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RK Nagar bypoll: Notice to CBI on plea seeking probe into alleged irregularities - Times of India
CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Monday issued notice to the CBI on a plea seeking probe by an independent agency into the allegations of bribing voters of RK Nagar constituency by AIADMK during the 2017 bypoll. The court found fault with the police for not mentioning the names of the accused in the FIR though names of three people were referred in the complaint by the returning officer in connection with the alleged malpractices ahead of the April 12 bypoll, leading to its cancellation.
Cyclone Phethai's landfall process begins along Andhra Pradesh coast - Times of India
VISAKHAPATNAM: The process of landfall of cyclone Phethai has started, said YK Reddy, director, India Meteorological Department (IMD). In the latest weather bulletin issued on Monday afternoon, Reddy told TOI that the system would cross the Andhra Pradesh coast, around Kakinada within a few hours, likely by 3pm. READ ALSO: All you need to know about Cyclone Phethai The cyclone would maintain wind speed 70-100kmph during the landfall.
Christmas spirit sets in: Hyderabad churches chalk out events, locals get set to jingle all the way - Times of India
HYDERABAD: With Christmas just around the corner, the city is alive with a festive fervour as churches start gearing up for the celebrations. While some churches are organising cultural and sports events, others have rolled out action plan for festive events like Holy Mass, carol singing, bible quiz, choir competition and skits based on Christmas. Celebrating the holy day, United Christmas Celebrations Committee organised a cricket tournament which concluded on Sunday.
Pujas, rituals resume at Sri Chamundeshwari temple - Times of India
Mysuru: Freshly-plucked flowers adorned the Goddess Chamundeshwari, and the metronomic hum of the incantations rang through at the temple, to the accompaniment of regular gongs of the giant bells at the temple that rests atop Chamundi Hills . The resumption of pujas and rituals on Sunday came in the wake of all employees, including priests, sat on a dharna demanding revision in their salaries.
Man jumps from transformer, suffers burns - Times of India
Tirupur: A 25-year-old man from Manipur attempted to commit suicide by jumping from an electrical transformer here on Sunday. He fell on the transformer case and suffered severe burn injuries, police said.Police identified the victim as Josh, who is residing at Thennampalayam. He worked in a nearby knitwear unit. Police are yet to find the reason for his act. “On Sunday morning, Josh climbed an electrical transformer on Palladam Road opposite to the collectorate and shouted something inaudible.
NGT order a positive step, says Sterlite CEO - Times of India
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) order is a very good positive step forward and the company will abide by the order diligently and implement all recommendations from its side, said Sterlite Copper CEO P Ramnath, reacting to NGT directing TNPCB to issue a fresh consent, within 3 weeks, for the copper smelter to restart operations. “We are really looking forward to be given access to the plant, which has been closed for nearly 7 months since it was sealed on May 28.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium crowned champions in dramatic style - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: Pain, tragedy, emotion, drama, tears, will, determination, ambition, happiness, revenge, ecstasy, celebrations. Belgium lived almost each of those moments spread across the last two days; and when their time to rejoice came, God chose to tease them before gifting a success that they so deservingly earned from hard work of over a decade. The Red Lions are the new Men's Hockey World Champions.
Bihar's sweet delicacy Silao Khaja gets GI tag - Times of India
HYDERABAD: Geographical Indications Registry at Chennai has granted GI tag to Silao Khaja , the traditional delicacy of Nalanda district of Bihar. The application was filed by Silao Khaja Audyogik Swavalambi Sahakari Samiti Limited. GI Deputy Registrar Chinnaraja G Naidu told TOI, ”We have granted GI tag to Silao Khaja on December 11.
Pilikula Biological Park receives four dholes from Visakhapatnam - Times of India
MANGALURU: The Pilikula Biological Park at the Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama has expanded its repertoire of animals. Under an animal exchange programme approved by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), the biological park at Moodushedde has received four dholes or wild dogs, five painted storks and five Alexandrine Parakeets from Indira Gandhi Zoological Park at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
PM inaugurates command and control centre for Kumbh Mela - Times of India
PRAYAGRAJ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday inaugurated the state-of-the-art command and control centre for the Kumbh Mela here.
Maldives seize $6.5 million from former president
COLOMBO: Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is under investigation for corruption, police said Sunday, after a court ordered accounts holding $6.5 million to be frozen. Yameen, who was defeated in a September election, was interviewed by police on the honeymoon islands on Saturday. He has been dogged by allegations that he received close to $1.5 million in illicit payments during his failed bid for re-election in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.
