AKU employees stage a protest on Monday Patna: Employees of Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU staged a protest on Monday over the constitution and functioning of an inquiry committee formed to examine issues related to the university.The protest centred on the committee’s mandate, inquiry period and allegations of misconduct by one of its coordinators during his…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday busted an Over Ground Worker network allegedly linked with terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and arrested three persons.According to officials, the accused were involved in providing logistical support, safe transit and other ground-level assistance to terrorists. They allegedly acted as guides and facilitated the movement of terrorist groups towards…
Devotees offering prayer on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi at Shree Siddhi Vinayak Devasthanam on Muktaram Babu Street in Kolkata on Monday. Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: From barely 350 last year to over 800 this year, the number of Ganesh Pujas in Kolkata and its fringes has emerged as a major community celebration, with…
New Delhi: In a reshuffle of Delhi Higher Judicial Service, 28 judges were transferred by the high court Monday.Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra, who was hearing a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur involving businessman Robert Vadra, has been transferred to the southwest district courts in Dwarka, while additional sessions…
The move is part of the country’s 13th tiger reintroduction programme Bettiah: A team from Sundarban Tiger Reserve and Buxa Tiger Reserve will reach Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) on Tuesday to begin preparations for the capture and translocation of a tigress to Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal.The move is part of the country’s 13th…
NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon, which has so far reported a cumulative (June 1-Sept 14) rainfall deficit of over 14% this season, is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan this weekend. IMD predicted Monday that conditions are becoming favourable for monsoon’s withdrawal around Sept 19.Monsoon normally starts withdrawing from Sept 17 and its…
Kolkata: Data from 2022-23 and 2023-24 show a dip in student enrolment in several state-aided universities with exceptions being Calcutta University, Jadavpur University and West Bengal State University, where the slide is marginal. But transferring teachers to those institutes under the new transfer bill would not help, said professors, pointing out that fresh recruitment and…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is targeting installation of a multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling system at nine toll points located on national highways by Oct-end. However, the deadline could be challenging as implementation is subject to a no objection certificate (NoC) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).An MCD official said a joint…
The order was issued on Sept 10, but it came into the public domain on Monday Patna: A Muzaffarpur court has issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against 11 policemen, including four sub-inspectors, for repeatedly failing to appear in proceedings in a 2018 dacoity-related case.The Additional District Judge (ADJ)-11 court has directed that all 11 cops be…
NEW DELHI: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that 21 NDA-governed states would implement Uniform Civil Code by 2029, three BJP allies struck a circumspect note.Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, parliamentary party leader of Telugu Desam Party which is in office in Andhra Pradesh, told TOI, “As of now, there is no…
