Customs seizes gold, valuables worth Rs 32L from flyer at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad

Customs seizes gold, valuables from flyer in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: A team of Customs officials at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport nabbed a couple with gold and other valuables worth Rs 32.37 lakh on Sunday.“Based on intelligence developed through passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Ahmedabad Customs, intercepted one female passenger…

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Expert team carries out containment drive as foot-and-mount disease outbreak hit Arunachal

A team of central experts, state veterinary officials and district administrators has launched an intensive containment drive against the foot-and-mouth disease A team of central experts, state veterinary officials and district administrators has launched an intensive containment drive against the foot-and-mouth disease A team of central experts, state veterinary officials and district administrators has launched…

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City remembers its 5-time MP Vajpayee with poems, tributes and slogans

Lucknow: Flowers, flickering lamps and memories of a much-loved leader filled the convention centre on Sunday as the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Foundation organised ‘Atal Smriti Sandhya’ to mark the eighth death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The programme began with floral tributes at Vajpayee’s statue and the lighting of a ceremonial lamp….

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10-year-old girl sexually assaulted, accused held

Rajkot: A 50-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at his puncture repair shop in the Sahajanand Industries area, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Shantilal Kapadiya, allegedly lured the child with the promise of wafers and chocolates before taking her into his shop and assaulting her.The…

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Govt postpones lottery for Panchayati Raj polls

Jaipur: The state govt has postponed the reservation lottery for wards under Panchayati Raj institutions at the district and sub-division level by a month, with the exercise now rescheduled for Sept 17 and 18, respectively. The lottery was earlier scheduled for Aug 17 and 18. The reservation lottery for wards of 309 urban local bodies…

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In 1988, an English farmer stopped cultivating his entire 377-acre wheat farm; 35 years later, it became one of central England’s biggest refuges for scrub, woodland and rare wildlife

Bedfordshire farm was saved through public donations after a successful £1.5m crowdfunding campaign An English farmer who stopped intensive wheat farming in 1988 has unintentionally helped create one of central England’s largest young woodland nature reserves, reports the Guardian. Strawberry Hill, a 377-acre site near Knotting in Bedfordshire, has now been permanently protected after the…

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