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National Fisheries Devp Board seeks additional 10 acres

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has requested for allocation of additional 10 acres of land adjacent to NFDB office building at Rajendra Nagar for expansion of activities in a meeting with Sabyasachi Ghosh, Special Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry here on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
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Seethakka unhappy with Telangana Food Corporation performance

Minister for Panchayat Raj Seethakka has expressed unhappiness with the performance of the Telangana Food Corporation.

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December 13, 2024
TGGENCO Principal Secretary reviews power supply position
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TGGENCO Principal Secretary reviews power supply position

Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TGGENCO) (Energy) Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, has reviewed the present power supply position in the state at Vidyut Soudha on Wednesday.

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December 13, 2024
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Ban on crowding at Group-II services examination centres

With a view to maintain public order, public peace and to prevent obstruction of any lawfully employed person or causing disturbance of public tranquillity or a riot or an affray in the areas covered by certain Police Stations in the limits of Cyberabad, Commissionerate Avinash Mohanty, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, prohibit assembly of five or more persons around 200 meters radius at all the examinations centers to conduct Group-II services examination on December 15 & 16, 2024 in two sessions i.e., 10 am to 12.30 pm and 3 pm to 05.30 pm.

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December 13, 2024
Andhra CM Naidu announces pensions for orphaned children
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Andhra CM Naidu announces pensions for orphaned children

In a landmark decision aimed at supporting vulnerable children, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to provide monthly pensions to children who have lost their parents.

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December 13, 2024
Direct flight service between Rajamahendravaram and Delhi launched
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Direct flight service between Rajamahendravaram and Delhi launched

Direct flight services between Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district and Delhi were officially inaugurated on Thursday with the landing of an Indigo flight at Madhurapudi Airport.

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December 13, 2024
NALSAR ropes in Dr TVSN Prasad & Dr Sitharamam
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NALSAR ropes in Dr TVSN Prasad & Dr Sitharamam

NALSAR, University of Law is gearing for the semester starting January 2025 and welcomes two Senior Professors to the NALSAR family.

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December 13, 2024
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Uneven road, sinking pits near South dist hospital pose danger to motorists

The stretch of the highway along the South Goa District Hospital to Davondem has literally turned into an accident prone zone.

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December 13, 2024
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UP brings Mahakumbh pitch to Goa, launches road show

The Uttar Pradesh government chose Goa, a rival tourism hotspot, to launch a road show promoting the upcoming Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj.

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December 13, 2024
Jobs-for-cash: ED sets sights on money laundering angle
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Jobs-for-cash: ED sets sights on money laundering angle

AWAITS FILES FROM POLICE, SAYS IT WILL INVESTIGATE CASES IN ‘TOTALITY’

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December 13, 2024
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Employment to non-Goans in Postal dept raises concerns

The Goa Forward party has slammed the double engine BJP government for failing to protect the interest of Goan unemployed youth.

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December 13, 2024
Western bypass is ready, but comprehensive drainage plan still eludes flood-prone areas
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Western bypass is ready, but comprehensive drainage plan still eludes flood-prone areas

The 11-km Margao Western bypass is finally in place, ready for commissioning. Once commissioned, the Rs 482 crore road bypass, from Navelim to Verna, is expected to streamline traffic on the NH66 and ease traffic congestion in the commercial capital and the adjoining villages.

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December 13, 2024
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In-principle consent for Sunburn at Dhargal, but court nod awaited

The Tourism Department has granted in-principle approval to the organizers of Sunburn -- Spacebound Web Labs Pvt Ltd -- for hosting Electronic Dance Music Festival (EDM) from December 28-30 at Dhargal-Pernem.

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December 13, 2024
Translocated banyan tree yet to show signs of life
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Translocated banyan tree yet to show signs of life

Parts of tree virtually dead, claims botanist

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December 13, 2024
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Bomb scare at Guwahati railway station

Bomb threats were received at the Guwahati railway station and seven different spots in the Gauhati University campus area on Thursday, the police said.

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December 13, 2024
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2 Nepalese drown in Chamoli, 1 missing

The bodies of two Nepali labourers were recovered from the Dhauli Ganga river in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, police said on Thursday.

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December 13, 2024
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K'taka pvt schools charged ₹ 345 cr during Covid

The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) in its report tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday said that private schools in Karnataka charged students an excess fee of Rs 345.80 crore during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21.

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December 13, 2024
TN, Kerala & K'taka brace for heavy rain
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TN, Kerala & K'taka brace for heavy rain

MONSOON FURY | IMD issues 'Red alert' for Kerala, schools shut in several parts of TN

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December 13, 2024
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B'desh may join Vijay Diwas event

A Bangladesh delegation is likely to attend the Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata on December 16, which marks the Indian armed forces' historic victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

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December 13, 2024
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Bitter cold grips Delhi, Rajasthan

WINTER BLUES | Fatehpur recorded a bone-chilling 0.1 degree Celsius

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December 13, 2024
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We will fully support Bill: Assam CM

After the Union Cabinet approved the One Nation, One Election bill on Thursday, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed his full support, stating that development work halts when Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are not held simultaneously.

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December 13, 2024
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Farmers' leader Dallewal's health worsens

Even as the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal continued to decline as his fast-unto-death entered the 17th day on Thursday, doctors attending on him held that since his condition continued to rapidly deteriorate, and needed to be hospitalized.

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December 13, 2024
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Congress and BJP whips out on constitution today's debate

Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress party have issued a 'three-line whip' notice to all their Lok Sabha members of parliament (MPs) to remain present in the House during the debate on the Constitution of India scheduled on December 13 and 14.

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December 13, 2024
ONOP: Attack on democracy, Mamata tears into Centre
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ONOP: Attack on democracy, Mamata tears into Centre

POLL DEBATE | It's an attempt to centralise power, alleges Bengal chief minister

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December 13, 2024
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Sukhbir Badal ends 10-day 'punishment'

Senior Akali leader Sukhbir Badal on Thursday completed his 10-day religious punishment by performing \"sewa\" for the second consecutive day at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Muktsar.

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December 13, 2024
Woman ostracized, fined ₹5000 for wearing salwar
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Woman ostracized, fined ₹5000 for wearing salwar

A woman in Darrang district of Assam was socially ostracized and fined Rs 5,000 for choosing to wear a salwar-kameez instead of traditional attire in a shocking instance of moral policing by local society.

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December 13, 2024
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Tiger cub released to populate Mukandra Hills reserve in Raj

To populate Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve near Kota, Rajasthan, a female cub was released here on Wednesday.

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December 13, 2024
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7 Maoists eliminated in Bastar

Toll may increase, claims state police

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December 13, 2024
Soren: Our priority is to ensure visible development on ground
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Soren: Our priority is to ensure visible development on ground

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren addressed the Assembly on Thursday, stating that the coalition government formed in 2019 laid the foundation for the state's development, and now, it is time to build on that foundation.

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December 13, 2024
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Rahul holds 'secret' meeting with Hathras victim's family

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Bulgadi village in Hathras district to meet the family of a 2020 rape victim whose tragic death had ignited nationwide protests.

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December 13, 2024