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Photo: TGCHigh Court advocates’ association polls on August 21
The election process for the Jharkhand High Court Advocates’ Association has formally begun, with the Jharkhand State Bar Council releasing the detailed schedule for the election of office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee. Polling will be held on August 21, while counting of votes will commence on August 22 and continue until the declaration…
Photo: PTIBankipur By-Poll Results: Prashant Kishor Wins Electoral Debut, Defeats BJP by Over 19,000 Votes
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday wrested the Bankipur Assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion that the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president, Nitin Nabin, vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival, Neeraj Kumar, by a margin of 19,324…
Photo: IANSThai Woman Arrested From South Kolkata Spa Over 5-Year Overstay
Kolkata: Police arrested a Thai woman from a spa in south Kolkata on charges of overstaying in India for several years without valid travel documents, officials said on Monday. The arrest comes amid an intensified drive by law enforcement agencies across West Bengal to identify foreign nationals allegedly residing illegally in the country. Acting on…
Photo: IANS5 From Chennai Killed in Multi-Vehicle Collision on Melur Flyover
Madurai: Five people from Chennai, including a three-year-old girl, were killed and two others seriously injured in a multiple-vehicle accident after a car lost control, crossed the median and collided head-on with another vehicle near Melur in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district on Monday. The accident occurred on the Thumbaipatti four-lane road overbridge when a car…
Photo: IANSTragic Delhi Roof Collapse Kills Couple in New Usmanpur
New Delhi: A couple was killed after the roof of a ground-floor room collapsed at a house in H Block, Jai Prakash Nagar, under the New Usmanpur police station area in northeast Delhi on Sunday night, officials reported on Monday, adding that their child survived the incident. According to officials and local residents, the roof…
Photo: IANSED Strikes Call Centre Syndicate: ₹187 Cr Luxury Assets Attached in Multi-State Cyber Crime Case
Jalandhar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached luxurious farmhouses, villas and other properties worth Rs 187.13 crore in Goa, Delhi and Haryana as part of a crackdown against call centre scamsters who defrauded US citizens of millions of dollars, an official said on Saturday. The ED’s Jalandhar Zonal Office attached the properties under the provisions of…
Photo: AI imageFrom ITR Rules to RBI Policy: Key Changes Coming in August
New Delhi: August brings a slew of financial deadlines and events that could affect taxpayers and banking customers, including the August 31 income tax return (ITR) deadline for businesses and professionals, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, and bank service charge changes. Taxpayers who are required to file ITR-3 or ITR-4…
Photo: IANSGujarat on High Alert: Thousands Evacuated, NDRF Deployed as Heavy Rainfall Threatens Districts
Gandhinagar: Gujarat has intensified its disaster preparedness as forecasts of heavy to very heavy rainfall prompted authorities to evacuate vulnerable residents, place emergency teams on high alert, and strengthen relief and rescue arrangements across multiple districts. The state administration moved swiftly after the India Meteorological Department forecast heavy rainfall over the next two days in…
Photo: IANSBihar Prohibition Dept Seizes Banned Medicines Worth Rs 40 Lakh in Mehdiganj; FIR Filed Under NDPS Act
Patna: As part of Bihar’s ongoing campaign against drug trafficking, the state Prohibition Department conducted a major raid in the Mehdiganj police station area in Patna district and seized a large consignment of banned narcotic medicines. The seized substances, including codeine-based cough syrup, narcotic tablets, and injections, are estimated to be worth around Rs 40…
Photo: IANSMidnight Meeting Turns Fatal: Businessman Shot Dead Outside Kundapur Church
Udupi: A 45-year-old businessman was shot dead in the early hours of Friday in front of Holy Rosary Church on Church Road in Kundapur, Udupi district, Karnataka, with police suspecting that financial and business-related disputes led to the murder. The deceased has been identified as Ivan Richard Mascarenhas (45), a resident of Kachoor in Barkur,…
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