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Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) As Chennai begins to experience the first spells of the northeast monsoon, concerns are mounting across the city over the unfinished stormwater drain (SWD) works that threaten to undo the flood-mitigation efforts. Despite repeated assurances from...
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) The West Bengal Drug Control Directorate has intensified its surveillance on companies marketing cough syrups in the state, and a directive cum guidelines has been issued in this regard, said a senior government official on Thursday.The...
Bengaluru, Oct 16 (IANS) Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife, author Sudha Murty, have declined to participate in the ongoing controversial Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, commonly known as the caste census, being conducted by the Congress-led government in Karnataka.Both...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday slammed the Centre over US President Donald Trump's claim that India will stop buying oil from Russia. The Congress leader's reaction comes even...
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India has directed the immediate replacement of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) for 79 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal as their selections have violated the ECI-mandated criteria.A communication on this count has already...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Operations Cell of Delhi Police's South West District has traced and detained two illegal African migrants who had been residing in India without valid documents for over a decade, officials said on Thursday.The accused...
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) The century-old Madurantakam lake in Chengalpattu district, one of Tamil Nadu’s largest and most historic waterbodies, is nearing the end of its massive restoration effort, with officials confirming that nearly 95 per cent of the work...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The government has simplified the Provident Fund (PF) withdrawal norms, and the employee can withdraw more and earlier after just a period of 12 months.Earlier, there was complex eligibility criteria in terms of differing minimum...
Bhopal/Patna, Oct 16 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will actively campaign for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates in the high-voltage Bihar Assembly elections.CM Yadav will address two election rallies -- one in Kumhrar Assembly constituency in Patna...
Hyderabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Amid growing rift between two ministers in Telangana, there was high drama at Endowments and Forest Minister Konda Surekha’s house in Hyderabad late Wednesday night as her family resisted the arrest of her former Officer on...
Jaisalmer, Oct 16 (IANS) In a heartbreaking incident, four friends were burned alive after their vehicle caught fire following a collision with a truck in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, said officials on Thursday. The accident occurred around 1.30 a.m. on the...
Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) The Northeast monsoon officially commenced in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, bringing widespread showers across several parts of the state.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai issued an orange alert for Theni, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, and Ramanathapuram districts, warning...
