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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu govt will sell onions at ₹35 per kg through 8,739 ration shops in urban areas from Sept 3 to check soaring prices, food minister P Venkataramanan said in the assembly on Tuesday.The scheme will cover around 80 lakh family cardholders in the first phase, with each family entitled to one kg of onions, he said. The govt has procured 1,000 tonnes through NAFED and the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation.Onions are currently selling for ₹56-₹60 per kg in the open market due to higher transport costs, adverse weather and reduced arrivals from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the…

The flyer’s trolley bag had a concealed cavity containing the contraband Ahmedabad: Customs officials, aided by a narcotics sniffer dog pointing towards a suspicious package, seized 6kg of hydroponic ganja at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport recently. The female passenger carrying the package has been arrested.“Based on passenger profiling, x-ray scanning and signal from the sniffer dog, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Ahmedabad customs, intercepted a female foreign national of Myanmar origin, who had arrived from Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday,” a customs department release said.“During a thorough examination of her baggage, a specially created cavity/fake layer…

Prayagraj: In cases involving the illegal storage, transportation and sale of codeine-based cough syrup, the Allahabad HC has rejected the bail pleas of 19 alleged masterminds while granting bail to truck drivers, helpers and small retail sellers who were merely transporting sealed parcels and were unaware that cough syrup had been concealed inside the cartons.Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal passed the ruling while hearing 80 bail applications together.The court clarified that codeine-based cough syrup would not fall within the ambit of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act when used solely for legitimate medical purposes. However, if such syrup…

A long shot of the rare monumentA close-up of the caged elephantine boulder inscribed with edicts of Asoka dating back 2000 years in JaugadaA long shot of the rare monumentA close-up of the caged elephantine boulder inscribed with edicts of Asoka dating back 2000 years in JaugadaA long shot of the rare monument The tranquil banks of Rushikulya river near Purushottampur in Ganjam district cradle Jaugada, a historical monument significant for historians and enjoyable for its scenic view to visitors.Inside an iron cage, one can find a massive, elephantine boulder flank inscribed with the edicts of Asoka, king of Magadha,…

The order, passed by H-Rera chairperson Arun Kumar on July 17, followed a complaint by Anil Kumar Bhardwaj and Lalita Bhardwaj, residents of Slough in the UK Gurgaon: A flat booked nearly five years ago is still out of reach for a UK-based couple, but Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (H-Rera) has ordered an Ansal group subsidiary to pay for the delay. Identity Buildtech Pvt Ltd, which failed to complete the project in Sector 103, has been asked to pay 10.8% annual interest from the promised possession date until a valid offer is made or the flat is actually handed…

Guwahati: Govt promised compensation after three family members died in a Mathgharia landslide.MLA Tapan Das visited the site and assured support.“There is a 19-year-old child there, and we will provide whatever assistance is required from the govt’s side. We are making arrangements to move the family to a safe place. We have also identified others living in dangerous conditions, and they too will be relocated to safer areas with the necessary arrangements made for them,” Das said.GMC commissioner Chinmoy Prakash Phookan said the civic body would support rescue and relief. Source link

Kanpur: Police on Tuesday arrested a man accused of allegedly raping a 40-year-old ragpicker on the roof of a dilapidated house in Fazalganj on Monday afternoon.The woman, originally from West Bengal, had been living with her family on a pavement in Darshanpurwa for the past several months and supported them by collecting recyclable waste.According to her complaint, the accused, identified as Shyamu, allegedly lured her to the roof of a dilapidated house and raped her.She alleged that when she raised an alarm, local residents rushed to the spot, but the accused managed to flee.Police later took the woman into custody…

Noida: Amid a rise in seasonal diseases, including H1N1, dengue and malaria, the health department has opened a fever clinic at the district hospital. It will operate from 8 am to 2 pm daily.It aims to provide patients quicker access to consultation and treatment by allowing them to avoid long queues and crowded waiting areas. Medicines will also be made available at the spot. It will further reduce pressure on the general OPD and protect others from getting exposed to infection.On its first day, around 60 patients visited the facility, an official said. With five new swine flu cases in…

Supriya Sule accused the state govt of failing to provide basic infrastructure and remarked that common citizens are forced to agitate for every issue just to draw the govt’s attention Pune: NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Tuesday criticised the Mahayuti govt, stating that the administration does not listen to common citizens unless they resort to agitations.Sule visited the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to discuss civic issues in areas under the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency. She accused the state govt of failing to provide basic infrastructure and remarked that common citizens are forced to agitate for every issue just…

Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant, who holds the civil supplies and consumer affairs portfolio, on Tuesday told the assembly that the state has not received a single complaint from consumers, vehicle owners, automobile associations or garages regarding E20 petrol since its introduction in the state.Sawant was replying to a calling attention motion moved by MLAs Venzy Viegas, Vijai Sardesai and Cruz Silva, who flagged reduced mileage, performance issues and rising maintenance costs faced by owners of pre-2023 vehicles, especially taxi drivers and motorcycle pilots, and demanded that consumers be given the option of unblended petrol.“E20 is a central govt subject,…