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Last updated: August 16, 2024 1:56 pm (IST)There is no trace of this history to this day.In the first half of the 20th century, a seaplane base was established near Calcutta.Imagine standing on the banks of the Ganges at the famous Dakshineswar temple near Kolkata and suddenly seeing a plane land from the Pali Bridge. It then landed on the river in front of Dakshineswar Temple. Scenes like this are sure to surprise you, and rightfully so. This sight was apparently common some seventy years ago. As surprising as it may sound, there are international air services on the Ganges.…
From the Daily Skeptic by Tilak Doshi Considering how rigid official orthodoxy is when it comes to public health “crises,” the “climate emergency,” and the alleged moral failings of Western civilization, it’s no surprise that today’s slurs of choice are “anti-vaxxer,” . The moniker “climate deniers” is used to silence rational debate about climate change and specious claims about “established science.” As physicist Steve Koonin puts it: “I find calls for open scientific discussion particularly distasteful [on climate change] This amounts to denial of the Holocaust, especially the fact that the Nazis murdered over 200 of my relatives in Eastern…
Last updated: August 16, 2024 at 2:00 pm ISTThese parks have existed since royal times.The toy train service at Narendra Narayan Park in Cooch Behar was suspended for a long time. Narendra Narayan Park is a botanical garden located in the town of Cooch Behar, West Bengal. The park was established in 1894 and named after Shri Narendra Narayan, the ruler of the princely state of Cooch Behar. It is one of the traditional parks that has existed since royal times and therefore attracts a large number of tourists. To ensure greater footfall, toy train services have been resumed in…
Amid fierce protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday summoned four doctors from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.According to ANI sources, the CBI will question these PGTs (PG trainees) about what happened on the night of the incident. Earlier in the day, accused Sanjoy Roy was brought out of the CBI Special Crime Branch at CGO Complex in Kolkata and underwent a medical examination.Also Read | Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Live Updates Here#watch | RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Rape Case | The CBI Special Crime…
Students joined other protesters at a midnight rally to protest the murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee in Kolkata and demand a proper investigation. (Image source: PTI)Senior forensic scientists and police officers clarified to News18 that DNA analysis is crucial in determining the exact number of people responsible for the crime.The autopsy report of a Kolkata doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered has dismissed claims circulating on social media, citing reports that 150 grams or even 150 milligrams of semen was found in her body. The actual autopsy report clearly states that the 150 grams mentioned refers to the…
Victims feel like the girl next door – a familiarity that has led many women and men to take to the streets to “take back the night” in spontaneous appeals driven by social media. (Ministry of Public Transport)The main aim of the BJP is to weaken women voters who have been staunchly supporting the Trinamool Congress In 2011, a frail old man from Maharashtra, wearing a white hat and surrounded by idealistic people (many of whom later became successful politicians), caught India's attention.Anna Hazare launched the Jan Lokpal movement against the UPA government at the Centre, attracting young and old…
Raymond Gifford One of the teenage pranks involved taking a brown paper bag filled with dog poop, lighting it on fire on the victim's porch, ringing the doorbell, running away, and waiting for the stinking hilarity that ensues. Then there are the latest results from the PJM capacity auction. While the outcome of the capacity auction is less stinking or childish, it promises to spark a political, regulatory, and consumer fire unlike any joke. What's more, if exogenous forces outside the PJM regulatory structure (such as permitting delays, policy hostility to dispatchable resources, and financing challenges) intervene, capacity price increases…
planner: Surbhi PathakLast updated: August 16, 2024 10:04 U.S. Standard TimeThe Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the schedule for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana on Friday. The Election Commission is scheduled to provide details of the upcoming assembly elections at a press conference at 3 pm at the Vigyan Bhawan Plenary Hall in New Delhi. Assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand will be held in the next five months. The terms of the legislative assemblies of Haryana and Maharashtra will expire on November 3 and November 26 respectively, while that of…
Reporter: Pallavi GhoshLast updated: August 16, 2024 09:25 UTCIn 1973, Aruna Shanbaug, a 25-year-old nurse at KEM Hospital, was raped and strangled to death with a dog chain by a cleaner, leaving her in a vegetative state. (Getty)A nurse at KEM Hospital, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told News18 that the RG Kar case, in which a young doctor was tortured and murdered, has raised questions about the safety of women in the workplace.The heinous rape and murder of a young doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital has brought renewed attention to the working conditions and inadequate safety and…
Publisher: Essay VinodLast updated: August 16, 2024 08:30 US Standard TimeShillong Teer is a legal archery lottery held in Meghalaya. (Image source: Shutterstock) Shillong Teer's today's results are updated instantly. Check out the complete list of regular and winning numbers for Shillong Teer, Juwai Teer, Juwai Morning Teer, Shillong Morning Teer, Khanapara Teer, Jowai Ladrymbai, Shillong Night Teer and Juwai Night Teer on August 16, 2024. Live updates of today’s Shillong Teer results on August 16, 2024: In Meghalaya, Khasi Hills Archery Sports Association conducts Shillong Tir Lottery every day. This special draw will be held at Shillong Polo Stadium.…