Tag Archive: customs department

Fake deodorants worth millions seized in Chennai

Chennai, Nov 27 (ANI): Fake deodorants worth 20 million rupees were seized by Customs department officials here on Thursday.

Acting on a tip off, the Docks Intelligence unit of Customs and the Central Excise intercepted two consignments of containers, which had come from China.

“These were all manufactured in China wherein it has been printed as made [...]

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Cattle ‘famine’ in Dhaka as border tightened on Eid eve

Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) Greater vigil by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has curbed cattle movement that may cause a ‘famine’ in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a media report said Tuesday.

Eighty percent of cattle sacrificed in Bangladesh during the festival come from India. But their arrival has declined sharply ahead of Eid this coming weekend, [...]

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Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizure

Amritsar, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one ’success’ that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it.

‘We checked her baggage now and [...]

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Judge quits hearing ITC case citing conflict of interest

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Justice S.H. Kapadia, the second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Monday quit hearing a case involving ITC Ltd. on the ground that he owns some shares in the firm.

As the case came up for hearing before his bench, Justice Kapadia informed the lawyers present for various parties that he [...]

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Truck drivers stage a protest along the Indo-Bangladesh border

North 24 Parganas (WB), Nov 3 (ANI): truck drivers staged a protest here along the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal, blaming their Bangladesh counterparts of manhandling them at Benapole, a [...]

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Toxic ship Platinum II inspected

Alang (Gujarat), Oct 20 (ANI): A three-member investigation team has started inspection of the US ship Platinum II for toxic materials.

The three-member team comprising an official from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Steel Ministry and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) will submit its report by the end of the week.

The [...]

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UK Revenue and Customs department to question Redknapp

London, Oct 4(ANI): Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp will be questioned this week by the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office over his offshore accounts, particularly, focused on a number of transfer [...]

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Indian detention of UAE plane a case of spying, says Chinese expert

Beijing, Sep 13 (ANI): A Chinese military expert Dai Xu has accused India of “spying” on Chinese military, saying that India violated diplomatic rights by inspecting a China-bound cargo plane of UAE’s Air Force, which was detained by the Indian Security agencies in Kolkata after it was found carrying huge cache of arms and ammunition [...]

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Detained UAE aircraft takes off from Kolkata to China

Kolkata, Sep 10 (ANI): The China-bound cargo plane of United Arab Emirate’s (UAE) Air Force which was carrying arms and ammunition, finally took off from the Netaji Subhas Chnadra Bose International Air port on Thursday morning.

The UAE aircraft was detained by the Indian Security agencies after it found carrying huge cache of arms and [...]

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FM to inaugurate annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise

New Delhi, Sep.9 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the two-day All India Annual Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise here today.

The Conference is being organized by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance from September 8 to 9 in [...]

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FM to inaugurate annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise

New Delhi, Sep.7 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the two-day All India Annual Conference of the Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs and Central Excise on Wednesday.

The Conference is being organized by the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry [...]

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Antique idols worth Rs 5.3 million seized in West Bengal

Siliguri, Aug 13 (ANI): Customs officials on Thursday recovered antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses, worth Rs 5.3 million in the international market, from West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajur district.

“Last night, Siliguri customs team led by Siddharth Gupta, Superintendent, [...]

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