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Cold wave in Saurashtra

Saurashtra is once again in the grip of a severe cold wave as temperatures across the region have plummeted.

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December 26, 2024
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ITC Narmada Unveils Festive Offerings

ITC Narmada, a luxury chain hotel in Ahmedabad is all set to make this festive season unforgettable for patrons of Ahmedabad and those visiting here, with a series of exclusive events and indulgent dining experiences.

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December 26, 2024
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Special branch for VIP, VVIP security

HOW WILL IT FUNCTION? Team comprising 60 police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, will exclusively handle high profile visitors without disrupting regular police operations

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December 26, 2024
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Vadodara's 1st Int'l Flight by Mid-25

Vadodara is set to make its debut on the international aviation map with the launch of the Vadodara-Dubai flight service by Air India Express, tentatively scheduled for mid-2025.

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December 26, 2024
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CM Patel Opens Kankaria Carnival in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad's much-awaited Kankaria Carnival 2024 commenced on Wednesday with a vibrant inauguration by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

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December 26, 2024
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Man Files Habeas Corpus for Daughter

Alleges ISKCON Has Hand in Her Disappearance

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December 26, 2024
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10 Yrs On, Villagers Yet To Get Power Bills

In a perplexing turn of events, 300 residents of Turkheda and Hanfeshwar villages in Gujarat's Chhota Udepur district have not received electricity bills for the past decade.

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December 26, 2024
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Banas FPC earns ₹ 7.4 cr in a year

For over eight years now, the farmers of Radhanpur in Patan district, Gujarat have been seeing steady improvement in their lives and livelihoods.

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December 26, 2024
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Water supply disruption due to PMC's maintenance

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has announced a planned water supply shutdown across several areas on Thursday, Dec 26, due to critical maintenance work under the Parvati MLR water supply scheme.

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December 26, 2024
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Bus hits truck; kills 1, injures 15

A man was killed and 15 other persons were injured when a speeding private bus rammed into a truck on a highway in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said.

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December 26, 2024
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CR's Pune Division Wins Many Shields

Pune Division won the Track Machine Shield individually and the Medical Shield & Engineering Shield jointly with Mumbai Division, along with the Stores Shield with Bhusaval Division at the award ceremony held by Central Railway on Dec 24 at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre Auditorium.

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December 26, 2024
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Residents demand action against feeding pigeons

health risk

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December 26, 2024
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New Year celebration: Bars, hotels, restaurants to remain open till 5am

Pune restaurants, bars, and hotels will remain open until 5am on Christmas and New Year this year, providing extended hours to accommodate celebrations.

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December 26, 2024
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Chain-snatching cases spike

CRIME IN CITY| Police blame gangs from outside for the crimes

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December 26, 2024
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Surveillance vehicles to curb garbage dumping

In a significant step towards making the city cleaner, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday launched a special surveillance vehicle squad to curb open garbage dumping in the city around the clock.

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December 26, 2024
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PMC suffers losses over delay in fixing dialysis rates

The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) Health Department operates the Urban Poor Medical Assistance Scheme (UPMAS) for underprivileged, needy, low-income, and slum-dwelling residents of the city.

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December 26, 2024
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NIBM residents allege PMC-hawker nexus in locality, seek probe

Irked over the inactions of the Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) Anti-Encroachment Department, residents of the NIBM Annexe area have alleged that a hawker-crime syndicate has been operating in their locality and accused the civic body of aiding it.

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December 26, 2024
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BMC Implements 'Dust Mitigation Plan'

The BMC on Wednesday implemented a dust mitigation plan to tackle air-borne dust particles — a major factor contributing to the deteriorating air quality in Mumbai.

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December 26, 2024
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Temple trusts conference seeks repeal of Waqf Act

The Maharashtra Temple Trusts Conference has demanded repealing the Waqf Act, alleging that non-Hindus have encroached on temples through the Waqf Board.

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December 26, 2024
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Govt to give out property cards on December 27

Owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in 30,515 villages from 30 districts will get property cards under the flagship Survey of Villages and Mapping Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme of the central government.

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December 26, 2024
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New rates for high-security vehicle plates

Motorists will have to pay between Rs531 and Rs879 to affix mandatory high-security registration plates (HSRP) to their vehicles registered before April 1, 2019, as per the Transport Department.

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December 26, 2024
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Local Body Polls Likely by April 2025

State BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said elections to local bodies will be held in March-April 2025 if the Supreme Court gives its decision on OBC reservation in the first week of January.

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December 26, 2024
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90% Reduction in Number of Fraud International Calls

The DoT Has Advised Citizens to Show Caution With Respect to Answering Calls From International Numbers

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December 26, 2024
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We don't believe in tragedy tourism, says Fadnavis

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that his government did not believe in \"promoting tourism tragedy\".

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December 26, 2024
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Glitzy events and celeb glamour on Day 1 of Mood Indigo 2024

Mood Indigo 2024, Asia's largest college cultural festival, started at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) on Wednesday.

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December 26, 2024
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Oppn leaders, party rivals gun for Munde

Munde risks losing Guardian ministership; Jarange-Patil urges people to take charge of the case

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December 26, 2024
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Judiciary takes police to task over 'illegal' arrests

LETTER OF LAW | A string of recent cases have seen the courts come down hard on police and investigative agencies for not communicating the 'grounds of arrest' to the accused

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December 26, 2024
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BEST union to protest against privatisation

The union has asserted that saving BEST is not just an issue for the transport body's workers but also a matter of public interest

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December 26, 2024
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Two Terror Suspects Held in Kokrajhar

Two suspected members of a 'sleeper cell' of a terror network have been arrested along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Assam's Kokrajhar district, police said on Wednesday.

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December 26, 2024
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Setback for BJP in Kerala

The attempt to disrupt Christmas celebrations allegedly by Sangh Parivar workers in two schools in Palakkad district has come as a major setback for the BJP outreach plans to woo the Christian community in Kerala.

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December 26, 2024