Around fifty years ago, students at a government engineering college in Ahmedabad walked out over a steep hike in their monthly food bill. From an OPEC meeting in Vienna in October 1973 to the midnight broadcast on All India Radio on June 25, 1975, a chain of economic shock, popular fury, political mobilisation, and institutional…
Kin of a Taratala victim in Bhatpara Krishna Chowdhury from Bhatpara Purbasha killed in Taratala warehouse tragedy family left devastated —– Amar Kar Kolkata/Nadia: Among the 11 workers killed in Wednesday’s Taratala warehouse tragedy, were 49-year-old Krishna Chowdhury of Purbasha in Bhatpara municipality, who joined the work a day before the tragedy after losing his…
Mumbai: A 49-year-old man was arrested by Matunga police after he allegedly barged into a woman’s car and attempted to rob her at knifepoint in Matunga on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the day outside Don Bosco School.The arrested accused, identified as Ali Basharat, is suspected to be mentally unstable.According to police, the woman, a…
A sudden breakdown of a speeding Endeavour near Jharsa Chowk on Thursday afternoon caused a significant traffic snarl, stretching nearly four kilometers on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A speeding Endeavour broke down and rammed into another vehicle near Jharsa Chowk on Thursday, around 1. 30pm.The said incident triggered chaos and a nearly…
CM flags off 300 new buses to be deployed in 8 transport corporations, MTC gets 65 buses Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday flagged off 300 new buses inducted in the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) and seven other transport corporations at the Secretariat. He also travelled in one of the new buses to…
Patna: Property tax collections under the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) have surged following a 15% revision in annual rental value (ARV), with average daily receipts rising sharply from around Rs 50 lakh to nearly Rs 70 lakh. On Thursday alone, the civic body collected over Rs 68 lakh from 1,480 holdings by 3.33 pm, reflecting…
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren on Thursday called upon newly inducted police personnel to discharge their duties with sincerity and commitment, stressing that ensuring the safety of common citizens must remain their foremost priority.A total of 340 personnel, including 336 constables — 255 men and 81 women — and four deputy superintendents of police, were…
কালীগঞ্জ: তামান্না খুনে গ্রেফতার আরও ১। মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর নির্দেশের পর গ্রেফতারির সংখ্যা বেড়ে ৬। ধৃতের নাম আনিসুর রহমান। মঙ্গলবার মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর সঙ্গে দেখা করেন তামান্নার মা। মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর নির্দেশের পরেই তৎপর হয় পুলিশ। ২ দিনে গ্রেফতার বেড়ে ৬ জন। তামান্না খাতুন খুনের মামলায় মোট ২৪ জনের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ দায়ের করেছিলেন তামান্নার মা সাবিনা। আগেই ১১ জন গ্রেফতার, মুখ্যমন্ত্রী…
वन नेशन-वन राशन कार्ड के तहत अब लाभार्थी देश के किसी भी राज्य और किसी भी उचित मूल्य की दुकान से राशन ले सकेंगे. नई व्यवस्था से प्रवासी श्रमिकों समेत 80 करोड़ से ज़्यादा लोगों को बड़ी राहत मिलने की उम्मीद है. खासतौर पर प्रवासी श्रमिकों और उनके परिवारों को इसका बड़ा फायदा होगा, क्योंकि…
A petrol pump shut due to no supply Jamshedpur: Motorists in Jamshedpur grappled with fuel shortages for the second consecutive day as a majority of petrol pumps across the Steel City ran dry, forcing people to wait in long queues at the few outlets that still had stock.Several pumps displayed “No Petrol” signs, while vehicles…
