Kolkata: Around 3.4 crore individuals across the state are already enrolled as beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat card ahead of its Sunday launch. Another lot — around 80 lakh — have also enrolled themselves under the Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana (MMSBY), which will also be launched at the same event.According to chief minister Suvendu…
Mumbai: NCP’s Zeeshan Siddique on Friday lodged a second complaint with Bandra police, alleging that he has received an audio death threat on WhatsApp from an unknown person claiming to be Zeeshan Akhtar, an alleged member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang and a key accused in the murder of his father, former NCP minister Baba Siddique.The…
New Delhi: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the extradition of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from UAE under Operation Global Hunt, marking a major victory in India’s crackdown on transnational drug cartels. Detained in June via an Interpol Red Notice, Basoya was linked to Delhi’s biggest cocaine seizure of Rs 13,000 crore, besides…
He ran over six people who were sleeping on a pavement at Egmore, killing a 13-year-old boy Drunken driving Chennai: Madras high court on Friday suspended a five year jail-term imposed on Shaji Purushothaman of EMPEE group of companies for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. On May 22, 2013, he drove his luxury car…
Patna: Aspirants preparing for teacher recruitment and other competitive examinations have announced an indefinite protest at Gardanibagh from Aug 18, demanding the immediate release of the BPSC TRE-4 notification and resolution of several pending recruitment issues.Among their key demands are issuance of the TRE-4 notification within five days with adequate vacancies across all subjects, conduct…
State BJP president Aditya Sahu said the amendment was applicable to all states and had been introduced to address changing requirements in the mining sector Dhanbad: BJP on Friday welcomed the Centre’s amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, describing it as a “timely and commendable” step to strengthen the mining sector.State…
Bokaro: Two children drowned in a pond under Pachamba police station limits in Giridih district on Friday. The deceased, identified as Hardik Rajak (13) and Prem Kumar (10) drowned while plucking lotus from a pond in Ranikhawa village.“The boys had ventured into deeper water,” Shankar Rajak, Hardik’s father, said. The boys were rescued and taken…
The organisation has asked all its units across the country to hold demonstrations, rallies and dharnas NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has called for nationwide protests on August 17 over a range of pending labour issues, including higher minimum pension, revision of EPF and ESI wage ceilings, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and…
Protesters at Jadavpur on Friday night Reclaim the night at 8B bus stand on Friday night.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Friday morning cancelled the third edition of the Reclaim the Night programme by Reclaim the Night (Women-Trans-Queer) United, citing possible “disturbances in law and order.”After the order, the group’s convener, Satabdi Das, said…
Mumbai: Medical aspirants in Maharashtra have been given three more days to register for MBBS and BDS admissions, with the state CET Cell extending the deadline from Aug 12 to 8 pm on Aug 15. The first seat allotment list will be declared on Aug 25.The extension follows a similar move by the Medical Counselling…
