Kolkata: With state lawyers absent, Calcutta HC deferred the MLA ‘Signgate’ case in which Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee is an accused, and is likely to hear it now on Thursday. The court also refused urgent hearing to Trinamool over CID raids in connection with the alleged signature scam.On Tuesday, a CID team searched the TMC…
The district administration also directed the officers to obtain explanations from their subordinate staff and submit detailed, fact-based reports along with supporting documents Ghaziabad: The district administration has issued show-cause notices to five officials whose performance was found to be significantly below the prescribed targets during a recent review of preparations for the ongoing Census…
Panaji: Two ageing ferry boats, their hulls weathered by years of ferrying passengers across Goa’s waters, could get a new life as floating co-working spaces.The tourism department has drawn up plans to adaptively reuse two vessels, the M V Marmagao and M V Chandor as digital nomad hubs. They will remain moored at a designated…
Varanasi: The Vitamin-A Supplementation and Iron Folic Acid (IFA) distribution campaign was launched on Wednesday by chief medical officer D. Mukesh Kumar at the Anganwadi Centre in Nawabganj, where he administered Vitamin-A doses and IFA syrup to children. The month-long campaign aims to cover 3,92,921 children across the district with Vitamin-A supplementation.Dr Mukesh Kumar said…
Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested by Ramol police for allegedly operating an unauthorised call centre from a shop in the CTM area and cheating foreign nationals by promising personal loans at low interest rates.Police identified the accused as Jay Dave (29), a resident of Amraiwadi, and Subrata Naik (35), a resident of Kailash Colony near…
Ludhiana: A 70-year-old man, Sukhdev Singh, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained while intervening in a village land dispute at Bonkar Gujjran on May 22.Assailants had rammed a tractor into him before attacking him with spades and sticks. He died during hospital treatment in Ludhiana.Alleging police inaction, the septuagenarian’s family is refusing to perform the…
Senior UT officials said several improvement works have either been completed or are in advanced stages, while major components including road reconstruction and drainage overhaul are progressing through tendering and approval processes. Chandigarh: In response to mounting criticism over poor infrastructure and civic neglect, the Chandigarh administration has intensified efforts to revamp the city’s sole…
A total of 48 witnesses have been examined till date Pune: The trial in the Nasrapur rape and murder case has entered a crucial stage, with 48 prosecution witnesses examined so far and the remaining prosecution evidence likely to conclude within a week, according to special public prosecutor Ajay Misar.Proceedings before the court of special…
Surat: A 22-year-old man died just hours after being arrested in a prohibition case in the early hours of Wednesday.Police claimed that he suffered an epileptic seizure while being taken for a medical examination.An inquiry into the custodial death has been initiated by assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Z R Desai.The deceased, identified as Ranjit…
An official carries out the flogging drive in Lakhimpur Dibrugarh: The Lakhimpur district administration carried out a malathion fogging drive on Wednesday as part of its public health and vector control programme across several areas of the district, ahead of the monsoon season.The drive was conducted in Lakhimpur town, Narayanpur, Bihpuria, Dolahat, Nowboicha, Boginadi, Ghilamara…
