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Mathura: Social worker on hunger strike against ‘corruption’ since Feb dies
Mathura: A 66-year-old social worker on hunger strike for the last four months in protest against alleged corruption in rural development works here has died at the district hospital, officials said on…
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Telangana govt to run 150 ‘Mahila Shakti’ canteens in 2 years
Hyderabad: With a view to strengthening the women’s self-help groups (SHGs) economically, the State government has taken the decision to start 150 “Mahila Shakthi Canteens” in major government offices, district collectorates, bus…
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UN report accuses Israeli army of killing 14 own citizens on October 7
The United Nations report has made a shocking revelation alleging that the Israeli army likely killed at least 14 of its own citizens ‘intentionally’ during a military operation on October 7 following…
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Telangana forms panel to identify land for compensatory afforestation
Hyderabad: State government has formed a committee for identification of land banks for compensatory afforestation with five members, and the principal chief conservator of forests (HoFF) being its chairperson. The committee has…
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Bihar: MP Pappu Yadav gets bail in extortion case
Purnea: A court in Bihar on Thursday granted bail to independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in an extortion case lodged against him earlier this week. Yadav got bail from the…
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Delhi HC restrains rogue websites from unauthorised streaming of ICC T20 WC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has restrained several rogue websites from unauthorised and illegal streaming of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup being held in the West Indies and the…
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Inspector of CCS Hyderabad held for accepting Rs 3 lakh bribe
Hyderabad: An inspector of police working in the economic offences wing of the central crime station’s (CCS) detective department was caught red-handed by the officers of Telangana anti-corruption bureau (ACB), while accepting…
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Raj Thackeray re-elected as MNS president
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray was on Thursday re-elected to the top post in the party he founded 18 years ago, a development which comes just ahead of the…
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Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited gears up for monsoon season
Hyderabad: In anticipation of monsoon season, senior officials from Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and other organisations on Thursday, June 13, convened a meeting at the Metro Rail Bhavan for a comprehensive…
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Hyderabad: 5 held for illegal sale of PDS rice, wheat
Hyderabad: Acting on credible information, the sleuths of the commissioner’s task force arrested five persons for illegally accumulating rice from the public distribution system (PDS) and selling it to agents in the…
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Delhi faces water shortfall of 50 million gallons a day, do not waste: Atishi
New Delhi: Claiming that Delhi faces a water shortage of 50 million gallons per day (MGD), the city government Thursday urged people not to waste water, and asserted the problem cannot be…
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Dubai-based Indian expats win Rs 8 crore, BMW car in DDF draw
A 49-year-old Indian expat in Dubai has hit the jackpot after buying Dubai Duty-Free raffle tickets for 27 years. The man named Mohamed Mohamedbatcha bagged one million USD (Rs 8,33,61,400) in the latest…
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J-K: Soldier killed, 4 wounded as Army vehicle falls into gorge
Rajouri/Jammu: An army personnel was killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on…
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Teacher recruitment, hiking pensions among CM Naidu’s first decisions in AP
Amaravati: Among the first decisions Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took when he assumed office on Thursday were to recruit 16,347 government teachers, hike welfare pensions to Rs 4,000 a…
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Onions go missing from Hyderabad restaurants as prices soar
Hyderabad: Given the recent spike in onion prices, restaurants in Hyderabad are finding it difficult to serve it with dishes thanks to increasing operational costs. Retail onion prices that earlier ranged between…
