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Rose garden raises a stink, its thorns prick civic body - Times of India
PANAJI: A rather simple attempt by the city fathers to give the Salvador Souza garden , popularly called the Rose Garden , a makeover has not only struggled to see the light of day but has left the Corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP) with an egg on its face. Former MP Shantaram Naik, who passed away earlier this year, had offered the CCP funds under the Member of Parliament local area development (MPLAD) scheme.
Rahul pulls out quota card for STs in T’gana - Times of India
GADWAL: With just three days left for the Telangana assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised that the People’s Front -- comprising Congress, TTDP, CPI and TJS -- would enhance overall reservation for STs from 6% to 10%. He also promised categorisation of SCs into A, B, C and D groups in tune with the resolution passed in undivided Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
Notorious bootlegger Lalu Sindhi denied bail - Times of India
Vadodara: Notorious bootlegger Lalchand Khanani alias Lalu Sindhi who was recently nabbed by local crime branch of Vadodara rural police was denied bail by a court. Sindhi, who has several cases of prohibition against him, had sought bail in a case registered at Panigate police station in August. He was arrested on November 21 near Dumad crossroads on National Highway-48.
Muzaffarpur Shelter home sex scandal: Court extends CBI remand of Brajesh Thakur's aides - Times of India
MUZAFFARPUR: A court here on Monday extended the CBI remand of two close aides of Brajesh Thakur , the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal , by three days.
India doing 'commendable job' in improving accessibility for disabled: UNESCO - Times of India
NEW DELHI: India is doing a "commendable job" in providing accessible environment to disabled people, but a "lot more need to be done" to improve the scenario, especially in providing them education and skills, a top official of the UNESCO said Monday.
TRS, BJP in partnership to ensure continuation of their rule: Rahul Gandhi - Times of India
GADWAL: Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and caretaker Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao have entered into a "partnership" to ensure continuation of the BJP and TRS rule at the central and state level. "The TRS's aim is to ensure that Narendra Modi remains Prime Minister of India, and BJP continues to rule the country, and KCR (as Rao is referred to by many) rules in Telangana", he alleged at an election rally here.
Maharashtra farmer destroys brinjal plantation after crop fetches mere 20 paise per kg - Times of India
MUMBAI: Driven to despair by being offered a meagre 20 paise per kilogram for his brinjal production , a farmer in Maharashtra destroyed the entire plantation on his land to save himself from incurring further losses. Rajendra Bawake, from Sakuri village in Rahata tehsil of Ahmednagar district, claimed he earned only Rs 65,000 after investing Rs 2 lakh and putting in all his energy to cultivate the brinjal crop.
As poll dance peaks in Telangana, owls disappear from Karnataka - Times of India
BENGALURU: When police in Kalaburagi district questioned six men who were arrested in Sedam town on the Telangana border for transporting two Indian eagle-owls, they were astonished with the motive. The poachers said a politician contesting elections in the neighbouring state had “ordered” the nocturnal birds to help bring misfortune to his rivals. Unlike in England and the west where they are symbols of wisdom, in India owls are widely believed to bring bad luck, especially if they enter a home.
Kerala lottery department to announce Win Win lottery W-489 results today - Times of India
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala lottery department will announce the Win Win lottery W-489 results today.The result will be available on Kerala lottery department's official website. While the live results will begin at 3.00pm, full results will be declared at 4pm. The first prize is of Rs 65 lakh, while the second prize is of Rs 10 lakh. The third prize is Rs 1 lakh while the consolation prize is Rs 8,000.The fourth and fifth prize is of Rs 5,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively.
India vs Australia: Australia fret as Virat Kohli's India eye their chance - Times of India
SYDNEY: With Australian cricket still reeling from the wrecking ball that was the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal, India appear to have been handed a golden opportunity to secure a first Test series triumph Down Under over the next month. Winning on Australia's sunbaked tracks is still among the toughest propositions in cricket, however, so Virat Kohli 's team will have to be at their best with both bat and ball to forge the breakthrough even given the propitious circumstances.
