Bitumen used in road construction major cause of pollution: Goa minister
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) Goa Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar said on Monday that bitumen used in road construction is a major cause of pollution.
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National Crime/Disaster/ 11:36 PMDelhi riots: Court grants bail to man accused of being part of mob
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National Crime/Disaster/ 11:32 PMVideo of boy placing stones on railway track in K'taka goes viral
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President Murmu holds delegation level talks with Surinamese counterpart
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday held delegation level talks with her Surinamese counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
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Bihar man 'kidnaps' sister after her inter-caste marriage
Patna, June 5 (IANS) In a scene that seemed inspired from a Bollywood flick, a man in Bihar's Araria, angry over his sister eloping and going in for an inter-caste marriage, "kidnapped" her from panchayat, called to solve the issue and zoomed away from the spot on a motorcycle, police said on Monday.
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ED makes arrest in MP housing society land fraud case
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Dilip Sisodiya alias Deepak Jain Madda as part of its ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) into the illegal sale and alienation of lands of housing co-operative societies in Madhya Pradesh.
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Jaishankar meets Namibian President, conveys PM's greetings
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met Namibian President Hage Geingob and conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to him.
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Manipur govt extends Internet suspension for 7th time till June 10
Imphal, June 5 (IANS) Amid continuing sporadic incidents of violence, the Manipur government on Monday extended the suspension of Internet services for the seventh times till June 10 to avert the spread of rumours and videos, photos, and messages, which might affect the law and order situation in the ethnic violence-hit northeastern state.
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Property of drug peddler in Kashmir seized
Srinagar, June 5 (IANS) As part of the continuous crackdown against drugs and to tighten the noose around drug peddlers, Jammu and Kashmir Police seized property worth lakhs of a notorious drug peddler at Bandipora, officials said on Monday.
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CBI files FIR against Mumbai Customs official, aides for corruption
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has lodged an FIR against Dinesh Fuldiya, the then Deputy Commissioner of Customs at UB Centre in Maharashtra's Raigad district and two of his aides, for allegedly clearing goods imported from Gulf countries without paying customs duty by engaging in unfair practices, an official said.
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Andhra Pradesh to handhold MSMEs from manufacturing to marketing
Amaravati, June 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to extend all possible help to MSMEs by handholding from manufacturing to marketing their products globally as they play a crucial role in the growth of the economy.
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Jaishankar holds talks with Namibian counterpart, discusses areas of cooperation
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and discussed several issues related to bilateral cooperation.
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Stop launching Vande Bharat trains till proper system is put in place: Congress MP
Panaji, June 5 (IANS) South Goa's Congress MP Francisco Sardinha said on Monday that the Union government should stop the launch of Vande Bharat Express trains and also decrease its speed till a proper system is put in place to avoid Odhisa-like train accidents.
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Excise policy case: Delhi court seeks CBI's response on approver's plea for cancelling LOC
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sought the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) response to an application made by Dinesh Arora, an accused-turned-approver in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
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From point of origin till it drains into sea, Ganga is much cleaner now: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (IANS Interview 1)
By Santosh Kumar Pathak
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that several initiatives undertaken on mission mode by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last 7-8 years to clean Ganga river has resulted in the cleanliness of its water, from the point of origin till its drainage into the sea (the river empties into Bay of Bengal).
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Assam Police seize drugs valued at Rs 6 crore, one held
Guwahati, June 5 (IANS) Narcotic substances, valued at Rs 6 crore, were seized in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, officials said.
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Govt sources say Railways spent over Rs 1L cr of RRSK funds on safety in five years
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Following the horrific train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday evening that claimed 275 lives, an official document showed that the national transporter did not have lack of funds, as it "spent over Rs 1 lakh crore" between 2017-18 and 2021-22 from its Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) funds.
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CBI must probe how Trinamool accessed official call between two Railway officials: Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, said on Monday that the CBI should probe how Trinamool Congress leaders accessed the records of phone conversation between two Railway officials about the derailment of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express near the Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening.
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Chhattisgarh coal scam: 'Rs 540 cr proceeds of crime used for political expenditure'
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said a special PMLA court in Raipur has taken cognizance of two prosecution complaints filed by them in connection with a case pertaining to illegal levy on the movement of coal and iron pellets in Chhattisgarh.
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Manhunt underway in Jharkhand to nab illegal mining kingpin Dahu Yadav
Ranchi, June 5 (IANS) Absconding illegal mining 'kingpin' Rajesh Yadav a.k.a Dahu Yadav has been a big challenge for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Jharkhand Police for the past 11 months, with the central agency conducting searches at more than 100 locations linked to him to apprehend him but to no avail.
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ED raids premises of IREO Group, M3M Group; seize luxury vehicles valued at Rs 60 cr
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently conducted raids at the premises of IREO Group and M3M Group following allegations of diverting and siphoning off Rs 400 crore from the investors.
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Delhi court commutes truck driver's sentence in 2010 fatal accident case
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A Delhi court has commuted the sentence of a truck driver who was originally given a two-year imprisonment term for causing a fatal accident in 2010.
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Signs of 'deliberate interference' in electronic interlocking system led to CBI probe recommendation
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Under fire from the Opposition, including the Congress, for recommending a CBI probe into the Balasore train accident that led to the death of 275 passengers, government sources on Monday indicated that it was a case of "deliberate interference" in the system that came to the fore during the preliminary investigation, thus necessitating an investigation by a professional agency.
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Arunachal witnessing reverse migration towards villages bordering China: Assembly Speaker
Itanagar, June 5 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona said on Monday that migration of people from villages to urban areas has not only stopped, but "we are witnessing a reverse migration towards the areas bordering China".
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TN Guv for aligning higher education with needs of current age
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday said that the higher education system in the state needs to be aligned with needs of current age.
