Times News NetworkRanchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation on Friday imposed a Rs 50,000 fine on a water bottling plant and shut the facility in city’s Kishoreganj area, for allegedly operating without obtaining the requisite permits from the civic body.A team of the corporation’s water supply wing has been conducting inspection drives across the city to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday hailed the record 92 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections as a sign of robust democratic process in the country, after dealing with petitions challenging the special intensive revision, and deploying judicial officers for a fair scrutiny. A bench of Chief…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has verbally advised all officers — from sub-inspectors and above posted at police stations, and preferably assistant sub-inspectors — to remain stationed at their respective police stations, including at night, until the end of the polls so they are readily available on call.Several OCs said the “verbal advisory” reflects mounting operational pressure…
Mumbai: The Agripada police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly sexually harassing a 19-year-old woman, sending her obscene videos and asking her to marry him. The accused, is a Sewree resident. He was produced before a court which sent him in police custody till April 28. The accused used to work in the…
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man was critically injured after being shot at in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh in the early hours of Thursday, police said..The victim was identified as Rohit, a resident of Than Singh Nagar in Anand Parbat. He has a 2019 murder case registered against him. Rohit is currently under medical observation and…
Chennai: Madras high court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a probe by income tax (I-T) department into alleged concealment of details such as investments and bank accounts in the election affidavit of former AIADMK minister S P Velumani.Refusing to entertain the plea, first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul…
Sasaram: Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) sleuths on Friday arrested a senior cooperative officer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs10,000 from a PACS chairman.This is the 44th trap of corrupt officers in the state in 2026, according to director general (VIB) J S Gangwar.The operation was carried out in Rajpur block under leadership…
Ranchi: The state has recorded a sharp rise in malaria cases over the past five years, with the surge largely concentrated in districts with dense forest cover, data revealed.Nearly 95% of the cases reported annually from Khunti, Godda, Pakur and West Singhbhum districts. These districts, marked by inadequate road connectivity, difficult terrain and, at times,…
Jamshedpur: With mercury hovering around 43 degrees Celsius and heat wave-like conditions prevailing in the entire Kolhan division, the Jamshedpur Sadar Hospital on Friday launched a 10-bed dedicated centre to tackle heat wave cases.It is currently equipped with two oxygen cylinders and concentrators and four emergency trolleys to carry medicines and diagnostic tools to the…
JAMMU: A tribal nomad from Murrah Hill Kaka, who joined anti-insurgency operations in the then terrorism-infested Poonch district in J&K after quitting a job in Saudi Arabia to avenge his brother’s killing and earned respect in his area as “Hero of Hill Kaka”, has died of a heart attack at the age of 62.Tahir Fazal…
