Ahmedabad: Even as the ongoing West Asia crisis continues to disrupt global aviation routes and add to operating costs for airlines, Ahmedabad’s international air cargo business is showing little sign of slowing down. Exports of pharmaceuticals, engineering products and chemicals helped Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport register strong growth in international freight volumes in…
Chandigarh boxers celebrate after the Sub-Junior National Championships, with Mehul Rana and Saurav clinching top honours Chandigarh: The city’s young pugilists put up an impressive show at the 5th Sub-Junior National Boys & Girls Boxing Championships, clinching four medals — including two gold and two bronze.International boxer Mehul Rana of SD School, Sector 32, won…
A workers affixes an HSRP to a two-wheelers in Pune Pune: Too few authorised vendors, a chaotic rollout, a clunky online appointment system and steep pricing, state govt’s HSRP drive for vehicles registered before April 2019 has stumbled at every turn. Now, as Tuesday’s deadline looms, the scale of the lapse is stark — nearly…
Surat: Police on Monday seized 40.11kg of ganja, worth Rs. 20. 11 lakh, in raids in the Mahidharpura and Chowk Bazar police station jurisdictions. Mahidhapura police allegedly caught Ali Banmali Nahak (36) with 20.15kg of cannabis, while he was going to deliver the ganja. According to police, Nahak had brought the ganja from Puranchandra Pradhan…
Itanagar: Two hardcore operatives of the banned NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction surrendered before security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, an official release said on Monday.The insurgents surrendered during a joint intelligence-based operation launched by the Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles and the police in the Kheti area, a District Information and Public Relations Officer…
On June 30, 2026, I exit the police services with the satisfaction of having served the state for nearly 36 years. It was a journey which began with the filling of Uttar Pradesh State Civil Examination form in 1989 and successfully qualifying as a PPS officer, now reaching its culmination this year, as an IPS…
Rajkot: Two persons were rescued after a fire broke out in an air-conditioner unit on the first floor of a private hospital in Bhuj, Kutch, on Monday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported.The incident was reported around 9.15am at Viable Hospital on Hospital Road in Bhuj.The Bhuj fire brigade reached the hospital with a…
Kota: A POCSO court in Jhalawar Monday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 16-year-old daughter. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 on the convict.Pronouncing the verdict, Judge Sanjay Kumar Bhatnagar held the father guilty under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the…
Petrol, diesel retail sale curbs for commercial users lifted NEW DELHI: Rolling back yet another emergency measure introduced to ensure equitable distribution of fuel during West Asia conflict, govt Monday decided to lift restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel to commercial users from retail pumps from July 1. The temporary restrictions on the sale…
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei rejects Donald Trump’s claim of planned US-Iran talks in Doha Iran on Monday said that no negotiations with the United States are scheduled at any level in the coming days, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s claim that the two sides would meet in Qatar to discuss the Strait of…
