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FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to review performance of ten regional rural banks of southern region
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FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to review performance of ten regional rural banks of southern region

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the performance of ten Regional Rural Banks of the Southern Region, covering the five states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry, in Bengaluru.

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November 10, 2024
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Kerala ADM's family to move HC against lax police probe, Divya's bail

The family of Kannur ADM Naveen Babu who committed suicide last month is all set to move the Kerala High Court against the allegedly lax police probe which they said led to the granting of bail to the CPI-M leader P.P. Divya.

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November 10, 2024
Brawl breaks out between two Kerala IAS officials on misuse of position
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Brawl breaks out between two Kerala IAS officials on misuse of position

A brawl broke out between two Kerala IAS officials: Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak and Special Secretary Agriculture N. Prasanth - over alleged misuse of their positions.

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November 10, 2024
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Mysore Sangeetha Sugandha Festival inaugurated in Mysuru

The Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha Festival was inaugurated in Mysuru today with distinguished guests celebrating Karnataka's rich heritage in Carnatic music, Kannada culture, and the Dasa tradition.

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November 10, 2024
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Congress govt in Karnataka will not complete its full term: Deve Gowda

\"The Congress government in Karnataka will not complete its full term\", he underlined.

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November 10, 2024
Actor-turned neta Vijay interacts With Army personnel and their families
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Actor-turned neta Vijay interacts With Army personnel and their families

It was a film shoot as well as an outreach in his just begun political journey.

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November 10, 2024
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IT department raids Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's close aide

Ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections, the Income Tax (IT) department on Saturday conducted raids at the residence of Sunil Srivastava, personal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in Ranchi.

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November 10, 2024
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Nitish Kumar to campaign for BJP candidates in Tarari, Ramgarh

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Bihar, scheduled for November 13, focusing on the Tarari and Ramgarh constituencies.

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November 10, 2024
BJP's top leadership campaigning in Maharashtra, Jharkhand on J&K's resolution for restoration of Article 370
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BJP's top leadership campaigning in Maharashtra, Jharkhand on J&K's resolution for restoration of Article 370

The 5-day fiery session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has ended in Srinagar, but its deliberations are echoing in the crucial poll bound Maharashtra and Jharkhand where the top BJP leadership is utilizing the Article 370 restoration resolution as an election issue to pin down its rival INDIA alliance.

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November 10, 2024
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Congress playing fraud in name of caste census: Rajnath Singh

Condemning Congress' politics of falsehood, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday accused the Grand Old Party of misleading people on the issue of caste census and asked why the party did not conduct such an exercise during the 50 years of its rule in the country.

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November 10, 2024
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Pralhad Joshi confident of BJP's win in K'taka bypolls

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Saturday expressed confidence that NDA candidates will win in all three Assembly segments in the by-elections in Karnataka.

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November 10, 2024
J&K CM Omar Abdullah takes stock of winter preparedness of administration
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J&K CM Omar Abdullah takes stock of winter preparedness of administration

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, while chairing a high-level meeting in Srinagar on Saturday to review winter preparedness in the Kashmir Valley and snow zones of Jammu division, underscored the critical importance of effective execution of the strategy to maintain normal functioning during the harsh winter.

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November 10, 2024
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Rahul Gandhi should feel ashamed, his ancestors did nothing for tribals: Marandi

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Babulal Marandi launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and previous Congress governments, saying that the state's laggardness was because of years of 'misrule' by the grand old party & its allies.

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November 10, 2024
Shah blames Cong, JMM for cross-border infiltration
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Shah blames Cong, JMM for cross-border infiltration

The Home Minister attacked Congress over the recent recovery of over Rs 300 crore from a Congress MP's house and the seizure of Rs 30 crore from the house of an aide of a Jharkhand minister

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November 10, 2024
Ladakh's new mountaineering policy directed towards protecting ecosystem of fragile region
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Ladakh's new mountaineering policy directed towards protecting ecosystem of fragile region

The Ladakh administration has introduced its Mountaineering Policy to promote sustainable and safe high-altitude mountain expeditions to protect the ecosystem of the fragile cold desert frontier region.

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November 10, 2024
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Three killed in road accident in Malda

Three people were killed on Saturday after being hit by a pickup van at Tulshihata in West Bengal's Malda district.

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November 10, 2024
Railways to conduct internal probe into train derailment
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Railways to conduct internal probe into train derailment

Internal probe will be conducted by a five-member committee of senior railway officials

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November 10, 2024
Tablet money transfer to 85 aggrieved students by Monday: Education secretary
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Tablet money transfer to 85 aggrieved students by Monday: Education secretary

The state education secretary Vinod Kumar today assured that the government grant of Rs 10,000 for tablets or smartphones, which went missing from the accounts of 85 beneficiary students, would be made available in their accounts by Monday.

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November 10, 2024
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Girl calls home, found dead minutes later in Kalna

They won't let me live, screamed a Class XII girl over the phone to her mother and within minutes she was found dead, bearing multiple injuries alongside a railway track in Kalna town last night.

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November 10, 2024
Abhishek meets party workers in his constituency
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Abhishek meets party workers in his constituency

There was much enthusiasm among Trinamul Congress leaders and workers when party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee went to Amtala, under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, after a gap.

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November 10, 2024
TMC files complaint with EC against Sukanta Majumdar
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TMC files complaint with EC against Sukanta Majumdar

Over his alleged derogatory remark against state police; party also alleged BJP misusing central forces

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November 10, 2024
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Puja focus on Independence with statues of freedom fighters

In a unique move, Besohata Jagatdhatri Puja in Chandannagore has decorated their pandal with statues of freedom fighters.

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November 10, 2024
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Body of BJP IT cell convener found at party office

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) social media convener for the Mathurapur constituency in South 24-Parganas, Prithviraj Naskar (33), was found murdered late on Friday night.

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November 10, 2024
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Former CPM MLA faces internal committee probe

CPM's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) today interrogated former CPM MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya on harassment allegations by a female journalist.

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November 10, 2024
Jagadhatri Puja at BK Pal's house turns 125
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Jagadhatri Puja at BK Pal's house turns 125

The Jagadhatri Puja of the house of Batto Krishna Paul, popularly known as BK Pal, enters its 125th year, this year.

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November 10, 2024
Senior doctor must at night shifts in govt hospitals: NTF
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Senior doctor must at night shifts in govt hospitals: NTF

For safety and security of doctors, nurses, health workers and patients

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November 10, 2024
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Junior doctors, civil society take out another march for justice

Almost ninety days have elapsed since 9 August rape-murder of a woman postgraduate trainee doctor happened inside her workplace at R G Kar Medical College Hospital but no justice has been done so far, said protesters.

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November 10, 2024
Madhyamgram civic body to manage garbage cleaning around airport
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Madhyamgram civic body to manage garbage cleaning around airport

A crucial meeting of the airfield environment management committee (AEMC) was held today, presided over by the state home secretary Nandini Chakraborty, to address pressing environmental issues impacting the airport's surroundings.

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November 10, 2024
Elephant attack claims life; MP visits deceased's house
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Elephant attack claims life; MP visits deceased's house

Man-animal conflict continues to escalate in north Bengal's forest region. Recently, several people have been killed or injured in elephant attacks.

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November 10, 2024
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CM to visit Darjeeling from Monday

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will embark on a twoday visit to the Darjeeling Hills from Monday, where she will hold some administrative meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. She is scheduled to return to Kolkata on 15 November, according to a statement from the state secretariat.

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November 10, 2024