Kolkata: The under-construction structure, which collapsed on Transport Depot Road near Taratala on Wednesday, was coming up on a plot, leased by Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, to Behera Brothers for a warehouse and cold storage facility.Sanjoy Kumar Mukherjee, public relations officer of SMPK, said the plot, measuring around 72,000 sq ft, was leased to…
Sanjay Raut demands arrest of Sena MP over ‘bomb’ and murder claims (File Photo). MUMBAI: Two days after a verbal duel between Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and recently defected Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil, Raut on Thursday complained to Mumbai Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti asking him immediately arrest Patil under Unlawful Activities…
IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall along the west coast, Northeast India, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim over the coming week. NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon has further advanced into parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its latest update. Conditions remain…
The photo that environmental activist Bharathidasan took of a slender loris that was electrocuted In March, Tamil Nadu established India’s first slender loris conservation centre at Kadavur. But it was a chance photograph and post by environmental activist S Bharathidasan that turned out to be a real lifesaver for the nocturnal primate.Around two months ago,…
Patna: Two para-athletes from Bihar have been selected for the Indian Para Sports Team for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games beginning July 23. The athletes are Jhandu Kumar of Nalanda (para-powerlifting) and Soman Rana of Gaya (para-athletics).Para Sports Association of Bihar secretary Sandeep Kumar said it is the first time the state’s para-athletes will represent India…
Some of the sounds of Ajmer are age-old. Like the cry of the azaan at the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. Or the bells of Mayo College, ringing through corridors trod by the sons of the well-known and well-heeled. A third, perhaps less perceptible now, is provided by the sirens at Ajmer Railway Workshop, which…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the deportation of three Bangladeshi nationals, who had so far served 1.9 out of their three years of sentence in a Bengal prison, pointing out they could be deported amid the ongoing “pushback”.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh was of the view that “what purpose would be solved by keeping…
Thane: A 15-year-old girl died by suicide on June allegedly after her pictures were circulated online. She left a note accusing three boys and a girl of blackmailing her for ransom. The three have been sent to a children’s home. The photos were allegedly taken by the teen’s boyfriend. A police officer said he was…
Police sources said after abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old girl in Mehrauli area, driver Basu Singh carefully tried to cover his tracks. NEW DELHI: Behind the wheel of a routine commercial cab sat a habitual offender who, after a heinous crime, allegedly operated with the precision of a professional.Police sources said after abducting, raping…
Chennai: DMK legal wing member Saranya Natarajan on Wednesday filed a police complaint against higher education minister P Viswanathan for his alleged inappropriate behaviour with school students in Melur near Madurai recently.The incident happened on June 21 when Viswanathan, while participating in International Yoga Day celebrations and anti-drug awareness programme, touched students “inappropriately”, drawing criticism.Saranya…
