Kolkata: Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday night called on all political parties to maintain peace ahead of the May 4 counting, urging them to accept the people’s mandate and avoid a repeat of the post-poll violence that followed the 2021 elections.“Let there be peace in Bengal. The election is over and every…
Mumbai: A special court on Saturday directed the Additional Director General (Prisons) to conduct a necessary inquiry into the assault allegations made by an undertrial lodged in Taloja jail against four prison officers.The accused Sarvar Khan alleged that he was targeted as he had complained against them and become a witness in the alleged custodial…
DDA VIKAS MINAR IN NEW DELHI. PHOTO BY NEERAJ PAUL New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority has extended the deadline till June 30 for the payment of flats allotted at Towering Heights under both 2025 e-auction and 2026 first-come-first-served (FCFS) housing schemes.The decision has been issued with the approval of the DDA vice-chairman. “The competent authority…
Chennai: TVK election campaign management general secretary Aadhav Arjuna on Saturday petitioned chief electoral officer Archana Patnaik, urging the Election Commission to strengthen security arrangements in and around the 62 counting centres ahead of counting on May 4 to prevent unlawful activities and ensure safety of party candidates and agents.In his petition, Arjuna said his…
Major train diversions are set from May 13-27 as East Central Railway undertakes crucial infrastructure upgrades on the Ayodhya Cantt-Akbarpur-Jafarabad route. Over three pairs of passenger trains, including the Barauni-Gondia Express, will take alternative paths via Aunrihar Junction and Varanasi. Patna: In view of upcoming infrastructure upgrades, the East Central Railway (ECR) has announced temporary…
Ranchi: The tribal welfare department will soon build an institute in the city to offer free skill-based courses to tribal girls. The proposed institute will focus mainly on paramedical education and is aimed at making students job-ready in different healthcare service fields.Minister for ST, SC, minority and backward class welfare Chamra Linda said the govt…
Ranchi: The Met office on Saturday issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (50-60 kmph) at isolated places over the state, with such conditions likely to prevail for the next few days.For Monday, theMet issued an orange warning of thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (50-60 kmph) accompanied with hailstorms at isolated places…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Saturday rolled out from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Raebareli the 100th Vande Bharat train, marking a major milestone in the journey that started in 2018 with only two such trains.Prior to induction of this 16-coach chair-car trainset into regular passenger service, the train will undergo oscillation trials to validate…
Kolkata: Lax security and blacked out CCTV footage at EVM strongrooms led to multiple complaints by both Trinamool and BJP across Bengal on Saturday. Tension flared at the Barasat Government College on Saturday morning after the CCTV monitoring display reportedly remained non-functional for 17 minutes. According to the complaint, CCTV monitors at the strongroom —…
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…
