Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday urged the Union ministry of civil aviation to speed up the expansion and capacity enhancement of Patna airport’s runway, assuring full support from the state govt for the project.Chairing a high-level meeting at Lok Sevak Awas here with senior officials from the Union ministry…
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the response filed by the state government and the jail administration in connection with the viral video showing prisoners accused in liquor and GST scams dancing inside Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi. Ranchi: Separate investigations have been initiated by the Ranchi…
Ranchi: More than 600 children from economically weaker and disadvantaged families secured admission in private schools across Ranchi after the district administration conducted an online lottery for admissions under the 25% RTE quota for the 2026-27 academic session on Tuesday.Officials said 641 children were selected through the digital lottery system for admission in 89 recognised…
KOLKATA: ‘Shantiniketan’, at Harish Mukherjee Road where a notice was pasted Monday for alleged unauthorised construction, is among the 17 properties “owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee, his company and family” that are under the scrutiny of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, an official of KMC said. Officials said notices under section 400(1) of the KMC Act,…
Burnpur/Nandigram: Bulldozers rolled in at Burnpur in West Burdwan district and Nandigram in East Midnapore on Tuesday, as authorities removed alleged encroachments.In Burnpur, the management of SAIL’s IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) used bulldozers to flatten two unauthorised Trinamool Congress party offices. According to an ISP spokesperson, the action was taken to remove unauthorised structures and…
Mumbai: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry continued to dominate as the most opted and highest-performing subjects across Cambridge International’s IGCSE and International AS (11 grade) & A (12 grade) Level examinations in India’s March 2026 session, reflecting sustained student preference for science and quantitative disciplines across secondary and senior secondary education. As many as 2000 Cambridge…
New Delhi: Seven minor boys have been apprehended for stabbing a 16-year-old boy near a park in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on May 15 near Children’s Park in H-Block, Shakurpur. Police said they received information about the stabbing around 8.17 pm at Subhash Place police station and rushed to the…
Chennai: There will not be any indirect attempts to implement Prime Minister’s Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) in Tamil Nadu, school education minister Rajmohan told mediapersons on Tuesday.Rajmohan also criticised the practice of the Centre withholding funds over non-implementation of PM SHRI in the state and said: “These funds are meant for students, not…
Buxar: An FIR was lodged on Tuesday against four villagers following the suspicious death of an 11-year-old boy in Sarenja village under Rajpur police station area in Buxar district. The deceased was identified as Bhagelu Chauhan.According to family members, the boy had gone out to play on Sunday evening but did not return home at…
It said that these measures will help contain the impact of the current weather conditions while ensuring uninterrupted national highway construction and operations. “As India faces increasing heatwaves and rising temperatures, it is imperative to prioritise the safety, health, and well-being of our workforce,” the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII said) in an advisory to…
