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Excise department upgrades testing

Previously, only six parameters were tested for extra neutral alcohol (ENA) samples; however, this has now been expanded to include several additional parameters

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November 07, 2024
Bhatti launches Telangana bird pocket guide
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Bhatti launches Telangana bird pocket guide

To promote awareness about Telangana's diverse bird species for future generations, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka unveiled the \"Birds of Telangana\" pocket guide at Praja Bhavan here on Wednesday.

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November 07, 2024
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Jobs-for-cash rackets: Multiple arrests, but questions remain

ACCUSED OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY; POOJA NAIK REARRESTED

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November 07, 2024
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Hike in land rates to aid outstation 'big parties', says political observer

MARGAO Political commentator and city-based lawyer, Adv Radharao Gracias, on Wednesday, said the government's move to increase the stamp and registration duties on land registration in Salcete will only enable big parties from outside the state to come and grab the land from the locals.

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November 07, 2024
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Patients and staff endure uncertainty as Margao UHC relocates for third time

WITH REPAIRS STILL PENDING ON THE HERITAGE BUILDING OF HEALTH CENTRE AND DEBRIS FALLING AT HOSPICIO, OPERATIONS NOW MOVED TO THE SOUTH GOA DISTRICT HOSPITAL

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November 07, 2024
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Bogmalo local arrested for stealing from Assolna store

The Cuncolim police have arrested a resident of Bogmalo and recovered from his possession stolen cash and the motorcycle he used in the commission of an offence.

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November 07, 2024
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Curtorim locals meet PWD engg, demand repairs of road near lake

Residents of Curtorim, led by Curtorim Zilla Panchayat member Michelle Rebello, called on the PWD Executive Engineer, Roads, Savio Gomes, with a plea to restore the damaged road near the Curtorim lake.

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November 07, 2024
Plans to beautify Old Market area with focus on heritage
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Plans to beautify Old Market area with focus on heritage

FATORDA MLA CALLS FOR MEASURES TO MITIGATE FLOODING

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November 07, 2024
Concerns over track doubling leads to demarcation, survey
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Concerns over track doubling leads to demarcation, survey

COLLECTOR GIVES ASSURANCES TO VELSAO, AROSSIM LOCALS

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November 07, 2024
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Foreign tourist arrivals show minimal growth amid crores spent on promos

'Taxi mafia', high costs and infrastructure blamed for decline

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November 07, 2024
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Online escort services booming in rural Goa

POLICE CLAIM CRACKDOWN, BUT NETWORK THRIVES ACROSS STATE

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November 07, 2024
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CBSE crackdown on 'dummy' schools

21 lose affiliation, 6 downgraded

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November 07, 2024
'Provocative' remark: FIR against Mithun
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'Provocative' remark: FIR against Mithun

An FIR has been registered against three-time national award winner and Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty on Wednesday for making \"provocative comments\" during home minister Amit Shah's meeting in Kolkata on October 27 to boost the party's membership drive.

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November 07, 2024
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Lawyer's mental well-being: SC no to plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea over the mental well-being of advocates and allowed the petitioner to approach the Bar Council of India (BCI) with a representation.

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November 07, 2024
HC: Ensure safety during festivities
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HC: Ensure safety during festivities

Following the petition of the leader of the opposition in the assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, over ruckus during Kali puja immersion, the Calcutta high court on Wednesday instructed the West Bengal government to ensure the safety of people during the festive season.

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November 07, 2024
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Delhi air quality remains 'very poor'

New Delhi: Despite recording a marginal improvement, the air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the \"very poor\" category on Wednesday.

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November 07, 2024
Kejriwal's dinner video draws scorn
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Kejriwal's dinner video draws scorn

MUFFLER TO MAHAL | AAP neta wasn't taking a house, he's built himself a sheesh mahal: BJP

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November 07, 2024
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India slams Pakistan for 'peddling lies' on Kashmir

Slamming Pakistan for \"peddling lies and falsehood\" and using the UN forum for its \"divisive, political agenda\" after it raised the Kashmir issue at the UN, India has said that no amount of disinformation and misinformation will change facts on the ground.

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November 07, 2024
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2 Bangladeshis detained for illegally entering India

In a significant development, two Bangladeshi citizens have been detained by the security personnel for illegally entering India, said police officials.

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November 07, 2024
Telangana govt's caste survey begins
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Telangana govt's caste survey begins

POLL PROMISE | CM Reddy describes survey as a 'yajna' to achieve social justice for oppressed classes and equality of opportunities

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November 07, 2024
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CBI seizes cash, jewellery from ex-mining officer of Jharkhand's Sahibganj

The CBI has seized cash amounting to more than Rs 13 lakh and jewellery worth about Rs 52 lakh from former district mining officer, Sahibganj, Bibhuti Kumar during searches in poll-bound Jharkhand in connection with an illegal stone-mining case, officials said on Wednesday.

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November 07, 2024
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Police seek govt nod to move SC to cancel actor Darshan bail

Bengaluru Police have sought approval from the State government to move the Supreme Court to cancel the bail of murder accused actor Darshan.

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November 07, 2024
'Cong govt hasn't procured cow dung from farmers'
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'Cong govt hasn't procured cow dung from farmers'

Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Jai Ram Thakur said on Wednesday that the ruling Congress has not fulfilled the promise of buying cow dung from the farmers even after two years of forming the government.

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November 07, 2024
CM Sidda appears before Lokayukta, BJP calls it a farce
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CM Sidda appears before Lokayukta, BJP calls it a farce

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah deposed before Lokayukta police in Mysuru in connection with the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam where his wife BM Parvathi is a beneficiary.

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November 07, 2024
CM HEMANT SOREN HAS A LOT AT STAKE IN RANCHI
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CM HEMANT SOREN HAS A LOT AT STAKE IN RANCHI

JHARKHAND POLL JMM faces massive challenge as arch-rival BJP has not lost a single election from Ranchi ever since the state was created in 2000

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November 07, 2024
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5 students detained for ragging

At least five students of a state-run engineering college here were detained by the police on Wednesday on the charge of assaulting a junior student during ragging, police said.

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November 07, 2024
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Death toll in truck-auto collision in UP's Hardoi mounts to eleven

Eleven people, including six women and three children, were killed while four others were injured on Wednesday after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in the Bilgram area here, police said.

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November 07, 2024
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Rare vet, monkey bond: High Court permits a ‘zoo story’

Remember Arif, the farmer from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh? The one who had saved and nursed an injured Sarus crane, and built a bond with it and his mental suffering when the bird was taken away from him?

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November 07, 2024
Markets to benefit from Wall St rally
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Markets to benefit from Wall St rally

After a strong rebound on Tuesday, the market continued its upward momentum on Wednesday, rising by over 1%. This rally was fueled by positive global trends and key updates from the US elections.

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November 07, 2024
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SILVER SOARS: WHY PRICES HAVE HIT NEW HIGHS

Recently, silver prices have shown a substantial increase, both domestically and globally.

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November 07, 2024