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Swift act: 3 TRS turncoat MLCs axed from House - Times of India
HYDERABAD: A day before the commencement of the budget session of the Telangana assembly, legislative council chairman K Swamy Goud on Wednesday disqualified three MLCs who had defected to the Congress from TRS days before the recent assembly elections. The three MLCs_ R Bhupathi Reddy, Samabavt Ramulu Naik and K Yadava Reddy_were disqualified for switching loyalties.
Gandhi Ghar should get its due: Freedom fighter - Times of India
Belagavi: Gandhian ideologies spread far and wide from here. Despite its historical connect, Gandhi Ghar in Devagiri village, 16km from here, is crying for attention. This old building is spread on an acre of land donated by Bapusaheb Bhosale, the father of freedom fighter Sadashivrao Bhosale. Until a few months ago, Sadashivrao, 99, used to stay in the same building. He recently moved to his own residence in Kadoli, due to health-related issues.
Raut wants Ramtek ticket, six apply for city LS seat - Times of India
Nagpur: Former state minister Nitin Raut, who is the chairman of Congress party’s scheduled caste cell, is a surprise applicant for Ramtek Lok Sabha (reserved) constituency. He submitted his application on Wednesday just before the deadline ended. In 2014, Raut had lost the state elections from Nagpur North Assembly seat amid the Modi wave that saw the BJP winning all six seats in the city. For the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat, six applications were received.
Dy mamlatdar held taking bribe for digging in farm - Times of India
TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 04:00 IST Surat: The anti-corruption bureau sleuths (ACB) nabbed a deputy mamlatdar and a peon at Valod in Tapi district for allegedly accepting bribe of Rs 23,000 on Tuesday. ACB is yet to arrest the third accused, a talati, for his alleged involvement in the case. ACB arrested Kishore Chaudhary, deputy mamlatdar; Bipin Naika, peon, for taking bribe of Rs 23,000. The third accused Smit Rathod is yet to get arrested.
Odisha government engages with industries to create awareness on business reforms - Times of India
Sujit kumar bisoyi | TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 21:35 IST BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Wednesday held ‘Industry Care’, a monthly formal engagement initiative with industrial houses to raise awareness about business reforms and facilitation mechanisms adopted by the state government. The engagement was also aimed at facilitating the expansion of new units coming up in the state.
India lodges strong protest with Pak over death of civilian in unprovoked firing in Kashmir - Times of India
The Ministry of External Affairs said India also protested Pakistan's continued support to infiltration of terrorists into India, including supporting cover fire provided by Pakistan forces.
Parents of five, couple shoot themselves to death after heated argument in UP village - Times of India
AGRA: Parents of five children, a couple shot themselves to death in a village of Kasganj district. The incident took place on Tuesday late night. Resident of Dhansinghpur village of Sahawar police jurisdiction, the victims were identified as Arvind Singh (30) and Mamta (28). At the time of incident, couple’s five children were inside the house. Police recovered the country-made pistol used in the suicides.
Revise MR vaccination plan, Delhi HC tells govt - Times of India
Abhinav Garg | TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 17:15 IST NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday suspended Delhi government’s measles and rubella (MR) vaccination drive and asked it to revise the campaign to include consent of the parents of children.
District collectors told to set up 1950 call centres to address voters’ woes - Times of India
PUNE: The state chief electoral officer (CEO) has directed all district collectors to set up a call centre to address the voters’ concerns after the publication of the draft roll on January 31. In a meeting on Saturday, CEO Sunil Arora told the collectors to start the 1950 helpline service with district-level monitoring of the facilities.
Kundapur man released from Kuwait jail after 7 months - Times of India
UDUPI: S hankara Poojary, 40, from Basroor, Kundapur, who was arrested seven months ago by Kuwait police for carrying banned medicine , has been released. Poojary, who was working at a food and agriculture firm in Kuwait, came home on a holiday in May 2018. On his return, he agreed to take a parcel at a colleague’s request. Police found that it contained banned medicines.The Udupi district administration and Karnataka Rakshana Vedike took up his case and convinced Kuwait police that he is innocent.
December 2018 had highest number of cold waves in 13 years - Times of India
PUNE: India, this winter, experienced a staggering 167 incidences of cold wave across different stations in December. This is the highest number of cold waves reported in the month in 13 years, revealed the operational data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In fact, in the past two decades, only 2005 had more reported incidences of December cold waves in the country — 177.
Cop lens on ‘mystery’ man with Oswal near station - Times of India
PUNE: Police on Tuesday said businessman Rakibchand Raichand Oswal (70) was last seen with an unidentified man near the Pune Junction in the afternoon of January 10 before he had gone missing. His family members had lodged a missing person complaint with the Khadak police on the same evening. Oswal’s semi-decomposed body was found in 70ft deep forest bushes near the Varandha ghat section, about 90km from here, on the Pune-Mahad highway on Monday.
