A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Mumbai with 203 grams of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 2.03 crore, police said on Saturday.According to officials of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Worli police station, the accused, identified as Eze Samuel Nweze, a native of Uburu in Nigeria’s Ebonyi state, was allegedly residing illegally in…
Kolkata: A fortnight after CM Suvendu Adhikari launched the free cervical cancer vaccination programme for the girls between the age of 14 and 15 years targeting around 7.6 lakh girls by Aug, 12% of the girls had been covered in the drive. East Burdwan district is the top performer, while Kolkata and Kalimpong are the…
Mumbai: A 21-year-old pedestrian who was critically injured after being hit by a speeding scooter in Bhandup West last week succumbed during treatment, following which police registered a case against the rider.According to the complaint filed by Nilesh Mangesh Bhise, a resident of Ishwarnagar Slum in Bhandup West, the deceased was identified as Sanjay Kumar…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has launched an investigation after an intellectually challenged woman was found injured in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, with multiple teams deployed to identify and apprehend those responsible, officials said on Saturday.According to police, a PCR call was received at the Mayur Vihar police station around 6.30 am on June 12 regarding…
Chennai: The ₹256.45-crore 230/110 kV substation coming up at Panchetti in Tiruvallur district will be commissioned within the next one or two months, with 95% of the construction work already completed, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (TNPDCL) chairman and managing director J Radhakrishnan said on Saturday.During an inspection of the Panchetti 110 kV substation…
Patna: CM Samrat Choudhary on Saturday called for a collective and sustained effort to make Bihar prosperous, saying people would have to work 20 hours a day to transform the state and accelerate its development journey.Addressing an investor awareness programme in the state capital, he said, “Neither will I sleep nor let others sleep. Na…
Ranchi: The proposal regarding authorisation for using Hindi as a language in the proceedings of Jharkhand high court seems to have gained momentum recently, sources said.At present, all proceedings in the HC are conducted in English. A letter issued by the HC registrar general in-charge Manoj Kumar Singh on June 8 to the high court…
राजस्थान की राजधानी जयपुर के हरमाड़ा थाना क्षेत्र में एक दिल दहला देने वाली वारदात सामने आई है. यहां चार साल की एक मासूम बच्ची की हत्या कर दी गई. बच्ची के लापता होने के बाद परिजन घंटों तक उसकी तलाश करते रहे, लेकिन जब उसका शव पड़ोस में रहने वाली महिला के घर से…
Ranchi: The Ranchi administration is holding special camps over this weekend to boost mapping ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll.The mapping of voters with the SIR exercise held in 2003 was poor across various places in the state capital till June 5, with the figure touching 48%.With the special drive on…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma added another remarkable chapter to his glittering career on Saturday, becoming only the second Indian opener after Virender Sehwag to score 16,000 international runs across formats.The landmark came during the first ODI against Afghanistan in Dharamsala, with the veteran batter needing just six runs to enter the exclusive club. Rohit reached…
