Chennai: Coordinators of Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) shelter project conducted an awareness programme on the civic body’s shelter scheme in the city.More than 800 people benefitted from the programme that was recently held at the Central Railway station on the instructions of the commissioner and the joint commissioner (works). According to a release, the coordinators…
Patna: More than a month after the violent clash and vandalism outside his institute in Musallahpur Haat area, Patna civil court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, along with giving relief to five of his associates. On June 5, police had registered an FIR against Khan Sir…
Bokaro: A 68-year-old retired govt doctor was found dead in a well under suspicious circumstances near his residence in Giridih on Monday morning. Police have launched an investigation, though preliminary findings suggest that the death may have been accidental.The deceased, Dr B N Jha, was a well-known physician and former deputy superintendent of Giridih Sadar…
Dumka: Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery store in Godda on July 8, police said on Monday. A country-made pistol, cash and gold, obtained by melting the robbed ornaments, were seized from the accused with a motorcycle.The accused were identified as Ajit Yadav, 24, of Padariya village and Rajesh Yadav, 38, of…
Fresh military action in Yemen and Iran has heightened regional tensions, with strikes reported near Sanaa airport and in Iran’s Khuzestan province. Mamata Banerjee has accused the Election Commission of favouring a rival faction in the dispute over the ‘real’ Trinamool Congress. India is reportedly holding out for better terms in US trade talks, though…
Fee car parking area in Salt Lake Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch a digital parking fee collection system in Salt Lake. The cash-based parking fee collection system will be stopped. The authorities are asking the enlisted parking fee collection agencies to collect fees only through digital transfers through smart kiosks,…
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a 40-year-old tennis coach from Navi Mumbai accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old student in Thane, observing that the girl’s post-incident conduct and continued training with him without complaint rebutted the legal presumption of guilt against the man. The court cited major inconsistencies and lack of corroborative evidence.The…
The deceased was identified as Somesh, who was posted at Madhu Vihar Police Station. NEW DELHI: A sub-inspector died by suicide after allegedly shooting himself with his service pistol inside the premises of Madhu Vihar Police Station.The deceased was identified as Somesh, who was posted at Madhu Vihar Police Station. According to police, the incident…
KRISHNAGIRI: The Hosur police carried out surprise raids at courier stations in the town for the second day on Monday to check for banned narcotics. They deployed trained sniffer dogs for the operation. The operation was led by Hosur deputy superintendent of police Balakrishnan after intelligence inputs suggested that contraband substances and tablets were being…
Ara: A 50-year-old ward member died after a speeding truck hit his motorcycle from behind on the Ara-Mohania National Highway (NH-319) near Kaura Mathiya village under Jagdishpur police station area in Bhojpur district on Monday morning.The deceased, identified as Lal Babu Yadav, son of Shivji Yadav and a resident of Masadh Tola village under Udwantnagar…
