Patna: Encouraged by the popularity of its undergraduate agriculture course, the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) has introduced an MSc programme in agriculture from the 2026-27 academic session.Vice-chancellor Kameshwar Nath Singh said the programme has been launched under the university’s motto of “campus for community”. He said the initiative aims to promote academic excellence…
Police demolish an alleged hideout of Prince Khan in Dhanbad on Saturday Dhanbad: In arguably the first case of bulldozer action against organised crime in the state, police on Saturday demolished an alleged hideout linked to gangster Haider Ali alias Prince Khan in Dhanbad’s Wasseypur area.The action was carried out under the direction of SSP…
Ranchi: State govt will unveil its draft ‘AI Policy 2026’ at the national stakeholders’ consultation, scheduled to be held in Delhi on July 8 and 9. The proposed five-year framework aims to establish a comprehensive ecosystem for responsible artificial intelligence integration across public services, officials said.CM Hemant Soren will present the state’s strategy for technology-driven,…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: AAI on Saturday withdrew its proposed closure of Srinagar airport on Mondays-Tuesdays from July 1-Sept 30 and plans for a full closure from Oct 1-16. The closure was planned for “runway maintenance and other repairs” by IAF, which operates the airfield.J&K CM Omar Abdulah expressed “gratitude to govt…
200 personnel would be recruited for disaster response teams, said CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to felicitate Taratala Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced Rs 200 crore to acquire modern rescue equipment, aimed at a major overhaul of the govt’s disaster response system. He also unveiled a plan to recruit and train…
Vasai: Amid incessant rainfall in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Saturday, Kishor Lokhande (50) was swept away by floodwaters at Mangulipada-Bhoidapada in Vasai East, while six-year-old Aniket Waghela from Betegaon drowned when he was crossing a canal with his grandfather, a farm worker, and two siblings in Palghar. In Nalasopara East’s flooded Jeevan Nagar, an…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a storage battery in outer Delhi’s Tilangpur Kotla village over suspicions that she was having an affair. The man later consumed aluminium phosphide tablets and, before dying, confessed to his sister, police said.Nisha (24) and Vinay (28) were married for the past five…
Chennai: Four passengers, including a woman, suffered injuries after two Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) buses collided near the War Memorial on Rajaji Road in Chennai on Friday. The injured were admitted to the Govt Omandurar Medical College Hospital.According to police, an MTC bus en route 102-B was travelling from Perumbakkam to Broadway when it collided…
Patna: Former Union law minister and former CM of Karnataka M Veerappa Moily said on Saturday that the present laws of India do not reflect the rich spiritual heritage of ancient India. Ancient Indian jurisprudence was far superior to Western and modern theories of law, he said.Highlighting the significance of unique features of ancient jurisprudence…
Jamshedpur: A five-member central team on Saturday visited East Singhbhum district’s Potka block, which reported a surge in malaria cases over the past 10 days.The team, led by Dr Ravishankar, director of the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), visited the Sadar hospital in Khasmahal, Potka community health centre (CHC), and the villages of Hitbasa,…