Kite string slashes doctor’s face, fifth such case on Maa flyover - Times of India
KOLKATA: In the sixth such accident reported in the city since the end of December 2017 — the fifth on the Maa flyover — a young doctor employed with the state-run SSKM Hospital was slashed by a metallic kite string on Sunday. The alloy-coated thread caught the victim, Saikat Chakraborty, offguard and resulted in profuse bleeding from the face. However, doctors said Chakraborty could be released after first aid.
Hit by vehicle from behind, two youths on bike killed - Times of India
Greater Noida: Two friends were killed when their bike was hit by an unidentified vehicle from behind at the Sector 60 underpass on Saturday night. The victims have been identified as Vishal (19), an original resident of Hadwa village in Mainpuri, and Raja (20), who was from Mamura village in Sector 66. While Vishal was a Class XII student at a private school in his neighbourhood, Raja managed a grocery stall for a living. Vishal’s father is an e-rickshaw driver.
Cop arrested for harassing married woman - Times of India
Surat: A police constable posted at police headquarters at Navsari was arrested by cops from Dindoli police station in the city on Saturday for allegedly harassing and thrashing a married woman. The accused was later released on bail. Police arrested Prakash Patil, 35, a resident of Limbayat, for allegedly harassing a 30-year-old schoolteacher. The complainant also teaches at a tuition class.
More Punjab ministers hit out at Sidhu over his jibe on Amarinder Singh - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: More Punjab ministers on Sunday condemned Navjot Singh Sidhu over his jibe at Amarinder Singh demanding he apologise to the chief minister and "learn how to respect elders", even as the former cricketer's wife said his statement was being twisted and taken out of context.
Train 18 crosses 180 kmph speed limit during trial run - Times of India
NEW DELHI: India's first locomotive-less train, known as Train 18, breached the 180 kmph speed limit during a test run on Sunday, a senior railway official said here. When this Rs 100-crore indigenously designed train is made operational, it will become the country's fastest train. "Train 18 breached the 180 kmph speed limit in the Kota-Sawai Madhopur section. The major trials are now over, with just some more remaining. Based on the reports, fine tuning would be done if needed.
EC 'in the thick of preparations' for Lok Sabha polls: Sunil Arora - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora , who assumed charge on Sunday, said the Election Commission was already in the thick of preparations for Lok Sabha polls due next year and its priority was to give the country “a fair, credible, free, impartial and ethical election”. “The internal preparations started some time back.
Brace for 6 hour megablock to dismantle Masjid FOB girder - Times of India
MUMBAI: Central Railway will operate a special traffic and power block of 6 hours from 10.30 am to 4.30 am on 4 lines — Up and Down harbour lines and Up and Down slow lines to dismantle one span and one girder of the FOB at Masjid Railway Station(Mumbai end).No services will be available at Masjid and Sandhurst Road stations during the block period. Up and Dn suburban services on harbour line will not be available between CSMT and Vadala Road stations.
With the jihadists gone, booze is back in Iraq's Mosul
MOSUL: Rows of yellow-labelled whiskey bottles sit alongside imported French wines, while cans of Korean beer chill in the fridge: with Iraq 's Mosul free of jihadists, the booze is back. The city spent three years under the iron-fisted rule of the Islamic State group, which punished those caught drinking alcohol with public lashings or worse. But more than a year since Iraqi forces ousted the jihadists from Mosul, liquor stores are flourishing.
Fraudsters use loot to buy Mercedes, held - Times of India
KOLKATA: Just two weeks after a 96-year-old British woman was allegedly duped of 3,800 dollars by a gang running a fake call centre from Kolkata, city cops tasted a major success on Friday. It has claimed to have busted a fake BPO operating from a posh housing complex at Tangra. Police said the accused had been spending money to buy expensive items — the latest being a Mercedes-Benz car that has been seized from their possession.
IAS officers association to extend support to convicted ex-coal secretary Gupta - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The IAS officers association termed the conviction of "honest" IAS officers in the coal scam on Saturday "as most unfortunate" and vowed to rally behind the three officers who have been convicted by a special CBI court. "Conviction of honest IAS officers in the coal scam is most unfortunate. A black letter day for bureaucracy — convicting officers for bonafide decisions in the interest of administration.
