Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 129.18 grams of 24-carat gold worth Rs 19.48 lakh from two passengers arriving from Dubai after officers discovered the precious metal concealed as gold paste inside the collars of their shirts, in the latest in a series of smuggling cases detected at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), Ahmedabad. According to Ahmedabad Customs, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the two male passengers after they arr…
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Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs on Wednesday seized 770.33 grams of 24-carat gold worth more than Rs 1.13 crore and arrested a tour operator after officers intercepted him and his client passengers arriving from Abu Dhabi, in what investigators suspect was an organised attempt to smuggle the precious metal into India. Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs intercepted a male tour operator travelling with his client passengers…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court judgment setting aside the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia), while directing the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to complete the fresh tender process within three months.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The first shipment of premium Areko cherries and Centrose plum from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts to Singapore will provide growers with better prices, direct access to global markets and further strengthen India’s agricultural exports, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.In a post on social media platform X, the minister described the development as a major milestone for orchardists in Shopian and Pulwama, saying the exp…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority facilitated the first export shipment of premium Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Jammu & Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama to Singapore, an official statement said on Saturday.The initiative is expected to enable growers to realise over 50 per cent higher returns compared with conventional marketing channels.Further, it helps promote export‑oriented production, scientific cultivation and…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Centre on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court judgment that set aside the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia). Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter and sought an urgent hearing on the Union government’s plea.In respon…
Ahmedabad, July 16 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 233 grams of 24-carat gold worth over Rs 34.29 lakh from a woman passenger who allegedly attempted to smuggle the precious metal into India by concealing it inside her clothing after arriving from Abu Dhabi. According to Customs officials, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the passenger at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) on Thursday after she arrived on Flight 3L-111 from Abu Dhabi.The interceptio…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the technical evaluation process for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi (The UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia), holding that the assessment of bidders was vitiated by “arbitrariness, irrationality and lack of transparency” in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution. A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetrapal and Shail Jain allowed a batch of petitions fil…
Indore, July 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will flag off Madhya Pradesh’s first international air service on Wednesday from Indore, marking a historic milestone in the state’s aviation growth. The inaugural flight under the Madhya Pradesh Civil Aviation Policy-2025 will connect Indore directly to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Operated by Air India Express, which is a Tata Group company, the Indore-Abu Dhabi flight will operate four days a week — on Monday…
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) A woman arriving in Ahmedabad from Abu Dhabi was intercepted after Customs officers acting on passenger profiling intelligence allegedly found nearly 729 grams of undeclared gold jewellery worth Rs 98.78 lakh concealed inside her purse and beneath her clothing, officials said on Tuesday. The seizure was made by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs after the passenger arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) on IndiGo flight 6E-143…