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Russian India entering

authorities moment of
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demands of up to Rs 1 P9 death
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in Uttar Pradesh P8
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City airport
UNBREAK AB LE to get Baggage
Divert System
FOREVER!
International arrival terminal
at SVPIA to get European
Baggage Divert System, after
Delhi and Mumbai; will prevent
gold smuggling, make customs
Eight-time world boxing clearance quicker and efficient
championship medal winner
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M C Maryr Kom tells Mirror

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like mottherhood; lauds

increassing commitment to
fitness in Indians, Amdavadis
Kinjal Shah
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he is a celebrated Indian woman boxer who
lives and breathes fitness, and if there’s one
place you will always find MC Mary Kom,
then it is the boxing ring. The veteran boxer
recently denied all speculations surrounding
her retirement, “There’s no way I am retir-
ing from boxing, not yet.”
“I think it is the hunger within me that
keeps me going every single day. I don’t
want to and I am not going to retire. It
keeps me happy when I am in the ring. I
still have a lot in me that I want to show in
the boxing ring,” said Mary Kom.
The 41-year-old boxer, author, mother
and entrepreneur is happy and believes that
in the last several years, Indians have
become fond of fitness and maintaining a
healthy lifestyle. “When you compare the
last five to six years to times today, there is
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o tackle the surge in gold
smuggling and bolster customs
clearance operations, the Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel International
Airport (SVPIA) will soon get a
state-of-the-art European Baggage Divert
System (EBDS).
Several cases of gold smuggling have been
detected at SVPIA using innovative means,
including hiding 5.5 kg gold in paste form in
plastic bags stuffed in a passenger’s rectum.
He was caught while he returned to
Ahmedabad from Doha.
Smugglers also hide gold in concealed
sections of luggage and electronic devices.
EBDS is already operational at Delhi and
Mumbai airports in India. SVPIA will be the
third airport to get the system in India. The
goal is to streamline customs clearance
procedures, saving time for both officers and
passengers.
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