Dhanbad: In a bid to provide legal assistance to the affected families of Kenduadih in Dhanbad where repeated incidents of land subsidence and leakage of toxic gases pose a serious threat to life, a special team of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) visited the area on Saturday to assess the ground situation.The team conducted…
PAHALGAM: “Scan me” is the new trust phrase in this region, which still bears the scars of a terrorist massacre a year ago.In a sweeping move, local police have introduced QR-code-based identification for the thousands who work in this scenic hill town. Pony handlers, taxi drivers, and nomadic communities moving through the surrounding hills are…
Kolkata/Durgapur: Ahead of the upcoming polls, law enforcement agencies across Bengal have intensified their crackdown on the movement of illegal arms and unaccounted cash, resulting in a series of major seizures in Kolkata and Durgapur. On Saturday, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested an alleged arms trafficker close to the Rajabazar Science…
Thane: Residents of Hiranandani Estate locality have launched an online campaign expressing their concern at the possible inconvenience to locals due to the alleged ‘last-minute modified alignment’ of the Thane internal ring metro project, which cuts through their area. The residents claimed authorities failed to consult locals or elected representatives before modifying the route.The Nagpur-based…
New Delhi: A network of 46km of flyovers and underpasses forms part of nearly 150km of road infrastructure projects planned by the public works department to decongest some of the city’s busiest stretches, including ITO, Ring Road, Deshbandhu Gupta Road near Paharganj to Ajmeri Gate, Shadipur Depot and the NSG intersection near Terminal 1 of…
Chennai: The campaign trail in Tamil Nadu has become a masterclass in endurance, with a ‘silver guard’ of veterans in their 80s and 90s defying the 42°C heat to lead the charge towards the April 23 poll. At 87, DMK’s Duraimurugan, a 10-time winner and the undefeated ‘champion’ of Katpadi for 30 years, hits the…
Patna: With temperatures rising sharply across the region, the Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) has initiated precautionary measures to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operations during the peak summer months.According to Danapur senior divisional commercial manager (senior DCM) Abhinav Siddarth, acting on recent directives issued by the Railway Board to all zonal…
Dhanbad: A 28-year-old man, identified as Shubham Yadav alias Tufan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside his house in Koiridih late Friday.According to reports, the incident occurred when Shubham was present in his room, while his elderly grandmother was asleep in an adjacent room. The sudden sound of gunshots spread fear among residents. His…
Jamshedpur: Several English medium schools in the city will switch to summer timings from April 20 as mercury levels continue to soar across the state.Most schools have revised class timings for kindergarten students from 8 am to 10: 30 am. Primary classes will be held from 6:30 am to 11:30 am. Secondary and senior secondary…
CHENNAI/TRICHY: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday kicked off his campaign for the Tamil Nadu assembly polls with an attack on PM Modi and Union minister Amit Shah, saying they “want to rule the state from Delhi” through AIADMK. “They want a CM who can take orders from Delhi,” he said while campaigning in Tiruvallur,…
