Kolkata: Kolkata Police has begun preparations for Durga Puja with officers-in-charge of all police stations being directed to prepare detailed lists of big-ticket pujas, including their themes and pandal layouts, and draw up crowd-flow plans to prevent overcrowding and accidents during the festive season.The directives were issued at a virtual meeting between police commissioner Ajay…
The Vishva Hindu Parishad will prevent Muslims from attending Navratri garba and dandiya events (Representative Image) MUMBAI: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has decided to bar Muslims from taking part in ‘garba’ and ‘dandiya’ events during next month’s Navratri festival across Maharashtra, and also set “guidelines” for the organisers to verify the Hindu identity of participants.These…
Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was remanded to judicial custody by a Delhi court NEW DELHI: Swatantra Bhardwaj was sent to one-day judicial custody by a Delhi court on Sunday in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a teenage student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, with police having also added SC/ST Act…
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred former Congress MLA (Velachery), Aassan Maulaana, from contesting assembly and general elections for three years for failing to submit an accurate account of his election expenditure during the 2021 assembly polls. Maulaana termed the action “biased” and said he would challenge it in court.According to an…
Patna: Wild boar attacks triggered fresh panic among residents of flood-hit Danapur diara on Saturday with two people attacked in separate incidents. An eight-year-old girl was killed after a wild boar entered a house in Hetanpur village, while a 40-year-old man sustained injuries in Panapur village.The attacks came a day after three people, including a…
उत्तर प्रदेश के मथुरा में चलती पैसेंजर ट्रेन में फुटरेस्ट पर बैठने को लेकर हुआ विवाद इतना बढ़ गया कि एक 22 वर्षीय युवक की जान चली गई. आरोप है कि कहासुनी के दौरान एक युवक ने जतिन को चलती ट्रेन से नीचे धक्का दे दिया. जिससे गंभीर चोट लगने के कारण उसकी मौत हो…
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana found herself at the centre of attention during her side’s Women’s Asia Cup clash against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.Sana did manage to make an impact with the ball, claiming three wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for just 55. But it was her animated celebration after dismissing…
Rahul Gandhi with injured student protesters NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday shared a video of his interaction with three students who were injured during police action amid recent student protests in Bihar.The three were part of a group of students from Bihar who met the Lok Sabha leader of opposition at his…
A tigress is slated to be released in the Buxa Tiger Reserve on Oct 2 Kolkata: At least a dozen tigresses at Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve have been shortlisted for possible translocation to Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve, with the final selection process set to begin 15 days before the proposed Oct 2 release date, National…
A case was registered against seventeen individuals, including Shiv Sena leaders, following a hospital dispute By: Suhas BirhadePALGHAR: A case has been registered against 17 people, including Shiv Sena’s Palghar district chief Kundan Sankhe, MLA Rajendra Gavit’s son Rohit Gavit and city chief Rahul Gharat, following an alleged altercation at a private hospital here over…
