Kolkata: Bireshwar Mitra, owner of Shikha Inn, the lodge at Florence Mansion on Free School Street, where nine people died following a fire early on Wednesday, was arrested from the home of one of his employees in Behala on Saturday.Mitra, who owns two hotels on Free School Street and one each in Digha and Mandarmani,…
Movement of college buses was disrupted throughout the day due to the protest On Saturday, ABVP supporters continued their sit-in outside the university gate, blocking the main entrance Movement of college buses was disrupted throughout the day due to the protest On Saturday, ABVP supporters continued their sit-in outside the university gate, blocking the main…
Margao: The reconciliator under the department of cooperation has directed the developer of Kurtarkar Landmark housing complex at Gogol, Margao, to clear nearly Rs 20 lakh in pending maintenance dues owed to the residents’ cooperative housing society. The authority ruled that builders are liable to pay maintenance contributions on unsold units, irrespective of whether they…
The RKVY-funded assisted reproductive technology project aims to conserve and genetically improve indigenous cattle breeds. Varanasi: The Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, BHU, Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, recorded its seventh successful female calf birth under the RKVY-funded assisted reproductive technology project, which aims to conserve and genetically improve indigenous cattle breeds.A healthy 22-kg female…
Ahmedabad: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Gujarat on Aug 27, during which he will address public grievances and review major infrastructure projects in the state. Apart from attending a public function in Amreli, Shah will chair a series of high-level meetings in the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar region.The review meetings will focus…
Daksh’s body was found near the Jahaz Ground in Faridkot Bathinda: The body of a 19-year-old boy was found near the Jahaz Ground in Faridkot late Friday evening. While the police suspect substance abuse, the family members claimed Daksh was murdered and refused to perform the last rites.They demanded a probe to uncover the circumstances…
Several districts in Maharashtra that had entered Aug with surplus water are not slipping into the deficient category Pune: Maharashtra’s rainfall gains in July have been sharply reversed due to a prolonged monsoon break in Aug with two of the four meteorological subdivisions in the state now in water deficit.Several districts that had entered Aug…
Agartala: The Tripura high court on Saturday directed the state govt to genuinely assess the necessity of each request before granting child care leaves (CCL) to employers, stating that such leaves were not unconditional legal right.The court made the observation while granting 365 days of child care leaves to a female teacher.Justice Biswajit Palit directed…
Jaipur: A leopard remained elusive in Dumoda and Phalodi range areas after killing a three-year-old child, prompting the forest department to intensify surveillance and launch round-the-clock efforts to safely rescue the animal.The department has deployed camera traps and installed trap cages to track the leopard’s movements. A specialised rescue team is working 24×7, while forest…
Police arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly being in contact with a Pakistani criminal gang through Instagram in Doddaballapur, Karnataka. NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old AC mechanic was arrested in Karnataka on charges of a terrorist act after police allegedly found he was in contact with Pakistan-based gangsters through social media, officials said on Friday.The accused,…
