Ranchi: In a bid to free the state capital from regular traffic snarls, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC), in association with the traffic police and local police stations, is working on a dual-pronged crackdown against encroachments and illegal parkings on roads.The civic body targeted 13 major routes, including hotspots like Kanke Road, Kutchehry Road, Bariatu,…
Ranchi: With the onset of monsoon raising the risk of food and water-borne diseases, the food safety wing of the health department on Wednesday launched a two-day training programme for around 200 street food vendors in Ranchi to improve hygiene and food handling practices.Officials said inspections and interactions with vendors have often revealed gaps in…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi against Sri Lanka A NEW DELHI: Former India batter Manoj Tiwary believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs to learn how to handle provocation on the field after his recent altercation with Sri Lanka A players during the ongoing tri-series in Dambulla.The incident took place after India A lost a Super Over thriller to…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested five more members of an eight-person terror module allegedly linked to Pakistan-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) handler Shahzad Bhatti, in a major crackdown against a trans-border terror network, the police said on Wednesday.The latest arrests come after a multi-state investigation into the activities of an outfit identified…
Howrah: A dispute over a railway toilet tender turned fatal on Tuesday when a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death at the crowded Mourigram railway station.The incident occurred around 12.30pm inside the toilet on platform number 1. Railway police identified the deceased as Sanjay Giri, a resident of Bauria. The accused, Raju Das (50) of…
BJP MLA Ashishrao Deshmukh alleges Sanjay Raut wants UBT, Pawar factions to join Congress MUMBAI: BJP MLA Ashishrao Deshmukh on Wednesday alleged that Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut was working towards a merger of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction with the Congress.Speaking to news agency ANI, Deshmukh claimed…
Stand-up comedy is meant to provoke, challenge and make people laugh. But two recent controversies have raised uncomfortable questions about where humour ends and harm begins. NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedy is meant to provoke, challenge and make people laugh. But two recent controversies have raised uncomfortable questions about where humour ends and harm begins.In one…
CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at six locations linked to film producer C. Alagappan in Chennai and Madurai in connection with a cheating case involving actor-turned-politician Gautami Tadimalla.The ED took over the investigation last year to probe the money laundering angle based on seven First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the…
A view of Patna Medical College and Hospital Patna: Two complex spine surgeries were performed successfully on Tuesday at the orthopaedics department of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) by a team led by spine surgeon Dr Mahesh Prasad.The patients, both of whom were previously bedridden with lost leg strength, underwent procedures to correct severe…
