Kolkata: Three men, Gopal Dhara (42), Dipankar Mondal (25), and Shankar Bhuiyan (55), have been arrested by Anandapur Police for their involvement in an illegal soil smuggling racket operating on govt land near Ruby Crossing. Acting on a complaint by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, officers raided the vacant plot and arrested them for excavating soil…
US vice president says his wife and field marshal Asim Munir are two “most important” people in his life US vice president JD Vance has said the two most important people in his life are an Indian and a Pakistani, naming his wife and second lady Usha Vance and Pakistan’s field marshal Asim Munir during…
Omjasvin.MD@timesofindia.comThe state’s Secretariat is buckling under mounting footfalls, haphazardly parked vehicles, absence of washrooms and drinking water facilities, besides poor canteens.With scores now coming to greet the new chief minister and ministers, the corridors are packed to the rafters. Officials say the daily footfall at the complex located on the 400-year-old Fort St George campus,…
Three youths were arrested for luring a 23-year-old jewellery shop employee through the Grindr app, threatening him and robbing him of his mobile phone and cash in T. Nagar. Police recovered the complainant’s mobile phone and seized another phone used in the crime. Chennai: Three youths were arrested for luring a 23-year-old jewellery shop employee…
India can significantly reduce its dependence on imports and strengthen long-term energy security by accelerating coal gasification projects, Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday, as the government stepped up efforts to attract investment into the sector.Speaking at a roadshow on the Centre’s scheme for promoting surface coal and lignite gasification…
Pre paid help line Opsretar fix BJP party flage at there parking area opposite Kolkata Airport Old Tarminal, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: In a desperate bid to stay afloat after the closure of the illegal car-rental kiosk outside the city airport, drivers and operators associated with the Trinamool Congress-controlled union that ran the facility have…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced the schedule for India’s two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, with both matches set to be played in August as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.The first Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle from August 15 to…
Keri: Every summer, as the water level in the Anjunem reservoir drops, the remains of temples from the submerged village of Gulle emerge again, revealing fragments of the area’s history. Heritage enthusiasts are pressing govt to take swift steps to safeguard and conserve these structures while they are exposed.The Anjunem Irrigation Project, completed around three…
Prince Yadav (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Every cricketer dreams of taking a wicket on debut. Prince Yadav’s ODI debut had all the ingredients of a dream beginning – a wicket, celebrations and teammates rushing in to congratulate him. But within seconds, it turned into a moment of heartbreak at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal…
Karapur villagers staged a protest against the mega project in their village, near Azad maidan in Panaji Panaji: Police on Thursday detained villagers of Karapur-Sarvan, most of them women, while they were marching to Azad Maidan to protest the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) luxury housing project in their village.At least 20 villagers had attempted…
