Drug Trafficker Salim Dola: Drug trafficker Salim Dola used Bulgarian passport and fake name ‘Hamza’ during stay in Türkiye, say officials | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Mohammad Salim Dola, an absconding international drug trafficker recently brought back to India from Türkiye, was reportedly living there on a Bulgarian passport under the assumed identity “Hamza,” officials said on Friday.On Thursday, a Mumbai court remanded the 59-year-old Salim Dola to Narcotics Control Bureau custody till May 8.According to news agency PTI,…

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Bengaluru rains: 11cm in 1 hour: Deluge could have filled 30,000 pools, two-thirds of Bengaluru’s lakes | Bengaluru News

11cm in 1 hour: Deluge could have filled 30,000 pools, two-thirds of Bengaluru’s lakes BENGALURU: The squally thundershowers along with hailstorms that lasted a little over an hour Wednesday evening across central Bengaluru — hailed as the wettest April day in the city’s recorded climatological history — poured over 11cm of rain, according to India…

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All existing media accreditation cards valid till June 16, says Telangana high court | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday directed that all existing media accreditation cards will remain valid till June 16, 2026, pending adjudication of writ petitions challenging the state’s new accreditation rules.A division bench comprising Justices P Sam Koshy and Narsing Rao Nandikonda passed the interim order while hearing petitions filed by four media associations.During the…

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Ahmedabad to map monkey menace with first census | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: Rising incidents of attacks and an increasing number of rescue calls has led the forest department to initiate Ahmedabad’s first-ever monkey census, which experts say, could shift the approach to addressing the issue from a complaint-driven rescue model to data-backed conflict management. The ongoing survey comes amid growing concern over feeding of monkeys including…

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PPCB trains over 13k waste workers to curb open waste burning | Chandigarh News

Patiala: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Thursday concluded a statewide sensitisation drive in Patiala. Over 13,000 waste and horticulture workers across Punjab’s urban local bodies (ULBs) were trained to curb open waste burning and improve air quality management, officials said. The programme was launched in Nov 2025 under the Mission Clean Air Patiala…

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PCMC intensifies anti-encroachment drive, clears more than 300 illegal structures in 40 days | Pune News

Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has stepped up its anti-encroachment drive, days after taking action against civic officials for inaction and ordering strict enforcement ahead of the monsoon.Over the past 40 days, more than 300 illegal structures covering 1.8 lakh sqft have been cleared.A senior PCMC official said the drive targets both temporary…

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