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Police probe in nun rape case on right track, says Kerala high court - Times of India
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday said the ongoing police investigation in the alleged rape of a nun by Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal is satisfactory and that the court didn’t see any reason for a CBI probe.
Seven Kolkata bridges identified as 'most vulnerable' - Times of India
KOLKATA: In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department ( PWD ) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.The seven bridges are out of the 20, which, the PWD has classified as "distressed" structures.The seven bridges labelled as "most vulnerable" are Bijon setu, Gouribari Aurobindo Setu, Belgachhia bridge, Tollygunge Circular Road bridge, Dhakuria bridge...
Youth Congress internal poll results put on hold - Times of India
Nagpur: While Rahul Siriah was declared elected as president of Youth Congress from Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency, the election result of Nagpur constituency was put on hold because of disputes between contestants over genuineness of voting and role of the polling officers.The voting for organizational elections in the Youth Congress were held Assembly constituency-wise on September 9, 11 and 12 and the counting and results were to take place on Thursday.
Gujarat: Armed with licences, gas companies unleash talent hunt - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Talent hunt is intensifying among city gas distribution (CGD) companies following the government issuing retailing licences for 78 Indian cities in one go in August. With as many as four Gujarat-based companies having bagged licences, hiring activity has intensified, leaving a dent in public sector firms.
Ban on thermocol impacts grandeur of idols and decorations - Times of India
Nagpur: The ban on plastic and thermocol has affected the designs and grandeur of idols this festival season. Artist Rakesh Pathrabe, who is known for his offbeat designs in 3D, says this year the customers were not satisfied with the work as they felt that something was missing from the idols.“Thermocol is used for making arches behind the head of Ganesh. These arches, carved aesthetically and coloured brightly, create a halo around the entire idol.
Kolkata: KMC jittery over 5 deaths in a fortnight - Times of India
KOLKATA: Five dengue deaths in a span of a fortnight has made the Kolkata Municipal Corporation top brass jittery.
Preparations for hockey world cup abound - Times of India
Around 150 students participated in the sixth urban lecture and an interactive workshop organised by the civic authorities. The architecture students from various architecture and planning colleges in the twin cities will prepare lighter, quicker and cheaper projects and designs for 30 public spaces in the city prior to Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup 2018. The students were asked to make unique and innovative creations to beautify the city.
Delhi Congress leaders meet LG, demand end to sealing of non-polluting household industries - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Congress leaders on Thursday met Lt Governor Anil Baijal , seeking his intervention to end sealing of non-polluting household industries in the city, and said a failure would "force people" to come out on the streets in large numbers.Leading the delegation, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken asserted that the party was ready to go to "any extent" to get relief for affected workers and small businesses."People are angry with the sealing action and forced collection of...
SC orders auction of 16 Amrapali assets, may raise Rs 1,300 crore - Times of India
NEW DELHI: With controversy-hit real estate firm Amrapali Group failing to raise funds for unfinished housing projects, the Supreme Court on Wednesday selected 16 of its properties for auction, which are expected to fetch a little over Rs 1,300 crore.The SC set the ball rolling for the auction of Amrapali assets after the company could not show funds to complete projects in which 46,575 homebuyers have invested money and entrusted the task of selling the properties to the debt recovery...
Damodar Rout’s allegations are ridiculous: Naveen Patnaik - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Day after expelling Damodar Rout from BJD, party president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday dismissed corruption charges levelled against his government by the former minister Briefing reporters at his residence here after returning from New Delhi, Naveen said, “Dama babu has always been making irresponsible statements.
'Refugee status to non-Muslims BJP's election ploy' - Times of India
GUWAHATI: Political commentators are seeing the BJP national executive resolution to extend protection to refugees from neighbouring countries who take refuge in India as a move ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to avoid criticism from pressure groups which are up in arms against granting of citizenships to non-Muslim minorities from neighbouring countries.The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 that seeks to fast-track citizenships to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan is...
Probe against HSVP officials for misleading court on land compensation - Times of India
HISAR: In yet another case of financial fraud, reminiscent of the Rs 70-crore scam in which a former district revenue officer was booked for excess compensations paid to landowners in Panchkula in 2015, officials of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) have been found misleading the court in granting enhanced compensation to people whose land it acquired for an auto market in Hansi town of Hisar district.The land acquisition happened about 24 years ago.
Cop frames minor in fake case, suspended - Times of India
KANPUR: A senior sub-inspector (SSI) of Rail Bazar police station her, Abdul Kalam, was suspended on Wednesday for booking a class IX student in a fake case at the behest of an alleged criminal. The student was booked for firing on a woman — Saroj Gupta of Meerpur on August 17.Kalam was found guilty of fabricating complaint during an inquiry ordered by ADG Kanpur zone Avinash Chandra. “Inquiry revealed that SSI Kalam had registered a fake complaint.
Moscow ready to make steps to improve Russia-US ties: Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
MOSCOW: Moscow is ready to do what it can to break the impasse in relations between Russia and the United States, and is taking seriously President Donald Trump 's willingness to forge a normal dialogue, though anti-Russia sentiment in the US establishment was a hindrance, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said."We are ready to cover our part of the way to drive the mutual ties from the impasse," Lavrov said in an interview with Germany's DPA news agency published on his ministry's website on...
