West Bengal News Live Updates: Toll in lightning strikes during Thursday's rain in state rises to 18
The toll in lightning strikes during Thursday's thunderstorms in five districts of West Bengal rose to 18, an official said. Lightning strikes claimed lives of five people in Murshidabad, four in Purba Bardhaman and three each in North 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur and Howrah districts, a disaster management department official said here on Friday. Stay with TOI for all updatesRead Less
Toll in lightning strikes during Thursday's rain in West Bengal rises to 18
The toll in lightning strikes during Thursday's thunderstorms in five districts of West Bengal rose to 18, an official said. Lightning strikes claimed lives of five people in Murshidabad, four in Purba Bardhaman and three each in North 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur and Howrah districts, a disaster management department official said here on Friday. (PTI)
Supreme Court stays Calcutta HC judge's order asking apex court secretary general to produce interview transcript placed before it in jobs scam case. (PTI)
4 dead, 1 injured as truck crashes into tractor in Rajsthan's Pali
Four persons died and one was injured after a truck hit a moving tractor in Rajasthan's Pali district on Friday, police said. The accident occurred near Netra village when the overspeeding truck crashed into the tractor from behind, killing four and injuring one person, Sumerpur Station House Officer (SHO) Rameshwar Bhati said. (PTI)
Delhi HC stays order asking Jasmine Shah to vacate government accommodation
The Delhi high court Friday stayed an order asking Jasmine Shah, former vice chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD), to vacate his government accommodation. Justice Prathiba M Singh said when the writ petition filed by Shah challenging his removal from the post of DDCD vice chairperson was already pending in the court, such an eviction order cannot be passed by the authorities. (PTI)
West Bengal | BSF seized gold worth Rs 1.3 crore at North 24 Parganas from a Bangladeshi woman who was trying to smuggle it to Barasat.
Panel formed for conservation, proper functionality of Jantar Mantar: ASI to Delhi HC
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has informed the Delhi High Court that an expert committee has been formed for the conservation, preservation, restoration and proper functionality of the Jantar Mantar observatory in Delhi. The court said it "reasonably" expects the committee to hold its meeting at the earliest for taking steps towards the preservation, restoration and proper functionality of the monument and sought a status report indicating the measures taken by it in this regard. (PTI)
A Class-8 student of an MCD school was allegedly bludgeoned to death and his body was dumped in drain in southeast Delhi's Badarpur area. Multiple injuries, likely caused by a blunt object, were found on his head, say police. (PTI)
UPDATE | Manish Sisodia to approach Delhi high court, challenging Rouse Avenue Court's order of dismissing his bail plea in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. (ANI)
Police detains BJP workers protesting against the alleged murder of a BJP leader and Kaliyaganj rape & murder case, in Cooch Behar district, West Bengal
Police detains BJP workers protesting against the alleged murder of a BJP leader and Kaliyaganj rape & murder case,… https://t.co/htkggEe3rH
— TOI Kolkata (@TOIKolkata) 1682658247000We have called for a bandh after seeing the condition here. This incident (the alleged murder of a BJP leader) was very shameful. Constant attacks are done on the Rajbangshi people which shows that TMC is against Rajbangshi: BJP leader Debasree Choudhury
BJP workers in Siliguri enforce 12-hour bandh called by the party against alleged police brutality against common people in the state
#WestBengal | BJP workers in #Siliguri enforce 12-hour bandh called by the party against alleged police brutality a… https://t.co/UdnoLIeFuw
— TOI Kolkata (@TOIKolkata) 1682655842000BJP has called for a 12-hour bandh in districts of North Bengal today to protest against the "atrocities on the tribal community" in the backdrop of a girl's death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week.
BJP functionary PPG Shankar hacked to death near Nazarethpet. A gang hurled country made bombs at his car in which he was travelling, along the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway in the wee hours of Friday.
Amid the rising Covid cases, medical experts warned earlier that the new XBB1.16 variant is capable of defeating the immune systems.
The number of active cases in the national capital stood at 4,708, the bulletin stated further, adding that of these, 305 patients are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals.
However, the city's positivity rate dipped to 16.90 per cent from 21.16 per cent, over the last 24 hours.
Further, according to the bulletin, a total of 5,117 samples were tested for Covid over the last 24 hours while 1,287 patients recovered from the infection.
With the fresh cases and deaths, the overall caseload in the national capital climbed to 20,37,061 while the toll rose to 26,620.
Delhi records seven fatalities, 865 fresh Covid cases
The national capital recorded 7 deaths from Covid-19 for the second consecutive day, over the last 24 hours. Further, according to the bulletin, the national capital also reported 865 fresh Covid infections over the last 24 hours, down marginally from 1,040 cases on Wednesday.
