Chennai: In a major push to meet the growing water demand in north Chennai and the city’s suburbs, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) will set up a 400mld desalination plant at Minjur.Now, infrastructure for a 100mld desalination plant exists in the area but has remained non-operational amid court litigation. As a result,…
Patna: The Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has intensified its probe into alleged examination malpractices and question paper leak cases by questioning Sanjeev Kumar, alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case.After obtaining permission from a court, the EOU took Mukhiya on police remand from Beur Central Jail on Tuesday and conducted…
Ranchi: Ensuring that migrants, tribal communities, women and other vulnerable groups are not excluded from electoral rolls dominated the second day of a two-day conference on “Voter Registration and Voter Registers” on Wednesday. The conference featured a panel discussion and six technical sessions.Experts from India and abroad discussed ways to make voter registration more accessible,…
ईरान के साथ अमेरिका की तनातनी बरकरार है. दोनों देश एक दूसरे पर वार और पलटवार से नहीं चूक रहे हैं. इस बीच अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री मार्को रुबियो ने उन देशों को चेताया है जो ईरान के साथ कारोबार कर रहे हैं या कारोबार करने की योजना बना रहे हैं. और पढ़ें रुबियो ने साफ…
Ramgarh: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Ramgarh, on Wednesday appealed to parents of schoolchildren to remain vigilant about child rights during an awareness programme on sponsored schemes at Govt Upgraded School in Naisarai locality of Ramgarh town.Anil Kumar, secretary, DLSA, Ramgarh, said the programme was organised on the directive of Principal District and Sessions…
On BCCI’s agenda: Rohit’s future, WC roadmap and India’s recent past (Agency Images) Mumbai/New Delhi: The future of Rohit Sharma and the shape of India’s ODI team for the next World Cup cycle are set to dominate discussions when the BCCI’s top brass meets in Mumbai on Thursday for a wide-ranging performance review.While recent defeats…
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik, in a 25-page affidavit filed on Wednesday before the additional sessions judge hearing Tada and Pota cases in Srinagar, has denied any role in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat.In the affidavit, Malik also talks about divorcing his…
Kolkata: A low-pressure trough crossed over to Madhya Pradesh by Wednesday morning but before moving away, the system brought 123.7 mm of rainfall to the city between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. According to the Alipore Met office data, of the 123.7mm, 69.3mm rainfall was recorded on Wednesday since morning.The low-pressure area will not have a…
Pic of the allegedly expired IV fluid bottle Navi Mumbai: A 50-year-old patient who was reportedly administered expired IV fluid at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) hospital, Vashi, three days back, has been shifted to a private hospital as he turned critical.The patient, Gopiram Khadse, is now on ventilator support at Fortis Hospital, Vashi. An…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s crime branch has apprehended a 27-year-old man allegedly linked to an interstate narcotics network suspected to have connections with an active cadre of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), a banned separatist outfit. Investigators alleged that he supplied psychotropic tablets from Delhi to the network.The accused, Apurba Thakur, was traced to…
