Silchar: Cachar police seized a consignment of banned cough syrup valued around Rs 2 crore during a checking operation on NH-27 near Puticherra toll gate under Barkhola police station on Thursday night, reports BB Goswami.Police intercepted a six-wheeler truck and searched it, leading to the recovery of 21,600 bottles of codeine phosphate syrup packed in…
35-year-old man named Manjot Singh is alleged to have shot his aunt, her young son, and a friend before taking his own life CHANDIGARH: A suspected land dispute turned deadly in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district after a 35-year-old man allegedly shot dead his aunt, her teenage son and his own friend before turning the gun on…
More than five tonnes of gold remain held up at customs without clearance. (AI image) Banks have put a pause on fresh import orders for gold and silver from overseas suppliers. Large quantities of gold and silver are stranded at customs, as a formal government notification permitting bullion imports has yet to be issued, according…
Hyderabad: The three key barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project – Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla – are unlikely to be back in operation before 2028 monsoon, with extensive repairs expected to take at least two years and cost an estimated Rs 1,200 crore.With chief minister A Revanth Reddy clearing the restoration plan last week,…
India’s Operation Amistad for Venezuela (Image courtesy: https://x.com/adgpi) NEW DELHI: India on Friday launched Operation Amistad (“friend” in Spanish) to support earthquake-hit Venezuela, with two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircraft carrying a field hospital unit and more than 35 tonnes of relief supplies.Announcing the operation in a post on X, external affairs minister Subrahmanyam…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University (GU) has reconstituted its Allied and Healthcare Board after controversy erupted over the appointment of members to the earlier panel. The step follows objections raised by the Gujarat State Allied and Healthcare Council, after which the university dissolved the previous board and constituted a fresh one with academically qualified representatives.In Dec, the…
The existing platforms that were used to put out the highrise fire on Wednesday were 42 metres with a reach of upto 14 storeys Ghaziabad: The Gaur Green Avenue fire on Wednesday has become a wake-up call for the residents of high-rise gated societies and authorities across NCR. Ghaziabad Development Authority on Friday sanctioned Rs…
Picture for representation purpose only Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch on Thursday arrested two men in Chakan and seized 84kg of ganja worth Rs42 lakh. The police also seized an SUV allegedly used to transport the contraband.A team from the anti-narcotics cell, led by senior police inspector Mahesh Patil, nabbed the duo — Aniket…
The city has been experiencing showers leading to waterlogging and roads getting washed out, despite the civic body’s repeated assurances that Pune is rain-ready Pune: The Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar dams recorded continuous spells of rain on Friday — 60mm, 60mm and 45mm. respectively — leading to a further rise in water storage.The irrigation department…
The textile industry was severely impacted by the US tariffs followed by the West Asia conflict Chennai/ Coimbatore: Indian garment exporters are hopeful of a recovery in orders and a moderation in key raw material costs following the US-Iran peace deal. The industry, which was severely impacted last year by the US tariffs, followed by…
