Kolkata/Contai: Mass resignations are causing civic bodies to collapse across Bengal, including in Trinamool strongholds, exposing growing organisational strain within the party.On Monday, North Barrackpore municipality was pushed to the brink after 16 councillors tendered their resignations. The churn has also intensified in Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia. Most resigning councillors described their move as…
With Noida International Airport preparing for commercial operations, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has approved a dedicated weather monitoring station there Noida: Despite being Delhi’s neighbours, and now supporting a population of more than 70 lakh people, Noida and Ghaziabad have never had full-fldeged weather stations. That is now finally going to change.With Noida International Airport…
Margao: In what tribal leaders described as a historic occasion, the Tawadkar and Velip factions of Goa’s Scheduled Tribe movement called a truce , with tribal welfare minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar vowing to sink differences in the interest of the community.The reconciliation is significant given the bitter public fallout between Tawadkar and the…
Varanasi: Power workers of Purvanchal under the banner of Vidhyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti UP on Monday held a demonstration at the managing director’s office at Bhikhareepur, expressing their strong opposition to the proposed privatisation of the state’s electricity distribution system.Electricity employees, engineers, junior engineers, technical staff and contractual workers participated in the demonstration.Addressing the…
Dharmendrasinh Barad was shot in the foot during a scuffle with a crime branch officer Dharmendrasinh Barad, an accused wanted in an attempt-to-murder case, was shot in the foot during a crime branch operation near Sola Bhagwat in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 26 Dharmendrasinh Barad was shot in the foot during a scuffle with a…
Ghanie-ke Bangar(Gurdaspur): The family of slain assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Joga Singh has ruled out any personal enmity behind his killing, asserting that the attack appears to be aimed at the police force itself — reviving painful memories of earlier targeted attacks on policemen in Punjab.Speaking with grief yet restraint, Prabhjit Singh, younger brother of the…
Pune: Anger, anguish and alarm swept through Aundh’s 500-seat Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Auditorium on Monday, as residents tore into PMC’s plan to fell 163 of 689 trees along the Mula riverbank in Balewadi for a riverfront project. At the packed public hearing, citizens questioned both the legality of the process and the scientific basis…
Silchar: In a major breakthrough exposing a widening inter-state digital theft web, the Hailakandi police have smashed an organised cyber fraud network, arresting five persons allegedly involved in siphoning off ₹3.86 lakh from the bank account of a Maharashtra resident. Law enforcement officials have also managed to recover a substantial portion of the defrauded money…
Lucknow: The much-awaited organisational rejig in UP BJP is likely to trigger significant restructuring exercises, with indications pointing towards a complete overhaul of regional units and nearly 50% changes in the state top brass ahead of the crucial assembly elections due early next year.The situation emerged amid hectic discussions between BJP national chief Nitin Nabin…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court Monday stayed further action by the housing board in the 42-bigha land dispute located on Tonk Road’s B2 Bypass area and directed the authorities not to demolish the remaining 10 houses until the pending appeal before the Rajasthan High Court is decided.The apex court observed that, prima facie, the state HC…
