Biswajit Panda

Two Plus II students, Biswajit Panda (16) and Abhijit Marndi (17), drowned in a pond at Nigam Nagar while practicing swimming with friends. One friend was rescued by firefighters and hospitalized, while two others swam to safety. The deceased were declared dead at MKCG Medical College and Hospital.

Three boys, aged between 9 and 12, drowned in river Brahmani here on Tuesday.

Navneet Sharma and Virok Sharma of Mount Carmel School of Chandigarh won the second CV Raman Physics Quiz competition organized by Society for Promotion of Science and Technology in India (SPSTI) at Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27.

Police on Monday busted a fly-by-night lottery company and arrested two persons on charges of duping around 5,000 villagers of more than Rs 1 crore.

Conducted in association with AIFACS Gallery, the Delhi chapter of the exhibition was inaugurated recently by Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel.

Acid attack survivors in Kolkata were felicitated by Brave Soul Foundation (BSF) on International Women’s Day. Support from organizations like BSF has made their journey easier. Poly Debnath, a survivor, spoke about the tough journey after the acid attack and the dental issues she faced.

Inside the voting compartment, Zakir used his toe to press the button and voted for the candidate of his choice. “It is our right to vote and I exercised it. It’s my responsibility,” Zakir told STOI.

After Sankrail and Dankuni, the railways hit a roadblock at Nandigram on Saturday when officials attempted to take forward the process of demarcation of land to be acquired for projects announced by Mamata Banerjee.