Police took him to the border three times, but the BSF could not deport him as he maintained he was an Indian citizen. Kolkata: A 70-year-old man who spent nearly three months in a holding centre and jail after being detained on June 20 on suspicion of being an illegal Bangladeshi national was granted bail…
Asgar Ali Vora met the PM on Sept 8 and sought his intervention in the land dispute Bhayander: Days after an 81-year-old Mira Road resident met his schoolmate, PM Narendra Modi, alleging encroachment of his land in Bhayander by a construction firm owned by BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, the politician said on Tuesday that he…
New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked the Delhi govt and NCR state govts to ensure that no physical sporting activities or competitions are scheduled during Nov-Dec period due to the air quality trends. CAQM issued a similar order last year following the order of Supreme Court.In an order dated Sept 10,…
Smita Goel, COO, RTP Global Chennai: Early-stage global venture capital firm RTP Global announced the elevation of Smita Goel to chief operating officer (COO) of its Asia operations, formalising an expanded role that builds on her existing responsibilities across the firm’s finance and operations in the region. Over the last four years, Smita has been…
Patna: Even after his death, 60-year-old Kodai Mahto’s eyes will continue to help others see the world. His son Jitendra Mahto, a daily wage worker from Bettiah, decided to donate his father’s eyes after his death at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH).Following counselling by PMCH Eye Bank team members Rishikesh and Gonu Jha, Jitendra consented…
Dumka: AIIMS Deoghar has successfully performed its first-ever awake craniotomy for the removal of a brain tumour, marking a major milestone in the institute’s neurosurgical services, it said in a statement on Tuesday.An awake craniotomy is a specialised brain surgery in which the patient remains conscious during crucial stages of the procedure. It is primarily…
Ranchi: While paying tributes to Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on the 59th Engineers’ Day programme, Jharkhand Engineering Services Association (JESA) on Tuesday also raised a series of demands for their smooth functioning in the state.Ministers Yogendra Prasad, Dipika Pandey and Hafizul Hasan, departmental secretaries Arva Rajkamal and Abu Imran and senior engineering officials were present…
MUMBAI: The Foundation for Aviation Safety (FAS), a US aviation safety group, has written to India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), questioning why it has not issued interim safety recommendations for the Boeing 787 fleet, despite holding evidence of chronic system failures on the aircraft involved in last year’s Ahmedabad crash, which killed 260 people.Over…
CM Adhikari and Hansirani Rath at a Nandigram rally on Tuesday Haldia/Berhampore: BJP on Tuesday nominated 70-year-old Hansirani Rath, mother of Suvendu Adhikari’s slain aide Chandranath Rath, as its candidate for the bypoll in the Nandigram assembly constituency, with the chief minister accusing “Bhaipo gang” of funding her son’s murder.BJP whole-timer Sakharav Sarkar will contest…
Mumbai: The BMC will end up paying over Rs 65 crore for a Rs 14-crore sewage operations and maintenance consultancy contract awarded in 1995, as Supreme Court recently dismissed the municipal corporation’s petition following a prolonged legal battle across multiple judicial tiers.While the standing committee on Tuesday approved the proposal for the payment, citing threat…
