A snake entering a hostel room can be seen with female students fast asleep. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) RANCHI: A 12-year-old girl died and three others were hospitalised after they were bitten by a venomous snake while sleeping in a hostel room at a private school in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district, police said on…
NEW DELHI: Courts will view a will with suspicion if its maker, despite sharing a life-long loving relationship with his wife, seeks to disinherit her and bequeaths the property to distant relatives, Supreme Court has said.Doubts over the genuineness of such a will, allegedly penned by an illiterate agriculturist 18 years before his death, gave…
MALDA/KOLKATA: Birbhum resident Danish Sheikh and three others from his village – a mother and her two sons – crossed back into India through the Mahadipur border in Bengal’s Malda Wednesday, ending a 13-month ordeal that began when Delhi Police deported them as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants without a tribunal hearing.Waiting for Danish at home in…
The state FDA suspended K Rustom & Co’s food licence due to serious hygiene violations. MUMBAI: The state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended with immediate effect the food licence of the iconic K Rustom & Co ice cream parlour near Churchgate after its inspectors found serious hygiene violations, including rats, houseflies and expired food…
According to police, a PCR call was received at around 4.28 pm regarding the collapse of a building in G-4 Pocket, Sector 16, Rohini. NEW DELHI: Two more people died on Thursday, a day after two newly constructed buildings collapsed in Sector 16 of Rohini, taking the death toll in the incident to three.The deceased…
Banana blues for Trichy farmers: With Cauvery water yet to be released, farmers fear planting could lead to losses The delayed opening of the Mettur dam is forcing Trichy’s banana farmers to rethink how much they can plant this year. And as an El Niño-induced drought worsens the crisis, farmers are being advised to reduce…
Patna: Misuse of a battery management application has emerged as a concern for e-rickshaw drivers in Patna, with operators alleging that unauthorised access to the software has temporarily locked batteries, leaving vehicles stranded and causing financial losses. Local dealers and the Patna District E-Rickshaw Drivers Association have called for greater awareness and stricter regulation of…
The United States Embassy in New Delhi on Thursday said student visa applications are being processed in accordance with established regulations, amid reports of delays in securing visa interview appointments.Responding to queries on the issue, a spokesperson for the US Embassy said, “The United States government is committed to processing visas in accordance with established…
Naxal movement to current times Kolkata: The recent history of encounter deaths in Bengal stretches back almost six decades but several factors have made these episodes stand out from each other across the different regimes that have governed Bengal since the 1960s. During the Naxal movement, encounters became a prominent fixture in Bengal with many…
Ramesh Mhatre denied attacking a woman doctor Kalyan: Shiv Sena’s Kalyan-Dombivli corporator Ramesh Mhatre and three of his alleged associates were arrested on Wednesday for the attack on a hospital’s doctors and staffers over purported delay in a patient’s treatment two days prior, even as his party distanced itself from the assault.Within four hours of…
