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Anger in Alphen aan de Rijn as parking tickets shoot up by 41 percent
1 week, 1 day ago

Anger in Alphen aan de Rijn as parking tickets shoot up by 41 percent

NL Times  

Many residents of Alphen aan de Rijn are angered about increased prices when it comes to parking tickets, Omroep West reported. Since January 1, a fine of 56,35 euros has to be paid, whereas this fee was 39,81 euros last year. This results in a forecast being made of the total number of parking tickets that the scan cars expect …

Fine Parking Scan Fines Parking Tickets
New Year's Dive in Scheveningen cancelled due to strong wind
1 week, 4 days ago

New Year's Dive in Scheveningen cancelled due to strong wind

NL Times  

The traditional New Year's dive into the North Sea at Scheveningen Beach has been cancelled, organizers announced on Monday afternoon. "Please do not make the decision to go into the sea on New Year's Day," said Mike van den Hoogenband from the volunteer lifeguard service in The Hague. Mayor Jan van Zanen of The Hague also asked people not to …

Sea Zee Dive Scheveningen
Water levels are rising but no one is bidding for Noah's Ark
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Water levels are rising but no one is bidding for Noah's Ark

Dutch News  

The owner of a replica of Noah’s Ark is trying to auction off the Bible-inspired entertainment centre but so far buyers have failed to make a bid. The 122-metre-long ship, currently moored at Krimpen aan de IJssel, is one of two arks built by entrepreneur Johan Huibers whose inspiration came from a dream he had about a flood in Noord-Holland. …

Ark Krimpen Huibers
I’ve been facing this for five years now, crossed all limits of tolerance: Divya Deshmukh
11 months, 1 week ago

I’ve been facing this for five years now, crossed all limits of tolerance: Divya Deshmukh

Hindustan Times  

Divya Deshmukh – 18 years of age and among India’s brightest young female chess players, has had enough. At the end of the recent Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Dutch coastal town of Wijk Aan Zee, Divya put out an Instagram post that spoke of the constant sexism, ‘judgement’ and ‘hatred’ she has been facing in the game as …

Women Chess Tournament Instagram Ive Divya Deshmukh Comments Divya
Heavily pregnant woman hospitalized after robbery in Capelle aan den IJssel
1 year, 2 months ago

Heavily pregnant woman hospitalized after robbery in Capelle aan den IJssel

NL Times  

A heavily pregnant woman was seriously injured during a robbery on Bizetstraat in Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, on Monday evening, the police reported. Een hoogzwangere vrouw raakte maandag ernstig gewond bij beroving op de #Bizetstraat #Capelle Na een klap viel ze op haar buik en gezicht, waarbij ze breuken opliep. De politie zoekt henhttps://t.co/tYtZsLpJNE — Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo …

Bizetstraat Capelle
Stint with ten kids on board crashes into ditch in Capelle aan den IJssel; No injuries
1 year, 5 months ago

Stint with ten kids on board crashes into ditch in Capelle aan den IJssel; No injuries

NL Times  

A Stint - an electric cargo bike for transporting children - crashed into a ditch in Capelle aan den IJssel with ten kids on board on Tuesday afternoon. Two childcare workers were taking kids back to the childcare institution on two stints when they had to swerve for a stationary scooter in the road. Mees Naraat was working in Capelle …

Childcare Kids Stint Den Rijnmond Capelle Board Crashes
Man arrested over antisemitic slogans projected in Capelle aan den IJssel
1 year, 6 months ago

Man arrested over antisemitic slogans projected in Capelle aan den IJssel

NL Times  

A 30-year-old man from Gouda was arrested on Thursday evening in Capelle aan den IJssel following the laser projection of anti-Semitic texts onto a building, the police announced on Friday. Police Several reports were received around 11 pm on Thursday about a blue laser-projected text on a white office building in the Rivium business park in the municipality of Capelle …

Man Twitter Den Rotterdam Capelle
Police ask for help in possible kidnapping of 13-year-old girl in Capelle aan den IJssel
1 year, 6 months ago

Police ask for help in possible kidnapping of 13-year-old girl in Capelle aan den IJssel

NL Times  

Police are looking for a young girl who may have been the victim of a kidnapping in Capelle aan den IJssel late Friday night. Several witnesses near Jacob van Ruysdaelsingel reported seeing the adolescent struggling with a man who may have been trying to abduct her against her will at about 10:15 or 10:30 p.m. She was described as being …

'Jhoome Jo Makhan': Amul's take on the historic success of Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan wins internet
1 year, 11 months ago

'Jhoome Jo Makhan': Amul's take on the historic success of Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan wins internet

Firstpost  

Pathaan marks the fourth installment of Yash Raj Films’ Spy Universe. The Siddharth Anand directorial, which marked Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback after a four-year hiatus, has turned out to be King Khan’s biggest success so far. The dairy brand applauded Pathaan’s success with a special topical inspired by Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s song at the end of the …

Shah Rukh Khan Khan Twitter Srk Pathaan Deepika Puth Aan Bread
Call of duty: AAN Comics celebrates the courage of the Indian armed forces through its war books
1 year, 11 months ago

Call of duty: AAN Comics celebrates the courage of the Indian armed forces through its war books

The Hindu  

Rain comes down in gusts. “AAN stands for Army, Air Force and Navy,” says Rishi the illustrator, who also does the story boarding and visualisation, and earlier worked in advertising. I grew up on a heavy dose of Commando comics and often wondered why we didn’t have any to celebrate our own war heroes,” says Rishi. Some others were also …

