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Telangana govt launches new health scheme for govt employees
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday, July 17, launched the New Employees Health Scheme (NEHS), offering cashless and transparent healthcare services to 17.88 lakh government employees, pensioners and their dependent family members.…
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Diss Vande Mataram, risk jail: Bill headed to Parliament
Hyderabad: A Bill to give the national song Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem Jana Gana Mana, making any insult or obstruction to its singing a punishable offence, has…
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Telangana DCA raids fake doctor’s clinic in Khammam
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA), Telangana, raided the clinic of an unqualified medical practitioner in Khammam district and seized medicines that were allegedly being stocked and sold illegally. Acting on credible…
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Telangana: Bakery gutted in fire in Nizamabad, no casualties
Hyderabad: A bakery in Nizamabad’s Armoor was completely gutted in a fire accident early on Friday, July 17. Fortunately, no one was present inside at the time. “The fire occurred at around…
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BRS MLC’s son tests positive for ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Member of Legislative Council Venkatram Reddy’s son has tested positive for ganja consumption in Hyderabad on Thursday, July 16. The accused, identified as Bharat Raj Reddy, was…
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Headmaster of Telangana govt school with zero enrollment suspended
Hyderabad: The headmaster of a government school having zero student enrollment this year has been suspended by the higher authorities, even as a closer look at the school’s functioning revealed more than…
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HC seeks Delhi police’s stand on Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, July 17, sought the Delhi Police’s stand on activist Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking bail in a case under the anti-terror UAPA law concerning the…
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Hyderabad: Courier to pay Rs 50K for wrong country delivery
Hyderabad: A consumer court has ordered an international courier company to pay Rs 50,000 in compensation to a city doctor after his parcel, meant for his daughter in the United Kingdom, ended…
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Saudi Arabia quietly rolls over USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has quietly rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan as the country struggled to meet the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a…
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Ayodhya Ram temple holds atonement ritual after theft
Ayodhya: Ayodhya isn’t new to rituals. But what makes the ongoing 10-day purification ritual by the Ram temple trust unique is that it is meant to “atone” for the recent donation theft…
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Kalma homework row: NHRC issues notice to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday, July 17, issued a notice to the Telangana government over the “kalma” row at Success The School in Hyderabad, seeking a reply from the…
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Bottu must for students once BJP wins Telangana: Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s remark that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would make bottu (bindi) mandatory for Hindu students once the party comes to power in Telangana has triggered sharp…
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Nizamabad: 13 arrested in two leopard killing cases
Hyderabad: Police have arrested 13 people in connection with two separate cases involving the killing of leopards in Telangana’s Nizamabad district. Authorities also seized nine unlicensed country-made rifles during the operation, while…
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Iran attacks Kuwait’s power and water desalination plant
Kuwait on Friday, July 17, said that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. About 90 per cent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from…
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PM Modi flags off India’s first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana
Jind: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, July 17, flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train connecting Jind to Sonipat in Haryana from the railway station here. With this, India has joined a…
