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Tourism corporation starts bidding process for luxury buses - Times of India
PATNA: Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) has initiated bidding process for operation of super luxury buses from Patna to places like Kolkata, Varanasi, Rajgir, Nalanda, Purnia and Bodh Gaya.Brajesh Kishore, manager (travel and trade), BSTDCL, said tourists would enjoy best amenities on the luxury buses to be launched on seven different routes – Patna-Kolkata-Patna, Patna-Gaya-Bodh Gaya-Patna, Patna-Nalanda-Rajgir-Patna, Patna-Purnia-Patna, Patna-Bodh Gaya-Varanasi-Patna,...
Milk shortage looms large as supply shrinks - Times of India
PUNE: Farmers’ agitation demanding higher prices for milk may hit the city hard over the next few days with major dairies running out of stock.Barring complains of nonavailability of milk in few pockets of the city, the overall situation remained normal on Tuesday.
Centre, state grapple over tent collapse at PM Narendra Modi rally - Times of India
MIDNAPORE: Five agencies from both the Union and state governments, including the Cabinet secretariat’s security wing and the Intelligence Bureau, started an investigation into the collapse of a shamiana at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore on Monday.Bengal agencies and the BJP, predictably, started a blame game — trying to fix responsibility on each other for the mishap — with one particular set of circumstances serving to highlight the politics that followed the incident...
Haryana may return unutilised land to owners, says Manohar Lal Khattar - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Haryana is facing a slew of litigations linked to land acquisition by the state so much so that the Supreme Court had ordered the CBI in March this year to unravel the scams and take action against people who had illegally enriched themselves.
Chennai to get cruise jetty - Times of India
CHENNAI: Union tourism minister K J Alphons on Tuesday said cruise jetties will be built in different parts of the country, including in Chennai.The minister told the media in New Delhi that more focus was given to the cruise tourism sector with the tourism ministry investing Rs 100 crore and the shipping ministry contributing a corpus of Rs 250 crore to the sector."The cruise ports are being developed in Mumbai..
BMC has completed structural audit of 304 bridges: Maharashtra CM - Times of India
NAGPUR: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC ) had completed the structural audit of 304 bridges in its jurisdiction, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said this in a written reply in response to queries raised by Congress MLAs Varsha Gaikwad and Amin Patel, who alleged that the audit work was progressing at a slow pace.According to Fadnavis, 114 of these 304 bridges were in good condition, 111 required...
Udaipur man blows himself up after wife leaves him - Times of India
UDAIPUR : A man from Udaipur, Rajasthan blew himself up using a detonator after his wife left him following an argument.The man, identified as Vinod Mehra blew himself up on Sunday after his wife left around five days back.The police are conducting an investigation.Circle officer of Govardhan Vilas police station, Bhawani Singh confirmed the news.“We got the information that a man has blown himself up using a detonator. We have sent the body for post-mortem.
Khirki Extension case: Delhi court frames charges against AAP MLA Somnath Bharti - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday framed charges against former Delhi minister and AAP MLA Somnath Bharti over the 2014 midnight raid in Khirki extension The Delhi court fixed September 4 and 7 for recording of the statements of witnesses.On June 30, the court had ordered framing of molestation charges against Bharti. The court had asked what official duty prompted the AAP leader to assault helpless African women.
Six agents held in Rs 11 crore PDS scam - Times of India
GUWAHATI: The chief minister's special vigilance cell on Monday arrested six Public Distribution System ( PDS ) supply agents in Nagaon district on charges of corruption.A case was registered with the special vigilance cell by one Gunakanta Bora and 21 other shareholders of Batradava Satra Samabai Samiti regarding misappropriating of flour meant for distribution among the locals.
Congress leader accuses party’s Amargarh legislator of attacking him - Times of India
Woman comes under tyre of roadways bus in Ambala, dies
33-year-old who never throws in her hand wins twin medals in Tunisia - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Ekta Bhyan, a para-athlete from Hisar , has carved her name into sports history with two podium finishes at World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2018 held in Tunisia between June 22-24. The 33-year-old girl clinched the gold in the F51 club throw category and the bronze in discuss throw.A road accident in 2003 damaged her spinal cord and she was paralysed from waist down.“The accident took place at Delhi border. My car was stationary when a huge truck hit the vehicle.
Farmers’ agitation hits Amul procurement in Maharashtra - Times of India
Vadodara/Anand: The agitation of dairy farmers in Maharashtra, which began at midnight on Sunday, has affected milk procurement by Amul in the neighbouring state.The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which markets dairy products under the brand “Amul” had trouble with procurement on Monday, even as protests to press for higher prices by the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and Maharashtra Kisan Sabha took a violent turn.“There has been an effect on procurement in pockets of...
