Ahmedabad: A Hyderabad woman’s attempt to pull off a glittering masquerade fell flat at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Tuesday, after customs officials caught her draped in undeclared gold worth nearly Rs 1 crore.The flier, arriving on a flight from Abu Dhabi, had layered an assortment of heavy gold jewellery — bangles,…
Ludhiana: A Ludhiana resident has flagged what he termed a serious safety hazard along the busy Amritsar-Delhi railway corridor, alleging that garbage dumping near the Jassian railway bridge is triggering rodent activity that could threaten the structural stability of the track.In a complaint submitted to railway authorities and the municipal corporation on Tuesday, Harpreet Singh…
Potholes on the roads (Chandigarh – tricity story pics) Panchkula: After winning the Municipal Corporation elections, mayor Sham Lal Bansal assured that he would get patchwork done on roads “immediately” but monsoon has set in and there is nothing to show for the assurance.To top it all, residents will have to put up with the…
Pune: The body of a man found under the debris of a landslide in Khandala was taken out on Tuesday afternoon, the Pune Rural police said.Deputy superintendent of police Gajanan Tompe said, “He was reported missing after the landslide on Monday afternoon. Rescue teams conducted searches but failed to locate him. On Tuesday morning, when…
Surat: Mahidharpura police have booked a couple for allegedly abducting their 18-year-old married daughter from a temple in the city. The incident occurred on Sunday evening when the woman had gone to the temple with her husband. Police have launched a search for the couple based on the husband’s complaint.Complainant Raj Pipaliya (22), a diamond…
Guwahati: Human-elephant conflict has claimed 1,147 human lives and 246 elephants in Assam over the past decade, the state govt informed the assembly on Tuesday.Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said electrocution and train accidents remain the leading causes of elephant deaths, highlighting the continuing challenge of reducing human-wildlife conflict. He also said encroachment continues to affect…
Badshahnagar gets Indian Railways’ first AI sign language info system Lucknow: In a first, Indian Railways has introduced an AI-powered sign language train information system for hearing-impaired passengers at Badshahnagar railway station.The initiative, by Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway, aims to make railway services more accessible by providing live train announcements, arrival and departure…
Times News NetworkRajkot: A tuition teacher has been booked for allegedly branding a four-year-old boy with a hot taveta (roti flipper), for not writing during lessons. Pradhyumnanagar police registered a case against the tuition teacher, Nirali Ashwin, based on a complaint by the child’s uncle, Vishal Yadav, 36, a rickshaw driver.The case was registered on…
Mother Critical; Driver, Helper Absconding A speeding trailer smashed into a road divider and ran over five members of a family on Ajmer-Jaipur National Highway near Kamla Nehru Nagar. Jaipur: A speeding multi-axle trailer truck smashed into a divider and ran over five members of a family waiting for a ride in Jaipur Tuesday morning,…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto arrive for a joint press conference following their meeting, at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP Photo/PTI) PM Narendra Modi underlined the need for urgent UNSC reforms, backed freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific and urged greater cooperation against terrorism, as he addressed the…
