Bongaon: Ashok Kirtania, the two-time Bongaon Uttar (North) MLA, inducted into the Bengal cabinet, is the only minister from the Matua community who is not a member of the Thakurbari household. From the Thakurbari family, Union minister of state Shantanu Thakur’s wife, Soma, and brother, Subrata, are both BJP MLAs.Ahalya Kirtania, his mother, broke down…
Ahmedabad: Residents of Punjavala ni Chali in Khokhra on Wednesday blocked traffic to protest against polluted drinking water supply and draw attention of authorities to the issue. Around 3pm, they placed cement blocks across the road outside the chali, bringing traffic to a halt. A team from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and policemen arrived…
Kolkata: Lives in minority pockets across Kolkata changed overnight after the election results, with bike gangs riding through Muslim neighbourhoods and letting out “Jai Shri Ram” slogans.In South Tangra, the situation turned extremely volatile on Tuesday night when a mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram” attacked a Trinamool Congress office and targeted bikes and houses of…
People often remember public figures not just for what they did, but also for how they made them feel. Princess Diana said, “I don’t go by a rule book … I lead from the heart and not the head” is a way of thinking that goes beyond what is expected of you in your job….
Guwahati: All Assam Motor Transport Association (AAMTA) has written to the commissioner of transport, urging a minimum 70% hike in public transport fares, citing the recent petrol and diesel price hikes.The fare was revised in 2019, with state govt approving a 25% fare increase. The association said diesel prices have increased by over 45% since…
Ahmedabad: Practising ayurvedic doctors in Gujarat have moved the Gujarat high court, seeking directions to regulatory authorities to allow them to prescribe allopathic medicines if they have formally studied allopathy as part of their training.The petition has been filed by the All Gujarat Ayurved Medical Association, which argues that such permission has been denied for…
‘Drishyam 3’ is one of the most awaited Malayalam releases. The film reunites Mohanlal with director Jeethu Joseph.The film is scheduled to hit theatres on May 21 and the expectations are high among audiences. The original film saw remakes in several languages. It was adapted into Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.Ajay Devgn led the Hindi version….
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Thursday cycled from his official residence at 10, Kalidas Marg to his office at the state assembly, endorsing PM Narendra Modi’s appeal to reduce fuel consumption and chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s call for austerity and energy conservation.Khanna said he would use a bicycle…
Varanasi: An accused of cow slaughtering, Arif alias Fusi, 32, was arrested after suffering a bullet injury during an exchange of fire with Kaptanganj cops in Azamgarh district on Saturday early morning.Azamgarh’s ASP (Rural) Chirag Jain on Saturday said Kaptanganj police were busy in night patrolling when informers alerted them around 2.20 am about the…
Ravichandran PurushothamanI grew up on a farm, where you learn to never waste what you spent months cultivating. The sun is free. Diesel is not. That lesson came back in April, when Rajasthan—India’s largest solar state with 41 GW of capacity—was forced to switch off its own sunshine. In March alone, 8,300MW of renewable power…
