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IA offers discount
Indian Airlines IA on Monday introduced concessional return fares in the executive class8217; on a round trip journey between Delhi-Pune and between Mumbai-Bangalore sectors.
An Indian Airlines press release said here that the discount of 40 per cent on the return leg of the round trip normal executive class fare would also be valid for children and infants.
The fares would be effective from November 19 to December 31 this year. However, travel on the return leg could be completed depending on the validity of the ticket, the release added.
DCB backtracks on site rents
The Dehu Road Cantonment Board on Monday climbed down on its earlier proposal of increasing the site rents of lands given on verbal-grant in the main bazaar area.
According to a fresh proposal approved at the board meeting presided by board president Brig N S Sahaee, the DCB expects to get Rs 7.74 lakh instead of the earlier estimated revenue of Rs 14 lakh.
The bazaar committee, which had strongly opposed the sudden increase in rent, will discuss the resolution of the board meeting on Tuesday. The DCB had given land to 210 persons on verbal grant basis, and was getting an annual revenue of Rs 17,352 for the last forty years. The land invariably is being used for shops and houses. A severe financial crunch faced by the board since last one year had forced the authorities to increase the rent substantially. The traders however strongly opposed the proposal and had organised several protest agitations over the last two months.
Ganja seized
The Pune Customs Commissionerate seized ganja worth Rs 11 lakh in the local market in two separate raids carried out on Sunday morning. Three persons were arrested during the raids.
A huge haul of ganja, weighing 256 kgs, was seized during a raid at the residence of Bhujangrao B Kadam in Evthi Phata area of Davalgaon village in Shirur taluka.
The preliminary investigations have revealed that Kadam and his accomplice Pandurang G Chavan had brought the narcotics from Andhra Pradesh with an intention of supplying it to various places in Pune area.
In a separate raid at Dehu Road, the customs officials seized 5 kgs of ganja. Sources from the customs department said the raid was carried out at the residence of Chand M Shaikh.
The commissionerate has made a seizure of 760 kgs of ganja since its inception in July 1997.
