Kolkata: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans led by a commandant knocked on the doors of Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim well past Monday midnight to have an interaction with him relating to the second-phase poll scheduled on Wednesday. The unscheduled meet proved to be ‘uncomfortable’ for the first citizen as he kept on finding the…
Kalyan: The decomposed bodies of an elderly couple, who went missing 10 days ago from Kalyan taluka, were found in a secluded area nearly 20km away in Murbad taluka.Police said they are yet to determine the exact cause of death due to the advanced stage of decomposition, but suspect that the couple may have died…
New Delhi: Barely 24 hours after a SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight aborted take-off at IGI Airport following an engine fire, a passenger who was on board has described the evacuation as swift and professional inside the aircraft, but alleged confusion, delays and lack of coordination once passengers were on the ground.Vinod Krishnadas, 41, a Mumbai-based professional…
CHENNAI: Not all who contest elections win, former judge of Madras high court Justice N Kirubakaran said, while cautioning that children and young followers of political parties, particularly actor Vijay’s TVK, must develop the mental maturity to accept defeat if results do not go in their favour.He suggested that before the commencement of vote counting,…
Bihar’s Cybercrime Unit has unveiled ‘Cyber Prahar 3.0’, an initiative aimed at addressing the rising tide of cyber dangers. Building on the success of its previous campaigns, this phase zeroes in on the eradication of mule accounts and enhances oversight of banking staff. Patna: After successful implementation of the second round, the Cybercrime and Security…
Ranchi: Jharkhand State Disaster Management Authority (JSDMA) on Tuesday decided to increase the ex-gratia amount from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 4 lakh for the kin of victims who died in road accidents. The decision to increase the amount was taken following a meeting of JSDMA which was also attended by disaster management department minister…
Bokaro: A 24-year-old man was allegedly killed near Chadra bridge at Azad Nagar village in Giridih district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.The deceased was identified as Taufiq Ansari, police added.Officer in-charge of the Pachamba police station, Rajiv Kumar, said, “Family members of the deceased told us that Taufiq left home…
It is about karma and dharma. Subrata Thakur is far more at ease when asked about the principles of the Matua community and how its history evolved from the days of Harichand Thakur and Guruchand Thakur.Subrata, grandson of P R Thakur and Matua matriarch Baroma Binapani Devi, explains how his family prioritised not only social…
Kolkata: After liquor, Election Commission has asked eateries that are within 100 metres of polling booth to stay closed. However, the 100-metre rule would vary from constituency to constituency. This has resulted in closure of more than 400 prominent eateries across the city on April 29 and, for some, both on April 28 and 29.According…
Mumbai: The newly completed Missing Link of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will officially be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 1, as reported by TOI, but regular motorists will be able to use the route only from late that night, with full public access effectively beginning from the morning of May 2.“After the inaugural…
