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Heat waves claim 35 lives in Telangana, state government issues alert
India | Apr 13, 2016, 03:36 PM ISTHyderabad: 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
National | Feb 06, 2016, 05:34 PM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 12, 2016, 09:22 PM ISTSrinagar: 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 | Nov 28, 2015, 09:31 PM ISTPatna: 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 | Oct 20, 2015, 06:19 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Sep 24, 2015, 11:38 AM ISTBharat 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 | Sep 23, 2015, 11:17 AM ISTAhmedabad: 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
National | Sep 22, 2015, 02:57 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Sep 19, 2015, 06:48 PM ISTVijayawada: 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
National | Sep 05, 2015, 06:15 PM ISTPatna: 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 | Jul 20, 2015, 09:10 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jul 17, 2015, 05:34 PM ISTBhubaneswar: "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 | Jul 12, 2015, 04:00 PM ISTHyderabad: 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 | Jul 05, 2015, 05:58 PM ISTNew 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 | Jul 03, 2015, 04:35 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 25, 2015, 04:21 PM ISTChennai: 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 | Feb 11, 2015, 09:15 PM ISTMumbai: 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 | Nov 17, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTRaipur: 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 | Oct 29, 2014, 11:34 AM ISTMumbai: 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 | Jul 23, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTShimla: 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