Bokaro: A 19-year-old college student identified as Anurag Yadav was killed by a wild elephant in Bagodih village under Sariya police station limits in Giridih district on Saturday night after it got separated from its herd. Confirming the death, Sariya police station officer-in-charge Pinku Singh said, “The victim is a resident of the same village.”Anurag,…
Gumla: A constable posted at Mahabuwang police station in Simdega district died after his service rifle accidentally went off on Sunday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Raju Tirkey (40) , a resident of Ranchi. He was posted at Mahabuwang police station and had just completed sentry duty when the mishap occurred around 10…
Representational Image (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: To accelerate adoption of renewable energy among low-income and vulnerable households, govt has approved installation of over 13 lakh rooftop solar systems under the utility-led aggregation (ULA) model across 10 states/Union territories (UTs).The push is part of Centre’s broader focus on expanding solar energy capacity as a cleaner…
Kolkata: Death toll in Tiljala leather factory fire has risen to three after 37-year-old Mohd Ibrar, also known as Yusuf, succumbed to his injuries late on Saturday night. He had been undergoing treatment at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital. With severe burns, his condition was stated to be critical after he was admitted to…
School education minister announced that admission fees of the two minor sex assault victims will be covered from Class 1 to Class 10 Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt will bear the complete cost of school education up to Class 10 for the two minor girls who were victims in the Badlapur school sexual assault case.The decision,…
A massive fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, in Ratlam on Sunday. All passengers were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported New Delhi: The fire on the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday has again raised concerns over how prepared Delhi’s railway stations…
Chennai: Tamil film producer K Rajan died by suicide after jumping into the Adyar river on Sunday evening. Police said Rajan, 85, a resident of Old Washermenpet, had gone to Adyar along with his driver, Dhanasekar, at around 4.30pm.He reportedly asked the driver to park the vehicle near Thiru-Vi-Ka Bridge, saying he would go for…
CPI (ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya Darbhanga: CPI (ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, on the second day of the party’s state conference on Sunday, said due to “faulty policies” of the the then Nitish Kumar govt, the state has been effectively handed over to the BJP. He alleged that bulldozer raj is being run in…
Hazaribag: Hazaribag police on Sunday busted an alleged brown sugar trafficking network in Dipugarha under Korra police station, arresting Roshan Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Dangi and Saurabh Kumar Dangi with 20.5gm of the narcotic.“Hazaribag SP Aman Kumar received a tip-off,” said Sadar SDPO Amit Anand. Police seized three smartphones, a motorcycle and an SUV near Gibraltar…
Jamtara: Unknown miscreants vandalised a place of worship under Town police station limits in Jamtara late on Saturday night.The matter came to light on Sunday morning when a local resident, Daisy Devi, arrived at the place for her daily prayers and found it in a damaged condition. News spread quickly, drawing committee members and local…
