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Inform us in advance about road works, say police - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: There would be very few commuters in the city who wouldn’t have suffered due to unexpected road maintenance works. Now, the city police commissioner has issued a directive that contractors of works related to laying of cables, pipelines and other maintenance works on roads should inform the commissioner in advance regarding the works. This will enable the police to facilitate alternative arrangements so as to ensure that the traffic is not affected.
BJP leader compares Rahul to Aurangzeb, says he is 'last emperor' of Congress - Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan BJP vice-president Gyan Dev Ahuja on Thursday compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, suggesting that the Congress “empire” was coming to an end. He said the Congress president is the “last emperor” of the Congress “sultanate”, just like Aurangzeb. “Like Aurangzeb who was the last emperor of the Mughal sultanate, Rahul Gandhi is the last emperor of this sultanate. The end of the Congress is certain,” he told reporters here.
Wait gets longer for Pandya, Rahul after SC adjourns hearing to next week - Times of India
NEW DELHI: With the Supreme Court adjourning proceedings on all BCCI matters for a week, suspended Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul's wait for a closure to the furore over their sexist comments got longer on Thursday.
NIA conducts raid in Ludhiana in connection with ISIS module - Times of India
Payal Dhawan | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 12:19 IST LUDHIANA: Days after busting ISIS inspired module in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh with the arrest of 10 persons, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raid in Ludhiana city on Thursday morning. According to information the NIA has rounded up two persons who are being questioned.
NIA conducts raid in Ludhiana in connection with ISIS module - Times of India
Payal Dhawan | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 12:19 IST LUDHIANA: Days after busting ISIS inspired module in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh with the arrest of 10 persons, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raid in Ludhiana city on Thursday morning. According to information the NIA has rounded up two persons who are being questioned.
Minimum temperature in Delhi 4.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday, fog delays 11 trains - Times of India
PTI | Jan 17, 2019, 10:24 ISTThe fog dropped visibility in various parts of Delhi on Thursday morning. NEW DELHI: It was a cold foggy Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 4.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average in the season. Railways officials said 11 north-bound trains, including the Purushottam Express, Bhubneshwar-Delhi Duranto, Poorva Express, Brahmputra Mail, were running late by an average of 2-3 hours.
Mettur Thermal Power Plant reduces power generation - Times of India
V Senthil Kumaran Officials in the Mettur Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) on Wednesday night stopped 210 MW electricity generation as power consumption in Tamil Nadu has come down due to the chill weather. | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 10:08 IST SALEM: Officials in the Mettur Thermal Power Plant (MTPP) on Wednesday night stopped 210 MW electricity generation as power consumption in Tamil Nadu has come down due to the chill weather. The MTPP has old and new thermal power plants.
These headbands can tell if kids are focused
Chris Baynes The massachusetts-based start-up says its Focus 1 headbands can help teachers identify pupils who need extra assistance. However, neuroscientists have questioned the devices’ effectiveness and technology has also raised privacy concerns. The headbands use electroencephalography sensors to detect brain activity when the wearer is doing a task.
Donald Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan
Details about the administration's Missile Defense Review — the first compiled since 2010 — are expected to be released during President Donald Trump's visit to the Pentagon with top members of his administration. The new review concludes that in order to adequately protect America, the Pentagon must expand defense technologies in space and use those systems to more quickly detect, track and ultimately defeat incoming missiles.
Trump's new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is due to unveil a revamped US missile defense strategy on Thursday that looks at ways to boost America's security, including by possibly deploying a new layer of space-based sensors to detect and track enemy missiles.
‘Report on Vid devp will be referred to cabinet sub-panel’ - Times of India
Shishir Arya | tnn | Jan 17, 2019, 05:47 IST Nagpur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has accepted the report on development of Vidarbha and Marathwada regions prepared under the chairmanship of former divisional commissioner Anoop Kumar in coordination with Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA). Fadnavis, who accepted the report during inauguration of an exhibition on food processing industry by VIA, said the document will be referred to a cabinet sub-committee for further action.
'Saudi employer has killed 3 from Uttar Pradesh' - Times of India
VARANASI: Three people, including two brothers, from UP's Azamgarh district are said to have been murdered by their employer in Saudi Arabia recently, UP police said on Wednesday. Confirming the news, Azamgarh SP Ravi Shankar Chhabi said the process to bring back their bodies was underway. "The two brothers belonged to Raunapar area while the third victim was from Jiyanpur. All three had gone to Saudi Arabia to earn a living," Chhabi said.
