Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari called for a crackdown on helmetless bikers on Monday, and on the same evening Lalbazar asked all 26 traffic guards — in association with local police — to carry out round-the-clock crackdowns. Lalbazar claimed that there was over 95% compliance on major roads as far as wearing helmets was concerned…
A video accessed by TOI showed a dozen of men armed with sugarcane stalks beating two or three others Noida: A dispute over ice in a glass of sugarcane juice turned violent in Noida on Tuesday. Two men have been arrested on charges of assault.The incident took place in Sector 76 around 9 pm. A…
Panaji: Even as Goa prepares to launch its first college of veterinary sciences from the 2026-27 academic year, the state will continue to retain its quota seats at the Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, for now, officials from the directorate of technical education (DTE) said.Chief minister Pramod Sawant recently announced that the…
Gorakhpur: Gorakhpur is set to get a major boost in sports infrastructure as chief minister Yogi Adityanath will lay the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in the city on Saturday.The stadium, coming up at Tal Nador on the Gorakhpur-Varanasi highway, will be built at a cost of Rs 392.94 crore. Officials said the…
Ahmedabad: As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced its results for Class 12 on Wednesday, the Ahmedabad region recorded a pass percentage of 90.60%, 5.40 % higher than the national pass percentage of 85.20%. Girls have an overall pass percentage of 92 %, outperforming boys (89.52%.) The CBSE Class 12 exams were held…
Batala: The Punjab Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three persons linked to a foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt from the Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal as they attempted to flee to Bhutan.Gaurav Yadav, director general of police (DGP), said the “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by the Anti-Gangster Task Force, Punjab,…
Pune: Fuel dealers said petrol and diesel sales in the city have risen by around 20% over the past two to three days, even though there has been no visible rush at petrol pumps amid speculation about a possible fuel price hike.Dealers from the Petrol Dealers Association Pune and individual fuel station operators said consumers…
Guwahati: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the expansion of his five-member cabinet to a full-fledged one will take place only in the first week of June, citing the upcoming assembly session and his scheduled visit to New Delhi for consultations with the party’s central leadership.He said that portfolio allocations to the current ministers…
Lucknow: The postmortem report of Prateek Yadav revealed that he died due to a massive blockage in the blood vessels of the lungs, leading to a collapse of the heart and respiratory system.According to the autopsy findings, the provisional cause of death was recorded as “cardiorespiratory collapse due to massive pulmonary thromboembolism.”In simple terms, doctors…
Jaipur: With active western disturbances influencing weather conditions, many places in Rajasthan witnessed dust storms, hailstorms and rainfall activity Wednesday.However, the weather failed to provide major respite from the prevailing heatwave conditions, bringing down maximum temperatures by only 1-2°C in some parts of the state.Jaipur recorded its hottest afternoon of the season so far, with…
