A 30km drive from New Jalpaiguri station takes a tourist to Bhorer Alo, a govt tourist estate at Gajoldoba in north Bengal’s Dooars. Gajoldoba, where the first commercial tea estate was set up in 1874-75, is a tourist hot spot. Gajoldoba is also a microcosm of a Hills society in the throes of change —…
NEW DELHI: Skymet, India’s private weather forecasting company, on Tuesday predicted ‘normal’ monsoon this year, saying the four-month season is expected to receive rainfall to the extent of 102% (with an error margin of +/- 5% ) of the long-period average (LPA).Rainfall between 96-104% of the LPA is considered normal. IMD will release its forecast…
NEW DELHI: What is the maximum number of alcoholic drinks that can be served in-flight to passengers to keep them sober to prevent incidents like the ones on two Air India flights in Nov-Dec 2022 where inebriated persons ended up allegedly urinating on co-passengers? Responding to a petition by a 72-year-old woman who was urinated…
NAGPUR/CHANDRAPUR: Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Tuesday urged EC to cancel the candidature of Maharashtra forests minister and BJP Chandrapur candidate Sudhir Mungantiwar for alleged “incestuous remarks” against Congress at a rally on Monday later addressed by PM Narendra Modi.Mungantiwar’s remarks went viral, triggered outrage, ignited protests across the state and led to a police…
KOZHIKODE: The small village of Muthuvallur in Kerala‘s Muslim-majority district of Malappuram has scripted a heart-warming tale of communal harmony over the renovation of a 400-year-old Durga temple, reaffirming in this Ramzan season a centuries-long tradition of Hindu-Muslim generosity centred on places of worship.Muthuvallur Sree Durga Bhagavathy Temple, near Kondotty, stands out as an exemplary…
MUMBAI: Maha Vikas Aghadi finalised on Tuesday its seat-sharing formula for all 48 LS seats in Maharashtra with Congress conceding two prime seats – Sangli and Bhiwandi – to its allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP). Sena (UBT) has got 21 seats, the biggest share, Congress 17 and NCP(SP) 10, reports Prafulla Marpakwar.With Congress…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday held that non-disclosure of all assets owned by an electoral candidate would not amount to a defect and such assets should be of substantial value to attract invalidation of , while also saying that the right of voters to know has to be balanced with the right to privacy…
NEW DELHI: The home ministry has moved to upgrade the security of chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar in view of alleged threats from pro-Khalistan elements based abroad. Sources indicated that that CRPF is likely to take charge of his security, which will “be Z-category level” and shall be provided to him on an all-India basis.TOI…
CUDDALORE: A fortune-teller whose parrot had predicted a win for Thankar Bachan, PMK candidate from Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore LS seat, was arrested on Tuesday for keeping the bird in captivity. PMK, part of BJP-led NDA, described the action in the DMK-governed state as “height of fascism“.Forest ranger J Ramesh claimed parrots were categorised “Schedule II…
THIRUVANANTHPURAM: Senior Congress functionary AK Antony publicly criticised Tuesday his son Anil Antony’s decision to contest as a BJP candidate for Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat, saying: “He should lose, he should not win.” He repeated after a pause: “Should lose.”Speaking at a presser, the 83-year-old former defence minister emphasised the importance of separating family and…
