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October 22, 2024 6:24 PM October 22, 2024 6:24 PM

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JPC Chairman suspends TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee for unruly behaviour

The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2023 has suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee from attending the panel's meeting for a day. The decision was made following his unruly behaviour during the panel's meeting at Parliament House today. Sources said Mr Banerjee had a heated argu...

October 22, 2024 5:30 PM October 22, 2024 5:30 PM

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Bengaluru: Civic agencies, NDRF and SDRF teams working to ease the situation

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru in-charge minister D.K. Shivakumar said that the heavy downpour has led to waterlogging in parts of Bengaluru, and the civic agencies, along with NDRF and SDRF teams, are working round the clock to ease the situation. He said, Bengaluru has received 300 ...

October 22, 2024 5:28 PM October 22, 2024 5:28 PM

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J&K government committed to trained youth for self employment says Deputy CM

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Singh Choudhary has said that the government is committed to catalyzing various youth initiatives for creating a vibrant ecosystem for honing the technical skills of youth so that they can set up their income-generating units and create jobs for...

October 22, 2024 1:33 PM October 22, 2024 1:33 PM

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Road Transport and Highways Ministry approvea 50 National Highway projects in Manipur

Road Transport and Highways Ministry has approved 50 National Highway projects of over one thousand kilometer length in Manipur. Out of this, 44 projects of 902 kilometer length lie in the hills of the State. The Ministry said, eight projects for 125 kilometer have been completed and balance 36 proj...

October 22, 2024 1:04 PM October 22, 2024 1:04 PM

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Kerala: Campaigning in full swing in Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency

In Kerala, campaigning is in full swing in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and also in the two Assembly constituencies of Chelakkara (Reserved)  and Palakkad, where by-polls are scheduled to take place on the 13th of next month.   Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi, who is contesting from Wa...

October 22, 2024 12:59 PM October 22, 2024 12:59 PM

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JIPMER & ICMR organises marathon to promote Breast Cancer Awareness

In a significant initiative to promote breast cancer awareness, the Department of Medical Oncology at JIPMER, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research's Breast Cancer Survival Study (ICMR-BCSS), organised a marathon in Puducherry. The event was part of the Pink October celebratio...

October 22, 2024 12:14 PM October 22, 2024 12:14 PM

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Telangana govt launches Power Ambulances to handle emergency power restoration services

Telangana government has launched ‘Power Ambulances’, a fleet of special vehicles to handle emergency power restoration services. These ambulances will operate in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits.   Designed like ambulances, these vehicles aim at ensuring immediate response and res...

October 22, 2024 1:59 PM October 22, 2024 1:59 PM

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Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Dana’ heading towards Odisha coast; State on High Alert

The severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' is gaining strength in the Bay of Bengal and is heading towards Odisha coast to make a landfall on the intervening night of this Thursday and Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today released a new possible track of the impending severe cyclonic storm ...