Alipore recorded a maximum temperature of 28.6°C on Friday, 3.4 notches down the normal mark Kolkata: A low pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to keep the rainy days going in the next few days. Met officials said while this system will impact parts of Odisha the most, Kolkata and other…
Thane: A Thane sessions court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to former MP Vinayak Raut, wife Shamal, son Gitesh, and two relatives in connection with a case registered by Kapurbawdi police over allegations of cruelty, concealment before marriage and subjecting his daughter-in-law to alleged black magic and “inhuman” rituals.The FIR invokes provisions of the Bharatiya…
Cows sitting in the middle of road at New Ashok Nagar in New Delhi New Delhi: Forget traffic signals. On several roads in south and central Delhi, it is garbage dumps and cattle gathered around them that dictate the pace of traffic, leaving commuters trapped.Despite repeated complaints, residents say civic action lasts only a day…
Chennai: Liquor will soon cost more in Tamil Nadu as the govt on Friday introduced a bill to amend the Tamil Nadu Value Added Tax Act, 2006, proposing an additional ‘environmental and social welfare cess’ on the sale of liquor.The proposed cess, capped at ₹20 per unit container, will be levied in addition to the…
Bihar energy secretary Ajay Yadav at the 7th CII International Energy Conference & Exhibition in New Delhi on Friday Patna: Bihar has emerged as the country’s leader in smart metering with 92 lakh prepaid smart meters installed across the state, accounting for nearly 70% of all such meters in India, energy secretary Ajay Yadav said…
Daltonganj: Unidentified miscreants allegedly stole four computers and other electronic equipment from a govt upgraded middle school at Khendra Khurd in Palamu district, disrupting computer lessons for hundreds of students.Headmistress Sangita Kumari said the theft came to light on Friday. “Unidentified miscreants stole all computer accessories, from desktops to projector, paralysing computer teaching,” she said.Kumari…
Members of the JSSC-JPSC Reforms Manch meet the ministerial delegation on Friday Ranchi: The Hemant Soren-led govt on Friday held its first formal talks with protesting civil services aspirants amid weeks of demonstrations over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examinations, but the students said their agitation would continue until the govt…
Several of the newly marked locations hold strategic importance because of their proximity to the LAC NEW DELHI: India has formally identified 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on the official map of the country, a move that comes amid China’s repeated attempts to rename places in the border state.The government said…
Govt plans cooking infra in schools Kolkata: Starting Saturday, the Bengal govt will begin serving eggs in mid-day meals at schools to supplement the Iskcon veg meals. Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been asked to provide the eggs.Following an internal meeting on Friday, it was decided that though initially boiled eggs will be distributed by the…
The victim, Jayshree Bhanji Parmar, was employed as a sanitation worker with BMC and was two years away from retirement Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport’s (BEST) 79th foundation day celebrations turned sour after a 56-year-old BMC sanitation worker was fatally run over by a bus when she was crossing the road at a…
