Chennai: A chief engineer and director in-charge of Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation (TNGECL) has been placed under suspension for clearing solar and wind projects without the knowledge of the senior officials.The suspension of P Chandrasekaran comes a day after electricity minister C T R Nirmalkumar held a maiden review meeting with all the officials…
Patna: The Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) on Wednesday arrested a data entry operator red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs37,100 at the Child Development Project Office (CDPO) in Naubatpur, Patna district. The accused, Santosh Kumar, was caught inside his office chamber during the operation. The action was taken after a vigilance case was registered on…
2 Men held for running sex racket in Thane. Hazaribag: Four persons were arrested after police conducted a raid at a hotel in Sindoor under Korra police station area of Hazaribag city on charges of allegedly running a sex racket. The arrested persons were identified as hotel owner Rameshwar Prasad of Sindoor area, Dharmendra Choudhary…
Two engg students drowned in the backwaters of the Shirwata dam near Lonavla Hazaribag: A 26-year-old man drowned while bathing in Tilaiya Dam under Barhi police station limits on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Afroz Ansari, a resident of Dulmaha village in Barhi block. According to information, Afroz had gone to the dam with…
The Centre has provided ‘Y’ category armed security cover to senior TMC neta and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday. The ministry of home affairs extended the security cover by CISF – a central armed police force primarily tasked with safeguarding…
Kolkata: A routine traffic enforcement drive took a violent turn when a biker riding without a helmet allegedly dragged a police sergeant for a short distance while attempting to evade checking on Monday night at the intersection of Alipore Road and Chetla Central Road. The accused rider, Suman Banik, was arrested and sent to police…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed a first information report (FIR) and proceedings against former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey and other accused of trying to get the informant, Sanjay Punamiya, to falsely implicate chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, and retired IPS officer and former Mumbai police chief Parambir…
New Delhi: A 53-year-old property dealer died after allegedly falling down a staircase during a heated altercation with his nephew in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur on Wednesday. The nephew sustained critical stab injuries, while the man’s niece was also injured in the incident.The deceased was identified as Rajesh, a resident of Rani Bagh. His nephew, Deepak,…
Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has directed corporations and municipalities to use local body funds to improve Amma Canteens in the city. An order issued by the municipal administration and water supply (MAWS) department said the CM had directed local bodies, including the GCC, to use their own funds to procure vessels, carry out…
Patna: State tourism minister Kedar Prasad Gupta on Wednesday directed officials to ensure effective implementation of the state’s tourism policy to attract maximum investment. He also asked the department to prepare action plans for the grand celebration of mythological fairs and festivals.The directives were issued during a departmental review meeting held at the tourism directorate…
