Guwahati: Parents of sound engineer Nilotpal Das and his businessman friend Abhijeet Nath, who were lynched in 2018 in Karbi Anglong by a mob suspecting them as child lifters, expressed their disappointment over the outcome of the legal battle. They said more than half of the accused have been acquitted by the trial court on…
Varanasi: Employment fairs organised in Varanasi over the nine-year tenure of Yogi govt have opened new doors of opportunity for youth. Before 2017, youth had to migrate in search of employment, but now national and multinational companies are coming to their district with job offers. Govt’s priority is to give youth employment in their own…
In April, nine police personnel were sentenced to death for the custodial murder of Jayaraj and Bennix R S RaveendhrenOn April 6, nine police personnel were sentenced to death by the Madurai additional district & sessions court for the custodial murder of father and son, Jayaraj and Bennix, in Sathankulam in 2020. The victims, who…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s proposed double-decker metro corridors could reverse years of efforts to shift commuters towards public transport by making private vehicle travel more attractive, according to IISc Prof Ashish Verma. Releasing an independent technical assessment of the project, Verma argued that urban mobility planning should focus on increasing the share of trips made by Metro,…
Jaipur: AIIMS Delhi has completed its investigation into the deaths of women following C-section deliveries at Kota’s govt hospitals, with the toll rising to five, and its report is expected by Tuesday.A senior medical education department official said the govt was awaiting the findings, which would help determine the next course of action.The inquiry was…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as softer crude oil prices following the US-Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment despite continued foreign fund outflows.The BSE Sensex rose 347.14 points, or 0.45%, to close at 77,155.62. During the session, it climbed as much as 410.51 points, or…
The officer alleged the couple took money for a flat and two residential plots, but never executed the sale deeds or returned the cash Ahmedabad: An IPS officer, serving as an additional director in the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau, has accused a builder couple of cheating him and his father of Rs 70.3 lakh. The officer…
Pune: Maharashtra has revived its statewide teacher-training programme for the implementation of the new school curriculum after previously postponing the exercise due to preparations linked to the upcoming Census 2027.In a fresh circular issued by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Maharashtra, on Thursday, the state laid out a detailed roadmap for…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Union govt not to grant any approval, including technical and environmental clearances, for Karnataka’s Mekedatu dam project.The resolution, moved by chief minister C Joseph Vijay, strongly objected to Karnataka’s “unilateral move” to construct a dam across river Cauvery.It said the proposal ignored…
Kolkata: A class 10 student at Sodepur High School, Kaustav Mondal, drowned in the Hooghly while allegedly trying to shoot a reel off 12 Mandir Ghat in Panihati on Friday afternoon. His classmate, Nilchandra Das, who also fell in the water was rescued. Khardah Police Station cops and state disaster management department fished Mondal’s body…
