Chennai: A 39-year-old woman history-sheeter was arrested for stealing an ATM card from a fellow passenger on a crowded Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus and withdrawing ₹13,800 from her bank account. The accused was identified through CCTV footage.The complainant, Radhika, a resident of Karambakkam near Porur and an employee of a private company, was travelling…
Patna: Geoscientists and hydrologists of the state on Friday emphasised the need of conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater for sustainable and integrated water resources management in the state.Participating at a dialogue-cum-workshop on groundwater utilisation organised by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), mid-eastern region, here on Friday they stressed that the coordinated and…
Massive backlog in fast-track courts NEW DELHI: Fast-track special courts, which are meant to complete trials within a year of taking cognisance of offences related to rape and Pocso Act, have not been working at the expected speed. In 2025, which saw more than 1.4 lakh rape and Pocso cases being registered, only 66,500 were…
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari unveils a bust of legendary actor Uttam Kumar at Keoratala crematorium on his 47th death anniversary Kolkata: A new film centre, named after Uttam Kumar, will be launched, CM Suvendu Adikhari said on Friday. The Uttam Mancha in Bhowanipore will also be renovated and modernised, the CM said.The CM made this…
CJP members at a press conference in Kalyan on Friday Kalyan: A controversy erupted after KDMC allowed a cricket tournament to be held on a sports ground in Kalyan on Saturday amid a students-led group’s plan for a peaceful protest backed by CJP there the same day. Late on Friday, the tournament’s organiser, Vishal Gaikar,…
New Delhi: Police Friday said they have been using facial recognition system (FRS) technology for several years to carry out law and order duties and during large public gatherings, adding that the system is used only to identify wanted criminals and suspects whose details are already available in their databases. The clarification came after the…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A Amalraj on Friday urged parents not to allow or encourage their underage children to drive vehicles. He warned that road accidents could have serious consequences for children and their parents.Amalraj was speaking at an event held at Broadway, honouring police personnel, ambulance drivers, nurses, auto-rickshaw drivers, students and members…
Patna: A joint team of STF and Katihar police on Friday busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit operating under the guise of a grill and construction machinery workshop at Surajpur village under Barari police station area and arrested one person.Police seized four finished country-made pistols, a double-barrel double-trigger gun, a semi-finished pistol, a motorised lathe…
Garhwa: The district has achieved 100% coverage in distribution of enumeration forms to all 862,092 voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the July 29 deadline, deputy commissioner and district election officer Pashupati Nath Mishra said on Friday.In Garhwa assembly constituency, which has 4,26,661 electors, 100% of enumeration forms have…
Ranchi: The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Ranchi has received formal copyright registration for its documented process of making “madua laddoo” (ragi laddoo) under the Copyright Act, 1957, from the Copyright Office, Govt of India, the institute said on Friday.According to IHM, the application for registration was filed on May 16, 2026, and the certificate…
