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  Heat waves claim 35 lives in Telangana, state government issues alert

  India | April 13, 2016 15:36 IST

  Hyderabad: Heat waves have claimed 35 lives in Telangana so far, prompting the state government to issue alerts in all districts to take precautionary measures to minimise the impact of the prevailing weather conditions. The

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  Arun Jaitley pushes states to up infrastructure, anti-poverty spending

  Politics | February 06, 2016 17:34 IST

  New Delhi: State governments must spend more on infrastructure and anti-poverty programmes, particularly after an increase in monetary allocations based on the 14th Finance Commission report, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Saturday.“It's been

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  PDP-BJP alliance likely to form government in J&K after January 13

  Politics | January 12, 2016 21:22 IST

  Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti will take oath as the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister anytime after the end of the seven-day official mourning for her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on

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  Government to invite private companies to run ITIs in Bihar

  India | November 28, 2015 21:31 IST

  Patna: Dissatisfied with the functioning of ITIs in Bihar, the state government has decided to invite private companies to run these institutes, a minister said today.The state government has received a lot of complaints about

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  Bombay HC raps Maharashtra govt for 'insensitive approach' on night shelters

  India | October 20, 2015 18:19 IST

  Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue.A division bench of

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  Bharat Ratna: Benefits and facilities extended to an awardee

  India | September 24, 2015 11:38 IST

  Bharat Ratna is India's highest Civilian honour. It was instituted in the year 1954 and only 45 individuals  have received the award till date. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest

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  Gujarat High Court issues notice to Govt, seeking Hardik Patel's Whereabouts

  India | September 23, 2015 11:17 IST

  Ahmedabad: In a dramatic post-midnight development, the Gujarat High Court has directed the state government to find Hardik Patel, spearhead of Patel quota stir, after an aide moved a habeas corpus petition alleging that Hardik

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  Centre should declassify Netaji files: Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | September 22, 2015 14:57 IST

  Kolkata: Ruing that there hasn't been a proper evaluation of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's "immense contribution", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the Centre should follow the state government's decision on declassification of files related

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  Government compensates family of Mecca crane crash victims

  India | September 19, 2015 18:48 IST

  Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today handed over Rs 6 lakhs to the family members of a couple from the state who died in the recent accident during Haj pilgrimage at Mecca.Naidu

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  Nitish Kumar doesn't meet PM Modi over other engagements

  Politics | September 05, 2015 18:15 IST

   Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday did not meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bodh Gaya, as he had other engagements and the PMO did not consult the state government before

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  Mumbai Metro fares frozen till October 31

  India | July 20, 2015 21:10 IST

  Mumbai: In a major relief to lakhs of commuters, the Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd. has decided to freeze the existing fare structure till October 31, though the Fare Fixation Committee has permitted a fare

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  Disabled in police firing, Odisha sisters appear before Human Rights Commission

  India | July 17, 2015 17:34 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  "I was returning with my mother and sister from tuition. Suddenly policemen fired. One of the bullets entered my left knee, another was lodged in my mother's leg and a third stuck both the

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  Telangana CM congratulates Sania Mirza

  Tennis | July 12, 2015 16:00 IST

  Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday congratulated Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on winning her maiden women's doubles title at a Grand Slam event.The Hyderabadi clinched the Wimbledon crown pairing with Swiss

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  Scribe's death: Jaitley for 'very fair inquiry'

  India | July 05, 2015 17:58 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre today said that a "very fair inquiry" should be conducted to put to rest all doubts over the mysterious death of TV journalist Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam scam in

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  Calcutta University Professors' assault: VC asks state government to take action

  India | July 03, 2015 16:35 IST

  Kolkata:  Calcutta University Vice chancellor Suranjan Das today urged West Bengal government to take action against the assault of professors allegedly by TMC Chhatra Parishad activists, stating that it would be tough for him to

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  Indirect taxation should be under state governments'

  India | March 25, 2015 16:21 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Wednesday said the time has come for the central government to leave all indirect taxation to the states. Presenting the state's budget for 2015-16, Panneerselvam, who also holds

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  Bombay High Court: Authorities shirking responsibility on parking issue

  India | February 11, 2015 21:15 IST

  Mumbai: Observing that authorities are passing on the buck to each other on the car parking issue in the city and other parts of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court today directed the state government to

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  Botched Surgeries: Children of victims to be 'adopted' by Government

  India | November 17, 2014 9:29 IST

  Raipur: Children of the women who died after undergoing sterilisation surgeries at the government-organised camps in Bilaspur district last week would be adopted by the state government.The government will make fixed deposits of Rs 2

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  HC fines State for illegally detaining man under MPDA

  India | October 29, 2014 11:34 IST

  Mumbai: Holding as “illegal” the detention of a 30-year-old man under the stringent MPDA, the Bombay High Court has imposed costs on the state government.A bench of Justices A S Oka and A S Chandurkar

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  HP High Court notice to state government, civic body on traffic mismanagement, unauthorized parking

  India | July 23, 2014 8:32 IST

  Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court yesterday issued notices to the state government and Shimla Municipal Corporation on “mismanagement of traffic and unauthorized parking of vehicles” here and directed them to come out with a