Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday asked officials to expedite land acquisition and infrastructure development for industrial projects, stressing that delays should not stand in the way of investment and job creation in Bihar.Chairing a high-level review meeting at Sankalp Auditorium with officials of the industries department and urban development and housing department, Samrat…
Ranchi: Two persons, including a member of the Sujit Sinha gang, have been arrested in connection with the shooting at a high court advocate Babban Prasad under Ratu police station limits in Oct 2024.SP (rural) Gaurav Goswami on Friday said the accused were identified as Prasad’s cousin, Anuj Kumar Mehta, and shooter Gulshan Kumar.The SP…
Jamshedpur: Veteran Chhau mask maker Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra from Seraikela, who was named for the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, said his journey of over six decades has been driven by a desire to protect Jharkhand’s cultural heritage.“Every morning when I wake up, the first thought that comes to my mind is how to preserve and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will jointly inaugurate Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice on June 14, aimed at deepening India-France collaboration in deep technology, innovation and start-up ecosystems. Ahead of the event, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday released two strategic documents profiling the selected start-ups and research projects…
The playground in Kolkata where the incident took place KOLKATA: A late evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a south Kolkata pet loving couple, , who were allegedly assaulted, and the woman was molested, by some locals after they attempted to enter a neighborhood playground with their pet dogs on May 30. Both of…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that while the Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, it also places safeguards to ensure the right is not misused, adding that speech should respect societal dignity and boundaries.Referring to the ongoing controversy linked to the “Rs 370 biryani row”, Fadnavis said that unrestricted expression can infringe…
NEW DELHI: In a temporary relief for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has stayed proceedings before a District consumer Commission in a case linked to an allegedly misleading pan masala advertisement.The commission passed the interim order while hearing an appeal challenging directions issued by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal…
Chennai: More than a decade after Ambattur was merged with the Greater Chennai Corporation, over 2,000 residents of Padmavathi Srinivasa Nagar continue to live without an underground drainage (UGD) network, forcing them to depend on septic tanks and private sewer lorries.The residential locality, which has over 350 houses, remains one of several areas in Ambattur…
Bettiah: In the forest-fringe villages of West Champaran along the India-Nepal border, 55-year-old Janaki Devi is known simply as the “Snake Lady”.A resident of Bisaha village in the Valmiki Nagar region, Janaki has spent more than four decades rescuing venomous snakes free of cost. Despite having no formal education, she has rescued thousands of snakes,…
TNNRanchi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Jamshedpur branch office on Thursday conducted a raid at a jewellery shopand found it allegedly violating quality control order on mandatory hallmarking on gold jewellery.“The firm engaged in selling gold jewellery sans hallmark without obtaining registration from BIS. The team seized 208.88 grams of gold jewellery without hallmark…
