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Lack of snowfall at Badrinath raises concerns, climate change blamed
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Lack of snowfall at Badrinath raises concerns, climate change blamed

EXPERTS and priests of the Badrinath shrine have expressed concern over the absence of snowfall in the region until December, attributing to climate change.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Four BJP MLAs inducted into Assam ministry

WITH around 15 months left for Assam to go to elections, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday expanded his ministry by appointing four BJP MLAs as ministers.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Hit by bullet, Bihar man drives passengers to safety

IN an act of courage and bravery, a driver saved the life of at least 15 people in Bihar's Bhojpur district.

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December 08, 2024
Modi made welfare state a reality, 25 cr lifted out of poverty, says Shah
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Modi made welfare state a reality, 25 cr lifted out of poverty, says Shah

HOME Minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transforming the vision of a welfare state into a reality, a feat he claimed previous governments before 2014 pursued only in bits and pieces.

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December 08, 2024
BJP MLA wants ban on beef sale, JD(U) sees red
The New Indian Express Kottayam

BJP MLA wants ban on beef sale, JD(U) sees red

INSPIRED by his senior party colleague and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul on Saturday demanded a ban on sale of beef in hotels, restaurants and public places of the state.

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December 08, 2024
MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe
The New Indian Express Kottayam

MoS defence Seth says he got ₹50 lakh ransom threat, 2 held after probe

MINISTER of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday said he has received an extortion call of ₹50 lakh via text message from Ranchi while attending the winter session Parliament in New Delhi.

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December 08, 2024
Temple burnt in Bangla: ISKCON
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Temple burnt in Bangla: ISKCON

Kolkata official says idols gutted, expresses concern over arrested Krishna Das's safety

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December 08, 2024
THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION
The New Indian Express Kottayam

THE HERO WHO ENCHANTS A NATION

When the trailer of Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched in Patna, thousands thronged the event, eager to catch a glimpse of the star who embodies the almost-mythical protagonist of the franchise.

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December 08, 2024
Season's first cold wave to hit by next week
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Season's first cold wave to hit by next week

WARMER winter has reduced the sweetness of jaggery and created a conducive weather for pest attacks on sugarcane plants in western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest sugarcane producer belts in the country.

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December 08, 2024
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India issues Syria travel advisory, asks citizens to return at the earliest

INDIA on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens in Syria to return at the earliest and also urged others to drop any travel plans to the insurgency-hit country.

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December 08, 2024
Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Working on resolution of Ukraine conflict, says EAM

Jaishankar says needle moving towards negotiations than a longer war

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December 08, 2024
Drop in India's TB burden doubled since 2015: Nadda
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Drop in India's TB burden doubled since 2015: Nadda

UNION Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday said the rate of decline of tuberculosis incidence in India has doubled since 2015 and is ahead of the global average.

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December 08, 2024
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Indian youth brutalised in Myanmar cyber fraud cell hospitalised, say relatives

TWENTY-two-year-old Ajay, one of the Indian youths trapped in a cyber scam centre in Myanmar, has been hospitalised after being brutally beaten up, his relative revealed.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Canadian Parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 Sikh riots as 'genocide'

THE Canadian Parliament has rejected the motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide following stiff resistance from lawmakers like Chandra Arya, who claimed that he was threatened inside the parliament building for opposing the motion, which he described as being influenced by a \"politically powerful Khalistani lobby.\"

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December 08, 2024
EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR
The New Indian Express Kottayam

EVOLVING BEYOND THE MODI FACTOR

Muslim Indian identity and voting bloc, that is definitely welcome. But how many believe this to be true? It seems far more idealistic than is perhaps warranted-wishful thinking rather than the ground reality in most of India.

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December 08, 2024
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE
The New Indian Express Kottayam

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S ON THE PLATE

A recent report on Lindt dark chocolates stated that they contain lead and cadmium above the acceptable levels, which has not been denied by the company.

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December 08, 2024
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A K Balan blames regulatory panel, KSEB for power crisis

SENIOR CPM leader and former power minister A K Balan has criticised the State Electricity Regulatory Commission for the power crisis in the state.

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December 08, 2024
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Police move court to drop inquiry against Pinarayi

POLICE have filed a report at the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court that no evidence emerged against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after conducting an inquiry into his remarks on the assault on Youth Congress workers last year during the Nava Kerala Sadas.

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December 08, 2024
60-year-old handed death sentence for April 2004 murder of his wife
The New Indian Express Kottayam

60-year-old handed death sentence for April 2004 murder of his wife

THE additional district court in Mavelikkara on Saturday sentenced a 60-year-old man to death for the murder of his wife 20 years ago.

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December 08, 2024
Despite Pkd setback, Surendran could carry on as BJP state chief
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Despite Pkd setback, Surendran could carry on as BJP state chief

Sources say Nadda instructed Surendran to prepare party for the 2026 assembly election

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December 08, 2024
CM: Home for double-engine coordination
The New Indian Express Kottayam

CM: Home for double-engine coordination

SP threatens to exit the MVA over Uddhav Sena's Babri glorification

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December 08, 2024
US rejects BJP's 'deep state' charges
The New Indian Express Kottayam

US rejects BJP's 'deep state' charges

IN its pushback to the BJP's charges, the US embassy in Delhi said it was disappointing that the ruling party would make accusations that 'deep state' elements and the US government were trying to destabilize India.

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December 08, 2024
Yunus press secy cagey on Hasina issue in talks
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Yunus press secy cagey on Hasina issue in talks

BANGLADESH wants to \"normalise ties with its big neighbour India,\" said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

HC directive to end VIP treatment at Sabarimala

THE High Court on Saturday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board to take necessary steps to ensure that the incident in which VIP treatment was given to actor Dileep, a judicial officer, and NORKA roots officer at the time of harivarasanam is not repeated hereafter at Sabarimala.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

NSS Mannam Jayanthi celebrations to be held on Jan 1 and 2

THE 148th jayanthi celebrations of Bharatha Kesari Mannathu Padmanabhan, founder of Nair Service Society (NSS), will be held at Mannam Nagar, a specially prepared venue at the NSS headquarters, Perunna, on January 1 and 2.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

16th Finance Commission members to visit state

CHAIRMAN Arvind Panagariya and members of the 16th Finance Commission will visit Kerala for consultations ahead of the preparation of the commission report.

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December 08, 2024
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Police expect more Gulf banks to come up with complaints against loan defaulters

AFTER police registered loan-fraud cases against 10 nurses who used to work under the ministry of health (MoH) in Kuwait, investigations have revealed that other Gulf countries have similar defaulters.

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December 08, 2024
Sharada reflects on her life with E K Nayanar as she turns 90
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Sharada reflects on her life with E K Nayanar as she turns 90

SHARADA, Teacher, wife of former chief minister E K Nayanar, celebrated her 90th birthday with heartfelt recollections of her life alongside her late husband.

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December 08, 2024
Expedite development of Kottayam railway stn, says MP Francis George
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Expedite development of Kottayam railway stn, says MP Francis George

DURING the Railway Amendment Act debate in the Lok Sabha, Kottayam MP K Francis George called for urgent action to upgrade Kottayam Railway Station as a terminal station.

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December 08, 2024
Plastic waste burning posing grave health risk to Govt MCH patients
The New Indian Express Kottayam

Plastic waste burning posing grave health risk to Govt MCH patients

Toxic fumes from burning contributing to air pollution, affecting communities far from source

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December 08, 2024