Governor Syed Ata Hasnain performs “aarti” at Maharashtra Mandal in Patna on Monday Patna: ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ chants filled the air across the city on Monday as devotees celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi with fervour, gathering at homes and decorated pandals to seek Lord Ganesha’s blessings for peace and prosperity.Idols were installed at several places, including Maharashtra…
Pune: NCP-SP working president Supriya Sule Monday said the possibility of vendetta politics cannot be denied after CBI named Sena UBT MLA Aadtiya Thackeray in the FIR registered in connection with the Disha Salian death case.“The same govt had closed the case. I fail to understand what development prompted the probe agency to reopen the…
Kolkata: The number of community Durga Pujas in Bengal is expected to cross 65,000 this year, with peak power demand likely to exceed 14,000 MW on Oct 13, the day of Tritiya, minister of state for power Gargi Das Ghosh said on Monday.She also said state govt and power utilities were taking all necessary measures…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has asked MCD and NDMC to issue seizure memos to street vendors within 24 hours of confiscating their goods, and to videograph the entire process.In a recent order, a bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan specified that the seizure memos should mention the date of the seizure,…
AKU employees stage a protest on Monday Patna: Employees of Aryabhatta Knowledge University (AKU staged a protest on Monday over the constitution and functioning of an inquiry committee formed to examine issues related to the university.The protest centred on the committee’s mandate, inquiry period and allegations of misconduct by one of its coordinators during his…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday busted an Over Ground Worker network allegedly linked with terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and arrested three persons.According to officials, the accused were involved in providing logistical support, safe transit and other ground-level assistance to terrorists. They allegedly acted as guides and facilitated the movement of terrorist groups towards…
Devotees offering prayer on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi at Shree Siddhi Vinayak Devasthanam on Muktaram Babu Street in Kolkata on Monday. Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: From barely 350 last year to over 800 this year, the number of Ganesh Pujas in Kolkata and its fringes has emerged as a major community celebration, with…
New Delhi: In a reshuffle of Delhi Higher Judicial Service, 28 judges were transferred by the high court Monday.Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra, who was hearing a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur involving businessman Robert Vadra, has been transferred to the southwest district courts in Dwarka, while additional sessions…
The move is part of the country’s 13th tiger reintroduction programme Bettiah: A team from Sundarban Tiger Reserve and Buxa Tiger Reserve will reach Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) on Tuesday to begin preparations for the capture and translocation of a tigress to Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal.The move is part of the country’s 13th…
NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon, which has so far reported a cumulative (June 1-Sept 14) rainfall deficit of over 14% this season, is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan this weekend. IMD predicted Monday that conditions are becoming favourable for monsoon’s withdrawal around Sept 19.Monsoon normally starts withdrawing from Sept 17 and its…
