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Hyderabadi's caught with Rs 3-crore narcotics 03 November 2012
At Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, there was high drama as two individuals who tried to smuggle Rs 3 crore worth narcotic drugs out of the nation. They were however caught carrying the drugs in their baggage by the custom officials....
Keywords: rajiv gandhi international airport, customs officials, narcotics, narcotic drugs
Read More Govt cuts Gold & Silver import tariff values 03 February 2014
The government has slashed the import tariff values of Gold and silver today. Till yesterday, the tariff value on imported gold was at $407 per ten grams now the value is $404 while silver is $663 per kg now it...
Keywords: silver tariff in India, government cuts import tariffs on gold and silver, India Business News, India Government
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49 exotic lizards for lunch - German claims at Oman 10 May 2012
Have you ever come across anyone who eats lizards? Whether we have come across or not, customs officials at an airport were actually astonished when a passenger returning from Oman said he enjoys eating lizards and the set of lizards...
Keywords: 49 exotic lizards, Oman, Oman, German
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Three Gold Smugglers Held In Vizag Airport 29 October 2018
Three Gold Smugglers Held In Vizag Airport:- The Customs officials of Visakhapatnam airport nabbed three passengers who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia through Air Asia flight. What's so surprising is that all the three passengers swallowed gold sachets and tried...
Keywords: Vizag customs officials, Gold smugglers updates, Vizag customs officials, Gold smugglers news
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Nine lakhs worth Saffron seized at HYD airport 07 February 2012
Vigilant airport authorities got hold of a major haul of Saffron that arrived in the early hours of the day in the Shamshabad airport, in Hyderabad. A passenger from Sharjah has been detained by the customs department. The passenger who...
Keywords: hawkish eyes, Customs vigilant, Saffron smuggled, Saffron expensive
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Customs takes arrests woman for smuggling MSD cards from Hong Kong 06 January 2012
The Custom authorities acting on a tip of monitored the moments of a woman passenger who flew down from Hong Kong by the Dragon Airways enroute to Delhi, on Thursday. As she was coming out of the green channel she...
Keywords: Delhi, Bangalore airport customs, Delhi, custom authorities
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Get ready to spend extra on railway freight 08 June 2012
Yet another bad news to aam aadmi! You will now think twice to transport your goods via railways as service tax would come into effect from July 1 on railway freight. With the imposition of service tax, the freight charges...
Keywords: service tax on railway freight, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Central Board of Excise and Customs, goods
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BB Agrawal Assumes Charge As Chief Commissioner Of GST And Customs 13 July 2017
BB Agrawal Assumes Charge As Chief Commissioner Of GST And Customs:- Bankey Behari Agrawal has been appointed in charge as the Chief Commissioner, GST and Customs of Hyderabad zone, which covers the entire State of Telangana, on Thursday. An official...
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Indian-American Man Dies In Custody Of US Immigration Department 19 May 2017
An Indian-American man died on Tuesday afternoon in the custody of the US immigration officials at an Atlanta hospital. Identified as Atul Kumar Babubhai Patel, Patel was detained by the American customs officials last week for allegedly not possessing necessary...
Keywords: ICE, American Customs Officials, American Customs Officials, Atlanta City Detention Center
Read More Balakrishna constituency gets national institute 10 July 2014
Hindupuram TDP MLA and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna has a reason to smile as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced a national institute to Balayya's constituency. National Excise and Customs Academy will be set up by the Central government at Hindupuram....
Keywords: Hindupuram constituency, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Hindupuram constituency, Budget 2014
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Hundreds Of Indian Students Face Jail In US College Scam 31 January 2019
Hundreds Of Indian Students Face Jail In US College Scam:- The justice department of Michigan announced the arrest of eight Indians involved in the visa fraud. Hundreds of students from India are facing deportion and criminal charges who are enrolled...
Keywords: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 200 Indian students in USA, Indian student fraud, Department of Homeland Security
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No deportation to Dharun Ravi 19 June 2012
The federal immigration authorities here have confirmed the media that former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, who is facing imprisonment would for filming the private moments of his gay friend, would not be deported to India. It is known that...
Keywords: Rutgers University, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
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Indian In US Jailed For Illegally Selling Gun Silencers 28 July 2017
Indian In US Jailed For Illegally Selling Gun Silencers:- The Department of Justice said, an Indian in the US has been jailed for 30 months for illegally selling gun silencers and was planning to smuggle more. The gun silencers are...
Keywords: US Customs, New Delhi, Smuggling, Selling Gun Silencers
Read More Appreciate the work of Customs employees: Pawan 09 January 2014
Pawan Kalyan is one such actor who will be rarely seen in public and he attends parties or functions only if there is worth of his presence. On Wednesday, Pawan Kalyan attended the Customs department Cultural South Zone meet festival...
Keywords: Appreciate the work of Customs employees: Pawan, King Koti, Top stories, Telugu News
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70 fake websites seized 13 July 2012
As many as 70 websites were seized by the United States authorities for allegedly selling counterfeit goods online. The officials told the media that these websites used the luxury brand names such as Louis Vuitton, NFL, MLB and Burberry. The...
Keywords: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, counterfeit goods online, ICE spokesperson, ICE spokesperson
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iPhone Prices Hiked In India After Increased Customs Duty 19 December 2017
iPhone Prices Hiked In India After Increased Customs Duty:- The Indian government increased the basic customs duty on all the imported mobile phones which came as a shocker for many. It was 10% earlier and it is now increased to...
Keywords: iPhone updates, iPhone latest, iPhone next, iPhone next
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Pranab constitutes Committee to look into indirect tax suits 07 March 2012
As on March on September 2010, there were 83,213 litigations involving over Rs 59,000 crore of indirect taxes pending before Supreme Court, High Courts, CESTAT and Commissioner (Appeals). Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has constituted a committee to suggest steps to...
Keywords: taxpayers, Law Ministry, taxpayers, taxpayers
Read More New Customs norms from Jan 1 31 December 2013
As the illegal Gold imports have raised to a huge margin in the year 2013, the Custom Authorities have tightened the regulations now and here after all passengers coming to India will now have to fill in a new detailed...
Keywords: Business, New regulations from January 1st, Customs, Business News
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Indian Man Re-Arrested After Serving 10 Years In Prison 02 November 2017
Indian Man Re-Arrested After Serving 10 Years In Prison:- Following the completion of his 10 years term, after release from a private jail, an Indian national, Jerald Peter Dsouza (58) has been re-arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)...
Keywords: US Immigration And Customs Enforcement, ICE Enforcement And Removal Operations, Enforcement And Removal Operations, US District Court
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Rs.1.6 Crore worth of Gold seized at Airport 08 April 2012
Custom officials at Lucknow Airport seized gold approximately worth Rs.1.6 crore from a passenger coming from Dubai. The passenger was arrested on Saturday. Briefing media, Commissioner (Customs), Lucknow, Ajay Dixit, said the arrested man had hidden the gold on his...
Keywords: Customs, Gold smuggling, Amasui airport, Gold seized by customs
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