B SridharJamshedpur: Panic spread in Sonpokhri village under Manoharpur police station limits of West Singhbhum district on Tuesday after a live mortar shell was unearthed during routine ploughing of a field, police said.The explosive — about two feet long and weighing nearly 30 kg — surfaced when tractor driver Shivcharan Mahato was tilling a field…
SRINAGAR: A month after talks between Ladakh groups and a Union home ministry (MHA) panel in Delhi, the Union Territory observed Tuesday a complete shutdown against the Centre’s alleged backtracking on understandings reached during the parleys.Businesses across Leh and Kargil remained closed as large numbers of people gathered to hear functionaries of Leh Apex Body…
Mamata Banerjee camp and the rival Ritabrata Banerjee faction submitted separate NWC lists to the EC on Monday Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee camp and the rival Ritabrata Banerjee faction submitted separate national working committee (NWC) lists to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, each seeking to establish its claim over the party and its election…
Mumbai: Condemning the British royal after whom the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital is named, Maharashtra’s skill development minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Tuesday called him “King Kasab who looted India and killed lakhs of Indians” while explaining in the legislative council why he had proposed a change in name for the facility.KEM Hospital, named…
New Delhi: Eight years after an antique dealer was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 9 crore in an elaborate “rice puller” scam, the economic offences wing of Delhi Police has arrested a 53-year-old temple priest from Jaipur, who was part of the gang of cons and had evaded arrest for 12 years.The rice-puller scam is…
Chennai: On the occasion of Olympics Day on Tuesday, sports minister Aadhav Arjuna revealed plans to establish 10 Olympic academies across the state.Aadhav said the govt is working on a new sports structure targeting children in the 8-18 age group to produce Olympic medal winners.He also said that all the sports hostel rooms will be…
Patna: June 25, 1975, stands as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Indian democracy. It is a date that evokes pain and concern in the minds of all those who cherish democratic values. The Emergency was not merely a political episode; it was an unprecedented assault on India’s Constitution, democratic institutions, freedom…
Bokaro: A 60-year-old man was killed in Dumri area of Giridih on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Vasudev Mandal, was found dead in Jambheda village under Barki Beragi area.According to family members, Mandal owned a tractor and hired drivers, usually leaving home around 3 am on his bike. He had left home Tuesday morning as…
Dumka/Dhanbad: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Tuesday began a two-day tour of Santhal Pargana from Madhupur subdivision in Deoghar district to review ongoing works for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls which will begin from June 30.Kumar later attended a special training programme for booth level officers (BLOs) and…
Under the plan, heritage ghat structures, temples and shrines will be repaired and retrofitted using traditional construction techniques NEW DELHI: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata (SMPK) and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to restore and redevelop the historic Kumartuli Ghat riverfront in Kolkata, with work on…
