Naxal movement to current times Kolkata: The recent history of encounter deaths in Bengal stretches back almost six decades but several factors have made these episodes stand out from each other across the different regimes that have governed Bengal since the 1960s. During the Naxal movement, encounters became a prominent fixture in Bengal with many…
Ghaziabad: An FIR has been registered against four people for allegedly using a forged oath commissioner’s seal on a bail affidavit submitted before the court of an additional chief judicial magistrate. The accused, arrested in a 2023 copyright infringement case in Modinagar, had allegedly got the fake seal affixed through their pairokar(an agent or representative)…
Ponda: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday warned officials of the drinking water department of action if they failed to resolve the water supply issues in Bethora at the earliest.Sawant was hearing public grievances at a Janata Darbar held at an auditorium in Ponda, where residents raised issues related to drinking water, roads and healthcare.Residents…
Varanasi: Police in Mirzapur arrested two persons on Tuesday evening in the case of 31 passports that were recovered from a pond. The accused had collected passports of people seeking jobs abroad and confessed to dumping them in the pond. Mirzapur SP Aparna Rajat Kaushik said 31 passports were found wrapped in a bundle in…
The route will be closed to traffic on July 15 and July 16 Ahmedabad: City police have declared the entire route of the 149th Jagannath rath yatra as a no-parking zone for two days to ensure smooth movement of the procession and traffic. Police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut issued the notification on Wednesday under the…
Bathinda: A delayed southwest monsoon in Punjab and Haryana could keep prices of key food items elevated in the coming months, Crisil Intelligence said on Wednesday, even as the cost of preparing a home-cooked meal rose further in June.In its monthly ‘Roti Rice Rate’ report, Crisil said the average cost of a vegetarian thali increased…
People enjoy the rain near Khadakwasla Dam in Pune. Photo by Aditya Waikul Pune: Between July 1 and July 8, Pune had the wettest start to the month in 57 years, with IMD’s Shivajinagar observatory recording 393.9mm of rainfall.IMD scientist SD Sanap said records dating back to 1969 show that the previous highest rainfall for…
Guwahati: Gauhati University (GU) has faced criticism for allegedly planning to spend nearly Rs 2 crore on renovating its “VIP guest house” and dining hall despite facing a financial crisis. The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) objected to the proposed expenditure.AASU president Utpal Sarma questioned the university’s priorities amid “mounting financial distress”. The university, however,…
Lucknow: Citing widespread coverage of the Ram temple donation theft by international media, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the BJP had tarnished India’s image and angered the Sanatanis across the globe.“The news about donation and offering theft at Ram Temple has been flashing across the globe. Sanatanis living in different countries are…
A 30-year-old man died late Tuesday night, hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Jaipur’s Amer area over suspicions of his involvement in burglaries Jaipur: A 30-year-old man died late Tuesday night, hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Jaipur’s Amer area over suspicions of…
