Shillong: The Meghalaya high court has directed the state govt to submit an affidavit within three weeks on the status of drug cases lodged at four Garo Hills police stations and on police patrolling in areas known for drug peddling.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice W Diengdoh issued the order…
Congress, BJP-JDS spar over ‘One Nation, One Election’ at Bengaluru JPC meet Bengaluru: The ruling Congress and the opposition BJP-JDS alliance traded blows over the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ plan during a consultation meeting convened by the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat in Bengaluru Saturday.While BJP and JD(S) backed simultaneous Lok…
Mumbai: One of Bandra’s oldest institutions, R D National College, along with K C Law College, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, K M Kundnani College of Pharmacy and MMK College, will no longer be affiliated with Mumbai University and will instead come under the ambit of HSNC University. The expansion plan of one of the city’s…
A late-night shooting in Madhyamgram, on the outskirts of Kolkata, left Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath KOLKATA: A late-night shooting in Madhyamgram, on the outskirts of Kolkata, left Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath critically injured before he later succumbed to his wounds, with witnesses recalling how he was still breathing moments after the attack but…
Navi Mumbai: A 19-year-old pre-sea cadet identified as Somnath Singh Shivam, a student pursuing first-year BSc Nautical Science at TS Chanakya campus of Indian Maritime University in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, tragically died on Thursday, allegedly after falling from the halfway window of the third floor of the hostel building on the campus. Singh was found…
Jaipur: Poor weather conditions in Delhi NCR forced 11 flights to divert to Jaipur from 11 pm Sunday till early Monday morning. A Jaipur-bound flight from Bengaluru, IX 1526, was diverted to Bhopal Sunday night. A Jaipur-Delhi flight, 6E 2376, was diverted to Lucknow Sunday night. Passengers expressed frustration over being confined to aircraft for…
Kolkata: A Kolkata Police constable was placed under suspension following allegations of influencing voters during the ongoing election process.According to an official order issued by the joint commissioner of police (headquarters) on Saturday, Constable Sk Masud Karim of the Reserve Force was suspended with immediate effect from April 18, pending an inquiry into his conduct.This…
Varanasi: Three members of a family, including a four-month-old infant, were killed and two others seriously injured after a bus hit a motorcycle carrying five people in violation of traffic rules on the Saidpur-Bahriyabad road in Ghazipur district on Sunday. The victims, all from Shahpur village, were returning home after visiting a family member at…
Bengaluru: The violent clash between two elephants at Dubare elephant camp in Kodagu lasted a few minutes Monday. However, for 53-year-old makhna (no-tusk) elephant Marthanda, the aftermath was an agonising battle that ended in death within 24 hours. The incident triggered panic at the camp and left even seasoned handlers shaken.As chaos unfolded along the…
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Class 10 students achieved their best SSC results in recent years on Wednesday, with the overall pass percentage rising to 95.15%, up from 92.78% last year.School education minister K Keshava Rao announced the results at the Godavari auditorium on the SCERT campus, along with principal secretary Yogita Rana and director of school education…