Cops roll out 25 new patrol cars, 40 bikes - Times of India
GURUGRAM: In a major boost to surveillance mechanism of the city, the Gurugram police rolled out a fleet of 25 new PCR vans and 40 bikes on Saturday. While flagging off new vans at the police commissioner’s office , minister Rao Narbir Singh said more such vehicles would be added to the police fleet in coming months. Claiming that it’s a major addition of resource, commissioner KK Rao said this would help police reduce response time further.
A Halloween theme party for Allahabadis - Times of India
A private club in Allahabad organised a Halloween theme party, recently. The do was marked by lots of games and dance performances. The highlight of the party was Anjali’s dance on the song 'Bhoot Hoon Main.' Going by the theme, the venue was aptly decorated with candlestands, cut-outs of bats, pumpkins and also had a selfie booth.
Delegate pass distribution from tomorrow - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: Distribution of the delegate passes of IFFK-2018 will begin on Monday. Cultural minister AK Balan will inaugurate the distribution of delegate pass at 3pm at Tagore Theatre premises. The delegate cell will be open from 9am to 7pm every day. Those who have registered for the festival can collect the pass from the delegates’ cell.Meanwhile, Chalachitra Academy has decided to keep the registration open till December 7 as there are a few more passes left.
Manish Sisodia slams Centre over denial of Austria visit - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday lashed out the Narendra Modi government for denial of permission for his Austria visit to speak about the ' Happiness Curriculum ' introduced by AAP government in Delhi schools. "They did not give any reason for denying permission to my Austria visit for the three-day conference," Sisodia, who had to leave on Saturday night, said at a press conference.
Gujarat: A mall that spreads smiles among underprivileged kids - Times of India
VADODARA: Over 1,000 underprivileged children studying in government schools got an opportunity to select toys, clothes, stationaries or books of their choice in milk city Anand recently when the ‘Earth Mega Mall’ opened its doors for these children. After a long drawn collection drive which had started before the Navratri festivities, the Voluntary Nature Conservancy (formerly known as Vidyanagar Nature Club) had organised the Earth Mega Mall in Anand.
Nirmala Sitharaman headed for US to reaffirm strategic ties amid the shadow of CAATSA - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman is headed for the US to reaffirm the bilateral strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific region as well as discuss new defence deals and projects, even though the threat of the Trump administration imposing financial sanctions on India's $5.43 billion deal for Russian S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems is yet to abate.
Calcutta High Court refuses to stay Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayoral poll - Times of India
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to stay the December 3 mayoral election of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). The two contestants in the fray are Trinamool Congress candidate Firhad Hakim and BJP councillor Meena Devi Purohit. Justice Debangshu Basak, however, ruled that the validity of the election and its outcome would depend on the court’s final judgment on the petition challenging the amendment to the KMC Act.
Modi and Vasundhara Raje failed to fulfil promises: Chidambaram - Times of India
JAIPUR: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday the BJP governments at the Centre and Rajasthan could not deliver the promises made to the people and it was a time for change. According to Chidambaram, five years ago, when the state's people voted in the last Assembly election, they were in the spell of Narendra Modi and his catchy slogans and attractive promises.
Dutch church praying 24/7 since Oct 25 to shield Armenian family from deportation - Times of India
THE HAGUE: A Dutch church has resorted to the power of prayer to stop the deportation of an Armenian family sheltering there, holding round-the-clock religious services for more than a month to keep police at bay, officials said Friday. The Bethel Church in The Hague has taken advantage of a loophole in Dutch law which says that police cannot enter the premises while a religious service is underway.
F Bar firing: All 5 accused arrested - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: The UT police operation cell arrested all five accused in the F Bar firing case from Ropar on Thursday night. Four persons were injured as shots were fired during the birthday party of Sahdev Salaria, political adviser to MP Kirron Kher , early on November 20.
