Patna: Police recovered 2.068 kg of illegal ganja and seized Rs 3,31,200 in cash from a house in Chhutki Khagaul Chiktoli village under Khagaul police station area of Patna on Saturday.Acting on a tip-off that an individual was involved in the illegal trade of ganja from the premises, a raiding team was constituted on the…
Jamshedpur: A ‘mentally deranged’ man assaulted his father with a cleaver, suspecting him to be a ‘ghost’, at their Shyamnagar-based house in Jamshedpur city on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said.Officer in-charge of Sidhgora police station, Faiz Ahmed, said, “Karam Singh (56) was assaulted multiple times by his son, Nishant Singh (23)….
Ranchi: Police have arrested two members of extremist organisation Tritya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) in connection with demanding Rs 10,00,000 from a trader under Ormanjhi police station limits of Ranchi district.Police on Friday had said that the accused, namely Samrit Ganjhu (28), a native of Barkagoan on Hazaribag district and Sonu Oroan (25), a resident…
Sudesh Kumar, who played the protagonist of the tragic love story, ‘Saranga’ (1961), still remembered for its melancholic title track, who became a familiar face as supporting lead in money-spinning Southern productions like ‘Chhoti Bahen’ (1959), ‘Bharosa’ (1963) and ‘Khandan’ (1965), and who went on to produce absorbing thrillers like Uljhan (1975), passed away at…
Kolkata: Two separate burglary cases were reported in Lake Town on May 1, raising concerns over a possible pattern of targeted break-ins in residential pockets during temporary absences of occupants, police said.In the first incident, a complaint lodged by Shanta Jana, a resident of Block A, Lake Town, told police that her house was looted…
MUMBAI: For Tanush Shantaram Nalawade, a student of Valia Junior College, this year’s result is more than just a number. Scoring 62.67%, Tanush says the achievement carries deep personal meaning after he lost his father during the academic year.“Initially, I was deeply confused and shaken by what I went through, but my family members, friends…
NEW DELHI: At least nine people were killed after a massive blaze broke out in a residential building in Shahdara in the early hours of Sunday. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call regarding the fire was received at 3.27 am, following which 14 fire tenders and over 80 fire personnel were rushed…
Chennai: After more than 3.22 lakh travelled in metro trains daily in March, ridership dropped to around 3 lakh in April.Chennai Metro Rail Limited, in a release on Saturday, said that 90.18 lakh passengers travelled in metro trains last month. In March, 1.01 crore people travelled, averaging 3.22 lakh daily. Feb saw a total of…
Patna: A 30-year-old man, Mohammad Nawaz Alam, was brutally murdered after a minor allegedly sat on his chest and slit his throat with a knife inside his rented accommodation in Lalbagh area of Ashok Rajpath in the state capital on Saturday morning. The incident is suspected to be linked to a love affair involving a…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Google LLC to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with its health department to modernise the state’s hospitals, medical colleges, and rural health centres to ensure high-quality care reaches every citizen, regardless of their location.The initiative aims to transition Jharkhand’s healthcare system into a…