Ex-IT official duped of Rs68 lakh - Times of India
Nagpur: A retired assistant commissioner with Income Tax (I-T) department was duped of Rs68 lakh, which was most of his retirement fund, through phishing calls between February 2, 2017, and March 26, 2018. Madhav Chimurkar, 69, had approached the Cyber Cell of city crime branch in April, after realizing that he has been duped by the tricksters.Chimurkar, a resident of Wardhaman Nagar, had received a phone call from a person claiming to be speaking from the ministry of finance.
Man shoots wife dead, commits suicide - Times of India
Nagpur: A 47-year-old man shot his wife dead and then shot himself late on Tuesday night at her parents’ house at Dattatrey Nagar . Ravindra Nagpure used a country made pistol to shoot his wife Meena over some family dispute.Meena died on the spot while Ravindra died on Wednesday morning at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was taken after he shot himself with the same gun.
Signature campaign to save tigers from hunter Khan - Times of India
Nagpur: Wildlife lovers on Wednesday started an online petition against Hyderabad-based hunter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan who has been roped in by the state forest department to shoot problem tigress T1 in Pandharkawda Over 750 people had signed the petition, started by Conservation Lenses and Wildlife (CLaW) group working for wildlife protection, within four hours after it was launched.The petition has been directed to DG forest, Delhi.
Students’ marks can decrease after verification - Times of India
PANAJIi: When a Class X or XII student applies for reevaluation of marks in the subject, and if there is a change in marks post the reevaluation, the marks after the reevaluation process are counted only if they have increased over the previous assessment.The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Education, however, has told schools that in the case of verification of marks, the marks allotted after the verification process will be final, even if the marks have decreased.While, in the...
Flower prices soar at Koyambedu on eve of Ganesh Chaturthi - Times of India
CHENNAI: High demand pushed prices of flower varieties through the roof at the Koyembedu Wholesale Market (KWM) ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi and as Wednesday was an auspicious day. Jasmine recorded the highest jump, costing double as last week. Fruit traders, however, were on the flip side, as fruit prices dropping significantly.S Mookaiah, secretary of Chennai Koyembedu Flower Traders Association, said yellow chrysanthemum was sold anywhere between Rs 160-200 per kg.
Modi an illiterate & a boor, says Cong neta, sparks row - Times of India
MUMBAI: Congress president Sanjay Nirupam found himself in the eye of a Twitter storm on Wednesday for calling PM Narendra Modi “anpadh ganvar” —roughly translated as illiterate and uncivilised — over reports that the education department had asked schools to screen a documentary based on the Prime Minister’s childhood.
Jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh looted - Times of India
Rajkot: A jeweller was looted of gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh , in Karanpara Chowk locality of Rajkot on Tuesday night.Mahesh Vajani (56), a resident of Digvijay Plot in Jamnagar, was looted by three unidentified men when he was talking with his friend Ramesh Bhuva. Their common friend, Ajay Soni, had gone to take Vajani’s car in which they were to travel to Jamnagar.Suddenly, robbers arrived on a bike and one of them picked up the bag containing jewellery and they sped away.
EU Parliament OKs copyright rules that could be ‘catastrophic’ for Net
The EU parliament has approved new copyright rules that campaigners have warned could be “catastrophic” for the internet. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted for the controversial rules, known as Articles 11 and 13.
30-year-old raped inside car, 2 booked - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Two men have been booked for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman inside a car in Manesar on Monday.The complainant, a Delhi resident and mother of two, told police that she got in touch with Ramesh, a Gurugram resident, through a common friend on September 6.
Centre asks Bengal to repeal its version of real estate law - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Centre has written to the West Bengal government to repeal its own version of the real estate regulatory law to avoid any confusion for home buyers and builders.
Two trafficked women rescued by DCW in Delhi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Commission for Women ( DCW ) on Wednesday rescued two women, aged 20 and 28, who had become victims of human trafficking . Both of them belong to West Bengal.According to the DCW, a team was sent to Nizamuddin railway station, from where both the women were rescued, after an individual called the Women Helpline number and informed the Commission."The victims said they were kept captive at a house in Yamuna Vihar from where they managed to escape somehow.
Contestants should not send SMS or Whatsapp messages between 10pm-6am: EC - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Contestants in the elections should not disturb the electorate with SMS or messages on Whatsapp from 10pm to 6am. This is as per the Election Commission of India letter written to chief electoral offices of all states and union territories.In the instructions on prevention of defacement of open spaces and public property, ECI secretary NT Bhutia pointed out that the prohibited time of loudspeakers for election campaign is between 10pm and 6am.
Panipat: School principal booked for outraging modesty of a woman - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Making advances towards a widow for relationship on the pretext of getting her employed as cook has landed the principal of a government school in troubled waters.The accused principal has been booked for criminal intimidation and outraging the modesty of a woman in a case registered against him at a police station in Panipat .
Notorious car thief Kulithalai Suresh arrested in Trichy - Times of India
TRICHY: The Trichy city police have arrested notorious car thief A Suresh alias Kulithalai Suresh , 42, and seized six stolen cars from him.
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