Climate change? 50% dip in winged visitors at Delhi's Najafgarh - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The migratory bird count at Najafgarh jheel and drain fell nearly 50% compared with the same period last year, the Asian Waterbird Census 2019 has revealed. The census, on for a week, will end on Thursday at Sultanpur National Park. According to T K Roy, state coordinator of AWC in NCR, there has been a significant drop in the number of species and birds recorded this year compared with AWC 2018. Only 1,679 birds have been sighted this time around against last year’s 3,091.
Party, circumstances will decide my electoral plunge, says Kamal - Times of India
Coimbatore: Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan said his party and other circumstances would decide if he would contest the Lok Sabha elections. “I cannot take this decision independently, because it is not about me. The elections are about the people of Tamil Nadu,’’ he said after inaugurating his party office in Pollachi on Wednesday. “So, we cannot take a decision in haste just to grab the headlines.
Odisha: KALIA scheme receives record 65 lakh applications in first phase - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The state government’s Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme has received tremendous response from the farmers as record 65 lakh applications received under the scheme in the first phase. Deadline of the first phase registration that was started on January 2 ended on Tuesday.
In battleground Bengal, PM Modi & Amit Shah's rallies to counter Mamata's mega opposition show - Times of India
KOLKATA: The BJP will kick-start its election campaign in West Bengal with a series of rallies beginning with a public meeting by party chief Amit Shah on January 20, a day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee's mega show featuring prominent opposition leaders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also likely to attend a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here on February 8, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh said.
Jan 12, 2018 presser by judges has not served purpose: Former CJI Lodha on collegium - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Last year's press conference by four senior-most judges including Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has not served its purpose and instead the concerns raised at it like functioning of the Collegium for appointment of judges for higher judiciary have aggravated, a former CJI said Wednesday.
Palamedu jallikattu: New format adds more thrill to Mattu Pongal bull-taming event - Times of India
Balajee C R A total of 567 bulls and 739 bull-tamers from across Tamil Nadu participated in Palamedu jallikattu in Madurai district on Wednesday even as the new format of the game -- group stages and a final -- added more thrill to the event. | TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 18:02 ISTA total of 567 bulls and 739 bull-tamers from across Tamil Nadu participated in Palamedu jallikattu (TOI phot...
4 held for trying to sell red sand boa - Times of India
Balwant Dhage | TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 17:00 IST Wardha: Four persons trying to sell a red sand boa snake have been caught in a trap and arrested by forest officials in a joint operation with Peoples For Animals (PFA), Wardha unit, near Gopuri Square on Tuesday. Ashish Goswami, A PFA activist, said they came to know that a group in the city was trying to sell a red sand boa snake at a high price. “We decided to arrange a trap with forest administration.
NTR statue in Sattenapalle to become tourist hub of AP - Times of India
SATTENAPALLE: An imposing statue of late chief minister and TDP founder NT Ramarao installed in the middle of a massive water pond is going to be the one of the top tourist attraction of the capital city region. The 36-ft tall NTR bronze statue has been mounted on 40-ft height pedestal making it one of the tallest statues in the state.
Three youths arrested with LSD, hashish worth Rs 4 lakh - Times of India
TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 08:30 ISTThe recovered LSD in cube form (covered in foil) KOLKATA: The narcotics cell of Kolkata Police arrested three young men — all from affluent families of Swinhoe Street and Jodhpur Garden — late on Monday for allegedly possessing LSD in its liquid and sugar cube forms. The police said this was the first time they nabbed suppliers with LSD cubes. The net worth of the total haul is estimated to be around Rs 4 lakh.
Ahmednagar ex-mayor held for twin murders - Times of India
NASHIK: The criminal investigation department (CID) on Tuesday arrested former mayor of Ahmednagar, Sandeep Kotkar, in connection with the murder of two Shiv Sena activists at Kedgaon in Ahmednagar district in April 2018. Kotkar has been remanded in police custody till January 21. Kotkar was taken into custody from the Nashik Road central jail, where he is serving a life term in connection with a 2008 murder case in Ahmednagar. Ahmednagar superintendent of police Ranjan Sharma confirmed the arrest.
