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Odisha police rescues 1,497 missing children - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Police has rescued at least 1,497 children missing from different parts of the state this month, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.The search mission named Paree-II was launched on September 1 and till Tuesday (Sep11), a total of 1,497 children have been rescued and drive is still continuing, the senior officer at the Crime Branch of Odisha Police said.
CRPF jawan hurt in encounter with terrorist in Jammu - Times of India
JAMMU: A CRPF jawan was injured in an encounter between security forces and a terrorist in the Kakriyal belt of Jammu region on Wednesday, official sources said.During a cordon and search operation, personnel from the CRPF, police and the Army cornered the terrorist to a house in the Kakriyal belt, they added.As the security personnel narrowed down on the exact location of the terrorist, the encounter broke out during which a CRPF jawan was reportedly injured, the officials said, adding that...
Scientists use insects’ sex hormone to help ryots beat pests, boost crops - Times of India
PANAJI: Pest attacks and fruit flies can destroy pulp , making it foul-smelling and discoloured besides leaving toxic residue on fruits.
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.
Oil price hike: Knee-jerk reactions will not help, says Goyal - Times of India
NEW DELHI: With the opposition demanding that the government slash fuel prices, BJP on Wednesday said “knee-jerk reactions” will not help and may end up harming the economy by worsening the fiscal deficit and pushing up inflation.Union minister Piyush Goyal said the government is working with a holistic view of the economy and has confidence that people will support and respect decisions taken in the national interest.The minister also sought to explain the relentless fall in the value of the...
Maulvi’s 3rd wife alleges sodomy, HC denies anticipatory bail - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has denied pre-arrest bail to a maulvi from South Gujarat who is accused of sodomizing his third wife.On Monday, Justice A Y Kogje refused bail to the 40-year-old man, a resident of Mandvi town in Surat district, saying, “The court is convinced that prima facie, the allegations (levelled by his wife) attract the ingredients of the offence (section 377 of IPC) and hence discretion cannot be exercised in the favour of the applicant.”The maulvi had married his...
37% of women committing suicide in the world are Indians; Indian men account for 24% of cases - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Every third woman who committed suicide in 2016 was an Indian. Although India accounted for 18% of the global population in 2016, a study published in the Lancet Public Health journal on Wednesday showed that Indians accounted for 37% of the global suicide deaths among women and 24.3% among men.
Highway robbery bid foiled; 5 held - Times of India
Rajkot: Five robbers , who were plotting a highway robbery on Jamnagar-Rajkot highway, were arrested early morning on Wednesday. Of the arrested robbers, two were minors.
Labourer borrows Rs 200 to buy lottery ticket, wins Rs 1.5 crore - Times of India
MANDVI (Sangrur): The first thing Manoj Kumar did when he heard that he had won a Rs 1.5 crore jackpot with the Rs 200 that he had borrowed from a neighbour to buy a lottery ticket was tell his eldest daughter, who was on the verge of quitting her studies, that she can pursue her dreams now. He told her that she should in fact prepare to join the Indian Police Service, something that she had always dreamed of. He did something else.
Police get custody of 5 Muslim youths - Times of India
Coimbatore: Principal district judge R Sakthivel on Wednesday granted police custody of the five accused arrested for hatching a conspiracy to kill Hindu outfit leaders.When the petition came for hearing, the defence counsel said that there was no need for further investigation. Citing the previous judgements, the counsel alleged that the confession statements received after the arrest could not be taken on merits.
FCI general manager held for rape of subordinate - Times of India
A forty five year-old general manager of Food Corporation of India (FCI), currently posted at Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the city police on Tuesday for allegedly raping and blackmailing his subordinate in May while he was posted in Jaipur. Manmeet Singh Bhullar was posted as AGM in Jaipur regional office of the FCI. On May 23 he asked one of his junior staffers to come to a hotel in Lal Kothi on pretext of discussing official work. “He spiked her tea and raped her in the hotel room.
International border in Jammu to get high-tech surveillance system - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Two stretches along the international border in Jammu are set to get a high-tech surveillance system, complete with invisible electronic walls and infra-red sensors to detect intruders and pass on alerts in real time to the nearest border outpost for quick action. Union home minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu on September 17 to launch two pilot projects under the comprehensive integrated border management system (CIBMS).
