NAMAKKAL: The Tamil Nadu Lorry Owners’ Association (TNLOA) has resolved to raise freight rates by 25% with effect from June 15, citing increasing diesel prices. The decision was announced by state president C Dhanraj after an executive committee meeting here on Wednesday.During the meeting, members reviewed concerns such as the rise in diesel costs, freight…
Araria: Four people died and seven others sustained serious injuries in a road accident on NH-57 near Araria Biodiversity Park around 11am in Araria district on Wednesday. The injured were taken to Sadar hospital, where they are undergoing treatment. Police recovered the bodies and sent them for post-mortem.According to police, an SUV heading towards Purnia…
Daltonganj: An elderly Mahadalit man was found murdered in an agricultural field located near his house at Karar village in Palamu district on Wednesday, police said.The officer in-charge of the Panki police station, Deepak Kumar Singh, said, “The body of the deceased, identified as Dhanraj Bhuiyan of Nadgarh hamlet, was spotted by the village chowkidar,…
Ranchi: Banks in Jharkhand are eyeing to open 149 more branches during the 2026-27 fiscal year, besides setting up outlets and re-activating dormant banking correspondents (BCs) with the aim to expand their network in the state.During the recently held state-level bankers committee (SLBC) meeting, bank officers stressed on increasing the number of branches while pointing…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday met Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at Sonia’s 10 Janpath residence in the national capital.Two Congress legislators were recently inducted into the Vijay-led council of ministers. With the move, the party became part…
The Calcutta high court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas from any coercive action in connection with the chaos during Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake Stadium in December. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas from…
MUMBAI: Bombay Bar Association (BBA) and two other bar associations on Wednesday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay high court for its urgent intervention to form a special investigation team (SIT) and to protect Justice (retired) Gautam Patel and his family members in the wake of death threats issued to him and…
New Delhi: Two businessmen from Haryana have been arrested for posing as members of the Kala Jathedi gang and allegedly extorting a Delhi businessman through threatening calls made using an international number.The accused, Rajan Kalra, 26, from Yamunanagar and Sahil Garg, 38, a medical equipment trader from Jagadhari, had no links with the gang and…
Chennai: In a corner of the forensic museum at Madras Medical College, inside an old wooden, glass‑fronted cupboard, a jar holds the sawn‑off half of a human head, with a small label — M 11. There are no records or documents describing the specimen, but professors say it belonged to C Alavandar, a pen salesman…
Bettiah: In a unique blend of environmental awareness and creativity, students of 346 govt schools across West Champaran have crafted bird houses from discarded coconut shells under the Eco Club Mission LiFE initiative.Launched under the guidance of the deputy development commissioner (DDC), the initiative aims to provide safe shelters for birds while encouraging students to…
