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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Mamata eyes role in 2024 Lok Sabha electionsSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 10:19 IST

To achieve this, the TMC chief has directed her lieutenants to corner the BJP-led Central government on various policy issues and Covid handling.

Forest department officials put a radio collar on a tiger. (Photo: Forest department)

Study maps Vidarbha tiger corridors; movement far beyond guarded areasSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 12:22 IST

Vidarbha has 331 tigers in a forest area of around 26,775 sq km, dissected by 84,202 km of roads, apart from irrigation canals and other projects. There have been growing instances of man-tiger conflict in the region.

Commuters make a long B-line to commute in buses to work at Maharashtra Nagar Bus stop in Mankhurd area; as a part of restrictions general public still not allowed to commute by Mumbai local railways resulting in long wait to board the bus.
(Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai at Level 3, partial reopening, local trains still off limits for mostSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 02:09 IST

As per the parameters of Covid-19 positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds set by the Maharashtra government to determine the five levels of restrictions to be imposed across state, Mumbai is in Level 3 of unlockdown.

Graft row: Kerala BJP chief to meet top leaders today

Paid by BJP to pull out of poll race: BSP candidateSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 02:02 IST

A BSP candidate who had filed his nomination at Manjeshwar Assembly constituency has alleged that leaders of the saffron party had paid him Rs 2.50 lakh to withdraw his nomination —BJP state president K Surendran contested from Manjeshwar.

Beneficiaries wait for their turn outside vaccination room at the NMMC hospital in Navi Mumbai of Saturday.
(Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

NMMC extends global tender deadline for 3rd timeSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:56 IST

After Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation floated a global Expression of Interest for procurement of one crore vaccine for Mumbai on May 16, the NMMC too had floated a tender for procuring four lakh doses.

Graft row: Kerala BJP chief to meet top leaders today

Rs 3.50 crore highway robbery before polls: Kerala BJP chief’s aide questionedSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:53 IST

The two were questioned based on the statements of RSS worker A K Dharmarajan, who had claimed to have lost Rs 25 lakh in the robbery on a highway stretch between Thrissur and Ernakulam on April 3.

J&K journalist booked for Whatsapp status over 2006 tragedy

Punjab: Pipli Wala town locals live among flowing sewage as complaints fall on deaf earsSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:44 IST

Pipliwala town is a well populated and congested area, with thousands living in tightly packed colonies.

BMC completes construction of underground water storage tanks near Hindmata to counter flooding

Connector between Parel & Hindmata flyovers for smooth traffic during rainSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:40 IST

The BMC is spending about Rs 7 crore on the project. One lane each of the connector has already been opened for north and south-bound traffic.

Filmmaker Sumitra Bhave passed away at 78: (Express archive)

FTII, NFAI pay tribute to filmmaker Sumitra BhaveSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 08:44 IST

The conversation was anchored by Anupam Barve, Assistant Professor, FTII, and also included actor Mohan Agashe and directors, Sunil Sukthankar and Umesh Kulkarni.

west bengal tmc bhp

Leaflets call for social boycott; BJP says shocking, TMC terms as fakeSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:38 IST

The leaflet, in Bengali, read, “Things cannot be sold to these people without the consent of the party. Even tea tea stall owners are informed that such people should not be served tea.”

When her mother inquired about her whereabouts, the girl narrated her ordeal.

Mumbai: 16-year-old girl raped multiple times, six arrestedSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:34 IST

The Malwani police said the accused, aged between 18 to 23 years, were booked for rape under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children under Sexual Offences Act.

Health workers speak to a Covid-19 patients at a hospital in New Delhi (Express photo: Amit Mehra, File)

Don’t converse in Malayalam, stick to Hindi, English: Delhi govt hospital to nursing staffSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 11:43 IST

A Malayali nurse at the institute said that such objections have not been raised in the past. “We have been told that a patient raised a complaint and that the order came from the Secretariat… This is very wrong. Around 60% of the nursing staff are from Kerala but it’s not like any of us speak to patients in Malayalam."