JDA razes structures on encroached park land - Times of India
JAIPUR: Following the high court direction, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Tuesday demolished construction from 15 bigha of the Central Park land allegedly encroached upon by the erstwhile Jaipur royal family. The civic body demolished the age-old structures constructed on the park land before the court hearing scheduled on January 24. After taking possession of land two months ago, the JDA’s enforcement team swung into action and razed the construction from the government land.
After accident, temple bans candle, plastic - Times of India
KOLKATA: A day after a 50-yearold woman, Karuna Saha, suffered 70% burns after her saree caught fire from a candle while she was offering prayers at Karunamoyee Kali temple, the temple authorities on Tuesday decided to prohibit the lighting of candles and incense sticks on the premises. They have also prohibited the use of plastic, which is inflammable. Saha’s condition is stated to be critical.
6 khair wood smugglers held in Keri - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 06:52 ISTPicture used for representational purpose only PONDA: Keri range forest team of North Goa forest division arrested six offenders, Baigo Ladu Gawade, Nilin Baigo Gawade, Pandurang Laximan Jadhav, Amaresh Gurov, Madhukar Arjun Gawas, Ajit alias Alia Tatoba Namdev Ghadi, all residents of Ai, Maharashtra, for illegally cutting and transporting khair wood on Tuesday evening at Navelim-Keri in Bicholim taluka.
Two members of Kaushal gang arrested for Manesar nambardar’s murder - Times of India
GURUGRAM: Two members of the dreaded Kaushal gang — Chand (34) and Vikas (29) — were arrested in connection with the murder of Sumer Singh (52), the nambardar of Manesar village. Nambardars maintain and verify land records in a village. Singh was shot dead at IMT Manesar Chowk on December 5, in a dispute over a 600 sq yd commercial plot in Manesar with market value of over Rs 1 crore.
Man commits suicide - Times of India
Mangaluru: A man allegedly committed suicide by coming under a moving train near Goltamajalu in Bantwal taluk on Tuesday. The reason for him taking the extreme step is not known.The victim is Divakara , 35, a resident of Bayila . It is suspected that the incident might have taken place at 1.30pm, when the Mangaluru-Subrahmanya train was passing through that route. A case has been registered at the Railway police station.
Five die during Uttarayan - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 04:21 IST Vadodara: Uttarayan festivities turned fatal for five persons including three children in Vadodara city and Panchmahal district. Several other persons were also injured due to deadly glass coated kite threads. The first incident took place near Chhani Jakat Naka on Monday afternoon when Rohit Mishra, a resident of Sama, was passing on his bike. Mishra’s throat was slit due to the kite thread resulting in his death on the spot.
15 die in Central Gujarat in separate road accidents - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 04:17 ISTThe truck that turned over in Godhra after its tyre burst Vadodara: Fifteen persons died in separate road accidents in Vadodara and neighbouring districts on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday night, Mitul Patel, a resident of Virod, died on Fatehgunj flyover-bridge after his bike slipped. Patel was on his way to Amitnagar Circle to board a bus to Ambaji when he lost control over his bike and fell. Police said that Patel collided with the divider leading to his death.
Whoever in country speaks against BJP are bound to face similar action: Tejashwi Yadav on charge-sheeting of Kanhaiya Kumar - Times of India
PATNA: Extending his support for the first time to former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar who was on Monday charge-sheeted by Delhi police in a sedition case, the leader of opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday said whoever in the country spoke against the BJP were bound to face similar actions. He said Kanhaiya would have to face such actions because he had always been vocal against the nefarious design of communal forces.
India's largest citizens movement to create eco awareness among students - Times of India
MUMBAI: A unique and major citizens non-profit initiative called 'India Green & Wild' (IGW) will be launched later this week in over 250 schools in 50 Indian cities, including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, in order to introduce and teach the young generation in schools about the importance of preserving our forests and wildlife.
Isco's future at Real Madrid not up to me, says Solari - Times of India
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has left the door open to a January exit for Isco after suggesting on Tuesday it will be up to the club whether to keep the midfielder. Solari dodged an opportunity to back Isco after being asked if, as coach, he would be happy to allow the Spaniard to leave this month. "You said it," Solari said at a press conference on Tuesday. "I am just the coach." Real Madrid are unlikely to sell Isco in January, particularly as Solari's own future is not guaranteed.
Gukesh becomes India's youngest ever Grandmaster - Times of India
Prasad RS He may have missed out on Sergey Karjakin's record of being the youngest GM ever, but D Gukesh achieved his third and final GM norm at the ongoing Delhi International chess and become India's youngest GM at 12 years, 7 months and 17 days.
