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Buidco says 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more are nearing completion Patna: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Buidco) has stepped up construction of modern crematoriums across the state under the second phase of the Bihar government’s Saat Nischay programme, with 17 of the 41 projects already completed and 10 more nearing completion.Reviewing the progress of the projects on Thursday, Buidco managing director Animesh Kumar Parashar directed officials to expedite the remaining work while maintaining quality standards and adhering to timelines. He also asked project officials to conduct site inspections and submit detailed progress reports to the…
A man was found dead inside his locked house in Galta Gate on Thursday Jaipur: A 35-year-old man, identified as Munna, was found dead inside his locked house in Galta Gate on Thursday, with police saying preliminary evidence points to suicide and no foul play has been found. No suicide note was recovered.Station House Officer Dharam Singh Chaudhary said, “He was wearing a red lehanga choli when family members found him. Bangles were also found scattered on the bed inside the room. The door was locked from inside and our team got the body down.”Police said Munna was alone at…
Nagpur: Even as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enters its final phase, Nagpur’s electoral roll is witnessing another layer of scrutiny beyond the routine exercise of distributing, collecting and digitising Enumeration Forms. The latest district status report as on Aug 6 has flagged 4,57,340 electoral records under the “anomalies” category, accounting for 9.86% of the district’s 46.38 lakh electors, indicating that these entries will require additional verification before the electoral roll is finalised.Election officials clarified that an “anomaly” does not automatically mean a voter will be deleted from the electoral roll. Instead, the category broadly refers to entries where some…
Dumka: A migrant worker of Dangapara village was arrested on Thursday on charges of murdering his wife and mother-in-law at his in–law’s home located at Jhenagaria village, both under the Littipara police station limits in Pakur district the night before. The incident happened in front of the couple’s three minor children, police said.The accused was identified as Abras Ansari, 25, while the victims were identified as his wife Gulchehra Bibi, 22, and mother-in-law Menja Bibi, 45, police added.Quoting the couple’s seven-year-old daughter, officer in–charge of the Littipara police station, Vivek Kumar, said, “The accused reached his in-law’s home on Wednesday…
The narcotic was being transported in a truck as rice crackers Surat: The local crime branch (LCB) of Surat Rural police on Thursday seized 2.5 tonned of poppy husk — worth an estimated Rs 3.75 crore — from a truck on National Expressway 4, exposing an interstate supply network that allegedly routed the contraband through Gujarat.The narcotic substance was being transported in a truck disguised as a consignment of rice crackers.Police said they received intelligence about a truck carrying poppy husk towards Vadodara on the Mumbai-Delhi Expressway. An LCB team intercepted the vehicle near Tundi village and inspected its cargo.During…
Varanasi: A 27-year-old man was arrested by Sarnath police on Wednesday on charges of rape, assault and criminal intimidation after a woman alleged that he sexually assaulted her on the pretext of providing her a job and threatened to circulate a video of the incident.The accused, Vicky Chauhan (27), is a resident of J-53 near Kali Mandir in the Chaukaghat area under Jaitpura police station limits.The arrest was made in connection with a case registered at Sarnath police station under Sections 376 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67(A) of the IT Act.According to the complaint lodged…
The govt has asked the district collectors to strictly implement the standard operating procedures laid down in the state’s Orange Book for districts under red and orange alerts – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: Bracing for another spell of heavy rain and possible flooding, the state govt on Thursday directed all district collectors to activate relief camps, evacuate vulnerable residents and place the entire disaster response machinery on high alert in districts under red and orange alerts.The sweeping precautionary measures come a day after sudden flooding in parts of Pathanamthitta caught many by surprise, prompting the state to adopt a more proactive…
Kolkata: Gold, silver and diamond ornaments worth over Rs 1.5 crore, allegedly smuggled into Kolkata, were seized by Airport police, who arrested a Rajasthan man while he was allegedly attempting to take the consignment out of the airport premises.Police said they recovered around 1.7 kg of gold and silver jewellery, valued at about Rs 1.2 crore, along with 22-carat diamond ornaments worth nearly Rs 40 lakh. The jewellery was allegedly concealed in the helmet storage compartment under the seat of the accused’s scooter.The accused, identified as Ram Avtar Sharma, was arrested after he allegedly failed to produce any documents proving…
Srinagar, Aug 06: Twelve operational communication satellites currently provide communication capacity for telecom and broadband services in Jammu and Kashmir, while the government has outlined a range of ISRO-supported space technology applications being used for disaster management, water resources, environmental monitoring, urban planning and agriculture in the Union Territory.The information was shared in response to an unstarred question by MP Ghulam Ali on ISRO-supported space technology applications in Jammu and Kashmir. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh replied on behalf of the Prime Minister.According to the government, the capacity of the 12 operational communication satellites…
Abhishek Banerjee’s secretary granted a week long interim bail NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a week-long interim bail to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, in the Salboni land-grabbing case but asked him to make himself personally available for investigation in the police station concerned without being accompanied by an advocate or other persons.An FIR was registered against Roy after his name cropped up during the interrogation of former TMC MLA Sujoy Hazra, who was arrested in June. Hazra was accused of selling govt land in Salboni as private land. Roy had allegedly…