In 1639, Damarla Venkatapathy Nayak, an influential Nayak under the Vijayanagara rulers, granted the English a piece of land between the Cooum river and the Egmore river for trading purposes. The English established Fort St George on this land. Construction of the fort was completed in 1644. What began as a trading settlement gradually became…
A representative image of thieves making off with equipment from a smart classroom Madhepura: Smart classrooms are bringing technology into Bihar’s govt schools, but the expensive equipment installed for them is also drawing the attention of thieves. A middle school at Kalhua ward number 11 under Shankarpur police station in Madhepura district was burgled in…
সন্দীপ সরকার, কলকাতা: রাজ্যে ডেঙ্গি আক্রান্ত সংখ্যা ৫ হাজার পার করল, ১০ সেপ্টেম্বর পর্যন্ত ডেঙ্গি বুলেটিন প্রকাশ স্বাস্থ্যভবনের। স্বাস্থ্যভবনের তরফে যে সরকারি পরিসংখ্যান পাওয়া গিয়েছে, তাতে গতকাল পর্যন্ত, ১১ সেপ্টেম্বর পর্যন্ত, চলতি বছরে রাজ্যে ডেঙ্গি আক্রান্তের সংখ্যা, ৫ হাজার ২ জন। এই পরিসংখ্যান কিন্তু চিন্তা ধরাচ্ছে অন্য জায়গায়। গত মাসের গোড়ার দিকে, ৬ আগস্ট যে রিপোর্ট…
झारखंड के धनबाद में अवैध कोयला खनन के दौरान बड़ा हादसा हो गया. बाघमारा के रामकनाली ओपी क्षेत्र में अचानक जमीन धंस गई. हादसे में दो महिलाओं की मौत हो गई, जबकि दो अन्य लोगों के मलबे में फंसे होने की आशंका है. घटना के बाद स्थानीय लोग मौके पर पहुंचे और बचाव का काम…
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her US Open women’s singles final match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka may have lost the US Open final and her world No. 1 ranking, but the support she received from the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium left her with a special feeling.“Actually, at some point I felt like,…
File photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Brics summit. Stronger India-China ties are strategically important for the two countries and the wider Global South, a Chinese journalist said on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their commitment to stabilising…
KOLKATA: A renewed demand for dissolving the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has surfaced after Association of Private Hospital and Nursing Home (APHNH) alleged the council of providing license to doctors who obtained fake degrees. Various doctor oganisations have also demanded a thorough probe into the issue.One of them is allegedly working as a gynaecologist…
This year Ganeshotsav spans 12 days from Sept 14-25. MUMBAI: Each auspicious ceremony, every new task, begins with an invocation to Lord Ganesh, bestower of health, wealth, wisdom, artistry, intelligence and success. A warm welcome awaits the first god of the Hindu pantheon in households and public pandals at Monday’s festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.This year…
When St Stephen’s College opened in 1881, there were only five students and three teachers. Long before St Stephen’s College became one of Delhi’s best-known institutions, its first classrooms were inside a historic haveli in Chandni Chowk. In 1881, the college began with just five students and three teachers at Katra Khushal Rai in the…
Chennai: Chief minister and TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Saturday appointed senior leaders as election in-charges and observers for the upcoming bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram, and urged party functionaries and cadres to work together to ensure a resounding victory in both constituencies.Vijay appointed ministers N Anand, K A Sengottaiyan and R Nirmal Kumar…
