ASANSOL: Tension flared in Asansol after a group of people attacked a police outpost at Naya Mohallah accusing cops of trying to stop Friday night prayers. Police and central forces resorted to lathicharge and are conducting marches in the area. Several people have been detained.According to Asansol North MLA Krishnendu Mukherjee, police from the outpost…
Mumbai: The state is exploring ways to revive an old government policy which would allow them to take greater control over government and government-funded institutions. The primary idea is to keep the academic and administrative autonomy of these institutions intact, but safeguard government property and assets, said sources.While these institutions will continue to be managed…
New Delhi: The central govt has removed Padma Jaiswal, a 2003-batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre currently posted in Delhi govt as special secretary, administrative reforms department, on charges of corruption.An official said that the removal was ordered after final approval from the President on the recommendation of the department of personnel and training, which…
Chennai: In the second major crackdown in two weeks, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in co-ordination with the Telangana police, busted another attempt to smuggle 465kg ganja worth 2.32 crore from Odisha to Tamil Nadu and arrested two key operatives.NCB sleuths of Chennai zone intercepted a container truck at Nallur plaza in Tiruvallur on Tuesday. The…
Motihari: A Somali national, Mohammad Ahamad Farah, was arrested on Friday near custom checkpost at Raxaul near India-Nepal border while he was trying to enter in Nepal without valid documents. According to immigration sources, Farah was illegally staying in India as his visa expired four months ago.Police said Farah had come to India on a…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday clarified his recent remarks comparing some unemployed youth to ‘cockroaches’, asserting that his observations had been ‘misquoted’ and were specifically aimed at people entering professions using ‘fake and bogus degrees.‘In a statement issued a day after the remarks triggered controversy, CJI Kant said, “I am…
KOLKATA: A man was arrested from Kolkata’s Garden Reach area for allegedly sending an email to police threatening a suicide bomb attack on West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari “with the help of terror outfit Al Qaeda,” a senior officer said on Saturday.The accused, identified as 27-year-old Hasnain Iqbal, was arrested following a joint operation…
Navi Mumbai: Following the appeal by PM Narendra Modi to the govt officials among citizens of the country to take initiative for fuel consumption amid the escalating West Asia war crisis, Anchal Dalal, the Superintendent of Police of Raigad district, and Sachin Khade, the tehsildar of Mhasala taluka in Raigad district, have started riding to…
New Delhi: Did you get a call or were shown a CBI notice threatening “digital arrest”? Abhay will come to the rescue.All you have to do now is log on to CBI’s website (www.cbi.gov.in) and check its veracity. The Central Bureau of Investigation has rolled out “an AI-based helpbot for authentication of CBI notices, marking…
Chennai: Domestic, commercial and other low-tension electricity consumers in the state can now enable auto-debit facility to ensure timely payment of power consumption charges and avoid penalties. TNPDCL has introduced the feature in collaboration with Federal Bank through the National Automated Clearing House (NACH) platform.Officials said that all low-tension consumers, including household services, can register…
