02 February 2026
New Delhi: A journalist working with a Bengali newspaper was shot dead today allegedly by a constable of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) following an altercation, police said.
The scribe, SudipDattaBhaumick, was gunned down around 2 pm inside the headquarters of the 2nd battalion of TSR at R K Nagar near here, West Tripura SP AbhijitSaptarshi said.
Bhaumick, 48, was a reporter of 'SyandanPatrika'.One TSR constable has been arrested in this connection, the SP said.
New Delhi: The 70th Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam concluded here on Monday evening with an influential note by Satguru Mata Savinder Hardev Ji Maharaj for the mankind that materialistic and spiritual prosperity are both essential to experience real peace in life. Material progress is not the only thing that is sufficient to make the world grow, one needs spiritual growth as well and the only way to do that is to make the soul realize the Super Soul through divine knowledge.
In her concluding discourse, Her Holiness said that the 3-day Samagam collated the inspiring thoughts of saints from all over the world in the form of songs, poems and sermons adding beauty and piousness to the whole event.
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government has decided to sell tur dal at subsidised rates through its public distribution system. A decision to this effect was taken by the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister DevendraFadnavis.
The Cabinet approved a proposal to sell tur dal after milling it, which had been procured through the market intervention scheme, by the state government. The government will sell tur dal at 55 rupees per kg.
The government has procured around 25 lakh quintal tur for 1,263 crore rupees. The Cabinet has decided to mill tur and sell it to the various departments including tribal development, women and child development and medical education department for their respective establishments.
New Delhi: In Gujarat, BJP State President Jitu Vaghani has filed his nomination papers for Bhavnagar West constituency. Tuesday was the last day for filing nominations for the first phase of polling. The polling for this phase will be held on December 9 in 89 constituencies.
The scrutiny will be held tomorrow. A total of 377 nominations were filed yesterday by various candidates. The Congress has released the second list of 13 candidates replacing candidates in four seats from the previous one.
