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Patna: Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha and Bhojpur SP Raj have been shifted amid controversies surrounding the two districts, as the Bihar govt on Tuesday transferred 18 IPS officers in a major police reshuffle. While Jha has been kept on the waiting list, Raj has been posted as SP, Rohtas.Jha’s transfer follows an incident during a student protest in Siwan in which an AK-47 was fired. Bharat Soni, a 2019-batch IPS officer earlier posted in Nalanda, has been appointed the new SP of Siwan. The change follows the earlier transfer of district magistrate Vivek Ranjan Maitreya, who is also awaiting…
Floodwaters entered more than 100 houses in low-lying areas of Bagbera, Jugsalai, Kadma, Sonari, Mango and Sidhgora Jamshedpur: The Steel City faced a renewed flash flood threat on Tuesday, with incessant rain and excess water released from nearby dams sending Kharkai and Subernarekha rivers sharply above their danger levels.Floodwaters entered more than 100 houses in low-lying areas of Bagbera, Jugsalai, Kadma, Sonari, Mango and Sidhgora by evening, according to preliminary estimates. Kharkai was flowing around 5 metres above its danger level of 129 m, while the Subernarekha was nearly a metre above its danger mark of 121.50 m. Both rivers…
Kolkata: Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy was questioned by CID for the tenth straight day on Tuesday. By rough estimates, he has already faced nearly 70 hours of questioning in two cases. Sources said he has been summoned again, for the 11th time.According to officials, Tuesday’s session focused primarily on the Debra recruitment scam.CID sleuths are expected to confront Roy later this week with specific statements recorded during his previous sessions. Source link
Boekelodge (Image Credit: National Park Service) For decades, Miles Boekeloo and his family used a secluded property along Michigan’s Lake Michigan shoreline as a private wilderness retreat. In 1980, Boekeloo sold the entire 365.48-acre property to the National Park Service, and the historic property, now known as Boekelodge, became part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Yet the sale came with an unusual arrangement: Boekeloo’s family was allowed to retain the use of five acres containing the family cabin and pond for another 25 years. According to the National Park Service, which documents the history of the property, the agreement…
Indian-origin CEO says work-life balance is not possible at the top. CEO Khozema Shipchandler said he starts checking his emails at 4.30 am that then wraps up his work at 9 pm. There is no day off and the Indian-origin CEO of Twilio runs laps around the house between meetings so that he does not spend all his time sitting as most of the time he’s awake, he is working. In an interview with Fortune, he said that wanting work-life balance is awesome but sacrifice is what separates leaders from everyone else. For example, the 51-year-old CEO said he missed…
Dr Katie Facer-Childs from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology says there is not a straightforward answer to when this drought might end, because it has not been caused simply by a lack of rainfall, but also higher than average temperatures.”This year we’ve gone through meteorological, soil moisture, and river flow drought,” says Facer-Childs.Meteorological drought is when rainfall is below normal.Next comes soil moisture drought, which begins to affect agriculture. Soil is like a type of reservoir – those stores are depleted by thirsty trees and plants, and evaporation during hot temperatures.Then comes river flow drought, where river levels…
A former world snooker champion has gone on trial at the High Court in Glasgow over child sex abuse charges.Graeme Dott, 49, is accused of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards two youngsters, a girl and a boy, between 1993 and 2010.The alleged incidents are said to have occurred on “various occasions” and involved addresses in Glasgow’s east end and South Lanarkshire as well as in a car.Dott, who won the world title in 2006, has denied the charges against him.The allegation involving a girl includes claims he inappropriately touched her, instructed her to remove her clothes and exposed himself.In the…
Shubman Gill’s India took giant strides towards winning the Galle Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The visitors made constant inroads into the hosts’ batting lineup, and India just need six more wickets on the fifth and final day to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. However, the fourth day witnessed a big flashpoint as a controversial call by the third umpire raised a lot of eyebrows, and Dhruv Jurel was right in the centre of the call as it was his catch that polarised opinion both on social media and in the commentary box.Dhruv Jurel’s low catch has…
Fine Silver, Yaara Yaara, Maana and African Gold shone when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (August 18).Inner sand:600m: Moon Oracle (Antony) 39.5. Strode out well. Golden Mist (Rajesh K) 40.5. Moved well.Outer sand:600m: Arc Of Life (rb) 45. Easy. Rojo (Laxman S) 42. Impressed.1000m: Sindoor (Antony) 1-14, 600/43.5. In fine trim. Born To Rise (Darshan) 1-15, 600/44. Shaped well. Transformative (Laxman S) 1-12.5, 600/43. Strode out well.1200m: Yaara Yaara (Antony) 1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/41.5. Moved fluently. Mandate (Antony) 1-29, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. Moved well. Winfield (Antony) 1-28.5, 1,000/1-14, 600/44. In fine shape. Maana (Laxman S) 1-27, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/43.5. Pleased.…
Mulank 7 individuals, born on specific dates, exhibit strong intuition and spiritual inclinations. They question accepted opinions and seek logical understanding in all situations. These people often prefer solitude to recharge and organize their thoughts effectively. Hidden subjects like numerology and psychology naturally draw their deep concentration. They should embrace their unique viewpoints and avoid excessive isolation and fear. In Numerology, those born on the 7th, 16th or 25th of any month are Mulank 7. Ketu rules this number. Ketu is related to spirituality, intuition, silence, research, detachment, hidden knowledge and deep thought.Mulank 7 people have an odd outlook on…