Cartoon illustration of customs officials at Chennai International Airport escorting a suspected passenger to an x‑ray screening room to check for internally concealed contraband such as gold or narcotics as part of an airport security investigation. Chennai: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a novel gold-smuggling racket at Chennai airport, involving two customs havildars…
Hyderabad: The rollout of a cancer registry in Telangana is facing delays, as officials are taking time to verify, filter and consolidate data received from hospitals and other healthcare facilities across the state. The registry is now expected to be completed and uploaded before April 2027 – a year after the state declared cancer a…
– Waterlogging at MG road in Gurgaon after rain.______________Picture by Vinay Gupta Singh said around 20 acres of land belonging to the tourism department near the Badshapur drain could be developed as a water-retention or water-holding area – Waterlogging at Sector 10 in Gurgaon after rain.________________Picture by Vinay Gupta – Gurgaon recorded 75mm rainfall on…
Motorists travelling along the EM Bypass and Park Circus connector experienced heavy congestion Kolkata: A private car burst into flames on the Maa Flyover close to the Boat Club on Monday evening, causing severe traffic disruption across E M Bypass and the Park Circus connector.Emergency services were alerted, and fire department officials arrived at the…
Ghaziabad: LPG consumers in the city who have still not completed e-KYC verification will get one final opportunity, with the deadline extended to Sept 30. Officials said those who fail to complete the process by then will have to buy cylinders at commercial rates.The deadline has been extended for the fifth time after the oil…
Colva: The night patrol team of Colva police found two minors from Mumbai who had been reported missing from their homes. They were placed at Apna Ghar, following directions from Child Welfare Committee.Police intercepted the taxi in which they were travelling, and during questioning, the minors revealed their identities and said that they had left…
Varanasi: In a major crackdown on illegal drug trafficking, a joint team of ANTF Unit Ghazipur and Alinagar police seized over 251 kg of Ganja worth Rs 1.25 crore from a container vehicle near Kataria Service Lane in the Ramnagar Industrial Area in Chandauli district on Sunday evening. Police arrested one smuggler in this connection.Chandauli’s…
Hydroponic ganja seizure at SVPI airport Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Monday arrested a man carrying 8.9 kg of hydroponic marijuana. The male passenger, a resident of Mumbai, had arrived from Bangkok, officials from Ahmedabad customs’ Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) said.‘An inspection of his check-in baggage led to…
AAP functionary and Manish Sisodia Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab incharge Manish Sisodia on Monday lashed out at the BJP over its stance on the Jagga Singh case in Namol, Sangrur, questioning the political support being extended to a person against whom “nine FIRs have been registered”.In a press statement, Sisodia said, “Political parties…
A citizen donates Shaadu clay at a Punaravartan collection centre at SNBP School, Bavdhan A shaadu collection centre by Punaravartan at LMD Chowk A citizen donates Shaadu clay at a Punaravartan collection centre at SNBP School, Bavdhan A shaadu collection centre by Punaravartan at LMD Chowk A citizen donates Shaadu clay at a Punaravartan collection…
