Salanpur (West Burdwan): Protests erupted in West Burdwan’s Salanpur block on Sunday after locals belonging to the Bauri community alleged they were being prevented from entering a Durga temple in Karmakar Para of Athora gram panchayat.Community members gathered outside the temple around 11am, locked its main gate and staged a demonstration against the alleged discrimination.A…
Bokaro: A special health initiative under the National Health Mission (NHM) has brought new hope to families of children suffering from congenital heart disease (CHD) in Bokaro. The screening and treatment campaign aims to identify children needing advanced cardiac care and provide free treatment, including surgery where required.NHM mission director Shashi Prakash Jha said the…
When someone says they’re lonely, we almost automatically imagine a person who’s by themselves.Maybe they live alone. Maybe they don’t have many friends. Maybe they spend weekends with nothing much to do.But loneliness doesn’t always look like that.Sometimes, it looks like someone who’s constantly surrounded by people. They’re at office lunches, family get-togethers and birthday…
Are you a crazy football fan and are planning to watch a FIFA World Cup match, then you must read on as the food prices will leave you baffled! There’s no denying that attending a FIFA World Cup final in person is a bucket-list dream for football fans worldwide. However, for the lucky spectators heading…
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife vows to lead Parliament march NEW DELHI: Educationalist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo on Sunday said that she would lead the planned march to Parliament on Monday to represent her husband along with the students and parents protesting against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, asserting that Wangchuk intends…
Injured Sandeep Parteti being taken in an ambulance Bhopal: A 33-year-old man suffered burn injuries and fractured his leg after a mobile phone kept in his trouser pocket allegedly exploded while he was riding a motorcycle on the Pandhurna–Parsodi four-lane road in Madhya Pradesh’s Pandhurna district on Saturday morning.The injured, Sandeep Parteti, a resident of…
Buxar: District administration will launch the Prabhakiran Abhiyan on July 20 to accelerate the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana by promoting rooftop solar panel installations among domestic consumers.The campaign, to be launched under direction of DM Sahila, aims to connect the maximum number of households with rooftop solar systems, helping consumers…
Gurgaon: A dispute over the price of liquor allegedly turned violent after three men attacked a salesman with a liquor bottle, robbed Rs 40,000 in cash and fled with liquor bottles from a wine shop in Sohna on the night of July 16.The incident took place around 10.55 pm at Sehgal Wines in Damdama. Police…
Comedian and content creator Samay Raina has once again found himself at the center of an online discussion after publicly defending Sakshi Jha, a contestant from India’s Got Latent Season 2. His message urging social media users to stop sending hate has sparked mixed reactions across the internet. The controversy began after Sakshi Jha’s appearance…
Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals A major genetic study has found that koalas almost became extinct about 100,000 years ago because of major climate changes, long before the first humans reached Australia.By studying the DNA of hundreds of koalas, an international team of researchers found that every koala alive today…