Speed up 59-minute loan sanction, government tells PSU banks - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid criticism of its promised 59-minute loan scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the finance ministry is pushing state-run banks to bridge the gap between proposals that receive preliminary approval and final sanction. Since its formal launch by PM Narendra Modi a little over two months ago, around 60% of the preliminary approvals done online have been converted into formal sanctions, with the total loan amount adding up to over Rs 24,000 crore, said sources.
Third direct train between Mysuru and Chennai commences service - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 09:01 IST MYSURU: The third direct train between Mysuru and Chennai was symbolically launched on Tuesday. MP Pratap Simha and railway officials flagged off the new service which will commence on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Pratap Simha said the direct train is expected to help thousands of commuters from the electronic city, Whitefield,and other areas on the outskirts of the Bengaluru to reach Mysuru without changing the train.
Railways pads up for passenger on period - Times of India
Shrinivasa M | TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 06:55 IST MYSURU: It is not every day that a man speaks up about periods and the powers-that be listen. But that is what happened when a trainee engineer sought help for his friend who got her periods soon after she boarded a train. Three hours, some tweets and a few calls later, sanitary pads and medicines were delivered to the passenger at a station on the way.
Alag Angle makes kite flying memorable event - Times of India
Nagpur: Just like its name, Alag Angle’s celebration of Sankranti was also a little different. The annual Patangotsav was held at its Community Art Centre at Hazaripahad on Tuesday amid much fun and frolic. Full of artists and their creations, the fourth year of the kite flying celebration was a spectacular revel. Starting in the morning, the day saw footfalls of all the members of the group, friends and family.
Make all documents related to Alok Verma probe, removal public, Mallikarjun Kharge tells PM Narendra Modi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, the sole dissenting voice on the high-powered selection commission that ordered the removal of CBI chief Alok Verma, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public all documents relating to the probe against Verma and his eventual ouster.
Mamata better leader than many others: MK Narayanan - Times of India
Narayanan, also a former governor of West Bengal, said he had spent a lifetime in intelligence and had seen almost all leaders since Independence and she is "better suited among others as she is a listener at least to some....
Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 4-lane Thokkottu-Kundapur road project by February end: MP Nalin Kumar Kateel - Times of India
Jaideep Shenoy | TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 20:37 ISTMP Nalin Kumar Kateel MANGALURU: Road connectivity projects in Dakshina Kannada including the Thokkottu and Pumpwell flyovers, part of 4-lane Thokkottu-Kundapur road project, will be inaugurated by February.
Man duped of Rs 1.3 lakh with fake hospital job - Times of India
A man was duped of Rs 1.35 lakh in the name of a fake job at a hospital, in Janakipuram on Monday.The duped man's father, CJ Yadav, works at the chief medical officer's (CMO) office. TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 08:46 ISTRepresentative image LUCKNOW: A man was duped of Rs 1.35 lakh in the name of a fake job at a hospital, in Janakipuram on Monday. The duped man's father, CJ Yadav, works at the chief medical officer's (CMO) office.
Auto driver in trouble for third marriage plans - Times of India
TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 09:45 IST(Representative image) HYDERABAD: Two wives of an auto driver approached the police on Monday alleging that their husband was torturing them and planning to marry a third woman. Based on their complaint, the SR Nagar police made a general diary (GD) entry and recommended the family attend counselling at Bharosa Centre. The victims — Rukhsar Begum and Shameena Begum — from Borabanda lodged a complaint against their husband Ahmed Khan.
'Simmba' box office collection Day 18: The Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan starrer still manages to hold on despite fresh competition - Times of India
Ranveer Singh's first mass entertainer ' Simmba ', directed by Rohit Shetty and starring Sara Ali Khan as the female lead has managed to hold on despite fresh competition at the box office. The film witnessed a good third weekend and has now crossed the Rs 225 crore mark. The film has also given Ranveer Singh his biggest opener and also the highest grossing film for director Rohit Shetty.
FAKE ALERT: Fake news around Rahul Gandhi’s UAE visit
Congress President Rahul Gandhi was on a two-day UAE visit from January 11 to January 13. Gandhi visited Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In the two days he was there, Gandhi reached out to the Indian expatriates in the UAE, assured them to accommodate all their problems in the party manifesto and had a "cordial discussion" with Sharjah ruler Muhammad Al-Qasimi. Meanwhile, fake-news purveyors were busy spreading misinformation about Gandhi's UAE visit.
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