Patna: A day after the filing of nomination papers by its candidate, BJP on Friday replaced him and announced Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its nominee for the July 30 Bankipur assembly byelection, which has attracted attention beyond Bihar as poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor (PK) is set to contest his first election from the seat.Abhishek Kumar…
Sharad Chandra Dhanbad SSP Prabhat Kumar conducts a crime review meeting at Dhanbad collectorate Dhanbad: Dhanbad Police recorded nearly a 30% decline in crime compared with the corresponding period last year, attributing the improvement to stricter monitoring, faster investigations and sustained enforcement, officials said after the monthly crime review meeting held at the district police…
Ranchi: A man and his sister-in-law were found hanging at the woman’s house in Tilma village under Maranghada police station limits in Khunti district on Friday, police said.The deceased were identified as Sagar Pahan, 28, and Randay Tuti, 32. Their bodies have been sent to Khunti district hospital for post-mortem examination.Preliminary investigation suggests that Sagar…
NEW DELHI: Two women corporators of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), one each from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), were disqualified on Friday after separate district verification committees declared their caste validity certificates invalid.The action, announced by Mumbai mayor Ritu Tawde during the civic body’s general meeting, takes…
Kolkata: Amiruddin (alias Bobby), a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation member and ex-mayor-in-council, was allegedly attacked with deadly weapons while he was walking home along with an associate, Md Fahim, on Wednesday night. While Amiruddin escaped unhurt, Fahim sustained injuries and had to be hospitalised with the help of locals.According to a complaint filed by Fahim,…
Ulhasnagar: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to clean up its property tax database and improve revenue administration, the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) has identified nearly Rs 170 crore in outstanding property tax linked to non-existent or wrongly recorded properties under ‘Project Manthan’, a data-cleaning exercise launched by municipal commissioner Manisha Awhale.The project, being implemented by the…
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Chennai: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for a comprehensive safety audit of all common hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities in the state.The audit — to be undertaken by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in collaboration with the state fire and rescue services department — will…
Sasaram: A bid to arrest an attempt-to-murder accused at Kapsiya village under Rajpur police station area in Rohtas district ended in controversy after he sustained serious injuries, with police and his family offering conflicting accounts of how he was hurt.According to police, Shubham Kumar alias Tunna, wanted in connection with an attempt-to-murder and assault case…
Jamshedpur: An accused in the Jamshedpur bar murder case, Rahul Dubey, 32, surrendered at Bistupur police station on Friday.Dubey, a resident of Sonari, arrived around 1 pm at the police station. Sources said the police crackdown and fear of an encounter prompted his surrender.Following the surrender, SP (city) Lalit Meena said the police have adopted…
