Cruise vessel ‘The World’ arrives in New Mangalore port with 123 passengers
Mangaluru: ‘The World’ arrived at the New Mangalore port on Friday, being the first cruise vessel of the year and the fourth this fiscal to stop here.
‘The World’, which traveled from Dubai to Mumbai before stopping at the Goa port, came to Berth No 4 of the New Mangalore port. It carries 123 passengers and 280 crew members.
The passengers, who were accorded a grand, conventional style welcome on arrival, will be visiting various tourist centres near the city.
The private cruise is 196.35 meters long with a draft of 7.05 meters. It also has a carrying capacity of 43,188 gross tons, the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has said in its release.
The cruise will continue its journey on Sunday January 15, traveling to the Kochi port.
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ED raids in case against former Punjab Police DIG Bhullar, linked entities
Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said.
They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected benamidars (the owner in whose name a benami property is held) are being covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe stems from a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case registered against Bhullar on allegations that he sought illegal gratification through a middleman for settlement of a criminal case, along with detection of assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The searches aim to trace further proceeds of the alleged crime, identify benami assets and gather evidence related to money laundering, ED officials said.
Bhullar, who was serving as the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police (Ropar Range), was arrested by the CBI in October 2025 after a scrap dealer alleged that bribe was demanded from him through an intermediary to settle a case.