Canadian Sikh bodies, gurdwaras join hands to get Sikhs, Hindus out of Afghanistan - Times of India
JALANDHAR: Canada-based Sikh bodies, including World Sikh Organization and gurdwara committees, have taken up the cause of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan after a recent blast killed 19 persons, most of them Sikhs. They are urging the Canadian government to recognize Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan as vulnerable minorities and develop an appropriate plan to directly evacuate them.They have also urged people to ask MPs of their areas to join the effort.
Trump blames bad Russia ties on FBI 'witch hunt'
HELSINKI: US President Donald Trump set the scene for his summit with Vladimir Putin on Monday by blaming the chill in relations with Moscow on the investigations into Russian interference in his election victory."Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of US foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!" Trump tweeted, referring to US special prosecutor Robert Mueller 's probe.
Donald Trump hails 'very good start' with Vladimir Putin at first summit - Times of India
HELSINKI: Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a historic summit on Monday vowing their determination to forge a reset of troubled relations between the world's greatest nuclear powers.Trump, bent on forging a personal bond with the Kremlin chief despite allegations of Russian meddling in US politics, went into the summit blaming the "stupidity" of his predecessors for plunging ties to their present low."I think it's a good start: very, very good start for everybody," the US leader...
More than 10 civilians killed in Mali attack
BAMAKO: At least 10 civilians have been killed in a possible jihadist attack in Mali 's northeast, close to the border with Niger , according to armed Touareg groups and local authorities.More than 100 people, including numerous civilians, have been killed in recent months in the unstable region, where jihadist groups who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group operate.On Sunday, "armed bandits linked to local criminal groups operating on the Mali-Niger border overran Injagalane,"...
Cauvery water row: Karnataka gave more than June quota to Tamil Nadu - Times of India
MYSURU: Karnataka released water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery, over and above the quota fixed for the month of June.According to officials of the state water resources department, Karnataka was supposed to release 21.25tmcftof water in June, but it released 28.5tmcft of water.
Another jawan martyred in Chhattisgarh, 4th in a week - Times of India
JAIPUR: One more soldier from Rajasthan was martyred on Sunday which is fourth death within a week.Twenty four-year-old Lokendra Singh Shekhawat, a soldier with Border Security Force (BSF), was killed during Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh . Shekhawat hailed from Nathusar village near Srimadhopur in Sikar district.His family was into mundan (head shaving) rituals of Lokendra’s eight-month-old son Rudra Pratap Singh Shekhawat when they were informed about the demise of his father.
Blame game on as taxi touts stay put at airport - Times of India
Lax policing, nexus between parking operators and union leaders and absence of signage lead to the steady growth of touts and their periodic return at the Kolkata airport inconveniencing frequent fliers and tourists.While airport authorities blamed it on cops for not being able to free the premises of taxi, hotel and tour touts, cops passed the buck on airport officials for “failing to install enough signage and act tough” against the agency manning the parking who are often hand-in-glove...
New lease of life for 2 in Pune with living donor transplants - Times of India
PUNE: The city saw two living donor transplants within a span of two days with a woman receiving a kidney from her husband and a teacher getting her mother’s uterus.The living donor transplant is a surgical procedure to remove an organ or portion of an organ from a person and place it in another whose organ is no longer functioning or it is absent since birth.On July 13, a team of doctors at the state-run Sassoon General hospital successfully carried out a surgery on a vegetable vendor from...
Exam for post of constable throws life out of gear in Rajasthan - Times of India
JAIPUR: The two-day shutdown of mobile services in some major cities of Rajasthan ended as the Rajasthan police constable examination came to a close on Sunday evening. Additional DGP (headquarters) Rajeev Sharma said over 7 lakh candidates appeared for the exam on the last day, adding that some people tried to write the papers on behalf of others but were nabbed.“The written examination was conducted without any major problems.
Woman kills husband with paramour’s help - Times of India
Rajkot: A 48-year-old man was clobbered to death allegedly by his wife and her paramour in Kamdar Colony of Jamnagar on Saturday.Natwarlal Thanaki was clubbed to death with bats allegedly by Manjula Thanaki alias Meena (44) and Devanand Ahir, a resident of Kalyanpar village of Lalpur taluka in Jamnagar district, according to details of the case.“After committing the crime, Manjula took Natwarlal to GG Hospital where in her statement to officials of hospital police chowky she said that...
Rs2,000cr to be invested in orange growers’ association - Times of India
Nagpur: Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari is planning to invest Rs2,000 crore in Nagpur Orange Growers Association (NOGA), a cooperative company that produces jams, sauces, etc.Addressing the Nagpur Rising conclave organized by MT on Sunday, the minister said, “NOGA produces very quality food products but it needs more money.
What A Final! French Four Two good for Croatian courage - Times of India
MOSCOW: As French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris hit the ball long into the rival half and the referee blew the final whistle, the men in blue ran into each other’s arms, crying, shouting and celebrating like school boys.
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