Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has increased stray dog sterilisation surgeries from around 1,500 to 3,500 over the past four months after 10 new animal birth control (ABC) centres came up across the city, in addition to the existing six.These centres help control the stray dog population with intensified sterilisation and vaccination drives. The city…
Image used for representation Biharsharif: Amid intense heat conditions, at least 14 students of Kasturba Gandhi Residential Girls School at Lodhipur in Sheikhpura district were admitted to the sadar hospital after they allegedly fainted in their classrooms on Monday.This is the second such incident at the same school within three days. Earlier on May 16,…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) strongly pushed back against questions on press freedom and human rights during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway, saying many international observers fail to understand the scale and complexity of the country and rely on reports published by “ignorant NGOs”.The remarks came after a Norwegian journalist…
Kolkata: Beleghata TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh said he would send a copy of the court order on his security to police on Tuesday. In a post on social media, Ghosh said, “I had requested security from court… it instructed police togive ‘all kinds’ of security.”He added: “The order I have seen regarding the withdrawal of…
Mumbai: A proposal by BEST to shift the bus stop for Churchgate- and CSMT-bound services from near the Gateway of India to the Museum area ran into strong opposition at a committee meeting on Monday, with panel members insisting that the stop remain at its present location for the convenience of commuters and tourists. The…
EU Ambassador Hervé Delphin and his wife Augistina Flores As the aroma of Belgian waffles, German pretzels, and French cheeses filled the air, the lawns of a Janpath hotel shimmered in European Union blue and yellow during Europe Day celebrations. The reception marked 64 years of diplomatic ties between India and EU. EU Ambassador Hervé…
Chennai: State Drugs Control Directorate has asked district officials to ensure essential medicines are available to patients, ahead of a one-day nationwide strike called by All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20. AIOCD’s demands are: action against illegal e-pharmacies, withdrawal of a Covid-era notification permitting doorstep delivery of medicines, and curbs…
Aurangabad: In a judgment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, a court in Aurangabad district on Monday sentenced a man to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the recovery of about 11 kg of opium.District and Sessions Judge-II Anindita Singh convicted the accused, Istkhar Alam, after completion of a speedy…
Independent India was beset with challenges in every walk of life. Archaeology was no exception. Historian Himanshu Prabha Ray and co-author Ajay Yadav map its journey in a new book, “Indian Archaeology after Independence: Amalananda Ghosh and his legacy.” They also enumerate how AI can aid archaeology.1. Archaeology in pre-Independent India was primarily a colonial…
Notices were pasted on several buildings owned by Banerjee or his aides. Later in the day, the notice on ‘Shantiniketan’ was found torn off the wall. KOLKATA: The Kolkata civic authorities on Monday initiated a probe into the “legality” of properties owned by Abhishek Banerjee and some of his associates, with civic officials going to…