PM blames Cong for agrarian crisis in country - Times of India
RAE BARELI (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blamed the Congress for agrarian crisis in the country and said despite being in power for 10 years, the party did not implement the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee report. Attacking the Congress at a public meeting at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi 's home turf, Modi said the party neither "bothered about jawans nor farmers".
Six children among 10 dead in Russia house fires
MOSCOW: Six children and four adults died in house fires in several Russian cities on Sunday, Russian media reported. Three toddlers died in a house fire in a village in Bashkortostan, a region south of the Ural mountains , news agency RIA Novosti reported. The children, a two-year-old and two four-year-olds, were reportedly left home alone, the agency said. Interfax news agency said two more children died in a house fire on Sunday in the village of Krasny Kut, in the southern Saratov region.
Chandrababu Naidu expected to attend swearing-in of Ashok Gehlot, Kamal Nath - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is expected to attend Monday swearing-in of Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath as chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, sources said. Gehlot has written to Naidu inviting him for the ceremony to be held in Jaipur. Along with Gehlot, Congress leader Sachin Pilot will also take oath as deputy chief minister of Rajasthan.
Alvarez pummels Fielding in third round TKO at the Garden - Times of India
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez proved too strong for Rocky Fielding as he delivered a third round TKO on Saturday to easily win their WBA super middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden . The 28-year-old Mexican, a heavy favourite, imposed his will from the opening bell, delivering punishing body shots and knocking down his outmatched British opponent a total of four times.
Fresh worries for Koraput farmers - Times of India
KORAPUT: In the wake of a possible cyclonic storm triggered by the deep depression over Bay of Bengal, farmers of the district are a worried lot as standing crops over acres and acres of land may get damaged due to the rain. Thousands of farmers in the district are yet to harvest their produce that has matured. The untimely rain may destroy all their produce, said Narendra Pradhan, president, district farmers' association.
Tambola, drawings make for a fun outing - Times of India
BHUBANESWAR: The enthusiasm of kids and their parents of Gymkhana Palm Heights apartment at Shampur here on Saturday made the Times Evening event a beautiful and memorable one. The event was organised by The Times of India in association with The Wisdom Tree Global School, Kindergarten as a part of people connect initiative. The children and adult residents of the apartment and their friends and family participated in a series of competitions like sit-and-draw, musical chair and Times Tambola.
Man stabbed, robbed of scooter - Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Two men stabbed a Ram Darbar resident near the railway tracks at Mauli Jagran village on Friday night and took away his scooter . Government Railway Police (GRP) have registered a case.GRP station house officer (SHO) Naresh Kumar said: "Satpal, 53, of Ramdarbar was on his way to a relative's house at Mauli Jagran around 8pm when the robbers waylaid him near the railway tracks in the area and started thrashing him.
India vs Australia, 2nd Test: 'Special' Nathan Lyon earns praise from Sachin Tendulkar - Times of India
PERTH: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday praised "special" Nathan Lyon after the spinner took a record equalling seventh five-wicket haul against India in the second Test here. Lyon now shares the record of taking five wickets or more in an innings against India with Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan but the Australian achieved the feat in 30 innings compared to 32 by the latter. "Australia have got a very special spinner in @NathLyon421.
Two post teacher's number on WhatsApp as item girl, held - Times of India
CHENNAI: Police arrested a 26-year-old man and a college student for posting an En- glish tuition teacher's mobile number mentioning her as an item girl in a personalised WhatsApp group 'Seval Pannai' for college students.A few college students rang up the teacher's mobile number and following which the issue popped up. Based on the complaint of the teacher's husband Simon, the Aynavaram police registered a case.
Cyclone Phethai to intensify, but Chennai won’t get heavy rain - Times of India
CHENNAI: Tropical cyclone Phethai, which is fast approaching land, may bring moderate rainfall to the city on Sunday and Monday with one or two heavy spells over some places. IMD said the cyclone is very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in 24 hours and move north-northwestwards towards Andhra Pradesh to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kakinada on Monday afternoon. Weather experts said Phethai is the seventh cyclonic storm formed in the Indian Ocean region this year.
Senior citizen gets 20 years RI for raping 8-year-old girl - Times of India
BENGALURU: Within 17 days of cops filing the chargesheet , a district and sessions court in Chikkaballapura on Saturday sentenced a 62-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 14,000 after finding him guilty of raping an 8-year-old girl on November 19 this year.
