Patna: With monsoon rains posing a recurring threat of waterlogging in the state capital, senior officials on Monday inspected several vulnerable locations and directed immediate as well as long-term measures to improve the drainage system.Urban development and housing department secretary-cum-Buidco managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar and Patna Municipal Commissioner Yashpal Meena jointly inspected New Market,…
Dhanbad: Dhanbad MP Dulu Mahato has served a legal notice seeking Rs 2 crore in damages from Nirsa MLA Arup Chatterjee, alleging that the legislator made false and defamatory allegations against him and his family during a recent press meet and on various public platforms.According to the notice, the allegations were subsequently circulated widely through…
Bokaro: A team of doctors at Bokaro Sadar Hospital has removed a 5.5-kg uterine fibroid from a 52-year-old woman, officials said on Monday. The patient, a resident of Bhara Basti in Chas, underwent an abdominal hysterectomy late on Sunday.The team was led by gynaecologist Dr Rashmi Medha and included Dr Pankaj Sinha and anaesthesia specialist…
NEW DELHI: Government has made it clear that social media platforms are expected to strictly follow prescribed standard operating procedures while dealing with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including timely reporting, coordination with law enforcement agencies and working through designated bodies such as the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C).Officials told TOI that compliance with…
The trawler Joy Maa Kali after it was spotted on Sunday Kolkata: Nine bodies were recovered on Sunday from a fishing trawler that capsized in the Bay of Bengal around a week ago. Six fishermen are still untraced. Coast Guard and state agencies are carrying out search operations.The trawler, Joy Ma Kali, sailed from Shankarpur…
The biker and the pillion rider were unhurt Thane: A huge banner allegedly installed illegally on a foot overbridge along the busy Eastern Express Highway (EEH) collapsed onto a passing motorcycle on Monday morning, sparking panic among fellow commuters. The biker and his woman pillion escaped unhurt.The incident comes barely a week after a massive…
New Delhi: Why are authorities shifting slum dwellers from near the Prime Minister’s residence to Savda Ghera, 45 kms away, when over 24,000 homes constructed to rehabilitate such evictees lie unused nearby? Delhi High Court Monday demanded answers from the Central and state govts on the condition of 24,284 units built in 2024, that are…
Medical Negligence Alleged Chennai: The body of a five-year-old girl, who died after being admitted to a private hospital in Ambattur with a fever, was exhumed on Monday, eight months after her burial, as her parents have alleged medical negligence.The child, Neslinria, daughter of Sheenu Alexander and Jisha of Athipattu, was admitted to a private…
Patna: Four empty wagons of a goods train derailed near Hilsa on the Fatuha-Hilsa rail route under the Danapur division of East Central Railway on Monday. The incident occurred around 9.26am, prompting railway officials and technical teams to rush to the spot.East Central Railway chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra said restoration work began immediately…
Jamshedpur: Security and surveillance systems at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MGMMCH) have come under scanner after a 55-year-old patient slipped out of the hospital and was later found dead.Santaram Halua, who was admitted to the hospital on July 6, left his ward early on July 10, telling attendants that he was going…
