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May 11, 2026 7:32 PM

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Rain brings relief from heat in Uttarakhand

Rain in some districts of Uttarakhand, including the state capital Dehradun, today brought relief to people from the heat. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has issued a warning of thunder, lightning and strong winds at isolated places in the hilly districts of the state over the next two day...

May 11, 2026 7:14 PM

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Bengal govt orders removal of board members across state bodies

The tenures of the nominated Members, Directors and Chairpersons of the non-statutory boards, organisations, bodies and public sector undertakings of the State government of West Bengal have been terminated today with immediate effect. The services of the officials who are engaged by the government ...

May 11, 2026 6:04 PM

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Supreme Court upholds CBI probe into Tamil Nadu transformer scam

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order directing a CBI probe into the alleged 397-crore rupee scam in the procurement of transformers in Tamil Nadu during the tenure of former Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji between 2021 and 2023. A bench comprising Justi...

May 11, 2026 4:26 PM

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Ministry of Mines to launch second limestone blocks in J&K

The Ministry of Mines is set to launch the second tranche of the auction of limestone blocks in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow in Srinagar.  Under Tranche II, the Ministry, in collaboration with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, is offering 12 limestone blocks for auction. These blocks are located ...

May 11, 2026 4:11 PM

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Puducherry: Preparation underway for swearing-in of N. Rangasamy as CM

Arrangements are underway for the swearing-in ceremony of NDA leader N. Rangasamy as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan will administer the oath of office at a function to be held at Lok Nivas on Wednesday. Our correspondent reports that Union Minister and BJP ele...

May 11, 2026 2:31 PM

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Tamil Nadu Assembly: Over 100 MLAs sworn in, CM Joseph Vijay takes oath

In the 17th Assembly session of Tamil Nadu today, more than 100 members were sworn in after Pro-tem Speaker Karuppaiah invited the members. Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and cabinet members, Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, and former Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam t...

May 11, 2026 1:05 PM

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Six tourists killed in road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district

Six people were killed and four others, including two children, were seriously injured when a vehicle carrying tourists met with an accident in the Bhattiyat subdivision of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. The injured have been admitted to Tanda Medical College. Among the deceased, five were tou...