Kolkata: In a major pre-election crackdown to maintain law and order, the state police has arrested 1,543 alleged troublemakers over the past 36 hours. The intensified combing operations and naka checks, carried out from Sunday afternoon till Monday morning, led to the arrest of 1,095 individuals, official sources said.District-wise data shows that East Burdwan recorded…
The footbridge was open without a shade in Feb, this year. With temperature rising, commuters had started avoiding it. Hence, NCRTC has brought in this stopgap solution The footbridge was open without a shade in Feb, this year. With temperature rising, commuters had started avoiding it. Hence, NCRTC has brought in this stopgap solution The…
Vasco: The Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC), in a special meeting on Friday, decided to request the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA) to lease to the council a portion of its land at the Headland-Sada junction where the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been illegally erected.The Bombay high court recently ordered the removal of the statue…
Bengaluru: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of employee unions of state-run road transport corporations has called for an indefinite bus strike from May 20, citing unresolved demands over salary arrears and wage revision.In a statement, JAC criticised the state govt’s decision to limit arrear payments to 26 months instead of 38 months, calling it unilateral…
New Delhi: Monetary gain was the motive behind the triple murder inside a car in west Delhi’s Peeragarhi, mentions the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the Rohini court against self-proclaimed occultist Kamruddin on Wednesday.The 500-plus-page document cites 47 witnesses, including those duped by him, and charges Kamruddin with murder. CCTV footage showing Kamruddin with…
Bengaluru: A day after reports exposed a large-scale timber smuggling network worth several crores in the Hassan Territorial Forest Division, the state govt on Wednesday cracked down, ordering strict action against forest officials allegedly involved in the racket. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre directed the department to register criminal cases, seize vehicles used in the operation…
A Punjabi TV host in Canada has been sentenced to 5.5 years in jail for importing drugs from the US. A 47-year-old woman who worked as a Punjabi radio and TV host in Canada for the past 10 years has been sentenced to 5.5 years in prison after she was caught red-handed while smuggling meth…
Russia rains 31 missiles, 636 drones on Ukraine, killing 14 Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 14 people across Ukraine overnight, including a child, local authorities said on Thursday, in one of the latest waves of missile and drone attacks in the ongoing war.The strikes targeted multiple cities, including the capital Kyiv and…
New Delhi: Investigation into the case involving the arrest of nine alleged operatives linked to the Pakistan ISI-backed Shahzad Bhatti module revealed that the group reportedly planned coordinated attacks on a historic temple in Delhi, a popular dhaba along the Delhi-Sonipat highway, and a military camp in Hisar.Investigators said the accused planned to first target…
A wayward humpback whale has finally wriggled its way out of trouble in the Baltic Sea, ending a days-long saga that had onlookers glued to the shoreline. The 12–15 metre giant, which had been stranded in shallow waters near Wismar, managed to swim free last week, giving both officials and spectators a reason to cheer.The…
