Bagnan: Two people were arrested on Saturday after a group of miscreants burnt down a local BJP worker’s cyber cafe in the Nuntia Crossing area under the Bagnan police station. Following the arson, locals, including Howrah BJP secretary and advocate Omprakash Singh, staged a protest demanding the arrest of the culprits. A Trinamool party office…
NEW DELHI: The mercury surpassed the 40-degree mark on Wednesday, with the maximum temperature at 40.7 degrees Celsius. India Meteorological Department has revised its heatwave alert, with heatwave conditions now likely on Friday and Saturday.The maximum temperature was 40.7 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, at base station Safdarjung. It was 38.8 degrees Celsius a…
Kolkata: Voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Kolkata, which traditionally registers a low voter turnout, almost caught up with the rest of Bengal Wednesday.Election Commission data shows that till 9pm, Kolkata recorded over 88.4% voter turnout,…
A newborn baby who had been missing since Friday was found dead in a wooded area near Halifax, Canada on Sunday.Police charged two relatives of the infant’s mother with concealing the child’s body and obstructing investigators.Halifax Regional Police said the infant’s remains were discovered at about 3:20 pm in woods off Old Coach Road in…
Mumbai: Mulund police arrested a 42-year-old vegetable vendor for allegedly stabbing a 31-year-old hawker to death after he suspected the deceased was defaming his wife’s character in public on Saturday.The deceased, identified as Santosh Kumar Bind, was in the market area of JN Road at 9.30 pm when the accused, Rakesh Dhiver, confronted Bind and…
Families of the victims pray together at a relief camp in Makhan village Imphal: Imphal: Wikhonliu Thiumai never imagined that a routine trip for her son’s school admission would become her husband’s final journey.A month after her husband, Phenrongwi Thiumai (43), was abducted along with other Naga civilians and later found dead, Wikhonliu remains haunted…
Lucknow: The investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations has entered a critical financial-audit phase, with Ayodhya Police seeking five years of banking records from seven banks where the eight arrested accused and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust maintain accounts.Police sources said investigators have sought detailed account statements, transaction histories, KYC…
The previous diggers deployed to clean the Buddha Dariya achieved little Ludhiana: A broke local civic body is buying expensive excavation machinery while its public transit fleet is auctioned off to pay legal debts.The municipal corporation has submitted a proposal to its Finance and Contracts Committee to purchase six long-boom Poclain machines for ₹4.6 crore…
Panaji: For artist Hanuman Kambli, Mario Miranda was more than just a dear friend. He describes him as “a gentleman” with whom he “shared many conversations”. As a result, when he was invited by govt to paint in his honour, it was an emotional experience.Kambli is among the 12 artists from across Goa who have…
Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) has cracked two major recruitment fraud cases in Rajasthan and arrested two persons, officials said Wednesday.The accused allegedly secured govt jobs using forged documents. In separate actions, SOG Wednesday arrested a JVVNL employee accused of obtaining an appointment through a fake disability certificate and a govt teacher who allegedly…
