Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee threw a sweeping challenge to BJP bigwigs to contest the Falta assembly segment repoll after the Election Commission countermanded the April 29 Falta polls and ordered a repoll on May 21 across all 285 booths in the constituency.Banerjee’s defiant response came after BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya…
Mumbai: The Customs department on May 1 and 2, has seized electronic items, cosmetics, cigarettes and crude gold cumulatively worth more than Rs 1.8 crore from passengers arriving at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Dubai, resulting in the arrest of one person, an official said on Sunday. “Two separate cases were registered against two…
New Delhi: The city is likely to receive rain accompanied by gusty winds up to 70 kmph on Monday and Tuesday.The maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 36.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal. It was 38.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier.According to India Meteorological Department, Safdarjung, which is the city’s base station, logged…
Chennai: A day before the counting of votes, the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK raised apprehension over safety arrangements today. Both parties separately wrote to Election Commission of India and police, each accusing the rival camp and its allies of planning disruptions at the counting centres.DMK organisational secretary R S Bharathi said the party was…
Patna: Restaurants and hotels in the city are cutting gas consumption, shifting to chulhas and reviewing prices as higher LPG rates begin to affect daily operations. A commercial cylinder now costs Rs 3,381 and a 5kg cylinder is priced at Rs 928, adding to the pressure on businesses and small users.Dealers said business has slowed…
Dumka: An engaging and informative training programme aimed at empowering adolescent girls was successfully conducted on May 2 and 3 at a banquet hall here.The initiative was organised by Adithi in collaboration with the YP Foundation, both non-profit organisations, focusing on creating awareness through interactive and activity-based learning.A total of 21 adolescent girls participated in…
Hazaribag: Hazaribag is set to be developed as the country’s first and only pearl (moti) cluster, with the fisheries department stepping up efforts to transform the district into a model hub for pearl farming and allied activities.Director of fisheries Amarendra Kumar, along with deputy director Shambhu Prasad Yadav, inspected ongoing pearl cultivation projects in the…
From teachers to medicos, SIR deletions have stripped people of voting rights in Bengal (File photo) KOLKATA: A senior central government officer in a PSU, an assistant teacher in a govt school, a medical professional preparing for a national entrance exam and an insurance agent whose licence hinges on his voter status – all moved…
Kolkata: It was a busy Sunday for the political party workers — especially the counting agents — hours before the counting of votes began across Bengal. For the Trinamool Congress, there was a big checklist. Those in Rashbehari and Bhowanipore constituencies attended meetings post 6 pm. “We have been asked to carry clothes and stay…
Mumbai: Mulund police arrested a 42-year-old vegetable vendor for allegedly stabbing a 31-year-old hawker to death after he suspected the deceased was defaming his wife’s character in public on Saturday.The deceased, identified as Santosh Kumar Bind, was in the market area of JN Road at 9.30 pm when the accused, Rakesh Dhiver, confronted Bind and…
