Hazaribag: A member of an interstate arms racket was arrested from a village in Barhi during a raid, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Aamir Sohail alias Raja Babu, was arrested in Rasoiyadhamna village by a police team led by Barhi sub-divisional police officer Radha Prem Kishore.Sohail, police said, tried to flee but…
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Hours after formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Thursday named as the BJP’s candidates for the upcoming bypoll elections.The announcement came shortly after the three leaders were…
Asit Biswas and Pramila Ray Biswas at CM Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Janatar Darbar’ on Saturday Kolkata: The investigation into the murder of schoolteacher Barun Biswas, a key witness in the Sutiya gangrape case in North 24 Parganas, has resumed after a gap of 14 years.A few days ago, the Biswas family met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari,…
Mumbai: Residents of Girgaum have renewed their demand for the restoration of BEST bus services on Jagannath Shankarshet Road, following the completion of Metro Line 3-related construction work and the inauguration of the Girgaum and Kalbadevi Metro stations.Several key BEST bus routes, including 66, 69, 86, 88 and 126, were earlier operated via Jagannath Shankarshet…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested three people, including a former multi-tasking staff (MTS) employee of income tax department, for allegedly running a fake govt job recruitment racket that duped unemployed aspirants by promising them MTS posts. Police said the gang is suspected to have cheated six to seven victims of around Rs 10 lakh.The…
S Manikandan and team are creating a digital archive of Pandya history; (below) A statue of Sadaiyavarman Sundarpandiyathevar I found in Chidambaram Nataraja Temple For more than a decade, S Manikandan has been following the Pandyas across state borders. From inscriptions and hero stones in Andhra Pradesh to royal lineages in Kerala and temple records…
Patna: Commuters are set to face major traffic changes on Nehru Path as authorities have prepared a diversion plan for the construction of three new Patna metro stations while ensuring minimum disruption to daily movement.A meeting chaired by Patna superintendent of police (traffic) Sagar Kumar was held with officials of Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited…
Dumka: The ACB on Thursday arrested Anand Kumar Bhardwaj, head clerk – in charge at Saraiyahat circle office, for allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe from a man for settling a land dispute.Bharadwaj demanded money from Deepak Das of Mandaldih to forward an inquiry report on his land dispute to Dumka sub-divisional officer.“After verifying the…
Hazaribag: The body of a 19-year-old woman was recovered from a well in Siddki village in Chatra district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shanti Kumari, a resident of Siddki village.Local residents said villagers spotted a body floating in the well and informed Pratappur police. A team rushed to the spot and, with villagers’ help,…
Congress on Thursday intensified its offensive over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent even as the BJP-RSS establishment was allegedly trying to protect the “big crocodiles” behind the scandal. The party also raised questions over alleged irregularities in land purchases and construction…
