Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has reiterated its opposition to the implementation of the new Waqf Act, with Minority Welfare Minister S.M. Nasar Shahjahan announcing on Monday that the state government will neither enforce key provisions of the legislation nor immediately comply with the Centre’s deadline for uploading Waqf properties to the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal. The minister announced while welcoming the first batch of Hajj pilgri…
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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) With the prices of gold skyrocketing, India is witnessing a significant increase in the number of smuggling cases. While the Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are cracking down on such cases, the worry is that smugglers are replying with newer tactics.There has been a significant increase in the number of gold paste smuggling cases. Smugglers are using this new tactic as paste is very difficult to intercept. In a recent case, the Air Intelligence …
Cuddalore, Dec 24 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and several others sustained injuries after a State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) bus travelling from Tiruchy to Chennai met with a major accident near Ezhuthur in Cuddalore district on Wednesday night. The accident occurred on the busy Chennai-Tiruchy National Highway and led to severe traffic disruption for several hours. According to police, the front tyre of the SETC bus burst while it was passing through the Ezhuthur area, cau…