NCP legislator Amol Mitkari apologized and retracted his remarks against IPS officer Anjana Krishna NEW DELHI: NCP legislator Amol Mitkari on Saturday retracted his remarks against IPS officer Anjana Krishna and apologised, a day after sparking controversy with a tweet questioning her educational and caste certificates. The controversy emerged after a video went viral showing…
CHANDIGARH: Devastating floods in Punjab have severely hampered the state’s desperate efforts to expand its diminishing green cover. The forest and wildlife preservation department has reported the loss of 4,94,956 trees over nearly 776 hectares in the current floods – the worst in 37 years.The India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 estimates the state’s…
NEW DELHI: NSA Ajit Doval spoke to his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani and discussed expanding cooperation between the two countries including in areas like trade, defence and security and also connectivity with focus on the Chabahar port. The two officials are also likely to meet soon to review bilateral cooperation, official sources said.Amid West Asia…
CHANDIGARH: A Class XII student in Chandigarh died by suicide on his birthday. No suicide note has been found yet, said police. The victim, 20-year-old Prashant, was preparing for open school board exams.There was an atmosphere of excitement and celebration at the family’s Sector 15 home for his birthday on Friday, said police. His parents…
SILCHAR: Clashes between protesters and security forces marked a 12-hour strike Saturday over state govt’s decision to rename southern Assam’s Karimganj district to Sribhumi, leaving at least 15 people, including five policemen, injured and nearly 150 in custody, reports BB Goswami. Shops, schools, offices, and transport shut across Sribhumi town and adjoining areas in the…
KOLKATA: A confrontation erupted in Anandapur on Friday night, spotlighting two contentious issues: feeding stray dogs and the use of racial slurs against Bengalis.Arup Dasgupta, a local resident, filed a police complaint after a youth allegedly insulted him with a racial slur, accusing him of being a Bangladeshi and sullying the environment by feeding stray…
PUNE: That Delhi is breathing poison has been confirmed by yet another study, which has revealed that the national capital’s air has the highest concentration of mercury – a toxic metal linked to neurological, kidney and heart problems – among three Indian cities measured.A six-year study by Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has…
20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel drowned off Anna Maria Island, Florida. A 20-year-old Indian student Abhigyan Patel, who vanished over the last weekend, was confirmed to be dead by drowning at Bean Point Beach on Anna Maria Island in Florida. The body was found on Monday, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said, after several local…
CHANDIGARH: Search for two persons missing in a landslide in Kullu entered the third day on Saturday even as the weather eased up a bit, allowing for rescue and restoration efforts to speed up across the state. The toll stands at 366 and 41 others are listed as missing in the hill state. Source link