Patidar leader Hardik Patel ends fast after 19 days - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Patidar leader Hardik Patel ended his indefinite hunger strike after 19 days on Wednesday and said that his supporters persuaded him to do so.Earlier on Wednesday, Patel took to Twitter and said that his decision to end his hunger strike came after he was convinced by the trustees and supporters so that he can stay healthy for a longer battle.The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader was demanding reservations for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers.The Pass leader...
Germany can't look away if Syria uses chemical weapons: Merkel
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday Germany could not simply look away if chemical attacks took place in Syria , two days after her government said it was in talks with its allies about a possible military deployment in the war-torn country.The conservative leader said Germany's could not just reject military intervention, a direct rebuke of her Social Democratic coalition partners, who have rejected participation in military action against Syria."It cannot be the German...
<em></em>Centre, state govt creating 'confusing' over J&K panchayat polls: Congress - Times of India
SRINAGAR: The Congress's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Wednesday accused the Centre and the state government of creating "uncertainty" over the panchayat and local bodies polls, saying it will decide on participation once the "confusing" is cleared.The elections in the state is scheduled to be held from next month.The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) would send a team to New Delhi to brief the party leadership on the issue, Congress state unit president Ghulam Ahmad Mir said...
Stinking Vrishabhavati nauseates motorists at Sumanahalli bridge - Times of India
BENGALURU: The wait at the traffic signal under Sumanahalli flyover at the intersection of Outer Ring Road and Magadi Road is nothing short of a nightmare.
Road caves in near CP, triggers a gridlock - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A huge cave-in on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Lutyens’ Delhi on Monday threw traffic completely out of gear on the stretches around Connaught Place and Gol Dak Khana on Tuesday as New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) had to close the whole carriageway from Gol Market to CP during peak hours.The police have advised commuters to avoid the stretch for at least one week.
Meet to focus on modern practices in ayurveda - Times of India
Nagpur: The Nagpur branch of National Integrated Medical Association will host a national conference on ‘Integrated approach towards ayurveda practice and expo’ at Naivedhyam Eastoria, Kalamna Market Road, on September 29 and 30.The objective of the conference is to present practitioners with latest knowledge about ayurvedic medicines. It will also offer a platform to research scholars to present their study on the topic.
Mobile carts, kiosks removed in anti-encroachment drive - Times of India
GREATER NOIDA: The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) carried out a large scale anti-encroachment drive on Tuesday and cleared 15 mobile carts and few kiosks, roadside eateries and scrap dealers, etc.The drive started from Knowledge Park III near Sharda Hospital went on to GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, IIMT College of Management to Tugalpur market near Pari Chowk and concluded at Ansal Plaza .
Railway advisory panel member, family thrashed after tiff over parking in Malibu Towne - Times of India
GURUGRAM: A Malibu Towne resident and member of the national railway advisory council was allegedly thrashed, along with his family, by a group of youths after an argument over parking space on Sunday evening.According to police, around 6:20pm on Sunday, 45-year-old Sanjay Tyagi reached his house in his car. Two youths had parked a Bullet bike and a scooty outside his house. Tyagi’s son asked the duo to move their vehicles so Tyagi could drive his car into his parking lot.
PIL in HC against rising fuel prices - Times of India
NEW DELHI: As the nation reels under the impact of rising fuel prices, a PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday against the daily change in the rates of petrol and diesel in the country.The public interest litigation was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao, which allowed it to be listed for hearing on Wednesday.The plea by Puja Mahajan , a resident of the national capital, sought directions to the central government to treat petrol and diesel...
Stalin says Tamil Nadu is facing power shortage, accuses electricity minister of corruption - Times of India
CHENNAI: Several areas of Tamil Nadu have been facing unannounced power cuts in the last few days, said DMK president M K Stalin on Tuesday. But Tangedco is cutting power in the name of maintenance and others instead of revealing the fact that it is facing a 1600 MW shortage, Stalin said in a statement."Without revealing the truth, Tangedco is cutting power using names like maintenance, faults in the line and others.
Rupee not to go in for free fall: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Former Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan Monday hoped that the rupee will not go in for a free fall as the central bank is appropriately raising interest rate to control inflation.
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