Kolkata: A writ petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging state govt’s appointment of Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal as the chief secretary. The matter is scheduled to be mentioned before the bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth on Wednesday. Petitioner Anwar Hosen Molla argued that state govt issued the notification on May 11…
Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Commissioner of the Solid Waste Management Department, KDMC KALYAN: In a rare move, following sustained public pressure and political intervention, the state government has reappointed Ramdas Kokare as deputy municipal commissioner (solid waste management) in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC). The move comes days after Kokare’s sudden transfer triggered outrage among residents…
Daily wage workers are enduring extreme heatwave conditions to maintain essential public infrastructure Amid the relentless heatwave sweeping across the region, daily wage workers continue to brave extreme temperatures to earn a livelihood and keep essential public infrastructure and informal economies running. From construction sites and expressway projects to scrap collection and roadside kitchens, their…
Chennai climbs to 29th rank with 92.34% pass rate CHENNAI: Chennai district ups its ranking from 34 in 2025 to 29 in 2026. Pass percentage wise, the district scored 92.34 — a jump from 90.73 last year. Assessing the performance of govt schools alone, the district secured 86.25% pass — a jump from 82.84 in…
Patna: A 17-year-old student, studying at a premier coaching centre in Old Bypass locality under Kankerbagh police station area, died after suddenly falling unconscious during classes on Tuesday morning.The deceased, identified as Lakshya Bhardwaj, was a resident of Madhepura district. He lived in Kankarbagh area while preparing for his Class XII and competitive exams.According to…
Pak: Mutilated body of missing youth found in Balochistan’s Kech Jamshedpur: The West Singhbhum police recovered the mutilated body of a 50-year-old woman from the forest area in Sonua police station limits on Tuesday.Not ruling out the possibility of witch-hunt killing, the police said that a post-mortem report will determine the cause of the death.Besides,…
VD Satheesan’s oath (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: After the controversy over the sequencing of songs played during Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony, a fresh political row has erupted in Kerala following the recitation of the full version of ‘Vande Mataram’ during the oath-taking ceremony of the new UDF cabinet led by VD Satheesan. The CPM…
Kolkata: Police have arrested several Trinamool functionaries in the past 24 hours on charges ranging from extortion and post-poll violence to running illicit rackets.Tension flared in Canning after TMC youth president Aritra Bose was arrested for allegedly shooting a BJP worker on counting day. Angry women armed with brooms and shoes surrounded the police station…
Navi Mumbai: A 66-year-old woman residing in the slum colony along KKR road in Turbhe store area was murdered by strangulation and her body stuffed in a gunny sack was found dumped below the streetlight about 300 metres away from her house on Tuesday early morning. Turbhe police have registered an FIR of murder against…
Delhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as the air quality index (AQI) reached 208, falling into the ‘poor’ category NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday invoked Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR after the city’s air quality slipped into…
