Chatra SP Animesh Naithany (left) with the accused smuggler on Tuesday Chatra: An alleged courier of an inter-state opium smuggling network was arrested with 2.9kg of wet opium during a vehicle checking drive near the inter-state border with Bihar in Chatra on Tuesday.“The accused Anil Kumar Yadav was nabbed near Gosaidih following a tip-off,” Chatra…
NEW DELHI: Amid continuing scrutiny over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced a series of institutional, technological and administrative reforms while union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparations for the forthcoming NEET (UG) re-examination and tighten security arrangements across states.The reforms…
Kolkata/Agra: The CBI has arrested an alleged sharpshooter from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s former aide Chandranath Rath, in a breakthrough investigators believe could help unravel the logistics behind the killing in Madhyamgram.This is the fourth arrest in the case and the first made by the CBI’s Special Investigation…
MUMBAI: India’s apex research facilitation body, Anu-sandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), has for the first time called on global industries and philanthropists to invest in research and development (R&D) through corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds. While the private sector has been contributing to R&D, these investments are scattered and concentrated on academic research. Traditionally, CSR…
New Delhi: Lawyers observing a strike across Delhi’s district courts on Monday faced strict action from judges, who imposed costs, refused adjournments and passed adverse orders in several cases.The strike followed a recent altercation between lawyers and Rohini court judge Rakesh Kumar. Although the Delhi high court administration transferred the judge to the judicial academy,…
CHENNAI: DMK has accused chief minister C Joseph Vijay of not attending his Keralam counterpart V D Satheesan’s swearing-in ceremony on Monday fearing political complications.“Rahul Gandhi attended Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony almost like a stakeholder. But Vijay cancelled his Thiruvananthapuram visit at the last minute, fearing problems,” Elangovan said. He also alleged that the pending luxury…
Bhagalpur: Connectivity between Kosi-Seemanchal, east Bihar and south Bihar, disrupted since the collapse of a portion of the Vikramshila Setu earlier this month, is likely to be restored by the first week of June with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) constructing a temporary Bailey bridge on a war footing.The BRO began work on the iron-frame…
MP Manish Jaiswal (left) and Sadar MLA Pradip Prasad during the foundation laying ceremony Hazaribag: Wider roads, improved illumination and redesigned junctions are set to reshape the city’s landscape under a major Rs 114-crore road infrastructure project. The ambitious plan moved a step closer to execution on Tuesday with the laying of foundation stones for…
Man sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter. Chatra: Two persons were arrested for trying to traffic two minor girls out of the state on the pretext of providing jobs, the police said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Pramod Baiga of Bhugadha village under Pratappur police station…
Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan has withdrawn from the Falta re-poll after the Election Commission scrapped the original vote over alleged large-scale electoral irregularities, intensifying the political battle in West Bengal. The Supreme Court has refused to alter its stray dog management order and directed states to strengthen sterilisation and public safety measures amid rising…
