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August 11, 2024

2 soldiers killed in encounter in poll-bound J&K

TWO soldiers were killed while three other jawans and two civilians were injured in an encounter with militants in the forest area of Kokernag in pollbound Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.

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FULL SUPPORT TO REHAB: MODI

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-ravaged areas of Wayanad on Saturday and promised all support in the relief and rehabilitation efforts.

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'Gender-neutral': HC allows charges against women under Pocso Act

THE Delhi High Court has ruled that both men and women can be prosecuted for \"penetrative sexual assault\" and \"aggravated penetrative sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso Act).

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Govt green light for desi nuclear-powered submarine expected this year

A government green light to enhance the attack capability of the Indian Navy is due this year through the manufacture nuclear powered submarines.

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Fewer villages, more reserve forests in ESA

THE final draft notification issued by the Union environment ministry on July 31 on declaration of ecologically sensitive areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats shows that some of the states, including Tamil Nadu, have proposed to include more reserve forest areas in the ESA than 'highly vulnerable' non-forest private land holdings suggested by the Kasturirangan report.

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Somanathan to replace Gauba as cabinet secretary

THE government on Saturday named Finance Secretary TV Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a two-year tenure.

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3 CPWD engineers suspended over CM house construction

THE Union Ministry of Housing has suspended three CPWD officials, namely ADG (Civil) Ashok Kumar Rajdev, Chief Engineer Pradeep Kumar Parmar and Superintending Engineer Abhishek Raj for their role in alleged illegalities involving the construction of the official residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at 6 Flag Staff Road.

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Can't disqualify job aspirant over tattoo scars: HC

THE Delhi High Court has ruled that a faint scar resulting from a tattoo removal procedure cannot disqualify a candidate from joining the Delhi Police.

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2 drown, 5 hurt in wall collapse as rain hits city

TWO boys aged 15 and 17 years died after they drowned in a pond filled with rainwater during Friday's heavy rainfall while five people got injured in separate house collapse incidents, officials said on Saturday.

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MCD orders closure of 30 evening schools

FINDING shortage of students strength in the classrooms, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Friday ordered closure of 30 'evening shift' schools and issued directions to the zonal heads to merge them in the morning shift.

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BJP is not more powerful than Constitution: Sisodia

Conspiracies being hatched to defame CM, says former deputy CM

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Two elephants swim across swelling Hirakud reservoir

IN a rare and heartwarming incident, two male elephants swam across the deep waters of the Hirakud Dam reservoir, making their way into the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary from Jharsuguda district.

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Jagan flays Naidu govt, says white papers meant to mislead Andhra people

YSRC president and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy lashed out at Chandrababu Naidu's coalition government in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly cheating people and failing to keep the poll promises made.

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Shankaracharya appeals for peace in Bangladesh

SPECIAL prayers for restoration of peace and normalcy in strife-torn Bangladesh are being held at Kanchi under the guidance of Kanchi Shankaracharya Pujyashri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamiji, in the backdrop of the recent happenings.

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Guntur sees sharp rise in dengue cases

URBAN areas in Guntur district are witnessing a significant rise in dengue cases since last year due to water stagnation in colonies and a lack of proper sanitation.

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Two die after inhaling toxic charcoal fumes

TWO youth were found dead allegedly due to asphyxiation caused by burning charcoal used for cooking chicken in a hotel in Kodaikanal on Saturday morning.

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Railway projects worth 1 lakh crore planned for Odisha, says Vaishnaw

UNION Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said projects worth 1 lakh crore have been planned for development of railway infrastructure in Odisha as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Purvodaya vision for development of the eastern region.

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Lobbying up for TDP nominated posts

HECTIC lobbying is on in the TDP for nominated posts to be filled by the NDA government soon.

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Yerava tribes in K’taka still await permanent homes

TORN tarpaulin roofs, flooded and slush-filled huts, absence of latrine facilities, and other basic facilities - this describes the life of 25 Yerava families residing on Paisari land in South Kodagu.

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Will expose corruption of BJP, JDS: CM Siddaramaiah

Opposition's 'Mysuru Chalo' march concludes with vow to oust Cong

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A weaver of stories from heaps of history

A Bengal bureaucrat has garnered fame for his unique historical narratives; bringing the past to life in all its drama and intensity, his writing reminds us that history is more than a series of dates; it's a live narrative that shapes our present, says Sulagna Sengupta

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STRIDES IN SELF-RELIANCE

A paradigm shift is underway in rural Gujarat with women emerging as active participants in the socio-economic uplift of the community through self-help groups, which, supported by government initiatives, is paving the way for financial independence, says Dilip Singh Kshatriya

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WEALTH CREATOR FROM FARMLANDS

Sarbeswar Basumatary, a man of humble beginnings in a secluded Assam village, has carved a name for himself in the field of agricultural innovation with his diversified farming method that advocates that land must never lie fallow, writes Prasanta tve ASSAM N the quiet corners of Panbari village, nestled in Assam's Chirang district, a story of extraordinary resilience and transformation unfolds.

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10 call centres in CBI net for duping customers of Amazon and Microsoft

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against 10 call centres following complaints from global e-commerce giant Amazon and Information Technology behemoth Microsoft.

