Chatra: Two persons were arrested for trying to traffic two minor girls out of the state on the pretext of providing jobs, the police said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Pramod Baiga of Bhugadha village under Pratappur police station area and Vikas Kumar, an auto driver from Jogiyara village.The action followed a complaint…
Ranchi: Following a nationwide protest call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists, the Jharkhand Chemists and Druggists Association announced on Tuesday that over a lakh medical shops across Jharkhand will remain closed on Wednesday.The Jharkhand Chemists and Druggists Association (JCDA) said that the shutdown is in protest against the sale of…
NEW DELHI: Oil marketing companies Tuesday hiked petrol and diesel prices by nearly 90 paise per litre, effecting a second revision in less than a week, as their losses mount due to a surge in global crude oil rates, reports Atul Mathur. Petrol now costs Rs 98.64 per litre in Delhi, while diesel is priced…
Kolkata: Trinamool is set to launch a protest campaign against what it described as BJP’s “bulldozer culture” and the forceful eviction of hawkers. As part of the programme, the party will hold demonstrations at Howrah Station, Sealdah Station and near Ballygunge on Thursday.The decision was taken following a meeting chaired by former CM and party…
The court observed that the case rested almost entirely on the alleged confession and disclosure statements, without any independent corroborative evidence Thane: A 33-year-old man, Himanshu Gujale, who had walked into a police station four years ago and allegedly confessed to killing a woman, was acquitted by a Thane court due to lack of evidence.The…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: Delhi govt will set up collection centres where people will be able to deposit broken or damaged idols of deities to ensure their respectful disposal, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday.People often leave damaged idols under trees, in public spaces like parks and on the roadside. Some are thrown into…
Chennai: Parents of children born in hospitals within Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) limits will now receive their child’s birth certificate on WhatsApp.GCC is creating the new service linked to its chatbot number 9445061913. GCC city health officer M Jagadeesan said earlier people downloaded birth certificates manually using Namma Chennai app or from the GCC website….
Patna: JD(U) national working president and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Kumar Jha met Union minister of culture and tourism, G S Shekhawat, on Tuesday. He urged the minister to include the Mithila Research Institute, located in Darbhanga, in the Gyan Bharatam Mission so that the rare and historical manuscripts preserved there can gain national recognition.“This…
Garhwa: Taking cognizance of the tip-off received by Garhwa DC Ananya Mittal that gas cylinder are being sold in black market, Sadar SDO Sanjay Kumar conducted a raid in a semi-constructed building in Sonpurwa locality of the town on Monday evening and recovered 13 LPG cylinders.“When queried, no satisfactory response was given by operator Jay…
Chatra: An alleged courier of an inter-state opium smuggling network was arrested with 2.9kg of wet opium during a vehicle checking drive near the inter-state border with Bihar in Chatra on Tuesday. “The accused Anil Kumar Yadav was nabbed near Gosaidih following a tip-off,” Chatra SP Animesh Naithany said at a press conference. Yadav is…
