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UP has changed, 'bahubalis' have no impact now: Amit Shah
CHITRAKOOT/PRATAPGARH (UP): BJP president Amit Shah on Monday accused the opposition of giving tickets to musclemen in Uttar Pradesh and asserted that their presence would not have any impact as the Adityanath government had been acting "tough" against the goons. Amit Shah alleged that goons of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) used to work as land mafias.
Where are the 2 crore jobs which Modi promised: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi. (ANI photo) CHURU: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday demanded to know where were the 2 crore jobs which the prime minister had "promised" to create. Some youths wearing t-shirt with BJP's 'main bhi chowkidar' slogan caught Gandhi's attention during his rally in Churu. Acknowledging their presence, Gandhi said, "You are wearing t-shirt of chowkidar.
23 TN pilgrims stranded in Nepal - Times of India
Namakkal/Tirupur: Twenty-three pilgrims from Tamil Nadu have been stranded at Simikot in Humla district of northwestern Nepal for the past five days due to bad weather.One of the pilgrims told TOI over phone that more than 200 tourists, including 23 from Tamil Nadu, had not got proper food and water for the last one week.Among the 23 stranded pilgrims from Tamil Nadu, one person is from Tiruchengode in Namakkal district while the rest are from Tirupur district.They started their pilgrimage to...
Army to give up cows in military farms for Rs 1,000 each - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Nearly a year after the defence ministry ordered closure of 39 military farms across the country, the Army has decided to "transfer" all the cattle kept there to government departments or dairy cooperatives at a nominal cost of Rs 1,000 per animal.Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre , while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha , said all the cattle in the military farms will be transferred to central and state government departments or to state cooperatives.He said a cost...
SC panel orders sealing of 600 units in east Delhi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee has directed East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC ) to start a sealing drive against 600 properties in Vishwas Nagar and adjoining areas.Monitoring committee member KJ Rao told TOI that they inspected the area and found the properties flouting Master Plan 2021 norms as well as causing pollution.Rao said residential premises are being used for commercial purposes, which is prohibited.
SoftBank's earnings surge 50 times, CEO Son looks to 'grow for 300 years' - Times of India
TOKYO: Japanese technology company SoftBank says its net profit soared more than 50-fold from a year earlier to 313.7 billion yen ($2.8 billion) in the latest quarter thanks to gains in its main investment fund.Sales in the April-June quarter edged up 4 per cent to 2.3 trillion yen.The SoftBank Vision Fund rose in value by 244.9 billion yen, driven by higher valuations for its holdings in Indian online retailer Flipkart and American shared office provider WeWork.
Love turns sour, bikes bear brunt - Times of India
BERHAMPUR: Betrayed in love, a girl allegedly set afire three two-wheelers parked outside the house of her ' lover ' at Sunapanga under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal district on Saturday night.The girl took revenge against Dinesh Nayak, 25, who refused to be in a relationship with her. Dinesh is an unemployed youth.The 20-year old girl of Kanjamendi under K Nuagaon police limits alleged that he attacked her when she came to his house to see the burnt bikes on Sunday.
14 per cent jump in foreign tourist arrivals: govt tells Lok Sabha - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Foreign tourist arrivals in India has seen a 14 per cent jump in 2017 and foreign exchange earnings in the sector during the same period was Rs 1.77 lakh crore, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons said on Monday.Alphons also said in Lok Sabha that is a shortage of two lakh rooms in the tourism sector, mostly in the mid-segment.The minister said there has been a 28.8 per cent increase in domestic tourist visits in the country between 2014 and 2017 while 20.4 per cent jump in foreign...
Odisha Police seek tweak in recruitment rules to meet manpower needs - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: To address acute shortage of staff in police stations, the state police headquarters has proposed an amendment in a 1974 yardstick of recruitment of cops. As per the 1974 order, only one assistant sub-inspector or sub-inspector would be posted in those police stations that register 60 cases per annum (1:60 ratio).
Learnt how to use the Dukes ball at Worcester: Ashwin - Times of India
BIRMINGHAM: R Ashwin came into this Test series with quite a few question marks hanging over his head. While the premier offie's performances outside the subcontinent was an issue that was being discussed, Kuldeep Yadav's emergence as the new mystery spinner too sparked debates whether the chinaman should be the lone tweaker in the playing XI.
Caught by cops riding triples while drunk, man jumps into Adyar river - Times of India
CHENNAI: A 24-year-old man, who was caught drunk driving and triple riding, jumped into the Adyar river from Thiru-vi-ka Bridge reportedly after he was asked to produce the driving licence by police during a vehicle check on Saturday night.The man is still missing. Police have launched a search for him.Police identified the man as Radhakrishnan, 24, a resident of Adyar. On Saturday, around 10.15pm, he was riding a two-wheeler with his friend Suresh and another youth riding pillion.
IMFL worth Rs 22 lakh seized near Godhra - Times of India
Vadodara: The local crime branch of Panchmahal police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 22 lakh and arrested one person near Parvadi village in Panchmahal on Sunday.According to police, they had received information that a driver transporting illicit liquor had stopped at a highway hotel for snacks. When the cops reached there, they found the said truck and its driver Ramtej Singh.
