Kolkata: Former state chief secretaries, Alapan Bandyopadhyay and Hari Krishna Dwivedi, resigned from their positions as chief advisors to Mamata Banerjee following BJP’s sweeping mandate in the elections. Manoj Pant, another former chief secretary of Bengal, also resigned as principal secretary to the CM. “Apart from Bandyopadhyay, Dwivedi and Pant, several other retired officers serving…
Yashasvi Jaiswal replace Virat Kohli (AP Photo) Atul Wassan, former India cricketer believes Virat Kohli‘s absence from the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for Team India. According to Wassan, the break will help manage Kohli’s workload ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup while also…
A waterlogged Ludhiana street after Saturday’s downpour Ludhiana: Municipal authorities have identified 143 low-lying zones across the city plagued by chronic flooding, admitting that local infrastructure cannot prevent inundation but can hopefully accelerate drainage.For lakhs of commuters and residents, the daily journey to work is about to become a battle against stagnant, debris-choked floodwaters. With…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan from West Bengal’s Falta constituency on Tuesday withdrew his nomination just two days before the re-polls.TMC spokesperson Arup Chakraborty said the party had received information about Khan’s decision, but was yet to ascertain the reason behind it.“We have heard that Jahangir Khan has decided not to contest or…
Gorakhpur: The body of a youth from Bihar was found near a railway track close to Garhwa railway crossing here on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ranjan Rai (24), a resident of Harishankarpur Hasim Chak in Dalsinghsarai area of Samastipur district.According to police, Ranjan was travelling from Samastipur to Ludhiana for some work, and…
New Delhi: The mercury continued to rise in the city, with the maximum temperature touching 39.2 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, at base station Safdarjung on Wednesday. It was the hottest day of the year with the mercury surpassing Tuesday’s high of 38.2 degrees Celsius.Though the mercury is expected to touch 42 degrees Celsius…
Yamunanagar: The National Child Health Programme (Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram-RBSK), being implemented under the National Health Mission (NHM), has extended financial assistance of Rs 2.75 lakh for the surgery and treatment of a girl child suffering from a rare congenital disorder in Yamunanagar district.According to officials, Mafia, wife of Matloob Ali, a resident of Buria…
Students at Bharat Shiksha Expo in Noida Noida: The three-day Bharat Shiksha Expo 2026 was inaugurated on Thursday by DM Medha Roopam at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The event, which will continue till May 16, has brought universities, schools, EdTech firms, study-abroad consultants and skill development institutes under one roof.Officials said…
Lucknow: A nine-year-old deaf and mute girl was allegedly raped in the Saadatganj area by a 16-year-old boy from the neighbourhood, police said on Thursday.According to officials, information about the incident was received through UP 112 in the early hours of June 11 from the Maulanagari Gate No. 1 area. Police said the incident occurred…
Shillong: Former legislator Esmatur Mominin, who was on the run in the wake of last month’s communal disturbances that left two persons dead in West Garo Hills, surrendered before police at Nongpoh Police Station in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday.“We have registered several cases against the former legislator for inciting communal hatred and violence through inflammatory…
