New Delhi: A sports journalist died after being hit by a motorcycle while he was crossing a road on NH-9 in east Delhi’s Ghazipur early Monday. The bike rider, who travelling from the Meerut side, also sustained injuries and is in a serious condition.The deceased, Jasvinder Sidhu, was a resident of Kalkaji. The rider, Asif…
CUDDALORE: S Ayyappan, 28, who was accused of stabbing a Class XI girl in Chidambaram for turning down his proposal, died by suicide on Sunday.Police said Ayyappan, an electrician residing in C Mutlur village near Chidambaram in Cuddalore district, was found hanging in his house. Police were alerted by his relatives and the body was…
Bhagalpur: Rapid soil erosion triggered by the rising water level and strong current of the Ganga river caused a breach of around 110-125 metres in Raghopur Kazi Koraiya main embankment near Raghopur diara under Kharik block in Naugachia subdivision late on Sunday night, officials said.The erosion also reportedly swept away the water resources department’s (WRD)…
Aspirants at the news conference in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi: Several job aspirants on Monday demanded a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in competitive examinations conducted by Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), expressing reservations about the ongoing CID investigation.Addressing reporters at Ranchi Press Club, student leader Kunal questioned whether CID…
BJP chief spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo addresses the news conference on Monday Ranchi: BJP on Monday accused the state govt of shielding senior officers allegedly linked to irregularities in treasury transactions and acting only against lower-level employees.Addressing a news conference at the party office, BJP chief spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo said finance minister Radha Krishana Kishore had…
The NHAI’s wins major arbitration case NEW DELHI: NHAI, in a recent arbitration case, has got an arbitration order in its favour, rejecting the majority of claims – against the claim of Rs 3,177 crore by a contractor; the arbitral tribunal awarded only Rs 46 crore to settle the case.In an official statement, the highways…
Patchwork done on VIP Road. photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: The deep craters that turned VIP Road into a death trap for thousands of commuters are finally getting a temporary fix.After a week of traffic nightmare, the state PWD has begun replacing some of the arterial road’s worst monsoon craters with paver blocks in a stopgap…
Rohit Pawar said an agitation will be launched if govt fails to give adequate responses by Aug-end on allegations of several paper leaks Mumbai/Pune: On the heels of nationwide CJP protests over the NEET paper leak, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday alleged that students of a coaching class in Nandurbar had got access…
New Delhi: A woman’s attempt to buy jewellery through a social media advertisement turned into a cyber fraud, but a digital and financial investigation led police to the accused’s doorstep in Haryana.According to police, the complainant came across an advertisement for jewellery on social media in Feb and tried calling the number mentioned in the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt has imposed a three-month ban, with immediate effect, on the transportation of rough stone and its aggregates, including M-sand, metal jelly and other construction material, to the neighbouring states. The ban, however, exempts consignments to Puducherry, including Karaikal.This could adversely affect neighbouring states such as Kerala and Karnataka that are reliant…
