A jail official in Jharkhand is effectively doing the work of three officials as 62.9% of all the sanctioned posts in the state’s prisons remained vacant, the Prison Statistics of India (PSI) 2024 report, released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) earlier this month, has claimed.The state has 32 jails, which have a total…
Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Congress is set to return to the Tamil Nadu cabinet after nearly 60 years, after party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the induction of MLAs Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the cabinet led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay.The…
Kolkata: Two employees of a Gujarat-based trader were kidnapped by a gang of six armed men, robbed of Rs 42 lakh and then abandoned on the Kona Expressway in the first week of May. The complainant, Kamlesh Rajnikant Shah, 63, a resident of Gandhinagar arrived in Kolkata on Monday to report the crime at the…
The strike is against unregulated surge of online pharma-delivery platforms MUMBAI: Across the country, medical shops could face disruptions today as the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) has announced a nationwide, one-day closure of pharmacies. In Maharashtra, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said they asked sellers, hospital-attached pharmacies and 24-hour medical stores…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday rejected the interim bail plea of Umar Khalid, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, who sought temporary relief to attend the Chehlum ceremony of his late uncle and to take care of his mother ahead of and after her scheduled surgery.Additional sessions judge Sameer…
Chennai: Tambaram corporation will open a ‘Mudhalvar Padaipagam’ (study centre) at Perungalathur’s ward 56 and knowledge centre at Thiruneermalai’s ward 31 by June, to improve access to education resources for students preparing for competitive examinations. The facilities, built at a total cost of 4.5 crore, are expected to benefit at least 2,000 residents from surrounding…
Image used for representation Patna: A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a sharp-edged weapon over suspicion of an illicit affair in Jamui district early Wednesday morning. The accused, identified as Gagan Manjhi, did not flee after killing his 45-year-old wife Ugni Devi, but sat beside the body.Police took the accused…
Bokaro: Two days after a Class-XI girl student had reportedly gone missing, her body was found dead near the Usri river under the old bridge at Barganda under the Muffasil police station limits of Giridih on Wednesday, police said.The deceased was identified as Payal Kumari (17), a resident of Ward No. 12 Sirsia under Muffasil…
Ranchi: The govt appealed to corporates operating in Jharkhand to implement their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the state.Addressing the CSR Conclave-2026, industries minister Sanjay Prasad Yadav on Wednesday emphasised the ethical obligation of businesses to support their host communities by investing their CSR funds within the state’s active operational zones rather than diverting…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday has enlisted the support of major social media platforms, including Meta, Google and Telegram, to crack down on rumours, fake paper leak claims and panic-inducing posts ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination, as the government steps up efforts to restore confidence in the country’s biggest medical entrance test after the…