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Centre launches campaign to eliminate elephantiasis, targets 6 endemic districts

THE Centre on Saturday launched a nationwide drug administration campaign to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, the world's second leading cause of long-term disability.

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Centre's reply sought on plea for free treatment of muscular dystrophy

THE Supreme Court has granted two weeks' time to the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), senior law officer of the Centre, to get more clarity on the status of a petition pending before the Delhi High Court regarding muscular dystrophy.

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A FEW GRAMS OF DESPAIR

A COUNTRY'S success at the Olympics is always measured in medals.

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Bangla crisis: Bhilwara's yarn mills grind to a halt

THE political mess in Bangladesh has created a massive crisis for the textile industry in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district.

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India to fund 28 water projects in Maldives

EXTERNAL Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in Male on Saturday and emphasized that ties with the country would be strengthened.

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1.92L Indians visited Kartarpur in 3 yrs: Data

AROUND 1.92 lakh devotees from India visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur Sahib corridor in the past three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed recently.

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Cong campaign against price rise, crime against women in UP

IN a bid to corner Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over issues, including unemployment, price rise and crime against women, the state unit of the Congress is contemplating a statewide outreach programme encompassing street plays, night camps in villages and \"prabhat pheris\".

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Numerical grading in appraisal forms of Himachal officers

HIMACHAL Pradesh's Class I and Class II officers, including those of IAS, will get numerical grading in their annual performance appraisal report (APAR) system.

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Extension for panel to look into Maratha quota

THE Maharashtra government on Saturday extended the term of the Sandeep Shinde committee till December 31, 2024, enabling it to scrutinize records for the reservation in jobs for the Maratha-Kunbi community.

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BJP's 'Tiranga Yatra' to counter Cong 'Nyay Yatra' in Gujarat

A day after the Congress launched its 'Nyaya Yatra' in Gujarat, the BJP kicked off its \"Tiranga Yatra' from Rajkot on Saturday, heating up the political scene in the state.

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Yet another bridge collapse in Bihar, this time in Tejashwi's Vaishali dist

THERE seems no end to the incidents of bridge collapse in Bihar as a small bridge fell down in Vaishali district.

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Rape, murder of doctor in hosp triggers massive stir

Kolkata cops say a suspect held for killing the 2nd-year PG student

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Rescuers say 93 dead in Israeli strike

Hamas militants were active in Islamic school hit in Gaza City: Israel

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Quit to protect other judges, says Bangladesh chief justice

BANGLADESH'S Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan told journalists at the apex court premises on Saturday that he decided to resign considering the safety of judges of the Supreme Court, High Court and lower courts across the country amid the emerging situation, The Daily Star newspaper reported.

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Russia launches 'counter-terror ops' to halt advancing Ukrainian troops

MOSCOW on Saturday mounted a \"counter-terror operation\" in three border regions adjoining Ukraine to halt Kyiv's advance deeper into Russia and warned that the fighting endangered a nuclear power plant.

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Panic-buying in Japan cities over fears of megaquake

AUTHORITIES in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible megaquake triggered a spike Saturday in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities.

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Yunus slams attacks on minorities, calls for unity

BANGLADESH’S interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Saturday appealed for religious unity and condemned attacks on the minority communities in the violence-hit nation, terming them as “heinous”.

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Experts point to icing as potential cause for Brazil plane crash

BRAZILIAN authorities worked on Saturday to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash in Sao Paulo state the previous day that killed all 62 people on board.

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Sebi flags rising demand-supply gap in debt papers

GIVEN the rising mismatch between demand and supply of debt market instruments across investor classes, a senior Sebi official has urged the mutual fund industry and its lobby Amfi to conduct voluntary and credible industry-wide stress tests.

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Food mkt likely to grow 47% to $1.3 bn

THE domestic food market is likely to grow by more than 47% to $1,274 billion by 2027, a report released by the Confederation of Indian Industry and supported by Danfoss India said.

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Tribunal stays IRDAI order against Rashmi Saluja

IN a relief to Religare Enterprises chairperson Dr Rashmi Saluja, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed for 12 weeks the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) order directing Care Health Insurance to buy back 75,69,685 shares of CHIL allotted to and revoking unexercised and/or unvested stock options of Dr Rashmi Saluja.

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'Banks need to focus on deposits'

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday stressed upon the importance for the banks to focus on their primary banking activities, specifically in terms of collecting deposits and providing loans to those in need of financial assistance.

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UNHAPPY NEIGHBOURS, AND POOR DIPLOMACY

EXACTLY two years ago, in August 2022, Sri Lanka's President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and 2 security guards fled the country hours before he was slated to resign.

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NEERAJ SILVER IN THE WORDS OF COACH KLAUS

THEY share a very sacred bond: Olympic silver medallist Neeraj Chopra and his coach Klaus Bartonietz.

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Thiam thinking of pain, not history after three-peat

SORRY, but history wasn't the first thing that crossed Nafissatou Thiam's mind after her third Olympic gold in the women's heptathlon.

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Reetika goes down in quarterfinal

INDIAN wrestler Reetika Hooda put up a stout defence against top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy before losing the women's 76kg quarterfinal bout, which turned into an intense power struggle at the Paris Olympics here on Saturday.

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