Militancy and its ecosystem wiped out from many areas of J&K: L-G
Srinagar, July 31 (IANS) J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that many areas have been cleared of militancy while efforts are on to completely wipe it out from the UT.
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National IANS Special Se 01:04 PMK'taka serial killings: Muslim bodies slam Bommai govt for 'partial' treatment
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National IANS Special Se 11:42 AMBJP activist's murder: K'taka Police detain suspect from Kerala
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TN to promulgate ordinance to ban online games
Chennai, July 31 (IANS) Tamil Nadu government is set to promulgate an ordinance with immediate effect to ban online games that include betting and gambling and also regulate games that are addictive in nature by restricting the time and money spent on them.
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Political slugfest over serial killings deepen communal divide in K'taka
By M K Ashoka
Bengaluru, July 31 (IANS) The political slugfest over the serial killings in coastal Karnataka region has threatened to create more divide between communities in the communally sensitive region. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's gesture of paying visit only to the BJP activist's residence and announcement of a compensation package to the family of the Hindu youth and turning a blind eye to the families of the Muslim youth has stirred a controversy that the ruling party is treading on the communal path.
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Massive plan for roads to religious places in UP
Lucknow, July 31 (IANS) The Public Works Department (PWD) in Uttar Pradesh has drawn up a massive plan for roads connecting to religious destinations.
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Exodus for employment a way of life in backward Bundelkhand
By Sundeep Pouranik
Bhopal/Chhatarpur, July 31 (IANS) As soon as Bundelkhand is mentioned, the plight of the people from the rural areas flashes in front of the eyes as the biggest problem in this area is the exodus for employment. Like every year, this year also the people have started migrating towards the cities, the pace is a little slow, but it will pick up after Raksha Bandhan.
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WBSSC scam: Arpita Mukherjee's foreign tours under ED scanner
Kolkata, July 30 (IANS) Foreign tours of Arpita Mukherjee, the close aide of former state minister and multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam accused Partha Chatterjee, are currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the case.
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India's 5G auction hits Rs 1.5 lakh cr, bids to continue: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The 5G spectrum auction has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore after 30 rounds and the auction will continue for a few more days, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.
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'Depressed' woman jumps off 11th floor of Noida high-rise
Noida, July 30 (IANS) The 55-year-old wife of a retired Central defence services official allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 11th floor of her building here in Gautam Budh Nagar district on Saturday, the police said.
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Some elements creating conflict in name of religion, ideology: NSA Doval
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Saturday that some elements creating conflict in the name of religion and ideology, which is hindering the country's progress.
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Pakistan has no plans of holding bilateral meeting with India: Bilawal Bhutto
Tashkent, July 30 (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is currently attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting, asserted that Islamabad has no plans of holding any bilateral meeting with India, Pakistani media reported.
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Mortal remains of Flight Lt Adivitya Bal reach home in J&K Ld
Jammu, July 30 (IANS) The mortal remains of flight Lt Adivitya Bal reached his home in R.S.Pura town of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday.
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Kallakurichi violence: Special team constituted to track rioters
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu police's Special Investigation Team (SIT), that was constituted after a Madras High Court order to probe into the July 17 violence in Kallakurichi, has constituted experts to track the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and contact details of several social media platforms used by the rioters.
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BJP threatening shopkeepers: Manish Sisodia after govt returns to old liquor policy
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A day after the Delhi government decided to return to the old regime of retail liquor sale policy for six months, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday accused the BJP of threatening shopkeepers and officers with ED and CBI cases.
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Personal staff row: Vijayan govt says it only has 489 employees, when Chandy had 612
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IANS) The ruling CPI-M in Kerala on Saturday said that its personal staff's strength is far less than that of Oommen Chandy government during 2011-16.
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PM: Like ease of doing business and ease of living, ease of justice is equally important
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said ease of justice is as important as ease of doing business, and also underscored the issue of several undertrials languishing in jail for want of legal aid and urged the district legal services authority to expedite their release.
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Delhi court directs to install CCTV at top cops' offices in Tihar jail
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A Delhi Court has directed Tihar Jail Director General to install CCTV cameras inside the offices of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of jail.
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Telangana Congress MLA appears set to join BJP
Hyderabad, July 30 (IANS) Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, a rebel Congress MLA from Telangana, appears to have finally made up his mind to switch his loyalties to the BJP.
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Delhi Lokayukta seeks report on alleged irregularities in classroom construction
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi Lokayukta on Friday sought response from the Arvind Kejriwal government regarding the alleged financial irregularities in the construction of additional classrooms in schools under Education Department.
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Coal scam case: CBI court convicts former Coal Secy H.C. Gupta, others
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A Special CBI court on Friday convicted former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and Joint Secretary K.S. Kropha, Grace Industries Ltd, Nagpur, and its Director Mukesh Gupta in a case related to the allocation of Lohara East Coal block in Maharashtra.
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India sees 5G spectrum bids worth Rs 1,49,855 cr, Reliance Jio leads
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The 5G spectrum auction saw bids worth Rs 1,49,855 crore after 23 rounds on Friday, with the government saying the bids will continue on Saturday.
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Centre, Delhi govt face-off again over Kejriwal's Singapore visit
By Avinash Prabhakar
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is finally not going to attend the World Cities Summit at Singapore, a new war of words has erupted between the Centre and state.
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Every media house's philosophy reflected in reportage, is not necessarily bad: Delhi HC
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court, dealing a plea between two media outlets, on Friday said every media house, TV channel, or social media platform have their own philosophy, which gets reflected in the manner of reportage and content of the programmes, and that is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Jain, raps agency for using photocopies
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A court here on Friday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, his wife and others in the alleged money laundering case.
