Ritabrata and (R) Sandipan (L) KOLKATA: The ‘Signgate’ row over the alleged forging of Trinamool MLAs’ signatures claimed its first casualties on Monday, immediately after a press conference by Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, and threw Trinamool into even greater disarray.Trinamool was forced to expel two of its MLAs, Sandipan Saha (Entally) and Ritabrata Banerjee (Uluberia…
Govt goes old school, uses traditional lime mortar to restore Sanquelim fort The Sanquelim fort restoration has been completed using traditional conservation practices, with modern construction materials such as cement and concrete deliberately avoided during the process.Traditional lime-based mixtures prepared using organic jaggery and haritaki seeds, were used to replicate old construction techniques. Haritaki seeds,…
Gandhinagar: Among key interventions that the Gujarat govt has planned to curb accidents and save lives in road crashes is a proposal to establish special cells in all urban and rural civic bodies to function as nodal agencies for implementing various measures to control accidents.“Municipal corporations, municipalities and other local self-govt bodies have cells set…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice to the Punjab govt over a petition challenging the prohibition on the sale of meat, fish and meat products in the Amritsar Walled City, which govt declared a ‘Holy City’.A division bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice Deepak Manchanda on May 29…
Lucknow: The state govt on Monday appointed Pratap Singh Baghel as the in-charge director of secondary education. Baghel was so far serving as the in-charge, basic education director.Baghel is replaced by Anil Bhushan Chaturvedi who was working as in-charge director, Literacy and Alternative Education. The change is a significant step towards strengthening administrative efficiency and…
Villagers demonstrate at Mandholi hills Monday Jhunjhunu: Villagers of Mandholi in the Neemkathana area of Sikar staged a protest Monday against the proposed approval of mining lease No. 60 in the Mandholi hills.They held a meeting at the public dharamshala of Mandoli village to register their opposition to the mining lease. Following the meeting, they…
NMC warns of HIV, hepatitis risk from unsafe injections NEW DELHI: Alarmed by the possibility of patients contracting HIV and viral hepatitis through unsafe medical procedures, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to tighten injection safety practices, warning that such infections are entirely preventable but can occur when basic…
Around 30 Indian nationals working illegally as commercial truck drivers in the United States have been arrested by US Border Patrol agents as part of a federal immigration enforcement drive dubbed Operation Checkmate. The individuals are expected to face deportation proceedings.According to a statement issued by US customs and border protection (CBP) on Monday, a…
South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. (AI image) In yet another setback, South Korea’s stock market has overtaken India to become the world’s sixth-largest equity market by value. Last week, India was overtaken by Taiwan to become the fifth largest stock market. Within a week,…
Shane Nigam‘s investigative crime thriller ‘Dridam’ is preparing to reach digital audiences after completing its theatrical journey. The film, which arrived in cinemas on May 8, marked the directorial debut of Martin Joseph.Martin Joseph had previously worked as a longtime associate of filmmaker Jeethu Joseph.The makers have now officially confirmed the movie’s OTT release plans….
