Major cash haul at Assam officer’s house Nupur Bora HYDERABAD l wednesday l september 17, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l LATE CITY EDITION Wads of unaccounted cash and jewellery recovered from the residence of Assam Civil Service and Revenue Circle Officer Nupur Bora (inset) in Guwahati. Raids by the CM’s Vigilance and AntiCorruption team recovered `92 lakh in cash and jewellery valued at nearly `2 crore from her premises. Her assets were 400 times more than her known sources of income | PTI CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Fresh shocker PM, Home minister extend support TGSPDCL ADE held with crores in assets Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the affected areas. Following this, he briefed PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who assured him of full support in rescue operations. Express News Service 200 kids trapped in campus rescued @ Hyderabad Sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), who descended on the residence of TGSPDCL Assistant Divisional Engineer Ambedkar Erugu on Tuesday, unearthed what they believe to be ill-gotten wealth in the form of properties worth crores. Documents found in possession of Ambedkar, working as ADE (Operations) with Souther n Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSP DCL) in Ibrahim Bagh, suggest that he owns at least a flat Ambedkar Erugu in Serilingampally, a G+5 building in Gachibowli, a company named Amthar Chemicals spread over 10 acres, six prime residential open plots in Hyderabad, a 1,000-sq yd f ar mland in Narkhuda, two four-wheelers, gold ornaments and bank deposits. The ACB also seized `2.18 crore in cash from the residence of a suspected benami of the accused officer. Initial estimates suggest that Ambedkar acquired the assets by misusing his official position. Officials said that the market value of the unearthed properties is likely to be over `200 crore.  continued on P5 A ravaged section of Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday after the downpour; a school bus stranded on a damaged road | PTI Doon deluge kills at least 13 Most rivers in spate; 16 people still missing N a r e n d r a s e t h i @ Dehradun HEAVY rain overnight left a trail of destruction in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun and several other parts of the state on Tuesday as swollen rivers washed away buildings, roads and bridges, leaving at least 13 people dead, 16 missing and more than 600 stranded across the hill state. Most rivers were in spate following the downpour. Tamsa river, also known as Tons river, inundated the famous Tapkeshwar temple on its bank, submerging a Dehradun: About 200 children trapped by waterlogging at the Devbhoomi Institute campus in Paundha area of Dehradun were rescued by an SDRF team. Officials fear death toll could rise significantly gigantic Hanuman statue near its entrance up to the shoulders. The temple’s priest, Bipin Joshi, said, “I’ve not seen the river waters rise so high in the past 30 years.” Officials fear the death toll could rise significantly with pre, liminary estimates suggesting at least 25 fatalities. “The administration has confirmed 13 deaths, while 16 individuals remain unaccounted for,” a district official stated. The Sahasradhara and Maldevta regions bore the brunt. The bridge near ‘Nanda ki Chowki’ on the Dehradun-Paonta National Highway was washed away, halting traffic, while the Mussoorie-Dehradun road has been closed at multiple points due to landslides. Rivers like Rispana and Bindal were flowing above danger levels. Dehradun reported three rainrelated fatalities, one each from Jharipani, Mussoorie diversion and Kalsi. Nainital reported two deaths — one each from Garudi stream and Bhowali, while one was reported from Pithoragarh. Seven people were swept away in separate incidents in Dehradun district alone. The search for them continues. Sahastradhara, Maldevta, Santla Devi and Dalanwala were the worst hit, according to the district disaster management office here. Sahastradhara received 192 mm of rain, followed by Maldevta (141.5 mm), Hathi Barkala and Jolly Grant (92.5mm each) and Kalsi (83.5 mm). In Himachal Pradesh, three of a family were killed as rains triggered landslides. India CRICKET TEAM jersey to be sponsored by Apollo Tyres for a period of 2.5 years after the company agreed to pay `579 crore to the BCCI | P11 Trump greets PM hours after ‘positive’ trade talks J AYA N TH J AC O B @ New Delhi PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held their first direct conversation since the US imposed 50% tariffs on key Indian goods. The call came on the eve of Modi’s 75th birthday and both leaders reaffirmed their com- mitment to strengthening the India-US strategic ties and discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. “Thank you, my friend, President T r ump, for your phone call and greetings on my 75th birthday Like ... you, I am also fully committed to taking India-US Comprehen- sive and Global Partnership to new heights. We support your initiatives towards a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict,” Modi wrote on X. The call marks a thaw in diplomatic ties and follows renewed efforts to rebuild economic bridges between the two nations. Earlier in the day, trade officials from both sides met in Delhi to revive stalled talks on a bilateral trade agreement. The Ministry of Commerce said that the discussions were “positive and forward-looking”. “It was decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement.” it added. TG to lose `5K cr annually due to GST 2.0: Bhatti E N S @ Hyderabad Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday said Telangana will lose around `5,000 crore annually in revenue following the revision of GST rates under GST 2.0. At an interaction with traders organised by the Commercial Tax department here, he said Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had taken a policy decision to agree to GST rationalisation keeping in view the poor, middle-class and farming families. “I played an active role in these decisions. With the revised rates, many goods will now be cheaper, and it is the responsibility of both government and traders to ensure these benefits reach the public,” he said.  continued on P4