Jesus and Mary students participate in mehndi competition Patna: Ananya Patel, Veera Kumari and Srishti Singh emerged as the top performers in the senior, sub-senior and junior categories respectively at a mehndi competition organised at Jesus and Mary Academy. The event aimed to encourage creativity among students and strengthen their connection with Indian cultural traditions.In…
Dumka: Two youths were killed and another sustained serious injuries in separate road accidents in Dumka district late Wednesday, police said.In the first incident, a car collided head-on with a truck near Chutonath Gate on the Govindpur-Sahibganj state highway. The vehicle was mangled and its two occupants trapped inside under the impact.Officer in-charge of the…
Ramesh Mehta, owner of Khushwaha Hindu Hotel in Lakhibagi village in Giridih’s Bagodar block said his eatery was attacked by the elephants for the third time in four days Bokaro: A herd of 25 elephants knocked down an eatery along the Grand Trunk Road in Bagodar block of Giridih district in the intervening hours of…
One of CARA’s key focus areas is stepping up adoption of children with special needs NEW DELHI: Central Adoption Resource Authority announced Thursday that it was undertaking a review of the adoption regulations notified in 2022 in order to strengthen the regulatory framework and address “emerging legal, procedural and implementation-related issues”.The 2022 regulations had marked…
Wreaths on the pavement outside the building on Free School Street where a fire claimed nine lives on Wednesday Kolkata: A day after a fire at a Free School Street lodge killed nine boarders, including seven Bangladeshi nationals, Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Thursday raided several hotels and guest houses in the area and closed down…
Ulhasnagar: After nearly 11 years, the Bombay High Court has cleared a major hurdle in the widening of the Kalyan-Ambernath road, paving the way for completion of stretches that remained incomplete due to a dispute involving 15 affected shopkeepers in Ulhasnagar.The 100-foot road widening at a project cost of Rs 68 crore was undertaken in…
New Delhi: Master Plan for Delhi 2047 remains silent on 351 roads awaiting notification as mixed-use and commercial streets, leaving traders worried.A proposal was passed and forwarded to Delhi govt by MCD in 2007, but the clearance and notification remain pending. Under MPD 2047, mixed-use and commercial streets already notified by Delhi govt will continue…
Mullaperiyar dam photo by: TOI Chennai: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan pitched for a new dam replacing Mullaperiyar reservoir, while Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar renewed his push for a dam across Cauvery at Mekedatu during the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting on Thursday. Both CMs assured that Tamil Nadu’s water interests would…
Metro construction work in progress in Patna Patna: Commercial vehicles may soon be barred from the stretch between Patna Zoo Gate No. 1 and the Income Tax Roundabout as part of a traffic management plan aimed at easing congestion on Nehru Path (Bailey Road) caused by the ongoing Patna Metro Rail construction.The proposed arrangement also…
Construction of the new medical college building began in 2019 and was completed in February this year Dumka: The management of state-run Phulo Jhano Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) has begun shifting its outpatient departments (OPD) to its new campus in Dighi.In the first phase, ophthalmology, psychiatry and dermatology OPDs are being shifted to the…
