Kolkata: Following directives from CM Suvendu Adhikari to reopen cases linked to post-poll violence, Bengal Police has launched a statewide legal crackdown. As many as 458 new inquiries related to 2021 post-election violence have been started, 181 fresh FIRs registered, and 59 cases where final closure reports had already been submitted, have been reopened.Reviewing the…
Noida: CBSE’s decision to implement a new three-language structure for Class 9 from July 1 has left students, parents and schools in a bind, with many now in effect being asked to rethink subject choices midway through the academic cycle.The policy may be in line with NEP 2020, but several principals said its sudden rollout…
Panaji: Seventy-four-year-old Isaac Sayed’s day starts with namaz at pre-dawn, after which he starts his yellow-black motorcycle and heads to the busy streets of Margao, just as he has done for more than five decades. He spends long hours riding through the heat and traffic in search of passengers. Despite over 55 years in the…
Gorakhpur: A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly attacking his wife and her YouTuber friend with a sickle and stick in the Jhagaha area of Gorakhpur after reportedly finding them together at his home. Police tracked down the accused and arrested him during a raid.According to officials, the incident occurred around 5:30 pm on…
Customs officials seized the contraband from a passenger arriving at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad from Kuala Lumpur Ahmedabad: Customs officials at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Monday arrested a passenger with 9.3kg of heroin. The passenger, a native of Wayanad in Keralam, had arrived from Kuala Lumpur, said…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led Centre had pushed the country into an “undeclared lockdown” while concealing the true state of the economy. He also demanded public disclosure of India’s oil, gas and gold reserves.Speaking to reporters during his Patna visit, Mann accused the Centre of suppressing fuel…
Pune: Tender coconut prices have climbed sharply across the city this summer owing to lesser availability and higher demand. Vendors expect the prices to increase further owing to the recent hike in diesel prices.“Coconuts available in the market are expensive and the quality is not so great. The vendor who delivers to my house charges…
Murder accused carrying Rs 10,000 reward nabbed Surat: In a breakthrough in a 17-year-old murder-robbery case, the Surat prevention of crime branch (PCB) arrested a 37-year-old man from Ahmedabad, who allegedly spent years moving from state to state to evade capture. The accused had been absconding since 2009, prompting the Bhavnagar district superintendent of police…
Dimapur: Nagaland governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Monday reviewed the current status of school education in the state, including governance structures, student enrolment trends, teacher strength and key initiatives aimed at improving learning outcomes and strengthening the education system.Chairing a high-level review meeting on the progress and performance of the school education department at the…
Lucknow: Police in Rae Bareli, Unnao, Hardoi and Lakhimpur Kheri conducted coordinated crackdowns on hardened criminals, leading to multiple arrests after separate encounters.Senior officers said local police, Special Operations Groups (SOG), SWAT teams and surveillance units carried out joint operations. Illegal firearms, live cartridges, looted jewellery, motorcycles, mobile phones and cash linked to robbery and…
