Buxar: Registrations of land and property registrations have declined in Buxar district since the rollout of paperless registration system on Aug 3. Officials and deed writers attributed the slowdown to difficulties faced by villagers, farmers and elderly people in adapting to the Aadhaar-linked digital process.The district has two registration centres, at Buxar and Dumraon. Before…
A team dismantles illegal and unsafe optical fibre cables (OFCs) dangling from electricity poles in Ranchi Large bundles of seized wires being carried by autos Bundles of the wires seized A team dismantles illegal and unsafe optical fibre cables (OFCs) dangling from electricity poles in Ranchi A team dismantles illegal and unsafe optical fibre cables…
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar at the event Bokaro: Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday said the state has immense potential to become a major archery hub, citing the success of several players from Jharkhand in national and international competitions.Inaugurating the National Ranking Archery Tournament at Mohan Kumar Mangalam Stadium in Bokaro, Gangwar said Jharkhand is…
Knowledge of Jinnah’s poor health could have affected the course of events, leading to Partition (Photo: Agencies). Two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors have been posthumously nominated for Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness confidential before Partition. The award is scheduled to be conferred at a ceremony in March 2027.Dr…
Amit Shah’s visit comes against the backdrop of Siliguri’s location near international borders with Nepal and Bhutan. SSB guards both frontiers, making the region vital to border-security operations. Siliguri: Union home minister Amit Shah will begin a three-day visit to Siliguri on Thursday, focusing on the strategic Siliguri Corridor — the narrow land link to…
Maharashtra FDA has confiscated banned items and dairy products valued at Rs 25 lakh MUMBAI: Live rodents in a hotel kitchen, expired food on sale and widespread hygiene lapses were among the violations detected by Maharashtra FDA during inspections of 31 food establishments, leading to seizures worth nearly Rs 25 lakh, 10 arrests and suspension…
Army and Delhi Police are destroying rocket launchers in Narela, Delhi. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A joint operation involving the Army, Delhi Police‘s Special Cell and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is underway in Delhi’s Narela, where rocket launchers recovered in connection with the arrest of two suspected terrorists in Manipur are being destroyed, sources…
CHENNAI: The Union govt has informed the Madras high court that individual states retain full discretion to decide when to render their state song during a govt function and may place it at any point in the programme.“Whenever a state song is rendered with the national song and national anthem, the national song (Vande Mataram)…
Madhepura Electric Locomotive unit Patna: Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited (MELPL), a joint venture between Indian Railways and Alstom, has emerged as a major economic driver for Bihar, contributing the equivalent of 1% of the state’s GST collections in FY24 and generating employment for around 2,300 people annually across the country, a study released on…
A waterlogged area in Jamshedpur Jamshedpur: Three days of incessant rain has disrupted normal life and caused extensive damage across the three districts of Kolhan division, with floodwaters entering hundreds of houses in low-lying areas and leaving one missing.In East Singhbhum district, rising waters of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers flooded several neighbourhoods, forcing residents…