India Army Delhi War Books Indian Rishi
Tamil director Thamira passes away due to COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Tamil director Thamira passes away due to COVID-19

The Hindu  

Tamil director Thamira passed away on Monday after suffering from COVID-19 complications at a private hospital in Chennai. Thamira, whose original name is Sheik Dawood, is survived by three sons and a daughter. Director Bharathiraja was one of the first to post on social media about Thamira’s death and expressed his condolences to the family, remembering his experiences working with …

Passes Away Director Thamira
More than 30 churchgoers at Good Friday mass in Urk and Krimpen aan den IJssel
3 years, 9 months ago

More than 30 churchgoers at Good Friday mass in Urk and Krimpen aan den IJssel

NL Times  

In Urk and Krimpen aan den IJssel more than the recommended maximum of 30 people were present at Good Friday evening masses. The police were visibly present at the Sion Church in Urk, where a reporter was assaulted last Sunday. There was a relaxed atmosphere in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The Mieras Church in Krimpen aan den IJssel also allowed …

Church Krimpen Urk
Six Colombians, two Norwegians held in fatal Bergen aan Zee shooting
3 years, 10 months ago

Six Colombians, two Norwegians held in fatal Bergen aan Zee shooting

NL Times  

Eight people were arrested for suspected involvement in a fatal shooting in Bergen aan Zee on Tuesday. The suspects are three men and three women from Colombia, and a man and a woman from Norway, the police said on Friday. The others involved in the shouting match drove away in at least three cars. The vehicle with the injured man …

Man Colombia Fatal Shooting Bergen Drove Away
Amsterdam teen, 16, killed in Alphen aan den Rijn stabbing
4 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam teen, 16, killed in Alphen aan den Rijn stabbing

NL Times  

A 16-year-old boy from Amsterdam was killed and three other people were injured in a stabbing incident in Alphen aan den Rijn during the early hours of Sunday morning. An 18-year-old man from Alphen aan den Rijn was arrested. A 19-year-old man from Amsterdam and a 53-year-old woman from Alphen aan den Rijn were taken to hospital for treatment. "It …

Den Rijn Teen 16
Hundreds commemorate footballer stabbed to death in The Hague
5 years ago

Hundreds commemorate footballer stabbed to death in The Hague

NL Times  

Hundreds of people gathered at football club HVV Laakkwartier in The Hague on Wednesday to say goodbye to Bilal Aydin, a 20-year-old footballer who was stabbed to death in the city on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/rUg9S5FguN — HVV Laakkwartier December 25, 2019 De stille tocht voor Bilal is zojuist aangekomen op de plek waar hij afgelopen zaterdag zo tragisch aan zijn leven …

Van Hvvl Aan Bilal Aydin Laakkwartier Hvv Footballer Stabbed
Bye bye Britain: nearly 10,000 sign up for Dutch Brexit beach party
5 years, 4 months ago

Bye bye Britain: nearly 10,000 sign up for Dutch Brexit beach party

Dutch News  

Nearly 10,000 people have said so far they will be going to a Brexit beach party at the seaside resort of Wijk aan Zee on October 31 to wave out Britain, after a Facebook post went viral. By Wednesday, some 63,000 people had said they were interested in going to the bash and 9,600 would definitely be there – to …

Brexit Toekook
Bye bye Britain: nearly 10,000 sign up for Dutch Brexit beach party
5 years, 4 months ago

Bye bye Britain: nearly 10,000 sign up for Dutch Brexit beach party

Dutch News  

Nearly 10,000 people have said so far they will be going to a Brexit beach party at the seaside resort of Wijk aan Zee on October 31 to wave out Britain, after a Facebook post went viral. By Wednesday, some 63,000 people had said they were interested in going to the bash and 9,600 would definitely be there – to …

Brexit Toekook
Explosion at Tata Steel factory injures workers
5 years, 9 months ago

Explosion at Tata Steel factory injures workers

NL Times  

Four people were injured Wednesday morning when an explosion took place at a Tata Steel facility in Velsen-Noord, Noord Holland. Their injuries were not specified, but were not believed to be life threatening, a Tata Steel spokesperson told several news outlets. The accident took place during maintenance at the Kooks- en Gasfabriek 1, part of the sprawling factory complex between …

Tata Steel Injures Workers
Man rescued from under rubble after gas explosion in The Hague
5 years, 11 months ago

Man rescued from under rubble after gas explosion in The Hague

Dutch News  

A man trapped in the rubble of an apartment building after a gas explosion in The Hague on Sunday afternoon was finally freed by rescue workers shortly before midnight. In total 10 people were caught up in the blast in Jan van der Heijdenstraat at around 4pm and eight were taken to hospital for minor injuries. The city’s fire service …

Gas Explosion Man Rescue
Man rescued from under rubble after gas explosion in The Hague
5 years, 11 months ago

Man rescued from under rubble after gas explosion in The Hague

Dutch News  

A man trapped in the rubble of an apartment building after a gas explosion in The Hague on Sunday afternoon was finally freed by rescue workers shortly before midnight. In total 10 people were caught up in the blast in Jan van der Heijdenstraat at around 4pm and eight were taken to hospital for minor injuries. The city’s fire service …

Gas Explosion Man Rescue