July 9, 2024 1:36 PM July 9, 2024 1:36 PM

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Several parts in Bihar witness heavy rainfall; Met Office forecasts heavy rainfall over Maharashtra, parts of Central, Northeast and East India for next few days

In Bihar, several parts are witnessing heavy rainfall from the last 24 hours. The Met Department has issued yellow alert for heavy rainfall in Western and South-Central parts in the state including Patna, Siwan, Gopalganj, Saran, Saharsa, Madhepura, Katihar, Bhagalpur and Nawada districts for the ne...

July 9, 2024 12:44 PM July 9, 2024 12:44 PM

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Union Hardeep Singh Puri says no deadline for LPG eKYC compliance

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today said that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are undertaking eKYC aadhar authentication for LPG customers to remove bogus customers against whose name commercial cylinders are often booked by certain gas distributors.   Mr Puri said,...

July 9, 2024 12:22 PM July 9, 2024 12:22 PM

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Five died, four injured in road accident in Bihar’s Begusarai

In Bihar, five people died and four others were injured in a road accident this morning under the FCI police station area in Begusarai district.   Police said the accident occurred on National Highway- 31 near Ratan Chowk in Begusarai town when a car collided with an auto-rickshaw.   All t...

July 9, 2024 11:40 AM July 9, 2024 11:40 AM

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Army troops fire at Pakistani drone along LoC in J&K’s Poonch

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Army troops fired a few rounds to shoot down a Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district.   Akashvani Correspondent reports that the drone returned to Pakistan after briefly hovering over the Indian Territory late Monday n...

July 9, 2024 11:20 AM July 9, 2024 11:20 AM

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Justice Sheel Nagu takes oath as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court

Justice Sheel Nagu took the oath as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court this morning.   Governor of Punjab Banwari Lal Purohit administered the oath to Mr. Nagu in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann, and Chief Minister of H...

July 9, 2024 10:55 AM July 9, 2024 10:55 AM

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Eight parties qualify to bid for Sri Lanka’s Litro Gas

Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit has announced that eight parties have qualified to bid for Litro Gas Lanka and Litro Terminals (Pvt) Limited.   The bidders approved by a special Cabinet Appointed Negotiating Committee to progress to the requests for proposals stage includ...

July 9, 2024 9:04 AM July 9, 2024 9:04 AM

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Beryl knocks out power to over 2 million in Texas

Tropical Storm Beryl's howling winds and torrential rain killed at least three people, closed oil ports, grounded hundreds of flights and knocked out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses in southeast Texas of US yesterday.   The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, Beryl has weake...

July 9, 2024 8:48 AM July 9, 2024 8:48 AM

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Telangana government to set up Skill Development University

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said, the government will set up a Skill Development University in the state, which will help youth to acquire the required skills to improve their employment opportunities.   Following a representation from industrialists on the Skill University du...

July 9, 2024 8:32 AM July 9, 2024 8:32 AM

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Over 200 villages affected by flood in Uttar Pradesh

In Uttar Pradesh, more than 200 villages of 6 districts, mostly in tarai region are affected from flood. Schools and colleges in the flood-affected areas are closed today.   Teams of NDRF, SDRF and flood battalion of PAC have been deployed for relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected ...

July 9, 2024 8:27 AM July 9, 2024 8:27 AM

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BJP president JP Nadda to visit Kerala today

BJP national president JP Nadda will visit Kerala today marking his first visit to the state following the Lok Sabha elections. He will be participating in an expanded executive meeting of the state BJP in Thiruvananthapuram and other key meetings.   The recent Lok Sabha elections saw the BJP n...