Kolkata: Kasba police registered a theft case after a 26-year-old woman alleged that silver items, coins, ornaments and electronic items worth several lakhs were stolen from her flat in south Kolkata between March 2 and March 10, police said.The case started on the basis of a written complaint filed by Mamoni Saha, a resident of…
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) revived its Heat Action Plan ahead of the peak summer months, bringing back measures such as installing green shade nets and water fountains at major traffic intersections to provide relief from soaring temperatures.The heat mitigation measures, which came amid the civic body simultaneously allowing the cutting of a large…
New Delhi: Police arrested 3 people, including two main accused, for allegedly setting a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus on fire during unrest that broke out in west Delhi’s Nangloi after a fatal accident earlier this week. The main accused, Navlesh Kumar (45) of West Sagarpur, was identified through CCTV footage allegedly showing him setting…
To educate children to respect the law is not to deny them the tools of critique. It is to sequence those tools responsibly. Srimathi Venkatachari Recently, a Class VIII National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) social science textbook with a section describing “corruption in the judiciary” made headlines.Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance…
In a bid to uplift talented yet underprivileged students, Patna University is breathing new life into its dormant endowment funds. Established by generous supporters, these scholarships and awards have sadly become inactive due to dwindling resources. Patna: Patna University (PU) has initiated steps to revive all its ‘defunct’ endowments to help poor and meritorious students….
Dhanbad: The district education department and the Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen infrastructure in 10 govt schools in Sindri and its adjoining areas.The pact was signed on Tuesday by district superintendent of education Ayush Kumar and HURL’s Sindri unit head Gautam Maji.“The project will focus…
Ranchi: Jharkhand high court on Wednesday ordered state police to handover the investigation of a case lodged against officers of Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi gave the direction while hearing a petition filed by ED assistant director Pratik and assistant enforcement officer Shubham Bharti…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals have been killed, and another remains missing after merchant vessels carrying them came under attack in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. The ministry added that several Indians have also sustained injuries in the Gulf region, with consular officials coordinating medical…
Kolkata: The Election Commission will ensure free, fair and peaceful assembly polls in Bengal, chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday.Commenting on law and order and helplessness of voters, Kumar said the EC has zero tolerance towards violence and any kind of intimidation and would take very strong action against the persons involved….
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday started operations at the city’s only veterinary hospital in Juinagar. The facility, built at Rs 6 crore, was ready in 2021. Animal welfare groups had criticised the civic body for the long delay in opening it. The outpatient department began functioning with three veterinarians and four staff…
