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August 20, 2024 10:07 PM August 20, 2024 10:07 PM

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Tripura: 7 Dead Due To Landslides From Heavy Rainfall

In Tripura, at least seven people have lost their lives due to the landslides or drowning triggered by heavy rainfall in last two days. The normal life has also been severely affected with vehicular traffic disrupted due to the incessant rain. A vast low lying areas including cropping fields have be...

August 20, 2024 7:04 PM August 20, 2024 7:04 PM

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Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan Reviews Progress of Ambedkar Memorial in Mumbai

Maharashtra Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan, along with others, visited the grand memorial of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at the Indu Mills Compound in Mumbai and reviewed the progress of its construction today. He was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ra...

August 20, 2024 6:58 PM August 20, 2024 6:58 PM

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IMD Forecast Extreme Rainfall in Northeast India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over Northeast India for the next two days. The IMD said that under the influence of a low-pressure area over central parts of Bangladesh, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected over Assam, Megh...

August 20, 2024 5:01 PM August 20, 2024 5:01 PM

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RML Hospital Doctors Call Off Strike as Govt Agrees to Security & Justice Demands

The Resident Doctor Association, RDA, of RML Hospital has called off their strike. The doctors were on strike demanding to ensure security of healthcare workers and speedy justice to the victim of the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. RDA has said that the decision to withdraw comes in...

August 20, 2024 4:53 PM August 20, 2024 4:53 PM

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BJP Slams TMC Govt Over Alleged Rape & Murder of Doctor in Kolkata

BJP today hit out at TMC led West Bengal government in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata. Addressing media in New Delhi, party spokesperson, Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged that attempts were made to destroy the evidence in different ways in the case. He said, the quest...

August 20, 2024 4:45 PM August 20, 2024 4:45 PM

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Maharashtra Govt Forms SIT for Badlapur School Assault Case

In Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister of Devendra Fadnavis today informed that a Special Investigation Team has been constituted under senior IPS officer Arati Singh to investigate the case of sexual assault of a young girl at a school in Badlapur. He said that the Thane Police Commissioner has been...

August 20, 2024 2:08 PM August 20, 2024 2:08 PM

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CBI cautioned about fake letter on social media regarding Kolkata rape & murder case

CBI has cautioned the public about a fake letter circulating on social media, purportedly from its office, related to the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The CBI has termed the letter and its content as fake, noting that it mentions the name...

August 20, 2024 7:48 AM August 20, 2024 7:48 AM

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Moderate earthquake hits Baramulla district of J &K early morning

In Jammu and Kashmir, a moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 struck Baramulla district early this morning. In a social media post, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) gave details of the location, time and magnitude of the earthquake. There have been no immediate reports of casualties or...

August 20, 2024 7:07 AM August 20, 2024 7:07 AM

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Heavy rain lashes several parts of Telangana; IMD issues orange alert

In Telangana, heavy rain lashed several parts of Hyderabad and also other parts of the state from the wee hours. The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert of heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning for various districts of the state for the next four days. For Hyderaba...

August 19, 2024 8:44 PM August 19, 2024 8:44 PM

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Two-day monsoon session of Mizoram Legislative assembly to begin on August 20

A two-day monsoon session of the Mizoram Legislative assembly begins on Tuesday (20th August 2024). The assembly secretariat has received five government government bills to be tabled during the session. The assembly will pay tribute to Kapoor Chand Thakuri, the first and lone nominated member from ...