Bokaro: A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his father, 64, with a sharp-edged farming tool after being reprimanded over his drinking habit at Kari Pani village under Tiliya panchayat late Friday, police said.The accused, identified as Arjun Karmali, had returned home in an inebriated condition late at night after attending a family function at his maternal…
Ranchi: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Saturday directed people who have renounced citizenship and other non-Indians not to fill or sign Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms. Such persons must immediately return the forms to booth-level officers during the enumeration phase from June 30 to July 29, he said.Addressing all divisional…
NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary on Saturday refuted charges of taking a subsidy of nearly Rs 1 crore from his own ministry and said that he had “hidden nothing” and had applied for the subsidy years before becoming a minister.Speaking to news agency ANI, Choudhary claimed that he has been…
Encroachments along Kestopur canal Kolkata: The state govt would prepare an SOP to clear encroachments from both sides of an 8-km-long stretch of the Kestopur canal, Bidhannagar MLA Sharadwat Mukherjee said after a meeting at Poura Bhavan on Thursday.Pointing out that over 70% of the stretch was encroached upon, Mukherjee said, “An SOP on how…
Navi Mumbai: The Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) approved a Rs 1,000 crore proposal to raise the height of Dehrang Dam by 20 metres, which will increase its storage capacity to 38 million cubic metres.Dehrang Dam, located at the foothills of Matheran, supplies water to the Panvel township.Currently, Panvel receives about 230 MLD of water,…
Ragging isn’t tradition; it’s trauma that leaves lasting scars (AI image used for representational purpose only) Despite significant efforts to raise awareness and put in place laws meant to end ragging, this serious issue continues to exist in many schools and colleges. Many individuals choose to ignore ragging viewing it as a “tradition” or a…
Chennai: Tiruvallur police on Friday arrested the labour contractor accused of recruiting minor workers with forged identity documents for the seafood processing factory where an ammonia gas leak killed 14 workers earlier this week. A total of four people have been arrested in the case so far. The arrested man, identified as Suresh, recruited guest…
Patna: Fifty-eight-year-old Bhushan Singh, father of Delhi JD(U) functionary Nitish Kumar, was found murdered with bullet injuries in the Bhadaur police station area of Barh subdivision in Patna district on Thursday night. A native of Govindpur village in Nalanda, Bhushan was living in Bhadaur, where he was engaged in farming.According to police, Bhushan had gone…
Chatra: A 19-year-old boy was hacked to death and his 65-year-old uncle was critically injured after armed assailants entered their house asking for water shortly after a Muharram procession ended in Godhai village in Chatra district on Friday night, police said.According to reports, the attackers first asked the family for water and then started searching…
Garhwa: An elderly man was trampled to death and another injured by a herd of elephants at Chutru village under the the Ranka forest area of Garhwa district late Friday night. The herd also damaged four houses in the area.The deceased was identified as Mohan Manjhi (61). The injured Sardar Manjhi (40) is undergoing treatment…
