stampede-like incident at the Ashokdham Temple complex in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district claimed the lives of seven devotees and left several others injured amid a large gathering on the third Monday…
Sudhanshu Trivedi, P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday hit back at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his ‘dimagi Naxal’ remark, questioning the Congress’ position on Naxalism by invoking former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s 2006 assessment of the threat.Trivedi said PM Modi had raised the issue in his Independence Day address…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at the Lansdowne Market on Sunday Kolkata: After inspecting Lansdowne Market on Sunday, state urban development and municipal affairs minister, Agnimitra Paul, urged the traders there to set aside politics and cooperate with the developer for the long-pending redevelopment of the market. The redevelopment project has been stalled for nearly four decades.“A…
Mumbai: A retired BEST employee and two of his associates have been arrested by the Cyber Police for operating a mule bank account used to funnel proceeds from cyber frauds.Investigators revealed transactions amounting to Rs 2.54 crore had been routed through the prime accused’s bank account. These are suspected to be proceeds from different online…
