A potholed stretch of VIP Road Kolkata: Spells of rain have damaged stretches of city roads so much that Kolkata Traffic Police has asked civic agencies — especially Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the state PWD — to repair them. Cops have sent an initial list of battered stretches to KMC. Cops said these stretches…
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Solapur school roof collapse NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has questioned whether the lives of children from disadvantaged backgrounds are valued any less than those of politicians’ children after a school slab collapsed in Solapur, Maharashtra, injuring 13 students.“Are the lives of these kids…
Govt officials collected water samples from the tanks for testing Kolkata: The water contamination crisis at Siddha Happyville in Rajarhat deepened on Tuesday with more residents, including a three-year-old child, reportedly falling ill and requiring hospitalisation, prompting some families to temporarily move out of the complex. Some appealed to the govt to intervene urgently as…
Amazon Prime Video’s ‘Vadhandhi 2’ has landed in controversy after a real-life Jallikattu champion objected to using his name for a fictional character in the series. The issue was reportedly resolved after actor Sasikumar personally spoke to Modakathan Mani, clarifying that the mystery drama is entirely fictional and that the character was never intended to…
Lucknow: Tenants living in Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) properties may soon face a rent hike, with the civic body launching a survey of its rented properties and occupants ahead of a proposed rent revision.The survey aims to create a database of municipal properties across Mahanagar, River Bank Hazratganj, Aminabad, Chowk, Kaisarbagh, Lalbagh, Rajajipuram, Thakurganj, Alambagh…
Pune: A 25-year-old paan stall owner from Talawade had a narrow escape on Tuesday night, when two men poured petrol on him and tried to set him on fire after he refused to give them a cigarette for free.The Chikhali police have arrested Sachin Punase, 25, of Chakan and Bhushan Suradkar, 25, of Nighoje in…
The victim was stabbed in the chest Kolkata: A 44-year-old man, an ISF functionary, was allegedly murdered by his cousin over a family dispute in Bhangar on Saturday night. The accused later surrendered at the local police station. Victim Atabuddin Molla was a resident of Beliadanga. The accused, Golam Sarowar Molla, was arrested on the…
Ghaziabad: The sessions court has refused bail to a man accused of stabbing his father-in-law to death and ripping off his wife’s thumb when she intervened to save her parents from the attack.The accused, Sandeep Choudhary, allegedly barged into his father-in-law Anar Singh’s house in Modinagar on July 9 wearing a mask and locked the…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court will examine Rajasthan High Court’s Jan 20, 2026 order cancelling 93 sand mining leases in Rajasthan, and has ordered an immediate halt to mining operations by lease holders and Letter Of Intent (LOI) holders.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Wednesday issued notice on the Special Leave…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal over his remarks criticising the ruling party, accusing him of “hating India” and remaining silent on incidents such as the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal.The saffron party’s response came a day after Sibal said he…
