NEW DELHI: A group of lawyers on Thursday protested outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) office, demanding the resignation of chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. The protest came days after the council’s now-withdrawn order targeting the enrolment of NALSAR University’s graduating batch drew criticism from sections of the legal fraternity.Heavy police deployment was seen near…
Left-leaning groups, however, accused the ABVP of bringing outsiders into the campus and indulging in vandalism. KOLKATA: A clash broke out between members of the ABVP and Left-leaning student groups at Jadavpur University early on Thursday, with both sides accusing each other of bringing outsiders onto the campus, varsity sources said.According to news agency PTI,…
Mumbai: With the Supreme Court directing authorities to keep stray dogs away from schools, colleges, hospitals, bus depots and railway stations, the BMC is drawing up an action plan to tackle the issue and is scouting for land outside Mumbai to set up shelters.The civic administration is also considering engaging agencies to house and care…
Heavy rainfall is also likely over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya. Friday Weather: Heavy Rain Likely In Several States; IMD Issues Alerts For North, Central, East IndiaNEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across several parts of the…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu police have set up Internal Vigilance Cells across all districts and commissionerates, providing dedicated phone and WhatsApp numbers for the public to report corruption, misconduct, abuse of authority and other unethical practices by police personnel.The cells were constituted on the directions of DGP and Head of Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal. In…
CM Samrat Choudhary inspects the site of Kosi Mechi river link project in Supaul on Wednesday Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday directed officials to complete the Kosi-Mechi Intra-State River Link Project within the stipulated deadline while ensuring quality standards, with the project scheduled for completion by March 2029.During an inspection at Chainpur village…
Amit Shah attacks Congress over decision to sing only first two stanzas of Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday criticised the Congress over its decision to sing only the first two stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram, calling the move “anti-national.”“Yesterday, the Congress Working Committee took an anti-national decision….
Despite the affordability of the hotels in ‘Mini Bangladesh’, many left for other places in the city after the fire Kolkata: The fire that killed at least nine people, including eight Bangladeshis, in a hotel building on Mirza Ghalib Street has cast a fresh shadow over Kolkata’s ‘Mini Bangladesh’ just as the neighbourhood’s tourism-dependent economy…
Mumbai: In the wake of recent BEST bus accidents in Mankhurd and Mulund, the BEST Undertaking has launched a special safety initiative, including a large-scale refresher training programme for approximately 5,200 contract bus drivers operating under the Wet Lease model.In a bid to improve passenger feedback and accountability, BEST will prominently display its toll-free helpline…
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), also invited lawyers to join the protest. NEW DELHI: After successfully mounting pressure over its demand for the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has now backed a protest seeking accountability from Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan…
