Hazaribag: The principal of a govt college in Hazaribag district has received a govt patent for developing an advanced cybersecurity system for smart city infrastructure.The patent (no. 592958) was granted to Bimal Kumar Mishra, principal of Adarsh College, Rajdhanwar, on Monday for the invention titled, ‘A Cybersecurity System for a Smart City Infrastructure and a…
Daltonganj: In a novel strategy to tackle the growing monkey menace, the Medininagar forest division would plant ‘Jungle Jalebi’ trees across its ranges, aiming to keep primates within forested areas and away from human habitation.Known as ‘Madras Thorn’ or ‘Manila Tamarind’, the ‘Pithecellobium dulce’ is a nutritious wild fruit relished by diverse wildlife species —…
India is Telegram’s largest market with more than 150 million users. NEW DELHI: The government investigation has found that Telegram is being widely used for the circulation of child sexual abuse material and the execution of financial fraud schemes, news agency Reuters reported citing an internal report that also said authorities were “proactively monitoring” groups…
KOLKATA: A day after presenting the maiden BJP budget in the state, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said much of the praise that has been heaped on the proposals is because people are overwhelmed to discover hope after half a century of despair.“The budget appears to be great because we, the people of Bengal, had given…
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske, officials from Cidco and Central Railway, during the signing of the MoU for the transfer of Targhar, Kharkopar and Bamandongri railway stations Thane/ Navi Mumbai: In a development that promises to improve amenities and station maintenance for Navi Mumbai railway commuters, three railway stations—Targhar, Kharkopar and Bamandongri—have officially been transferred…
Strong winds, dust storms sweep Delhi-NCR; red alert issued for rain NEW DELHI: Shortly after an intense dust storm and strong winds swept across Delhi-NCR on Tuesday afternoon, rainfall was reported in parts of the region, prompting the IMD to issue a red alert for severe thunderstorms, lightning and rain over the next few hours.According…
Chennai: Traffic Police registered 2,825 cases during a special enforcement drive conducted across the city between June 19 and June 21 to curb traffic violations and improve road safety.The three-day operation was carried out to ensure safe and accident-free movement of vehicles. A total of 355 traffic police personnel were deployed, with 122 vehicle checkpoints…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Monday asked senior state officials to prepare and implement a comprehensive action plan for reviving nine closed sugar mills and establishing 25 new units across Bihar, placing farmer welfare, investment and employment generation at the centre of the proposed expansion.Chairing a review meeting of the sugar cane industry department at…
Mamata Banerjee ousts Firhad Hakim, 7 other rebels from TMC NEW DELHI: The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday expelled her former aide and ex-Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, along with seven other rebel MLAs, a day after the dissident camp “ousted” the former West Bengal chief minister as the party’s chairperson.Also…
Kolkata/Siliguri: The Bengal govt will conduct a techno-economic feasibility study for developing metro links in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial corridor and the Siliguri-Jalpaiguri business hub.The announcement made in the BJP govt’s maiden state budget on Monday is also the first initiative to develop metro links beyond Kolkata. At present, Maharashtra has metros in Mumbai, Nagpur and…