Voting for sixth phase of panchayat polls begins in J&K - Times of India
SRINAGAR: Polling for the sixth phase of the nine-phased panchayat election began at over 3,100 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, officials said. Voting began at 8 am at 3,174 polling stations — 410 in the Kashmir division and 2,764 in the Jammu division — they added. The officials said 771 polling stations — 410 in the Kashmir division and 361 in the Jammu division — were categorised as hypersensitive.
Man booked for raping woman - Times of India
AMBALA: The women police station has booked a man accused of raping a 19-year-old for three years when she was a minor. The accused was harassing the survivor for past few years.
Raja Bhaiya launches party with war cry for caste equality - Times of India
LUCKNOW: Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya , a six-time independent MLA who has been a minister in three governments, announced the launch of his political party, Jansatta Dal, on Friday on completing 25 years in politics and said that he would fight for ‘equality’ among all castes in society. Raja Bhaiya said that he would fight for justice to general category candidates who are being discriminated against in education and government jobs due to the reservation policy.
SI arrested while consuming liquor in Muzaffarpur hotel - Times of India
MUZAFFARPUR: Sub-inspector (SI) Manoj Kumar Nirala posted at Muzaffarpur Town police station was arrested from a hotel while he was consuming liquor on Friday afternoon.The hotel from where the SI has been arrested is barely 1.8 metres away from the police station.Confirming the arrest, Muzaffarpur SSP Manoj Kumar said, “On a tip-off about gathering of some anti-social elements, a raid was conducted at Laxmi hotel under the Town police station area.
Two women arrested in group clash case - Times of India
Rajkot: Two women were arrested on Friday in the group clash case which claimed six lives in Chhasra village of Mundra taluka in Kutch district late on the night of October 23. Earlier, six persons were arrested in the case. Police arrested Shakina Bolia (40) and Jala Bolia (65) from Chhasra village. The clash had erupted between the members of two families over a dispute pertaining to gram panchayat election.
Kidney stone remains even after operation, patient complains to Indian Medical Association - Times of India
NOIDA: A Noida businessman has moved the Indian Medical Association and the police after he found out that a kidney stone-removal surgery which he thought had been performed by doctors at a Delhi-based private hospital on him was never carried out. Later, he had to undergo another surgery at a city hospital to get the stones removed.
EC notice against BJP MLA Khemaram - Times of India
JAIPUR: Churu district 's Sujangarh Returning officer issued an EC notice to sitting BJP MLA Khemaram for transporting publicity material without permission in alleged violation of model code of conduct. An independent candidate Santosh Meghwal has also been issued a notice for holding a meeting without permission in Sujangarh."Our flying squad team seized publicity material, which were being transported without permission. They also could not produce bills of those publicity material.
Farooq Abdullah extends support to farmers rally, says Kashmir stands with them - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah extended his support to farmers, who have gathered here to press for their demands, and urged people to join hands to overthrow the BJP government in the upcoming elections.
Ahmedabad hotels may not honour bookings made on two portals - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad hoteliers are planning to refuse bookings from two online portals – MakeMyTrip and Goibibo, with effect from from Saturday, alleging indiscriminate discounts offered by these portals, which is hurting their revenues. Hoteliers will meet on Friday to decide their course of action. Estimates by Hotels and Restaurants Association (HRA) Gujarat claim that their profit margins are being dented by around 40%, owing to the hefty discounts offered on online bookings.
43 Delhi girl students report government school teacher for harassment - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Forty-three girl students of a Delhi government school in Outer district have filed a complaint against a teacher stating that he looks at them inappropriately and asks obscene questions. In a complaint signed by the students from classes XI and XII and addressed to the principal, they said it was important to raise the issue for the future of other students in the school.
Dengue patient dies, parents billed Rs 16 lakh for 2 weeks in ICU - Times of India ►
NEW DELHI: Fortis Memorial Research Institute (Gurgaon) charged the family of a seven-year-old dengue patient almost Rs 16 lakh for 15 days in the ICU, but the girl died while being shifted from Fortis to Rockland Hospital. ALSO READ: After allegation of 'overcharging' by private hospital, J P Nadda seeks details Union health minister J P Nadda on Monday assured the bereaved family of action in the matter following an uproar on social media sites. Fortis denied any wrongdoing.
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