Madurai: Q branch seized 3,000kg of beedi leaves meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka in two different places of Tuticorin ...

The Q Branch police seized 103 bundles of beedi leaves, weighing around 3,000 kg, from Inigo Nagar and Athur in Thoothukudi on Thursday.

The Sri Lanka Navy operation in the Negombo lagoon led to the seizure of over 860Kg of smuggled Tendu leaves in ...

Madurai: The Q Branch team seized a mini-truck carrying 1,200 kg of beedi leaves intended for smuggling to Sri Lanka near the ...

The consignment was being transported under the guise of poultry manure, with the goods concealed using fertilizer sacks. Among the seized items were 2,500 kg of Indian beedi leaves, 4 kg of Cardamom, ...

The Tharuvaikulam Marine Police seized around 2000 kg of beedi leaves from a lorry garage near Siluvaipatti beach in Thoothukudi. Acting on the tip off, the police inspected a private lorry ...

The incident took place at Kolnadu in Bantwal taluk, where the gang searched the house of Haji N Sulaiman, owner of Mangaluru Singari Beedi Works. His son Mohammed Iqbal filed a complaint with the ...

Additionally, the Army intelligence contributed to the recovery of 850 litres of locally brewed illicit alcohol, 68 bottles of contraband foreign liquor, and approximately 7,340 kilos of illegally ...

The fire brigade said a stray beedi or cigarette thrown by a careless smoker may have sparked the fire that burnt down grass, leaves and shrubs inside what appeared like a privately-owned plot ...

Guava leaves, often overshadowed by the fruit itself, are a powerhouse of health benefits. Packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and anti-inflammatory properties, they have been a part of traditional ...

During my time there, I saw many people reading the newspaper. The Beedi workers in Kumaranalloor would gather together and one person reads it out aloud for all. When I was a bit older ...