Kolkata: City cops investigating the death of 66-year-old film-maker Anik Dutta are now certain it was a case of death by suicide.The sleuths have cited several findings — from the postmortem report, witness accounts and the recovery of a note and slippers on the roof from which Dutta fell — to arrive at the conclusion.Dutta…
Kalyan: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) have initiated a joint survey of the Dombivli railway station area as part of the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS) project.Sources said the proposed SATIS project will involve integrated utilisation of land parcels, including KDMC building, Ramnagar and Vishnunagar police stations,…
The BJP has announced new state unit chiefs, appointing Union minister Harsh Malhotra (L) as the president of its Delhi unit and Kewal Singh Dhillon (R) for Punjab. NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday announced a fresh round of organisational appointments across several states, naming Union minister Harsh Malhotra as the new chief of the…
Former AIADMK minister Vellamandi R Natarajan has switched allegiance, joining the Vijay-led TVK party on May 27. CHENNAI: Former AIADMK minister Vellamandi R Natarajan has joined actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, party sources said on Thursday, marking yet another setback for the AIADMK amid a string of recent defections.Natarajan, who previously served as Tamil Nadu’s tourism minister,…
Several feared dead after a boat capsized in the Ganga river PATNA: At least two people died and five others are feared missing after a boat carrying around 14 people capsized in the Ganga river near Umanath Ganga Ghat in Barh subdivision of Patna district on Thursday.According to eyewitnesses, strong winds are suspected to have…
Dhanbad: Police have lodged an FIR and begun a probe in connection with an alleged fraudulent withdrawal attempt of more than Rs 31 crore from the bank account of businessman Mahesh Pradhan. The matter came to light after the bank detected irregularities and alerted the account holder.According to the complaint, the bank account of his…
Dhanbad: In view of the upcoming Bakrid festival, the Dhanbad Police on Tuesday organised a mock drill at the Police Centre to strengthen security arrangements and ensure peaceful celebrations across the district.Police personnel were trained in crowd management, handling emergency situations, and maintaining law and order during the festive period.The mock drill included simulations of…
A masked assailant entered a supermarket in the US state of Virginia and shot dead Meghna Patel, a 47-year-old from Gujarat employed at the store, during a suspected robbery attempt.Shot at close range, Meghna succumbed to injuries before help could arrive. A native of Jantral village in Mehsana district, she had been living in the…
New Delhi: Petrol prices touched Rs 113.47 and diesel Rs 99.82 per litre in Kolkata after state-owned oil companies effected the fourth hike in retail fuel rates in 11 days, raising petrol prices by another Rs 2.86 and diesel by Rs 2.80 to cut losses from selling auto fuels below market cost.The cumulative increase in…
Mumbai’s BJP officials are calling for a restriction on goat sacrifices in residential communities ahead of Bakr Eid (Photo use for representation purpose) MUMBAIi: Days after the state government directed police to invoke the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against cattle smugglers and illegal slaughterhouses, mayor Ritu Tawde and other Bhartiya Janata…
