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Duo’s 300km ride with drugs ends in Ludhiana - Times of India
Ludhiana: At a time when police have intensified surveillance in view of the model code of conduct ahead of Lok Sabha elections, two men carrying 65kg poppy husk managed to cross several checkposts during their 300-km journey from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in a truck without raising any suspicion. It was only after the team of Special Task Force (STF) nabbed the duo in Dehlon area in Ludhiana on Sunday night that their secret of how they got so far without getting caught was out in the open.
The day I leave BJP will be my last day in politics: Varun Gandhi - Times of India
BJP leader Varun Gandhi talks to Priyangi Agarwal about speculation he may join Congress and if he will campaign against his cousins. Why did you swap seats with your mother? You are fighting from Pilibhit and she from Sultanpur. I have represented this constituency before. Both constituencies are home for us. I have familial relations with people in Pilibhit since I was nine, when my mother was first elected. The party leadership took a decision and we carried forward their orders.
In dry city, a hint of an avian oasis - Times of India
CHENNAI: After the northeast monsoon skipped Chennai, avian visitors from afar were a no-show at Pallikaranai as most parts of the wetlands remained dry. A small 10-acre patch, however, had painted storks, spot-billed pelicans and purple moohens nesting and breeding in the trees around a small pond. This little oasis is on the campus of the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), with plenty of water and little noise or other pollution.
Fitting tributes paid to ghazal samrat Bhat - Times of India
Nagpur: The 87th birth anniversary of acclaimed Marathi poet Suresh Bhat was celebrated by paying a befitting tribute to him at the narration and presentation of Marathi ghazals, on Monday. Organized at Kaladalan, Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh (VSS), Rani Jhansi Square, Sitabuldi, the programme was titled ‘Dola - Marathi ghazal: Pravaas ani vikas’. Founder president of Sahitya Vihar and ghazal singer Asha Pandey and principal of Lady Amritbai Daga (LAD) College Deepali Kotwal were present.
Girl, who lost her leg under train, wins PU exam battle
Chethan Misquith Fathima Suzna, who had her right leg amputated last year after a train accident, came out with flying colours in her II PUC board examinations. | TNN | Apr 15, 2019, 19:55 IST Mangaluru: Fathima Suzna, who had her right leg amputated last year after a train accident, came out with flying colours in her II PUC board examinations. Fathima, a student of St Agnes College, secured 55.16% despite all adversities.
Bengaluru airport hikes user fee by a massive 120% from Tuesday - Times of India
BENGALURU: Flying out from the Bengaluru airport will be costlier by a massive 120 percent from Tuesday following the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Aera) allowing it to revise upwards the user development fee (UDF) for four months. The nation's third busiest airport after New Delhi and Mumbai plans to use the additional fee to fund its expansion.
Karnataka PUC result 2019 declared, 61.73% pass
Karnataka second PU results 2018-19 witnessed a passing 61.73 %. The results were announced on Monday, April 15. Compared to last year's results ( 59.56% in 2017-18) the reuses have gone up by 2.17%. TNN | Apr 15, 2019, 11:32 IST As many as 6,71,653 students had written the 2nd PUC exam and a total of 4,14,587 students passed. Udupi district has topped list with 92. 20 per cent, followed by Dakshina Kannada with 90.91%. Chitradurga district has secured 51. 42 per cent and is at the bottom of the list.
Bizmen discuss issues related to export promotion - Times of India
Ludhiana: A meeting of the Export Promotion Committee (EPC) Ludhiana was organised at the office of the Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) in Focal Point on Saturday. A host of issues related to exports, including IGST refunds, VAT refunds, and customs-related issues were discussed by businessmen on the occasion.
Delayed by polls, 5 parking lots likely to open in June - Times of India
NOIDA: The Noida Authority is trying to complete by June 30 its four underground and one multi-level parking projects at Botanical Garden that can accommodate 10,000 cars. The Authority had earlier planned to open the parking facilities by March, but the projects got delayed because of the Lok Sabha poll process. These parking facilities will give relief from snarls on roads where cars line up haphazardly.
NIA arrested 5th Lethpora CRPF camp terror attack accused - Times of India
SRINAGAR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested the fifth accused in connection with a militant attack on CRPF camp at Lethpora in 2017. NIA spokesman said in a statement that on April 14 it arrested Irshad Ahmad Reshi, a resident of Ratnipora, Pulwama in Case RC No. 10/2018/NIA/DLI (Attack on CRPF Group Centre, Lethpora). “Arrested accused Irshad Ahmad Reshi is an active OGW (over ground worker) of proscribed militant organisation Jaish-e-Muhammed.
IISc invites application for Summer Fellowship Program 2019, check details here
Sanjay Sharma Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the summer fellowship by visiting the official website - iisc.ac.in. | Updated: Apr 14, 2019, 20:23 ISTRepresentational Image Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for the summer fellowship by visiting the official website - iisc.ac.in.
Rate change norms need a relook: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
MUMBAI: Why should RBI change interest rates by only 0.25% (or 25 basis points) at a time? There is no reason, feels governor Shaktikanta Das. Speaking at the IMF-World Bank spring meeting in Washington on Friday, Das suggested it may be better to revise rates using smaller magnitudes like 10 basis points. Of the 14 rate changes the central bank has announced since 2014, 13 were of 25 basis points.
