Relief
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AAP plans power subsidy to give relief to consumer
National | Feb 18, 2015, 11:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: The AAP government today said that it will soon provide relief to power consumers by extending a subsidy.Power minister Satyendra Jain today held a meeting with officials of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC)
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Power discoms write to Delhi Govt over steps for tariff relief
Apr 24, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: To help provide the people of Delhi get a tariff relief of upto 10 per cent, power distribution companies in the city are writing to the Delhi government about efforts to be taken
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Rajiv assassination case: SC rejects plea against relief to convicts
India | Apr 01, 2014, 07:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a central government plea seeking recall of the the verdict by which it had commuted to life the death sentence of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination
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Rainy Sunday expected in Delhi
India | Sep 21, 2013, 07:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Heavy rains lashed the capital on Saturday after a dry spell and a period of sultry weather. The Met office has forecast more rains on Sunday.The capital received a total of 22.2 mm
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Bihar CM meets Pawar, demands drought relief of Rs 12,000 cr
India | Sep 19, 2013, 10:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today called on Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to discuss about the drought situation in the state and sought a relief package of Rs 12,000 crore.“We have updated
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After 20-year-long legal battle, former Maharaja's daughters get Rs.20,000-crore relief
India | Jul 29, 2013, 11:40 PM ISTChandigarh, Jul 29: It is a royal bonanza for two daughters of a former maharaja, one they had to wait for over two decades.A court in Chandigarh has declared a 32-year-old will "forged" and illegal"
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AP floods: choppers brought in for rescue, relief in marooned areas
India | Jul 23, 2013, 09:20 AM ISTHyderabad, Jul 23: As the capital Hyderabad recorded 14.1 mm rain on Monday till 830 pm, five helicopters are being operated in Karimnagar district on for relief and rescue operations.Andhra Pradesh is presently reeling under
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Uttarakhand: A month later, relief down to a trickle
India | Jul 22, 2013, 11:07 AM ISTDehradun/New Delhi, July 22: The initial rush of relief material for Uttarakhand has come down to a trickle more than a month after the rain-flood tragedy, leaving NGOs wondering how to provide for thousands of
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UAE donates $4.5 mn to US Hurricane Relief Fund
World | Jul 17, 2013, 04:02 PM ISTWashington, July 17: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated $4.5 million to help 30 schools in the US state of New Jersey to help it recover from the impact of devastating Hurricane Sandy which
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Himachal promises relief to rain-hit farmers
India | Jul 02, 2013, 06:46 PM ISTShimla, July 2: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday said compensation would be provided to farmers of the rain-ravaged Kinnaur district."Apple, peas and rajma (kidney beans) crops were severely damaged in the natural calamity
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Uttarakhand victims waiting for relief since 4 days, bodies lying unattended, death toll in thousands
India | Jun 20, 2013, 05:52 PM ISTRishikesh/Dehradun/Joshimath, Jun 20: Thousands of pilgrims and locals in the flood-hit ares of Uttarakhand have been waiting for food and relief for the last four days, giving a lie to government's claims about distributing relief.
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Oil companies make Rs 2 per litre profit on petrol, but no relief yet
India | Oct 03, 2012, 12:08 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 3: State-owned oil companies are making profits of around Rs 2 per litre on petrol since September 16, but the relief has not been passed on to the consumers, reports Times of India.
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Supreme Court gives relief to Maharashtra property buyers
India | Aug 28, 2012, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 28: In a relief to developers and property buyers in Maharashtra on the vexed VAT issue, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a Bombay High Court judgment and gave them two more months
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Petrol price cut to provide relief to common man, says Congress
National | Jun 03, 2012, 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 2: Congress on saturday expressed hope that the cut of Rs 2.02 per litre in petrol price will provide relief to common man even as UPA ally Trinamool Congress and Opposition BJP
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Congress presses for relief on petrol price
India | May 25, 2012, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 25: Cornered by Opposition and allies over the issue of petrol price hike, Congress today pressed the government for a decision to ease the burden on people even as Petroleum Minister Jaipal
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Mumbai train commuters may get some relief today
India | Apr 20, 2012, 04:25 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 19: Lakhs of commuters, mostly of the Central Railway (CR) line in Mumbai, are likely to get some relief during the rush hour today with authorities trying to restore disrupted services.“We will run
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It Was A Relief To Get A Hundred, Says Laxman
Cricket | Nov 15, 2011, 06:56 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 15: Relieved at getting his first Test hundred in 16 matches, VVS Laxman agreed that there is something about his relationship with Eden Gardens, but added that today's innings against the West Indies
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Jayalalithaa Fails To Get Relief From Supreme Court
National | Nov 04, 2011, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court today dismissed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's plea for exemption from personal appearance before a trial court in Bangalore in a disproportionate assets case.A bench of Justices
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SC Cuts Uphaar Victims Compensation To Half, Gives Relief To Ansals, MCD, Police
India | Oct 13, 2011, 04:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: In a major set back to the families of the June 1997 Uphaar theatre fire tragedy victims, the Supreme Court today nearly halved the sum of compensation awarded to them by