CM Thackeray asks WCD department to come up with policy for children who lost parents to Covid

All parties should come together in pandemic: Maharashtra CMSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:30 IST

Uddhav Thackeray said all parties should come together to "save the country" from the pandemic and asked the opposition parties as well as the ruling BJP at the Centre to focus on the enormous challenge at hand.

Was paid by BJP to withdraw nomination: BSP candidate in Kerala

Was paid by BJP to withdraw nomination: BSP candidate in KeralaSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 11:55 IST

The allegation came close on the heels of another claim that Surendran had paid Rs 10 lakh to tribal leader and Janathipathya Rashtriya Sabha president C K Janu to bring him into the BJP fold.

Hazira port

Gujarat: Dry dates worth Rs 32 lakh ‘illegally imported from Pakistan’ seized at Hazira portSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:21 IST

The import duty on goods from Pakistan to India was raised to 200 per cent after the Pulwama attack in 2019. However, the import duty is 20 per cent for goods from Dubai.

Ayodhya mosque, Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case

IICF: Dhannipur mosque complex to be named after 1857 freedom fighterSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:18 IST

The IICF is building a mosque, a 200-bed hospital, a community kitchen, and a museum in Dhannipur village of Ayodhya district as per the apex court’s order.

Dharmendra Yadav was released from Etawah district jail on Friday

SP leader holds roadshow after jail release, booked for violating Covid normsSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:15 IST

Samajwadi Party leader Dharmendra Yadav and 200 unidentified people were booked on Saturday for allegedly violating Covid protocols during a roadshow held a day after he was released from Etawah district jail. No arrests have yet been made. Police said a video, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows Yadav moving in a […]

Gujarat solar power

Gujarat tops with 25% of solar rooftops in country, says CM RupaniSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:13 IST

The chief minister said solar panels have been installed over all overhead tanks in rural areas of Vadodara district. This helps in powering the water pump and contributing the excess power to the grid.

Most health indicators have relied on data of 2019, as is mentioned in the report, and have non-uniform time periods of various datasets. (File Photo)

Niti Aayog’s SDG index: Gujarat’s position improves, but few concerns remainSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:08 IST

However, the state continues to be among the poorest performing ones in zero hunger parameter (SDG 2), which deals with nutrition-related indicators, and gender equality (SDG 5).

3 policemen booked for ‘custodial death’ of Sultanpur Dalit man

3 policemen booked for ‘custodial death’ of Sultanpur Dalit manSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 08:00 IST

The three accused – Kudwar Station House Officer (SHO) Arvind Pandey, Sub-Inspector Sanjay Yadav and Constable Brijesh Singh – were suspended on Thursday after Rajesh Kori allegedly died in police custody.

In the last 24 hours, the Covid test positivity rate was only 0.3 per cent. While the daily toll declined, it is still a matter of concern as 20 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

In a first since April, Uttar Pradesh records fewer than 20K active casesSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 08:00 IST

A total of 4,346 patients were discharged from hospitals in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 16,56,763 people have recovered.

To substantiate their claim that Singh was safe, his family on Saturday sent a video to police, in which he is heard saying that he is safe a relative's house.

After FIR, Etah family of ‘missing’ BDC member wants case withdrawnSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 01:01 IST

However, when the police reached the sister's house, BDC member Sher Singh, 50, was not found.

Gujarat: KASEZ becomes ‘first green industrial city’ in India

Gujarat: KASEZ becomes ‘first green industrial city’ in IndiaSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 00:57 IST

Compared to the 25,000 trees in KASEZ in 2019, the 1000-odd acres has 3.5 lakh trees. Most of these trees have been planted post 2019, using the Miyawaki forestation method.

A long queue of commuters wait to board a bus in Mankhurd on Saturday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

How Maharashtra plans to open upSubscriber Only

June 6, 2021 07:51 IST

From June 7, unlock levels will be assessed every Thursday, any changes will come into effect following Monday

Maharashtra: ‘Unlock plan shows situation not normal’

Maharashtra: ‘Unlock plan shows situation not normal’Subscriber Only

June 6, 2021 19:28 IST

There has been tremendous pressure on the government from traders as well as restaurant and hotel owners to relax curbs as number of fresh cases have fallen.

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