Ranchi: Following the onset of the monsoon on June 12, the state agriculture department has fast-tracked its kharif seed distribution drive. The department plans to wrap up the distribution of nearly 45,000 quintals of subsidised seeds by the end of this week, clearing the deck for state-wide sowing.Agriculture director Bidyanand Sharma Pankaj said, “Distribution in…
(Image source: PTI on left, Rahul Gandhi (X) on right) Ahead of launching the Congress party‘s nationwide campaign against paper leaks and examination irregularities, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday said repeated exam failures and recruitment delays were crushing the aspirations of millions of young Indians.In a post on X, Gandhi said students were…
Kolkata: Another case of digital arrest scam – worth more than Rs 7 lakh – has been reported from Phoolbagan area in eastern suburban Kolkata. The victim is a senior resident residing at Raipur in Chhattisgarh and had come to Kolkata to visit relatives, said cops.The elderly academic, who arrived in the city in early…
Mumbai: Maharashtra has not convened its statutory State Road Safety Council meeting in over three years, despite reporting over one lakh accidents and more than 50,000 deaths during the period, as per officials.The last meeting of the State Road Safety Council, chaired by the transport minister, was held on April 4, 2023. Since then, more…
New Delhi: MCD has approached Delhi Development Authority and Delhi govt seeking policy reforms to make the Swagam regularisation scheme attractive to residents of unauthorised colonies after a tepid response to its effort.The portal was launched by MCD on April 24 to help residents of unauthorised colonies regularise their properties, even if they do not…
V K Ramasamy in the 1967 film ‘Pattanathil Bhootham’ Tamil cinema has known many Ramasamys: K R Ramasamy, the singing star of yesteryear; ‘Friend’ Ramasamy and ‘Pulimoottai’ Ramasamy, comedians of an earlier era; and ‘Cho’ Ramasamy, the incomparable satirist. Yet there was none like V K Ramasamy, either as an artiste or as an individual….
Patna: Police uncovered an illegal stockpile of LPG cylinders and foreign liquor during a raid in the Shastri Nagar police station area late Sunday night, and arrested a man and his wife in connection with the case.The accused have been identified as Sonu Kumar and his wife, Babli Kumari. A case has been registered under…
Ranchi: A 40-km stretch of the Ranchi Ring Road is set to be transformed into a green mobility zone, complete with dedicated cycle tracks, pedestrian footpaths, and solar-powered infrastructure.The first phase of the beautification drive will span the stretch from the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) in Kanke to Nagri, routing…
Bokaro: A 24-year-old man was found dead and a girl critically injured near a railway track close to the Barki Singhdih railway bridge on the Talgaria-Mahuda section of the Adra Railway Division early on Monday.The deceased was identified as Shrikant Deshwali, a resident of Dumardaha village under Chas Mufassil police station. The injured girl, Kumari…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday took a swipe at the breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction that has merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), claiming that “not only humans, but also Bangladeshi political parties are infiltrating India”.His remarks came amid the escalating battle for control of the TMC after…