Recently sacked coach caught teasing 16-year-old girl in Ahmedabad - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: A 16-year-old girl, a resident of the Jodhpur area, was allegedly subjected to eve teasing by a man who used to be employed as a coach at her housing society on Sunday morning. Residents of the society caught Dilip Baraiya , a resident of Vejalpur, and handed him over to the police. According to police sources, residents of a posh housing society in Jodhpur had hired a coach to train children in tennis and badminton .
Ahmedabad: Dry Nalsarovar's loss is Vadla's gain! - Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Situated 22-km from Nalsarovar and roughly 90 km north of Ahmedabad, Vadla village in Lakhtar, Surendranagar has emerged as a new paradise for winged visitors from abroad after Nalsarovar lake spread over 120 sq km completely dried up this winter. This year, Vadla with a population of 2,500 people is playing host to over 15,000 flamingos, demoiselle cranes, brahminy ducks and other exotic bird species.
Woman director fakes invoices, held by GST commissionerate - Times of India
Chennai: The GST commissionerate in Chennai on Saturday arrested Poonam Sharma, director of three firms, for fabricating fake GST invoices to claim input tax credit to the tune of Rs 43 crore. This is the first time a woman is being arrested by the GST commissionerate.
Rs 8L cash stolen from scooter in Palanpur - Times of India
Palanpur: A bag containing Rs 8 lakh was stolen from a scooter near Captain Trading Company on Deesa highway late on Friday.According to police, Dashrath Patel, who is working with Gujarat Energy Transmission Cooperation as deputy engineer and living in Tirupati township, was on his way home with a bag containing Rs 8 lakh, when his scooter’s tire got punctured.Patel pushed the scooter for half a kilometre to reach the puncture shop.
Drainage work to affect traffic on rly station to Chowk Bazaar route - Times of India
Surat: Thousands of commuters travelling between railway station to Chowk Bazaar will be affected as Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has shut the road for vehicular traffic for 25 days from December 15 for laying of a drainage pipeline. Official sources said the road from railway station to Bhagal will remain shut for vehicular traffic from December 15 to January 9 due to laying of the drainage pipeline. The road from railway station to Chowk Bazaar known as Rajmarg remains busy 24x7.
CPCB: Delhi's air bad, but better than last year’s - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The capital’s air quality has improved by 10-15% this year as compared 2016 with steady improvement likely over the next few years as the Central Pollution Control Board and agencies adopt a fixed approach, CPCB member secretary Prashant Gargava said on Saturday, at an international conference on air pollution at the Maulana Azad Medical College .
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Verdict in case involving Congress' Sajjan Kumar on Monday - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the appeals challenging a trial court's judgement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel had on October 29 concluded hearing arguments on the appeals filed by the CBI, riots victims and the convicts, and reserved the judgement.
New Town Book Fair to commence from December 21 - Times of India
KOLKATA: The New Town book fair, which is falling in its 5th year will be organised at the New Town fair ground from December 21 to January 1. This year, the New Town book fair will be organised together with the New Town fair for the first time. The fair is being organised by NKDA and the New Town Boi Mela Samity.The fair secretary Kakoli Mitra said that the fair was scheduled to be inaugurated by Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim.
Amit Shah to review BJP's performance in Telangana assembly polls - Times of India
HYDERABAD: BJP chief Amit Shah would review the party's performance in the December 7 assembly polls in Telangana this month end and gear up the party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections , state BJP president K Laxman said here Saturday.Shah would visit the state in the last week of this month and review the party's poor performance and its preparedness for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, a party release quoted Laxman as saying.BJP contested the polls on its own and won only one Assembly segment (out...
Infosys to divest stake in CloudEndure for $15.3 million
NEW DELHI: IT giant Infosys on Satuday said it has inked a pact to divest its shares in Israeli startup CloudEndure Limited for a total consideration of around $15.3 million (about Rs 110 crore)."The company has, on December 14, 2018, signed an agreement to divest its shares in CloudEndure Ltd for a total consideration of around $15.3 million, subject to necessary conditions," Infosys Ltd said in a regulatory filing.In 2015, Infosys had picked up minority stake in CloudEndure, that provides...
NDMC launches public bicycle share service - Times of India
NEW DELHI: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Saturday launched a Public Bicycle Share ( PBS ) service in order to bridge the gap of the last-mile-connectivity and reduce pollution.NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar said as many as 300 smart bikes would be available for public use on 50 stations across the New Delhi area, and 200 additional bicycles would be added to the existing fleet by end of December, as per an official release.The PBS service can be availed by using an NDMC mobile App --...
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