Chennai: One person was killed while another was injured after two motorcycles collided on the Maduravoyal bypass on Sunday night. The accident occurred when a bike travelling from Maduravoyal towards Puzhal was hit from behind by another two-wheeler moving in the same direction. Satish, 34, from Thiruverkadu died in the accident. Purushothaman, 21, a food…
Patna: Preparations are on for a major technological overhaul to tackle both conventional crimes and emerging criminal trends. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has set a six-month target to fully digitise investigation-related work across the state.Under the new system, charge sheets and final reports linked to FIRs will no longer be accepted in physical form…
Bokaro: Every year, hundreds of families living in Armo panchayat are cut off from the rest of Bokaro district when the swelling currents of Konar river sweep away their only bridge across the river during the monsoon season.The families, which live in villages such as Nadidhar, Nawatand, Ganzhu Basti, Kusumdih and Shahartola then contribute money…
Chatra: The Chatra district administration has stepped up efforts to ensure timely availability of blood for accident victims and critically-ill patients, with special emphasis on involving coal mining companies operating in the Tandwa region.Deputy commissioner Ravi Anand on Monday held discussions with officials of various mining companies and directed them to coordinate with the Red…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday expressed solidarity with the global Tamil diaspora on the occasion of Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day.On May 18, 2009, the Sri Lankan civil war had come to an end in Mullivaikkal, a small coastal village in Mullaitivu district, following the death of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.Vijay pledged…
Mumbai: After milk became costlier by Rs 2 per litre on May 14, bread prices have now risen by five rupees per pack. Input costs of imported raw material used for plastic packaging and transportation are contributory factors. The rupee in free fall is adding to import woes.On May 16, Modern Bread increased rates by…
Bike rams into auto, driver dies, bike rider injured New Delhi: A 40-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed while a 25-year-old sports bike rider sustained critical injuries after a high-speed collision between the two vehicles in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar on Sunday. In a separate incident, a BSc student was killed in a hit and run…
Chennai: Sudarshan Venu, managing director of TVS Motor Company and a key member of the Venu Srinivasan family faction within the broader TVS Group, is stepping up the group’s financial services expansion. In its latest move, TVS Venu, an investment vehicle of the family, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Jana Small Finance…
Patna: The three-day state conference of the CPI(ML), held in Darbhanga, concluded on Monday with a call to launch a mass contact programme from May 20 to reach out to 10 lakh poor families across Bihar. The party also announced active support for the strike by agricultural workers scheduled for the same day.A key outcome…
