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Heroin worth Rs 4.5 cr seized, 2 held

New Delhi : In a major drug haul, four-and-a-half kg of heroin worth Rs 4.5 crore in the international market was seized and two persons were arrested in this connection in a South Delhi area, Narcotics Control Bureau officials said today. The duo, identified as Padamvir Singh and Sarfaroz Khan, were

Racket in evaluation of answer sheets unearthed in Agra

Agra : Police today unearthed a racket in evaluation of answer sheets of professional courses here and arrested a college professor and four students in this connection. Police said they raided a house in a lawyers colony in the city following specific information that a racket in evaluation of answer

Bharat Hotels to invest $32 mln in Jaipur hotel

NEW DELHI : Unlisted Bharat Hotels Ltd. will spend 1.5 billion rupees ($32.3 million) to set up a luxury hotel in the tourist hot-spot desert state of Rajasthan, a top company official said on Tuesday. The proposed 200-room hotel will be situated on 12,000 square metres of land in the

Aligarh curfew after clash

Lucknow, A clash over decorating a makeshift temple near a mosque claimed four lives, prompting authorities to clamp indefinite curfew in Aligarh since morning. The violence erupted last night in the communally sensitive western Uttar Pradesh town and worsened today when members of rival communities opened fire and hurled

Agra monuments interlinked through radio network

New Delhi : The major monuments of Agra, which draw thousands of tourists every day, have been interlinked through radio communication networks by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for better security. Minister for Culture and Tourism Ambika Soni said the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Itimad-ud-Daulah, Ram Bagh, Mehtab Bagh, Akbars

Namibia: Exceptional Prices At Karakul Ram Auction

Following the exceptional prices paid for karakul skins during the Copenhagen Fur auctions on 2 April, local Swakara producers now see the higher demand also translate into higher prices for good breeding stock. At a recent Agra auction, farmers obtained from buyers looking at improving their own karakul breeding material. Glimpses

Heroin worth Rs 4.5 crore seized in Delhi

NEW DELHI: In a major drug haul, four-and-a-half kgs of heroin worth Rs 4.5 crore in the international market was seized and two persons were arrested in this conection in a South Delhi area, Narcotics Control Bureau officials said on Sunday. The duo, identified as Padamvir Singh and Sarfaroz Khan,

4 people killed in Thane mishap

An angry group of villagers yesterday torched a police post and blocked traffic for over six hours on the Mumbai-Agra Highway passing through Shahapur in Thane district after four persons were killed in an accident, police said. Eight persons were also injured in the mishap as a tanker lorry rammed into

British hairdresser to cycle across Rajasthan

London - A hairdresser based in Lancashire has announced her plans to cycle across Rajasthan in November to raise funds for research in obstetrics and gynaecology. Hazel Bullough, 39, will cycle almost 265 miles in 10 days to raise money for the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trusts Women for Women

Abducted BJP Leader/Businessman Escapes to Freedom

50-year old Abhijeet Kashyap, a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the owner of a gas agency in Patna, on Wednesday, managed to escape from the clutches from his kidnappers who abducted him on Tuesday while on his way from Agra to Tundla in Uttar Pradesh in a tempo, the