Howrah: Acting on CM’s orders, CID on Saturday took over the investigation into the murder of BJP functionary Prasanta Dey in Bagnan. A CID team visited Dey’s home and spoke to his wife, Soma Dey, and other family members.The same team then recorded statements of family members of the main accused — Sheikh Mofizul Islam…
Varanasi: Scores of meat, fish and chicken traders, along with leaders of political parties and civil society organisations, staged a demonstration outside the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) office on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of its recent decision to relocate meat, fish and chicken shops 10–15 km outside the city limits. The protesters later submitted a…
Bunnie Xo shares details about the breakup with Jelly Roll. Says the two will still co-parent no matter what (Credit: Instagram) The news of Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO’s split surprised fans. Now, days after the news broke out, both of the celebrities have finally given some statements to the public about all that has…
Jaipur: Four players from Rajasthan have been selected in the Indian team for the fifth Asian Beach Kabaddi Games slated to be in Sanya, China from April 22 to 27.In a significant achievement for the state, Bijendra Singh Choudhary, Jitendra Yadav, and Jai Bhagwan have been picked in the men’s team, while Manpreet Kaur will…
Mapusa: The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and the water resources department (WRD) launched an emergency cleanliness drive across the town after severe waterlogging inundated low-lying areas, major junctions and the Mapusa market.The flooding disrupted business activity and caused hardship to traders, vendors and consumers, while also exposing shortcomings in the town’s monsoon preparedness.Municipal engineers, along…
Pune: A security guard at a residential society was arrested for allegedly attempting to molest four minor girls on Friday. The harrowing ordeal ended after a 10-year-old girl displayed exemplary courage, reporting the “predator in uniform” despite death threats. A case under the provisions of the Pocso Act was registered with the Bhosari MIDC police.“The…
Kolkata: Upscale Ballygunge in south Kolkata, a Trinamool bastion for over 25 years, is a curious mix of cultures and people from various economic strata. Here, high-rises and affluent neighbourhoods sit alongside expansive slums. SIR deletions have somewhat wiped out the vast differences between the electorate, with all sections being affected.A staggering 71,000 names were…
New Delhi: One Delhi govt teacher was appointed as a trained graduate teacher (TGT) over two decades ago but never entered a classroom. He has spent his entire career in administrative offices, eventually rising through the ranks without ever teaching a single class, according to a school official. This, he said, is not an isolated…
New Delhi: Streetlights in the city may soon become smart enough to report their own failures, alert maintenance teams in real time and even adjust brightness levels to save electricity.Public Works Department (PWD) has floated a Rs 473-crore tender to replace around 96,000 streetlights on its roads with smart LED fixtures connected to a centralised…
India’s rooftop solar sector is booming, but West Bengal is being left in the dark. Despite a nationwide surge in clean energy, West Bengal remains one of the country’s slowest adopters, holding just 67 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity as of March 2026.To put that in perspective, West Bengal’s total capacity is less…
