Biharsharif: A 55-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her two elder sons over a property dispute at Narsanda Bazaar under Chandi police station area in Nalanda district on Wednesday night. The victim, identified as Jilvi Devi, wife of late Ramchandra Prasad and a resident of Badaura village, was sleeping with her five-year-old grandson when the…
NEW DELHI: After 10 days of intense consultations, lobbying and internal churning, Congress on Thursday finally ended suspense over Kerala’s chief ministerial face by picking VD Satheesan for the top post.Satheesan emerged victorious in a closely watched leadership battle against senior leaders KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala after the Congress high command weighed alliance equations,…
Kolkata: In the city’s ‘red’ illegal building zone, bulldozers used for demolition spook residents who are taking refuge in their kin’s houses. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has deployed bulldozers as well as workers to pull down two unauthorised structures, including the mixed residential building where a fire on Tuesday killed two workers and injured three…
Mumbai: A 52-year-old BEST bus conductor died after he got sandwiched between two BEST buses in Andheri West on Thursday afternoon. The deceased, Shekhar Rawate, died after suffering severe injuries in a chain collision involving four buses.The accident took place around 1.15 pm between Ambivali Naka and Rajkumar bus stop on SV Road. At the…
New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl battling a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has made a recovery after spending nearly 10 days on ventilator support.The teen was diagnosed with stage 3 Ewing’s sarcoma — an uncommon cancer that affects bones or the soft tissue around them and is estimated to occur in nearly one…
VILLUPURAM: PMK founder S Ramadoss has welcomed the govt’s directive prohibiting the sale of liquor to individuals under the age of 21.In a statement, Ramadoss praised the initial steps taken by the new administration and emphasised that strict enforcement is crucial to prevent these rules from becoming mere “paper decrees.“Lauding chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
Gaya: District health department will observe May 16 as the Dengue Day, aimed at creating awareness among people about the deadly disease ahead of the onset of monsoon.Health officials have been asked to involve municipal bodies, educational institutions, hospitals and other stakeholders in community sensitisation and early medical intervention.Civil surgeon Dr Raja Ram Prasad said,…
Kalyan Banerjee (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appointed Kalyan Banerjee as the new Chief whip of the Trinamool Congress in Lok Sabha replacing Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. The announcement was made during an internal meeting of party MPs held at Mamata Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat as the party leadership…
Kolkata: Eleven months after the Calcutta High Court ordered its removal, the Garia clock tower — which was constructed on a club playground — was brought down by a massive crane on Thursday.The clock tower stood in what is locally known as the Mitali Sangha Khelar Math. The Mitali Sangha club, which maintains the ground,…
Independent safety assessor teams are also carrying out inspections and safety audits of the monorail system linked to the interchange facility Mumbai: The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Wednesday commenced inspection of the stretch between Diamond Garden Metro station and Chembur Metro station as part of the process to operationalise the much awaited…
