Kolkata: The Central Delimitation Committee set up for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area is considering a proposal to split 21 wards to increase the total number of civic wards from 144 to 200, sources said.The Bengal govt has asked the 10-member committee to create 56 additional wards before the civic body, now under an…
Many students raised fears of illegal monitoring Mumbai: Directions to share their live locations with police, 3am notices on messaging platforms to appear before them, hours-long detention at police stations, phones surrendered during detention returned with signs of surveillance, copies of ‘zero’ FIRs not being shared, and calls from different security agencies—many students who took…
New Delhi: Reporters covering CJP’s protest found themselves at the receiving end Monday with several of them allegedly heckled and assaulted.Reporter Shafali Nigam was among those targeted. Videos purportedly from the protest site showed a crowd surrounding her as she attempted to report live. They tried to block her cameraperson’s lens with Tricolour, while one…
Lack of seriousness, non-implementation of policy leave mental health initiatives in limbo in schools Chennai: The school education department’s efforts towards the psychological well-being of school students are being stalled due to the non-implementation of the mental health policy introduced three months ago, the lack of qualified counsellors, and irregular tracking of existing mechanisms.There are…
Patna: Taking a significant step towards the reconstruction of the 834-year-old ancient Ram Janki Mutt located at Raghopur Bakhri village in Sitamarhi district, a team of experts led by IIT Patna director T N Singh on Wednesday carried out a detailed inspection of the site and investigated the details of its physical state.During the visit,…
A police officer speaks to members of a family in Bokaro on Wednesday Bokaro: Police personnel on Wednesday rolled out a campaign to verify the identities of tenants in Sector police station limits of the city. The initiative, officials said, is aimed at collecting details of tenants and improving surveillance to prevent criminal activities. In…
Ranchi: Jharkhand on Wednesday moved to set up its first dedicated film and television training institute, with the Jharkhand Film Development Corporation (JFDC) signing an MoU with the Kolkata-based Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) for the Jharkhand Film and Television Institute (JFTI) in Ranchi.The agreement was signed in the presence of chief minister…
PM Modi meets NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A day after reaching Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with CJP protesters, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule met PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.NCP (SP) sources said the meeting focused on Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis, with…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will table all pending CAG reports, including the one on alleged irregularities in Amphan relief distribution, in the assembly on July 25 and recommend registration of FIRs wherever audit findings establish corruption, regardless of the stature of or high office held by those involved, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.“Wherever the…
Mumbai: The city Crime Branch has arrested a police sub-inspector (PSI) in connection with a Rs 10 lakh cheating case linked to alleged conman Mohammed Khatib alias Dr Raj Khatib, who is accused of impersonating a senior police officer and duping multiple victims over several years.PSI Sanjay Rambhau Jadhav (53), a resident of Vadgaon Maval…
