Kolkata: Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport department. As per records of the state transport department currently there are around 7,000 registered yellow taxis in the state. Out of them around 4,500…
Ahmedabad, 23/12: A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the district administration said. The tremor was recorded at 10.44 am with its epicentre 76 kilometres north-northeast of Lakhpat, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said….
The famous Lord Jagannath temple, the Srimandira in Puri of Odisha will reportedly have ‘Dhadi Darshan’ (queued visit to get a glimpse of the deities) arrangement from the New Year.The footfall of devotees to the Puri temple has started to increase. Keeping in view the heavy crowd during upcoming Christmas and New Year, preparations have…
New Delhi: The national capital continues to grapple with toxic air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded was 410 at 6 a.m. on Monday which falls in the ‘severe’ category. A thin layer of fog blanketed the city, reducing visibility, while the minimum temperature dropped to 9.2…
New Delhi, 23/12: One of the most prominent names among India’s chess stars, Delhi-based Tania Sachdev has lashed out at the state government for not recognising her achievements in any manner whatsoever. In an X post on Monday, the 38-year-old said that she is saddened by Delhi government’s lack of acknowledgement of players from its…
Chattisgarh, 23/12: A case of fraud has emerged in Chhattisgarh, where it was found that a man allegedly opened an account in the name of former adult actor Sunny Leone and was taking the Rs 1000 deposited in it — under the government scheme for married women — each month . The Mahtari Vandan Yojana,…
SUBARNAPUR , 22/12– Narmada Suna (52), wife of Akrura Suna, of under Binika Police Station Ampali village of Subarnapur district, died yesterday in Tamil Nadu. After leaving his home with his family for many months, he was working in Tirpur Jayachitra Beniyan Company in Tamil Nadu. He died unexpectedly while returning home as an employee…
Kolkata/Dhaka, 22/12: The media wing of the interim government of Bangladesh on Sunday said that the person recently killed in the country was not a Hindu priest and his death was linked to theft at a crematorium, and not communal violence. Dismissing claims made by ISKCON Kolkata regarding the alleged killing of a person from…
Hyderabad: A group of persons, claiming to be members of Osmania University Joint Action Committee, on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other things at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun here. The protesters raised slogans against the actor and sought justice to the woman who died in a stampede at a movie theatre…
Kuwait City,22/12: Kuwait on Sunday conferred its highest honour – ‘The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer’ – on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in strengthening the good relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Modi received the honour from Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah at the Bayan Palace here. …
