An independent candidate for the Rejinagar assembly bypoll in West Bengal KOLKATA: An independent candidate for the Rejinagar assembly bypoll in West Bengal was arrested in connection with a five-year-old case involving a clash between two groups during the 2021 state elections, police said.The arrest of Saiful Islam came a day after the Congress‘ Nandigram…
On Aug 28, late in the evening, two unidentified assailants opened fire at Shrinivas Nayak, director of Majestic Pride Group, which operates offshore and onshore casinos in Goa, as he was leaving the hotel for his residence Panaji: A local casino director may soon be roaming the state with a police escort and pilot vehicles…
The city has failed to launch the four-bin waste segregation mandated under the 2026 rules, which superseded the 2016 norms on April 1. Panchkula: To implement the new Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, the department of urban local bodies (DULB), Haryana, has ordered mandatory capacity-building training for the Panchkula municipal commissioner, mayor, councillors, municipal officers,…
A 24-year-old truck cleaner was killed and six others were injured in a five-truck pile-up on Bhumkar Bridge on Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass around 12.30am on Saturday A 24-year-old truck cleaner was killed and six others were injured in a five-truck pile-up on Bhumkar Bridge on Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass around 12.30am on Saturday A 24-year-old truck…
Lucknow: With the aim of improving menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls, the Uttar Pradesh govt has decided to provide free sanitary napkins to all girl students in Classes 6 to 12 at govt schools across the state. The initiative will also cover adolescent girls studying in govt-aided schools, as well as those who are out…
The fire started around 3:15 am. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a helipad terminal in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Reasi district, early Sunday, officials said.The fire started around 3:15 am, apparently due to a short circuit, and was brought…
As part of the process, the society asked all homebuyers to submit their parking allotment letters. (Image for representative purpose only) Your builder gives you parking space at the time of buying the house, but the housing society later changes rules. What happens then?In one such case, the Maharashtra State Co-operative Appellate Court has protected…
Salman Khan defends Sohail Khan over weight-loss trolling; says ‘Pehle apne aap ko dekho’. Salman Khan has spoken out against social media users who mocked his younger brother Sohail Khan over his noticeable weight loss. The actor addressed the issue during the latest episode of ‘Bigg Boss 20’. He also spoke about the scrutiny celebrities…
India’s Suraj Singh Mayanglambam finished 11th in the Men’s Changquan Wushu final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday. India’s Suraj Singh Mayanglambam finished 11th in the men’s Changquan Wushu final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, ending his campaign outside the medal positions after competing in a 21-athlete field.Performing at the Aichi Prefectural…
In 2024, California removed an 18-foot dam from Neefus Gulch and restored 1,600 feet of stream, reopening habitat that salmon had been unable to reach for more than seven decades. By January 2026, surveys recorded eight spawning nests, known as redds, in the newly accessible reaches above the former barrier, a sign that endangered Central…
