Kolkata: Traffic on VIP Road crawled for the second day on Tuesday as prolonged rain and widespread waterlogging exposed deep craters and potholes across multiple stretches of the arterial road leading to Kolkata airport, triggering massive congestion and forcing police to divert traffic.While floodwaters receded from the main carriageway, service roads remained submerged, aggravating commuting…
With gold rates hovering around Rs 1.53 lakh, plus GST, on April 19, Akshay Tritiya’s traditional anchor remained intact, but buying patterns told a more layered story of adaptation, aspiration and pragmatism.“Akshay Tritiya sales have been phenomenal. Rates are stabilised, and we have discount offers. Pure gold and gold coins are picking up quickly,” said…
The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences has published the RUHS CUET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment for admissions to undergraduate health sciences programmes. Candidates can check their allotted institutes through the official counselling portal and must complete document verification, fee payment and reporting at their respective colleges within the stipulated admission window to secure their…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey-2024 has revealed a troubling urban credit divide, showing that several towns and district headquarters remain heavily dependent on moneylenders despite being outside the rural economy.While only 3.6% of urban households across the state reported borrowing from moneylenders, the figures rise sharply in many districts,…
The accused was arrested on Oct 20, 2022 Mumbai: Observing that in the absence of statutory safeguards, the possibility of tampering cannot be completely ruled out, a special court on Thursday acquitted a 37-year-old driver accused of possessing a commercial quantity of mephedrone. The special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act court noted serious…
Ghaziabad: Substandard and expired food products worth over Rs. 7 lakh were seized during surprise inspections in the Sahibabad Industrial Area, an official said on Thursday.The operation was carried out by the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (UPFSDA) at two separate commercial establishments located in Site-IV of the industrial hub.The largest seizure involved…
Abhijeet Dipke claimed that activist Sonam Wangchuk had agreed to end his indefinite hunger strike after repeated requests from fellow protesters. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday claimed that activist Sonam Wangchuk had agreed to end his indefinite hunger strike after repeated requests from fellow protesters.However, Dipke said Wangchuk reversed…
Pune: The Bombay high court rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of three women accused of abetting a 19-year-old first-year BJ Medical College (BJMC) student’s death by suicide on March 9 in their shared rented flat under the jurisdiction of Chandannagar police.The victim was pursuing her BSc (Nursing) course. One of the accused women is a…
The civic body is trying to ensure students get their educational material on time Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started to transfer financial aid into the bank accounts of civic school students to buy educational supplies a month after the academic session began.Around Rs22 crore was deposited into the accounts of 59,795 primary…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dared BJP to raid her home after Income Tax raids at the homes of her chief proposer in Bhowanipore, Miraj Shah, and Rashbehari Trinamool candidate Debasish Kumar. The CM alleged that the EC had deployed officers with BJP links to selectively raid and arrest Trinamool activists.Speaking at a rally…
