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Varanasi: Continuing its crackdown on touts, fake priests and bogus guides allegedly extorting money from pilgrims in the name of providing hassle-free entry to crowded temples such as Kashi Vishwanath, police on Monday arrested 11 such persons from the vicinity of the Kaal Bhairav temple.ACP (Kotwali) Vijay Pratap Singh said the action followed several days of surveillance on suspected touts and fake priests operating around the temple premises. Acting on specific inputs, a special team from Kotwali police station carried out a surprise raid and arrested Irfan Ahmad, Rakesh Kumar, Karan Maurya, Adarsh Koniya, Manohar Kumar, Vishnu Sharma, Kaju Seth,…

T’puram: Pettah police arrested four neighbours for allegedly attempting to murder a youth from Kadakampally after he refused to settle an earlier assault case pending against them in court. The arrested have been identified as Saji (42), Sanal (37) of Anayara; Sharan (37) of Kunnukuzhi and Anu (38). According to police, the accused and the victim are neighbours, and an earlier assault case involving the accused is currently pending before a court. The latest attack was allegedly carried out after the victim refused to cooperate in settling the case. The incident occurred on Saturday near Anayara Govt LPS while the…

Kolkata: City-based Anmol Industries Ltd, the fourth largest manufacturer in the country’s biscuits and bakery industry, is focusing on urban markets to raise its turnover in the next few years from the existing Rs 2,000 crore. Currently, Bengal market contributes about 20% of its turnover, which is around Rs 400 crore.”As of now, we have six manufacturing plants in the country, one at Dankuni, one at Bhubaneswar, two in Bihar and two in UP. With an investment of Rs 250 crore, we set up our second manufacturing unit at Thakurganj in Bihar last year. All our plants are modernised at…

320 tourists stranded mid-air, evacuated safely Police, Army, SDRF, F&ES, NDRF lead rescue operation Chopper pressed into service; 75 cabins cleared in 7 hours SHO first responder, all passengers safe, no injuries: DGP MD JKCCC says situation brought under control Ovaise Gul Srinagar, May 25: A major tragedy was averted at the famous ski resort Gulmarg on Monday after a technical snag in the Gondola cable car service left several tourists and local visitors stranded mid-air, with rescue teams evacuating 320 tourists in a seven-hour-long operation from around 1:20 PM to 8:00 PM. The sudden technical snag halted Gondola operations…

NEW DELHI: In a move to end the confusion of price to quantity printed on edible oil packets, govt is looking to bring uniformity. Against the current practice of manufacturers mentioning packet sizes such as 650, 700, 810, 850 and 870 grams, the new norm would be 200 ml, 500 ml, 1-5 litres, 15 litres or kg and 20 litres or 20 kg. The consumer affairs department said it is examining the possibility to introduce standard pack sizes for edible oils under the legal metrology framework following suggestions received from major industry bodies representing around 90% of the industry players.…

In exchange for the lions, Byculla zoo will facilitate the procurement of capuchin monkeys through an agency Mumbai: The Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo (VJBB Udyan and Zoo), Mumbai, has given its consent for an animal exchange programme with the Sakkarbaug Zoological Park in Junagadh, Gujarat, involving the transfer of four Asiatic lions and other species, subject to statutory approvals and Central Zoo Authority (CZA) guidelines.In a formal communication on May 15 addressed to the Director of Sakkarbaug Zoo, the Mumbai zoo authorities confirmed their approval for the proposed exchange under which two male and two female Asiatic…

New Delhi: Two phone-snatching incidents were reported near India Gate over the weekend, with the victims including a tourist from Canada and an HR executive on her way to AIIMS.In the first incident, which took place on May 22, bike-borne assailants targeted Sukhvinder Singh, a 27-year-old Canada-based police department employee, while he was taking a selfie near Kartavya Path. A PCR call regarding the incident was received around 2.45 am.“I had come to visit India Gate. Around 1am Friday, when I was standing near the Army office gate on Sher Shah Suri Road and taking a selfie, a motorcycle carrying…

Bengaluru: Imagine shelling out Rs 500 for a chicken biryani, Rs 150 for a single masala dosa or more than Rs 100 for a plate of idli in Namma Bengaluru. Sounds far-fetched? But this could soon be inevitable. As the state govt weighs a hike in minimum wages of workers and fuel prices continue to climb, you may soon have to penny-pinch to afford that weekend meal or weekday takeout. Hotel associations have warned that prices may go up by as much as 60% on an average in the coming months, though there is no final word on the extent…

A video posted on X showed the accused touching 203 kmph in his car Hyderabad: A man who drove his car at 200 kmph on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and uploaded a video of the act on social media was arrested by the Narsingi police.According to the police, the incident took place on May 10. The accused drove from the Narsingi ORR stretch towards the TG Police Academy while recording the drive and displaying the speedometer reading. He later uploaded the video to his social media account.In the video released by the police, the accused is seen attempting to…

Rajiv Lochan, managing director, Sundaram Finance Chennai: Leading NBFC Sundaram Finance is evaluating an entry into the gold loan segment. This is part of its ‘Sundaram 75 Plan’, being executed to mark the 75th year of the Chennai-headquartered company in 2029, as it seeks to diversify into new areas of business.Rajiv Lochan, managing director of Sundaram Finance, said gold loan-based consumption has increased dramatically. “In our conversations with credit bureaus and other institutions, we find that even youngsters pledging gold for consumption purposes is a trend that seems to be emerging. We have evaluated it as part of the Sundaram…