Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The proposal to build two tunnels — Singhpora-Vailoo and Sudhmahadev-Dranga — on the Anantnag-Chenani corridor in J&K has hit hurdles, with the expenditure secretary-headed Public Investment Board (PIB) recently turning down recommendation for their construction, citing multiple reasons, including cost. Earlier, the bid for the Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel was scrapped.Besides the huge cost of around Rs 8,900 crore and that there being an existing road connecting the origin and destination in respect of each of the two packages, the board also recorded that these did not fall under strategic roads of the defence ministry, though officials from the National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) under the road transport ministry made such a claim in the March 22 meeting.Last year, the home ministry had not given clearance to the foreign contractor, which had quoted the lowest amount […]

[ad_1] File photo: Nikita Casap (Picture credit: X) A 17-year-old from Wisconsin is facing state and federal charges after allegedly murdering his parents in a violent bid to raise money and gain freedom to carry out a plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump and spark a revolution, authorities revealed in newly unsealed court documents.Nikita Casap was arrested in March and is accused of fatally shooting his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51, in their Waukesha home. As per CNN, investigators believe the murders took place on February 11, although their decomposed bodies were not discovered until a welfare check was conducted on February 28. Tatiana was found under piles of blankets near the kitchen, while Mayer was located in a first-floor office with a gunshot wound to the head, the New York Post reported.According to an […]

[ad_1] Jammu: Continuing their ongoing crackdown on drug-related crime, J&K police seized property worth lakhs, including a residential house and a car, belonging to a drug peddler in Rajouri district of Jammu division on Saturday.“The property of Jaswinder Kumar, alias Sonu, a resident of Ambedkar Chowk Lamberi in Nowshera of Rajouri district, was attached under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,” a police spokesperson said, adding, “the action was taken under supervision of SDPO Nowshera, following a thorough inquiry”.The property is estimated to be worth over Rs 35L.Police in Rajouri remain committed to the zero-tolerance policy against drug trafficking in the border district and “such actions will ensure that individuals involved in the illegal trade face strict legal consequences,” he said. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] File photo of Mumbai cricketer Ayush Mhatre. (Image: Instagram) New Delhi: Ayush Mhatre is likely to join the Chennai Super Kings camp for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It has been reliably learnt by TimesofIndia.com that the 17-year-old opener will link up with the squad ahead of CSK's fixture against Mumbai Indians on April 20.As reported by TOI on April 3, Mhatre had been called up by the franchise for mid-season trials in Chepauk. He had gone unsold during the mega auction in Jeddah last year.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!But with Ruturaj Gaikwad ruled out for the remainder of the season, Mhatre has thrown his candidature in the ring for the five-time champions.Gaikwad was ruled out of the rest of the IPL season with an elbow injury with MS Dhoni taking […]

[ad_1] Kuldeep Yadav was run-out in the penultimate over. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: In a jaw-dropping finish at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, Delhi Capitals imploded with three successive run-outs to hand Mumbai Indians a thrilling 12-run win in a high-octane IPL 2025 clash.Chasing 206, Delhi were well placed at 183/7 with 23 runs needed off the final 12 balls. But chaos unfolded when Ashutosh Sharma, who had reignited hope with two crisp boundaries off Jasprit Bumrah, was run out going for a risky second. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Off the very next ball, confusion led to Kuldeep Yadav's dismissal at the non-striker’s end, and the final delivery of the 19th over saw Mohit Sharma run out for a duck — ending Delhi’s chase in unbelievable fashion.It marked Delhi’s first defeat of the […]

[ad_1] Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: "DC ke saarein khatam ho gaye hain, sahab (Sir, the DC ones are all sold out)," sighs an agitated jersey seller outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium.He wasn’t alone.On a crowded Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, vendors echoed the same tone as Delhi Capitals jerseys had vanished from the shelves -- a mere representation of the team’s unbeaten run in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!With DC jerseys in short supply, neutrals, who had just arrived to enjoy a game of IPL on Sunday evening, opted for what hadn't run out of stock yet: a Mumbai Indians jersey with “Rohit” embedded on the back.Inside the stadium, when Jasprit Bumrah was teaching the iconic helicopter shot to Will Jacks, Rohit kept his warm-up light.Check […]