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The deceased, Sumitra Das, was trapped inside the car after it sank in the 10-12ft-deep pond near Prafulla Kanan West off VIP Road. KOLKATA: A 42-year-old corporate executive, who was learning to drive a newly purchased car, died after the vehicle plunged into a pond in Kestopur on Wednesday morning.Cops suspect that she had possibly…
Srinagar’s Achan landfill has accumulated over one million metric tonnes of legacy waste SRINAGAR: In the heart of Srinagar is a huge mountain of garbage. From a distance, it looks as part of the Pir Panjal mountain range. But as one approaches the Achan waste management facility, it becomes clear the hill is man-made, built…
The woman has accused her husband of ongoing harassment and has expressed that he denied his relationship with their children (Representative image generated using AI) BHADOHI: A 26-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi has alleged that her husband and mother-in-law assaulted her while she was two months pregnant, leading to a miscarriage, and that she…
A 32-year-old Gujarati man from Kadi in Mehsana district has been charged with first-degree murder in Chicago. AHMEDABAD: A 32-year-old Gujarati man from Kadi in Mehsana district has been charged with first-degree murder in Chicago for allegedly stabbing his wife to death — just months after he had publicly spoken of the “emotional distress” caused…
Medha Akarsh, a central government employee, died after falling from a two-wheeler. BENGALURU: Hundreds of residents held a candlelight march at Ananth Nagar, near Electronics City Phase II, Wednesday evening and accused Chandapura municipal council of grave negligence that caused the fatal accident of Medha Akarsh, a central govt employee.The protesters raised slogans and demanded…
The preliminary investigation found no visible injury marks on the nurse’s body, while no suicide note was recovered, the officer said. KOLKATA: A 30-year-old nurse was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.She was on night duty at the hospital’s high-dependency unit (HDU)…
Kannada activists withdrew their bandh call after meeting Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said Kannada activists had withdrawn their bandh call after meeting him, as the state Assembly began its proceedings.CM Shivakumar said representatives of Kannada organisations had met him and subsequently decided to withdraw the bandh, news…
Wang Qi (C) with his granddaughter Kanak Wang (L) and grandson Praneet Wang (R). Also seen are his daughter (extreme left) and daughter-in-law (extreme right) at their home BHOPAL: Fourteen-year-old Kanak Wang and her eight-year-old brother Praneet Wang, who live in Tirodi village of Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, have never been to China.Yet the Indian-born…
The incident took place around 1pm when the siblings were returning home from school during recess (AI Image) BHOPAL: A 9-year-old girl was allegedly raped in front of her 11-year-old brother, who was assaulted when he tried to intervene, in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district on Tuesday afternoon.The incident took place around 1pm when the siblings…
Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos) The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers. The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal…
