District magistrates were told to dismantle the illegal collection points JAMTARA: Bhaipo (nephew) tax. Danda tax. Bamboo barricades. Illegal nakas. Highway strongmen from alleged “syndicates” armed with sticks. For decades, drivers of commercial vehicles entering Bengal from Jharkhand said those words defined border crossings more than signboards or toll gates. Trucks slowed. Cash changed hands….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts are not barred from determining govt’s additional liability towards citizens in case of an unforeseen nuclear power plant mishap, notwithstanding the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancing of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act capping operator’s liability at Rs 4,000 crore. The remarks came from a bench of…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Denmark, Finland and Iceland on the margins of India-Nordic summit in Oslo. In his meeting with Denmark’s acting PM Mette Frederiksen, the two welcomed the advances made in the India-Denmark green strategic partnership, which prioritises collaborati-on in the field of environment…
NEW DELHI: While lawyers were on strike on Monday, many judges in the district judiciary declined adjournment requests in several matters, imposed costs and adopted a firmer approach.In one such order, a sessions court imposed a cost of Rs 30,000 on a party for non-appearance in a matter where the court is obliged to fast-track…
India’s impressive advancements in space exploration and satellite tech, together with Italy’s aerospace engineering excellence, offer significant opportunities for joint initiatives and next-gen technology development. The relationship between India and Italy has now reached a decisive stage. In recent years, our ties have expanded with unprecedented momentum, evolving from a cordial friendship into a special…
NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old law student was arrested on Sunday for allegedly ramming his SUV into a police motorcycle and running over a constable and a civil volunteer in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, leaving both injured.The incident occurred near the Outer Ring Road when constable Ashish Sangwan and Police Mitra Sandip Singh were on patrol duty,…
NEW DELHI: “Building the nation, not just highways” — the tagline for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) — was coined by then road transport and highways minister Major General (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, who led the transformative highway development programmes of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and the North-South and East-West Corridors during the…
Image via Unknown Worlds Entertainment Subnautica 2 has a huge alien ocean, and you need to evolve to survive it. One of the ways you can do the same is via Adaptations, which are biological upgrades that unlock new survival options. They can give you a variety of benefits, like breathing pressurised air and interacting…
Freedom isn’t “taught” to children. In fact, it comes from the repeated chances where they get to decide everyday small and real things. Sometimes freedom is misunderstood with letting children do whatever they want. However, it’s about allowing children to make age-appropriate choices and offering them safe boundaries. When children are given the liberty to…
KOLKATA: TMC’s Falta candidate Jahangir Khan announced Tuesday he would not contest the May 21 repoll in Bengal’s only assembly seat where EC ordered a fresh vote over electoral malpractice, coinciding with CM Suvendu Adhikari’s roadshow through the constituency and his appeal to voters to hand BJP victory by a margin of “at least 1…