Now, Maha forest dept to get fire alerts every 2 hrs from FSI - Times of India
Nagpur: For the first time, the Maharashtra forest department will get near real-time fire alerts every two hours from Forest Survey of India (FSI), a body under the MoEFCC. Talking to TOI on Friday, director general (DG) of FSI Subhash Ashutosh said, “We have integrated our web portal with Maharashra forest department’s portal which will help them get alerts and control the damage to great extent.
CIA busts gang of thieves, recovers 15 two-wheelers - Times of India
MOHALI: The Crime Investigating Agency (CAI) of Mohali police have busted a gang of two-wheeler thieves and recovered 15 two-wheelers from their possession. Two gang members have also been arrested on Monday. “They will be produced in the court on Tuesday,” said a police official. CIA in charge inspector Jagdev Singh said following secret information, under the supervision of SP Varun Sharma, the CIA branch team set up a check post in Kharar to arrest the two-wheeler thieves.
30-metre access road to clear the clutter at NDLS from next month - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Congestion on roads leading to New Delhi railway station, particularly on the Ajmeri Gate side, may soon be a thing of the past as a new 30-metre access road from Bhavbhuti Marg is set to become operational next month. The three lanes of autos and taxis that currently block the path will also be shifted to provide entry directly in front of the station.
Civil Service aspirants must learn to analyse the current affairs: Retired IAS officer JK Dadoo
Acquire deep knowledge of Finance, IT and Law if you plan to be in the Civil Services, says retired IAS officer JK Dadoo Civil Service aspirants need to change the preparation strategy and their approach while taking up one of the toughest exams. With the exam pattern undergoing changes, increasing competition and four separate exams for General Studies in the UPSC Mains, it has become imperative for the aspirants to take their learning to the next level.
H D Kumaraswamy claims poaching bid, BJP corrals 104 MLAs in Gurgaon - Times of India
BENGALURU/MYSURU: With the BJP deciding to keep all its 104 MLAs penned in Gurgaon and three Congress MLAs reported missing, speculation escalated about former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa activating his standard operating procedure to bring about a regime change. The saffron MLAs, in New Delhi for a meeting of the party’s national council, have been asked to stay put at ITC Bharat in Gurgaon and were not able to spend Sankranti with their families.
No RTO NOC over tax dues, NMC can’t auction 230 scrapped buses - Times of India
Proshun Chakraborty | TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 03:35 IST Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s efforts to auction 230 scrapped buses has hit a roadblock. The regional transport office of Nagpur city has refused to issue no objection certificates (NOC) to NMC for auctioning the scrapped buses owned by ousted city bus operator Vansh Nimay Infraprojects Limited (VNIL) for defaulting on mandatory government taxes to the tune of Rs7.86 crore.
Poaching case: Golfer denied bail - Times of India
TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 01:54 IST A court in Bahraich on Monday rejected the bail plea of international golfer Jyoti Randhawa and his friend Mahesh Birajdar. District government counsel SP Singh said, “The court of district judge Upendra Kumar has rejected the bail plea of both Randhawa and Birajdar.
Live bombs, war scrap lying in container depots - Times of India
NEW DELHI: At least 469 containers of hazardous waste, including live bombs, war material scrap and dangerous chemical waste, have been found at inland container depots (ICDs) of the customs and container freight stations (CFSs) in Rajasthan, Tughlakabad in Delhi, and Mumbai, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit report has revealed.
Disaster fund misuse: Lokayukta admits petition - Times of India
tnn | Jan 15, 2019, 00:08 IST Thiruvananthapuram: A full bench of lokayukta on Monday admitted in file a complaint alleging misuse of the chief minister’s distress relief fund (CMDRF). The bench consisting of lokayukta Justice Pius C Kuriakose, and upa-lokayuktas Justice K P Balachandran and Justice A K Basheer, decided to admit the complaint filed by Kerala University former syndicate member R S Sasi Kumar. The case has been posted for a detailed hearing on February 15.
'Gully Boy' song 'Apna Time Aayega': Fans are all praise for Ranveer Singh's rap and Divine's lyrics - Times of India ►
While the song has been gaining applauds from everyone, twitter specially has been flooding with reactions to the song.
Watch: Akshay Kumar and daughter Nitara celebrate Makar Sankranti - Times of India
Akshay Kumar and wife Twinkle Khanna are very protective of their children and are known to spend as much time as they can with them. While their son Aarav is all grown up, their younger child, daughter Nitara is still taking in all her parents' adoration. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Akshay took to Twitter to share a very cute video. In the video, the Akki is accompanied by Nitara as he flies kites, the girl becomes daddy's perfect little helper.
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