Chennai: DMK sharpened its attack on TVK govt over Mekedatu, announcing a protest at Thanjavur on Aug 3, the day chief minister C Joseph Vijay is expected to visit Karnataka for talks. Stalin said Vijay’s decision to hold talks despite Tamil Nadu assembly passing a resolution seeking a separate tribunal for the Mekedatu issue would…
Patna: In a significant push to enhance highway safety and curb road fatalities, the state’s transport department has rectified 676 out of 702 identified accident-prone ‘black spots’ over the past three years. To further tighten traffic enforcement, the department is preparing to implement an Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) across 500 strategic locations statewide.Releasing the…
Ranchi: The three-day CBSE Cluster-III Table Tennis Tournament 2026 began at Jawahar Vidya Mandir (JVM), Shyamali, on Thursday bringing together players from nearly 60 schools across Jharkhand and Bihar.Principal B N Jha urged players to compete with confidence while upholding the spirit of sportsmanship. Ranchi district education officer Badal Raj encouraged students to look beyond…
Hazaribag: A co-driver of a mini truck was seriously injured after it suffered brake failure and rammed into a truck ahead it near a petrol pump at Chordaha under Chauparan police station limits early on Thursday.The mini truck was carrying pipes from Jharkhand to Uttar Pradesh. The injured was identified as Lakhan Kumar (30), a…
NEW DELHI: Amid the deepening Middle East crisis, PM Narendra Modi Thursday chaired what was the fourth special meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS) and directed establishment of a mechanism to provide timely information, emergency assistance and counselling to seafarers, serving on both domestic and foreign-flagged vessels, and their families.“The PM said all…
Kolkata: The real estate industry in Kolkata has urged the state govt to lift the embargo on high-rise construction projects immediately, arguing that the audit of projects in the city and adjoining districts can continue alongside regulated work at sites.Developers said they are prepared to submit formal undertakings confirming compliance with all statutory, structural and…
BMC officials said two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will be deployed simultaneously to expedite construction Mumbai: BMC’s ambitious plan to connect Mumbai’s first seawater desalination plant at Manori with the city’s water distribution network through a 7.2-km underground tunnel came under scrutiny in the civic standing committee on Thursday, with corporators raising concerns over water…
New Delhi: Over 80 NGOs have placed a list of demands before the newly revived Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).Their key demands were about making homes for transgender children, making school admission easier for children facing hurdles in procuring Aadhaar, enrolling children who have been rescued from begging and child labour, and…
Chennai: AIADMK MLA and its assembly whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy has moved Madras high court challenging the amendment made to the resolution passed in Tamil Nadu assembly opposing Karnataka’s proposed construction of a dam in Mekedatu. The amendment calls for setting up a tribunal to address the issue. Admitting the plea on Thursday, the…
Bettiah: Security agencies from India and Nepal on Thursday held a joint review meeting at the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Valmikinagar and carried out a coordinated patrol along the India-Nepal border to strengthen vigilance against cross-border crimes.Officials of Nepal’s Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal Police, the SSB and Bihar Police participated in the…
