Kolkata: CPM on Saturday distanced itself from attacks on journalists at the rally organised in Kolkata on Friday. “Left student groups were not involved in attacks on mediapersons,” CPM functionary Sujan Chakraborty said.He added that Left groups instead had condemned the attacks and had visited the injured journalists in hospitals.Congress, which too had condemned the…
Fire in Naphtha pipeline at Bengal’s Haldia refinery injures several workers. HALDIA: A major fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a pipeline at Haldia Petrochem. Several workers present at the site suffered serious burn injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at Haldia Sub-Divisional Hospital. Since the location is near the Haldia-Mecheda railway link, the…
Director of mines and geology said six more low-grade iron ore dumps, including four in South Goa, will be auctioned next week Panaji: Mining activities are set to resume in South Goa after the state govt received a strong response to its low-grade iron ore dump auctions. Of the 24 dumps put up for e-auction,…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police cybercrime units carried out two raids, leading to the arrest of four persons from Bihar and Kolkata. The accused were involved in separate financial and digital fraud rackets, worth over Rs 2 crore, police said.While one operation neutralized an interstate APK online invest fraud network, the other busted an illegal call…
Newly single star Ariana Grande has sparked rumours that she has rekindled a romance with a former flame.The actress and singer was spotted spending time with her ex-boyfriend, Ricky Alvarez in Austin, Texas. According to TMZ and photos shared online by fans, Grande and Alvarez were seen dining together at a restaurant on June 25…
As part of the new regulations for Form 6 applications, prospective voters are now required to provide their parents’ Special Intensive Revision details NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has made it mandatory for new applicants seeking inclusion in electoral rolls to furnish details related to their parents’ Special Intensive Revision (SIR), extending a requirement that…
Socrates spent his life asking hard questions out loud, in the middle of crowded streets and dinner parties. But one of the strangest stories about him has nothing to do with talking.Talking about great thinkers like Socrates, we often imagine them at their best work at a desk, or pacing a quiet room somewhere, chin…
Panaji: A Mapusa court on Friday reserved judgment in the 2013 Dhargalim-Pernem tollbooth vandalism case involving Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane. The order is expected on July 16.After a warrant was issued against Rane, He appeared before the court on Monday. He had appeared at the police station on Sunday and furnished a personal bail bond.Goa…
Panaji: A 19-year-old resident of Margao, Yash Mehta, died in a road accident after he was stuck in a car which caught fire on Saturday.Agasaim PI Anant Gaonkar said that the accident took place in the wee hours on Saturday near Sainik Aram Ghar on NH 66.Gaonkar said that 18-year-old Harsh Jain was driving a…
The event occurred in the house of a resident named Munni Lal in the village of Bishaha when the family members realised the presence of a huge king cobra inside their house. Knowing about the danger presented by one of the largest venomous snakes in the world, the family members immediately ran outside and started…
