Visa officers deny applications because they are trained to spot inconsistencies, an immigration lawyer explained. As US visas are getting difficult to get even for tourism purpose, immigration lawyer Andrea Szew said the approval process does not work the way people think it works. Applicants think they were not given enough time to explain their…
Rajkot: A marital dispute culminated in a seven-year jail term after a Junagadh sessions court convicted a man for armed robbery and house trespass for storming his mother-in-law’s house with a deadly weapon to try to force his estranged wife to return.Additional sessions judge A R Rana convicted Arbazsha alias Degdi Ismailsha Rifai under Sections…
Rajkot: The Surendranagar local crime branch (LCB) seized a large consignment of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 76.56 lakh from a truck near Sedla village in Bajana police station limits.According to police, 11,220 bottles of IMFL were found in a truck parked within the Sedla village limits. Together with the truck and other items,…
Guwahati: Blood-stained clothes that Samim Ahmed was wearing and had disposed of before fleeing the spot of the fatal road accident that claimed three lives on Apr 26 was recovered by the police on Friday from a location near the accident spot at Mathaghari in Guwahati, police said.The mobile phone of one of the deceased…
Lucknow: The state govt on Tuesday announced that it would soon set up the ‘Uttar Pradesh Ghumantu Vikas Board’, which will work towards the development of denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities.The decision was taken at a meeting of the UP state backward classes commission, chaired by commission chairman Rajesh Verma.Representatives of Ghumantu tribes had met…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the fire services will soon be integrated with the 112 Emergency Response Support Systems (ESSS) to coordinate services better.“Govt is committed to strengthening fire and emergency services across Goa. New fire stations are being set up in Sanguem and Dharbandora to ensure faster response in remote areas,”…
New Delhi: “The police verification was missing” — cops are often quick to point this out after a crime involving a domestic worker comes to light in Delhi.While the verification system exists on paper, in practice, it is marked by delays, poor follow-up and little clarity.Despite submitting documents, many employers report having to wait for…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was not included in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s starting XI against Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru, but he was named among the Impact Players, meaning he could still come in to bat if needed. His absence at the start comes after he picked up an ankle injury in RCB’s previous match against…
Pune: Some assailants on Tuesday night shot dead a 35-year-old man, Ramesh Reddy, a resident of Dehu Road. The murder was the fallout of an old rivalry, police said.Around 9pm on Tuesday, Reddy was near an eatery when unknown persons opened fire at him. He was critically injured in the attack. “Reddy was immediately taken…
Pune: The city Command Hospital, Southern Command, on May 5 conducted a successful multi-organ donation procedure on a brain dead serving infantry soldier (38), who met with an accident in Nashik on May 3. Three lives were saved as a result.Doctors retrieved the organs under established medical protocols and coordinated the transport through a special…
