Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday said the state govt will replace the “law of the ruler” with “rule of law” in the state, marking the end of “jungle raaj” in Bengal. Bhattacharya said that the political culture of violence has to be stopped “at any cost”.“We want to bring the state out…
At present, the district fire department has only one hydraulic platform, with a reach of 42 metres, or roughly 14 storeys Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) board sanctioned Rs 100 crore to strengthen firefighting capacity in the city, days after a major blaze at Gaur Green Avenue in Indirapuram exposed the district’s limited ability…
Margao: Sanguem MLA Subhash Phal Dessai has taken up the cause of six families residing deep in the forests of Zuna village, on the Sanguem-Joida (Karnataka) border, pitching for their rehabilitation on govt land at Uguem panchayat.Phal Dessai said the families face acute hardship due to their isolation. “Their houses are located 10km from Bhati…
Varanasi: Azamgarh police on Thursday booked three brothers for obtaining fake passports with different names. A case has been registered against them under relevant sections and police team formed to arrest the accused are conducting raids continuously to trace them. Azamgarh ASP (Rural) Chirag Jain said Raunapar police station received information about three brothers, Chandradeep,…
Tapestry of EntanglementExploring the shifting boundaries between self, memory, ecology and collective existence, ‘The Living Threshold’ exhibition brings together an internationally acclaimed roster of artists. Through diverse material practices ranging from woodcut prints and embroidered silks to bronze, ceramics, stone pigments and photography, the exhibition reflects on identity, migration, environmental fragility and the evolving relationship…
Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, on Thursday met retired Supreme Court judge Justice R S Sodhi at Sri Anandpur Sahib to discuss the Jaagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 passed by the Punjab govt.According to a release issued by the Akal Takht secretariat, the two…
Pune: The state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested a woman assistant police inspector attached to the Bavdhan police on the charge of demanding a bribe of Rs50,000 for not arresting the complainant’s wife in a cheating case registered against them. The API had already taken a bribe of Rs50,000 in March this year and…
Surat: A significant operational milestone was achieved at Surat International Airport on Thursday as the newly built parallel taxi track (PTT) and five new aircraft parking bays was commissioned. The arrival of first scheduled flight today marked the first use of the PTT at the airport. This comes six years after the contract for the…
Aizawl: Over 1,000 refugees from Myanmar have crossed into northeastern Mizoram’s Champhai district since May 2, with the possibility of an influx of more refugees amid plans by the Junta troops to move towards western Chin state after recapturing Falam town on April 25.Police reports said 811 refugees entered the India-Myanmar border trade centre in…
Lucknow: A Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inquire into the alleged disproportionate assets of Cong MP and leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and apprise it of the progress of the inquiry on July 20.A division…
