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Nanded: Acute water scarcity orips rural areas of district

The Nanded district is presently facing severe water shortage due to inadequate rainfall last year. The water level of the big, medium, and small dams is reducing rapidly, and the villagers in remote areas have to travel long distances to fetch water.

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May 28, 2024
ALL EYES ON LOCAL BODY POLLS NOW
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ALL EYES ON LOCAL BODY POLLS NOW

It is expected that the election programme for the Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti, Municipal Corporation and other local bodies will be announced after the results of Lok Sabha election on June 4.

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May 28, 2024
Rangari Ganpati temple adorned with mogras A SO
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Rangari Ganpati temple adorned with mogras A SO

On the occasion of Sankashti Chaturthi, a 'Mogra Mohatsav' was organised at the Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Temple in Pune.

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May 28, 2024
Opposition reveals 'bribes blacklist' of excise officials
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Opposition reveals 'bribes blacklist' of excise officials

Ravindra Dhangekar, Sushma Andhare accuse excise officials of collecting 70-80 lakh haitas' monthly from pubs, bars

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May 28, 2024
Chem firm owner taken to blast site to recreate factory layout
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Chem firm owner taken to blast site to recreate factory layout

Leg of another missing victim found | Experts from Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health take soil and plastic drum samples | Will submit report to crime branch in four days

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May 28, 2024
Stars descend on Europe for Anant-Radhika cruise party
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Stars descend on Europe for Anant-Radhika cruise party

Second pre-wedding bash will commence on May 29 and end on June 1

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May 28, 2024
'Gokhale-Barfiwala alignment on track
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'Gokhale-Barfiwala alignment on track

BMC to open northern arm of the flyover by June-end

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May 28, 2024
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HC asks CIDCO to form a fair policy on hoardings

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to form a \"reasonable policy\" for bringing down \"illegal\" hoardings instead of bringing down all the hoardings as a \"kneejerk\" reaction.

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May 28, 2024
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No pressure on police in Porsche crash: Ajit Pawar

Social activist Anjali Damania claimed that Pawar had called the Pune Commissioner of Police after the Porsche accident

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May 28, 2024
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BMC pulls down 14 big hoardings on rly lan

However, the remaining 314 hoardings beyond the permissible limit are yet to be removed

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May 28, 2024
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Success speaks many languages

Pass percentage of Hindi as a first language paper climbs to 93.91% from last year’s 90.26%

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May 28, 2024
High octane: Shah scripts’ a 400 vs 40 result
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High octane: Shah scripts’ a 400 vs 40 result

In a fiery speech at a public rally at Haldirampur in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure over 400 seats.

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May 28, 2024
IS FLEXI-CONG POLICY HURTING PARTY'S EGO?
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IS FLEXI-CONG POLICY HURTING PARTY'S EGO?

Congress, in its eagerness to keep BJP out of power, appears to have yielded too many seats to its allies in the ongoing Lok Sabha election.

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May 28, 2024
Will repeat Paramatma claim when ED grills him
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Will repeat Paramatma claim when ED grills him

Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'God had sent me' remark, alleging that the prime minister made such a statement to purportedly avoid the Enforcement Directorate's questions about industrialist Gautam Adani after the Lok Sabha election.

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May 28, 2024
Is it King of Clay's swansong in Paris?
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Is it King of Clay's swansong in Paris?

He lorded over the hallowed Roland Garros clay court for a better part of his career with aplomb, but all good things, as they say, come to an end. Or so it seems, with Rafael Nadal.

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May 28, 2024
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Rajkot blaze: Police chief, others shifted

Two days after a blaze killed 33 persons in a recreation centre in Rajkot, the state government on Monday transferred the city's police commissioner, two other IPS officers and the civic chief.

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May 28, 2024
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Shah pitch for poll bond substitute

To curb influence of black money, Home Minister Amit Shah says Parliament needs to work out an alternative to electoral bonds which were scrapped by the Supreme Court

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May 28, 2024
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Porsche cover-up: 2 doctors arrested

Minor's sample was switched at Sassoon Hospital before sending it for forensic test, so it does not show traces of liquor

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May 28, 2024
CYCLONE MAMATA BREWING?
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CYCLONE MAMATA BREWING?

Will skip key INDIA bloc meeting on June 1; Is Mamata hoping to leverage her position depending on how fickle are the LS results?

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May 28, 2024
UCC, 'One Nation, One Election' To Be Implemented Next Term, Says Shah
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UCC, 'One Nation, One Election' To Be Implemented Next Term, Says Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said a Uniform Civil Code for the entire country will be implemented within the next five years after extensive consultations with all stakeholders if the BJP returns to power.

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May 27, 2024
BARCELONA CLINCHES WCL CROWN
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BARCELONA CLINCHES WCL CROWN

Spanish giants beat French club Lyon for the spoils

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May 27, 2024
NIGHT OF THE KNIGHTS
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NIGHT OF THE KNIGHTS

Gambhir-mentored side clinch third IPL title

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May 27, 2024
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‘Conspirator in Bangla MP murder may have fled to US’

In a significant development in the investigation of the murder case of Bangladesh Member of Parliament (MP) Anwarul Azim Anar, chief of the Bangladesh Detective Department, Harun-or-Rashid, revealed that the main conspirator, may have fled from KathAkhtaruzzaman, mandu to the US via Dubai.

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May 27, 2024
670 feared buried in landsiide
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670 feared buried in landsiide

Unstable earth and tribal warfare hampers rescue operations in Papua New Guinea

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May 27, 2024
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Poverty, stigma force man to dump wife's body on roadside

In a heart-wrenching tale of love and despair, a poor man faced an unimaginable tragedy when his beloved wife succumbed to an illness amid severe heat. Stricken by grief and unable to afford the last rites, he kept her body at home for three agonising days, hoping for a miracle that never came.

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May 27, 2024
UAD to table Fire Safety, Modern Tenancy bills in Assembly
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UAD to table Fire Safety, Modern Tenancy bills in Assembly

The urban administration and development department is all set to table some important bills in the upcoming Assembly session. They include Fire Safety Bill, Modern Tenancy Bill and development of public places through the public private partnership.

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May 27, 2024
Did Revanth make Modi drop Abkibaar charsau paar slogan?
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Did Revanth make Modi drop Abkibaar charsau paar slogan?

A month ago, participating in Rajat Sharma's Aap ki Adalat, Revanth Reddy made a remark on PM Modi's claim that Abkibaar charsau paar.

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May 27, 2024
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Bus rams into hutment at Verna IDC; 4 labourers killed, 5 injured

VERNA Four workers died on the spot, while four workers and a driver sustained injuries when a company-operated bus crashed into temporary hutments in a major mishap at the Verna IDC late Saturday night.

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May 27, 2024
'Motor accident claims worth ₹80K cr pending'
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'Motor accident claims worth ₹80K cr pending'

Average settlement time is four years, says legal expert

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May 27, 2024
Bihar alcohol ban reduced domestic violence
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Bihar alcohol ban reduced domestic violence

Bihar's alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal. The ban is also estimated to have prevented 18 lakh men in the state from becoming overweight or obese, it said.

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May 27, 2024