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200KM ROAD BUILT FOR 100KM RLY LINE

Alternate sources of water made available to people of over 20 villages dependent on Himalayan fountains

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January 09, 2025
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Rajnath assures India's assistance to Maldives in strengthening defence

DEFENCE minister Rajnath Singh has assured his Maldives counterpart, Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon, that India is prepared to assist the island nation in strengthening its defence capabilities.

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January 09, 2025
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H-1B Angst Is A Tempest In A Teapot

American visas for skilled workers are determined by market forces and legislated by the US Congress. Despite political posturing at times, the numbers never shrank

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January 09, 2025
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UGC's Rules for College Admission Don't Suit All

“Education must not simply teach work; it must teach life.” - W E B Du Bois

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January 09, 2025
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Will Ensure Max Punishment for Those Involved

BREAKING his silence on the Anna University rape case, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday assured the assembly that the government will file chargesheet against the accused within 60 days and ensure maximum punishment for the perpetrator through a special court.

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January 09, 2025
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Draft UGC Regulations, 2025, robs rights of states: Pinarayi Vijayan

THE draft University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025, had been issued with the motive of doing away with the rights of states in the higher education sector, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.

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January 09, 2025
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Panattoni, Adani to set up logistics parks in Kochi

3 Locations Identified

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January 09, 2025
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Cabinet nod for ₹778 cr Sabarimala layout plan

2 open plazas for crowd mgmt for Makaravilakku darshan part of plan

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January 09, 2025
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22-Year-Old Karnataka Youth Killed in Elephant Attack in Wayanad Forest

IN a tragic incident, a 22-year-old tribal youth, Vishnu, a resident of Kutta in Karnataka, lost his life after being trampled by a wild elephant in the Kollivayal area of the Pathiri Reserve Forest in Wayanad.

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January 09, 2025
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3 Prisoners Allegedly Drink Cake Essence on Christmas Eve, Die in Mysuru Hosp

THREE prisoners died after allegedly drinking cake essence in the bakery unit of Mysuru Central Prison.

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January 09, 2025
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Thrissur Lifts State School Arts Festival Trophy

Edges past Palakkad by one point

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January 09, 2025
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Despite Fee Hike, Festival Sees 456 Appeals

In the closely contested 63rd State School Arts Festival, the appeals committee received a total of 456 appeals from participants.

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January 09, 2025
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Periya murder: HC suspends sentence of ex-MLA, 3 others

THE KERALA High Court has suspended the sentence passed by the CBI special court against former MLA K V Kunhiraman and three local CPM leaders — Manikandan, Raghavan Velutholi, and K V Bhaskaran — in the Periya twin murder case.

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January 09, 2025
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BNS Has Resolved Ambiguities Over Sexually Tinted Remarks

AGAINST the backdrop of the police complaint and subsequent arrest in a case of cyber abuse against actor Honey Rose, concerns have emerged in the public domain about whether a comment or reply can lead to detention.

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January 09, 2025
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Paripally Medical College nursing staff quarters reopened after a decade

THE TYPE 3 flat of Paripally Medical College, which had remained closed to nursing and other staff for the past 10 years, has finally been reopened, according to Dr. Padamakumar, Principal of the college.

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January 09, 2025
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Min's 'silence' giving tourist bus operators nerve to flout sound & light regulations?

TOURIST buses adorned with blaring sound systems and DJ rotating LED lights have returned to the roads, two years after a High Court order sought to put an end to such risky practices.

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January 09, 2025
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Forest dept embarks on ₹29-crore infra upgrade at training institute

Kerala Electrical and Allied Engineering Company awarded contract of the project

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January 09, 2025
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Widening of Kochi-Dhanushkodi stretch gets approval

Forest department gives nod to NHAI proposal to widen 14-km stretch of highway from Neriyamangalam to Valara to 12-metre width

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January 09, 2025
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ADM reviews preparedness ahead of Makaravilakku

A TOTAL of 40.9 lakh pilgrims have visited the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala since the beginning of the annual pilgrimage season, ADM Arun S Nair said.

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January 09, 2025
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Excise officials get CPM dist secy's backing in drug case

CPM district secretary R Nazar has backed excise officials in the controversy related to drug abuse by a group of youngsters, including MLA U Prathibha's son.

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January 09, 2025
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Student passenger suffers serious eye injury in P'thitta

A PASSENGER suffered serious eye injury after a private bus driver pelted a stone during a dispute between crews of two buses over a reckless road race in Pathanamthitta.

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January 09, 2025
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Erumeli Chandanakudam fete tomorrow

Petta Thullal on Saturday

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January 09, 2025
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Thuravoor Couple Dies in Road Accident in Gujarat

A couple from Thuravoor in Alappuzha was killed in a road accident in Gujarat on Tuesday.

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January 09, 2025
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Two NDRF officers get promotion at Sannidhanam during Sabari duty

A PROMOTION ceremony for two officers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was held on Wednesday at Sannidhanam, marking a significant milestone in their careers.

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January 09, 2025
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JPC begins with robust exchange of '1 poll' views

Oppn members say it's an attack on basic structure of the Constitution and federalism

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January 09, 2025
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Race against time to save trapped miners

THE body of one of the nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao was retrieved on Wednesday even as hopes of rescuing the others began fading.

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January 09, 2025
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PT Usha at loggerheads with ministry on sports governance

WHEN Mansukh Mandaviya took office, he was one of the few sports ministers to visit the Indian Olympic Association Bhawan in Delhi last year.

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January 09, 2025
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5 Women Among Six Killed in Ticket Counter Stampede

SIX devotees, including five women, died in a stampede during distribution of tokens for Vaikuntha Dwara darshan at Ramanaidu Municipal School in Bairagipatada area of Tirupati on Wednesday.

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January 09, 2025
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India Open: Hosts to field 21 players

STAR shuttlers Lakshya Sen and PV Sindhu will headline host India's largest-ever contingent of 21 players at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, starting here from January 14.

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January 08, 2025
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Forest close gap on Liverpool

NOTTINGHAM Forest beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 away from home and moved within six points of Premier League leader Liverpool on Monday.

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January 08, 2025