Agri students protest delay in entrance test - Times of India
Vadodara/Anand: Students of four state agriculture universities of Gujarat have started protesting against the delay in organising the MSc entrance test which was earlier scheduled on Sunday.Student groups from Junagadh Agricultural University, Navsari Agricultural University, Sardar Krushinagar-Dantiwada Agricultural University and Anand Agricultural University (AAU) have started registering their protest since Saturday over alleged inaction of the state government against privately run Rai...
Married women forced out of homes to get police help - Times of India
Surat: Married women forced out of homes by their husbands or in-laws can look forward to quick police help now.Following two incidents of women taking drastic step of suicide and attempting suicide, police commissioner Satish Sharma has issued written orders instructing his subordinates to ensure that such woman don’t become homeless and take immediate action.“Police will not only help women return to their homes but also provide them security till they desire,” Sharma told TOI.On July 21, a...
Just 62 days in hand for teaching entire PG, UG semester - Times of India
Nagpur: The 90-day compulsory teaching norm has gone for a toss with admissions for undergraduate and postgraduate courses still going on and classes beginning last week.The Nagpur University (NU) had announced the academic calendar in April and the new session was scheduled to start from June 15.Though on paper PG departments, NU conducted and affiliated colleges may claim that the academic year has already started, classes for PG courses commenced only from last Thursday while UG classes...
HC restrains IOC from starting 3 petrol pumps - Times of India
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court in its recent judgment stopped the construction of three petrol pumps coming up on police land in violation of rules and lambasted the city police and municipal commissioners for their lackadaisical approach in this regard.The court, while disposing of a PIL filed a lawyer Prabhakar Sontakke, said the three pumps at CID office in Jafar Nagar, opposite Gittikhadan Police Station on Katol Road and opposite Raj Bhavan were coming up in blatant...
Work hard for better future, children of loco pilots told - Times of India
Nagpur: Children of loco pilots, who came out with flying colours in various examinations and got admissions to prestigious institutions, should keep up the tempo to achieve greater heights in life, said NK Bhandari, additional divisional railway manager of Central Railway, on Friday.Addressing a programme organized by the traction operation branch of Central Railway at Loco Pilot Lobby to felicitate meritorious students, Bhandari said, “This is the first step of the ladder that you have...
Cops prepare to shutter ‘Healer’ Baskar’s centre - Times of India
Coimbatore: The Kuniyamuthur police have prepared a detailed report against ‘Healer’ Baskar’s ‘NISTAI’- the International Life Style Training Centre. The report will be submitted to the revenue division office (south) on Monday. Based on the report, the RDO is expected to take steps to close the centre at Kovaipudur.In the report, police said Baskar is a civil engineer and has not completed any studies in medicine and not qualified to offer any medical treatment.
J&K Police to start crowdfunding campaign to aid kin of martyred SPOs - Times of India
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will start a crowdfunding campaign on Twitter tomorrow to provide financial aid to the families of 499 special police officers (SPOs) who died fighting militancy in the state.Director general of Police S P Vaid will kick off the Twitter crowdfunding campaign at 8.00 am tomorrow with the hashtag #martyredSPOs , a police official said today."We have 499 SPOs who have made the supreme sacrifice of their lives in the line of duty.
Top IAS officials have average tenure of only 11 months - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An analysis of the average tenure for senior bureaucrats in the state has shown that the decision taken by the state government in May 2014 for ensuring fixed two-year tenure for IAS officers, based on a Supreme Court order, has remained only in papers.Data from the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions show that the average tenure for the officials of the rank of secretary and above in a post has been only 11 months, while that of junior officials,...
Woes trail Valmiki Road florists; told to identify place owned by MCC - Times of India
MYSURU: After promising the florists on Valmiki Road, who were evicted from shops they had been running for more than two decades following a complaint from the Maharani's Commerce and Management College, that they would be given a new place to restart their business, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has now done a volte-face, and asked them to fend for themselves.The florists had had their shops opposite the CFTRI residential quarters for more than two decades.
Court hands life term to couple for murdering 21-year-old - Times of India
MANGALURU: The VI additional district and sessions court on Saturday announced life imprisonment to a man and his girlfriend on charges of killing the woman's ex-boyfriend.Judge D T Puttarangaswamy also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 each on both the convicts.
Live Badminton World Championships 2018, Final: PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin - The Times of India
Carolina is not an easy player. I have to fight out and work hard for every point. Carolina is quite aggressive at this tournament
Delhi HC junks AAP govt’s hike of minimum wages - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Saturday set aside the decision of the Aam Aadmi Party government to revise the minimum wage for all classes.
Martyred C-60 commandos now have community hall, sports trophy in their names - Times of India
Nagpur: The Gadchiroli police, in a soulful move, have inaugurated a community hall at their headquarters after C-60 commando Pandu Alam, who was killed in a landmine blast on August 7 in 1997 triggered by the Maoist.
Centre, FCI to build more foodgrain storage capacity in Punjab, Haryana - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: The Centre and Food Corporation of India has taken a major initiative to improve the storage capacity of foodgrains in Punjab and Haryana, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.He said that while silos of 4 lakh metric tonne (LMT) are under construction in Punjab by FCI, more silos of 21 LMT in Punjab and 9.5 LMT in Haryana respectively are being proposed to be built by FCI and State Governments.The minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution, said that the...
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