Two more arrested for murder of nambardar - Times of India
TNN | Apr 14, 2019, 07:58 IST Gurgaon: Two persons were arrested on Friday from the outskirts of the city on charges of murdering Manesar nambardar Sumer Singh last year. Fifty-year-old Singh, who maintained land records in the village, was shot dead on December 5, 2018, at IMT Manesar Chowk over a land dispute. The arrested persons were identified as Hari Om alias Titu (36), a resident of Harinagar, and Rajesh alias Fauji (34), a resident of Rajiv Colony, Naharpur Rupa.
Bars in star hotels to remain dry for 3 days - Times of India
TNN | Apr 14, 2019, 07:15 ISTRepresentative image CHENNAI: Star hotels in the city will not serve liquor for three days next week in view of the Lok Sabha elections on April 18.
Know queue status at polling booths sitting in your home - Times of India
Coimbatore: While the election commission and the district administration are doing everything under the sun to increase voter participation and expand voting opportunities for eligible voters, some people still hesitate to step out of their homes to exercise their franchise. They blame it on the unforgiving summer heat and the long queues in front of polling booths.
3 withdraw in Bhiwandi, 4 in Kalyan - Times of India
Pradeep Gupta | TNN | Apr 13, 2019, 13:18 ISTPicture used for representational purpose only Three candidates from Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency, including Independents Suresh Mahatre alias Balya Mama and Vishwanath Patil, withdrew their nominations on Friday. Now, there are 15 candidates in the fray here. In Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency, four candidates withdrew their candidature, leaving 28 nominees in the battlefield.
MPSC final result for PSI released @mpsc.gov.in; here’s direct link
Heeba Hameed Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has released the revised list of candidates for the post of Police Sub Inspector (PSI) on its official website today. | Apr 13, 2019, 16:30 IST The candidates can check their MPSC Police Sub Inspector results from the official website or from the direct link provided below.
E-tender scam: Board headed by Shivraj as CM under scanner - Times of India
BHOPAL: The political storm triggered by the FIR into the Rs 3,000-crore e-tendering scam looks set to intensify as Economic Offences Wing is trying to find out if Major Project Control Board (MPCB) was in the loop when tenders now under investigation were being allotted. Then chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was chairman of MPCB, which was authorized to clear all high-value tenders. It was Chouhan who had asked the state chief secretary last year to have the scam probed by EOW.
Traffic cops find 250 abandoned vehicles on city roads - Times of India
Nagpur: There are over 250 vehicles lying abandoned on various Nagpur roads, a survey conducted by Nagpur city traffic police has found. Following a state government notification, traffic cops from eight zones surveyed the city’s roads and public places and found the vehicles whose owners could not be traced. They are a major reason for traffic bottlenecks at different places.
Time to hit BJP for a six and oust them from Parliament: Sidhu - Times of India
TNN | Apr 13, 2019, 04:46 IST Silchar: Campaigning at Itkhoka Ground in Silchar on Friday, former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu launched a scathing attack on BJP, alleging that the “Modi government has looted the masses in the last past five years and only helped industrialists like Ambani to increase their wealth”. “It is time to hit BJP for a sixer and send them across the boundary of the Parliament. The Modi government has only looted the masses.
Shah, CM review prep for Modi’s Apr 25 road show - Times of India
TNN | Apr 13, 2019, 04:09 ISTBJP chief Amit Shah arrives at LBS International Airport on Friday Varanasi: National president of Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Shah reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency on Friday to review the preparations ahead of PM’s nomination on April 26. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath received Shah at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at around 6:15pm on Friday. Later, the duo reached Gokul Dham Lawn along the airport-city road at Harahua.
Workers, not leaders, help bring voters to polling booths - Times of India
Nagpur: A senior citizen, M Joshi, suffering from paralysis, came all the way from Mumbai to cast his vote. When he reached Neeri Modern School with his relative, there was no wheelchair to carry him to the classroom, which was quite some distance away. It was then that two activists — Shashank Chobe and Balasaheb Gajbhiye — who were helping voters find their booths and polling stations, came to the rescue. The two carried him easily till the voting booth and also dropped him back to his vehicle.
Jet Airways down to 11 aircraft, PMO holds meeting to discuss situation
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The crisis in Jet Airways deepened on Friday as the airline could operate only 11 aircraft leaving passengers stranded at various domestic and international airports and prompting the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the situation. + According to sources, the meeting was called after civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu asked secretary of the department Pradeep Singh Kharola to review issues concerning Jet Airways.
Congress, Left welcome SC verdict on electoral bond; BJP says will wait for final judgment - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The opposition Congress and CPM welcomed the Supreme Court order on electoral bonds on Friday, while the ruling BJP said it would wait for the final judgment. The Supreme Court Friday did not stop political funding through electoral bonds but brought several checks on it to bring transparency by directing all political parties to furnish receipts of amounts received and details of identity of donors in a sealed cover to the Election Commission.
Something serious going on in West Bengal, says SC; seeks state's reply on harassment of customs officials - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Something "very very serious" seems to be going on in West Bengal, the Supreme Court said Friday as it agreed to hear a plea alleging harassment of customs officials at Kolkata Airport for checking the luggage of a Trinamool Congress leader's wife. The top court asked the West Bengal government to file its reply on the plea within four weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: "Someone has drawn our attention to something very very serious.
'Student of the Year 2' trailer is leading to hilarious memes on social media - Times of India
The Karan Johar-led Dharma Production upcoming release 'Student of the Year 2' is just a month away from hitting theatres and the makers have just dropped the trailer of the film which stars Tiger Shroff , Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday. While KJo and the stars of the film have been teasing fans with posters and behind-the-scenes photos and videos of the film for months, we finally have some video footage from the film.
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