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Chaos at stations, Maharashtra calls out Railways for cover-up job

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43 trains scheduled to West Bengal in one day, when asked for two, says State minister..

Rajasthan revises lockdown rules to allow taxis in red zones

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Ban on sale of paan and tobacco products lifted, but spitting will attract fine..

BRO achieves breakthrough in building Chardham tunnel

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₹88-crore project is part of efforts to boost the annual yatra..

NCW slams Assam news channel for ‘sacking’ pregnant journalist

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The NCW on Tuesday issued a statement condemning the “insensitive attitude” of Prag News for sacking Ranjita Rabha, who had put in 14 years with the news channel..

Sikh outfit to hold remembrance march on June 5

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Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said the Dal Khalsa has been holding the march on June 5 for the last 10 years and also has been giving a call for “'Amritsar shutdown”' on June 6..

Bihar Board declares matriculation examination results; pass percentage 80.59

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As per the BSEB release, Himanshu Raj, a student of Janata high school, topped the board examination with 481 out of 500 marks (96.20%)...

Rajasthan restores working hours to eight in factories

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On April 24, the government had increased working hours to twelve, from eight hours per day..

Staff at quarantine centres in Bihar allege abusive behaviour by migrants

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They say they feel threatened by inmates “desperate to go home”..

Coronavirus | 405 positive cases, 30 deaths in Gujarat

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Ahmedabad’s COVID-19 mortality rate is 6.8%, double the national average..

Write-up by Omar’s political adviser triggers storm in NC

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Tanvir Sadiq had advocated ‘for a reconciliation and reaching out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir’..

Two held for lynching a vegetable vendor in Assam

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The victim was attacked after his bicycle allegedly grazed the vehicle of the accused on the evening of May 23...

Farmers protest restrictions on paddy cultivation in Haryana

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State government wants to encourage crop diversification..

Maharashtra issues guidelines for air travel

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Passengers to be stamped on left hand for home isolation of 14 days and self-monitoring of health..

A colourless Kumartuli in peak booking season for Durga idols

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Bengal’s Durga Puja would not be the same in 2020..

Migrants must get MNS nod, says Raj Thackeray

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Party chief says they should also take government permission...

Coronavirus | Forced to stay in car for five days despite testing negative for COVID-19

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Villagers’ apprehensions and stigma attached to the disease are to blame for my fate, he says...

COVID-19 cases rise in Manipur

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Official sources said that the number of cases in Manipur has increased to 32...

Coronavirus | Lockdown extended till June 30 in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, Solan

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Hamirpur has reported the highest 63 virus cases while 21 people have tested positive for the infection in Solan till now...

87 COVID-19 patients in Nainital came by same special train, says health department

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The passengers came by the special train from Mumbai to Haridwar on May 20 and left in buses for Haldwani in Nainital district..

Nagaland reports 3 COVID-19 positive cases

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State has not counted patient who tested positive in Assam after being transferred by Dimapur hospital..

COVID-19 | Robust recoveries may help negate Central team’s prediction for Pune

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Testing capacity will reach 2,000 samples a day: Commissioner..

Migrants workers try to escape from train in Odisha

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Around 75 persons who alighted from the train were rounded up by the Railway Protection Force...

Foreigners’ Tribunal member removed

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Communal rider on his fund donation..

Odisha worried over entry of trains without prior information

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We may face problem in providing quarantine, says govt...

‘Are Modi, Shah aware of what’s happening in their home State?’ asks Congress

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Cong. cites Gujarat HC order flagging poor medical facilities..

Coronavirus | Maharashtra’s total case tally surges past 50,000

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State reports highest single-day spike of over 3,000 cases..

Howrah’s historic botanical garden turns into a graveyard of nearly 1,000 trees

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The 250-year-old ‘Great Banyan Tree’ with a vast canopy miraculously escapes Cyclone Amphan..

Cry for coal mining ban in Assam forest gets shriller

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RTI reveals mining already done in green area National Board of Wildlife claimed to be ‘unbroken’..

Two babies born over two days on two trains to Odisha

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Meanwhile, an 18-year-old woman was found dead in a coach of a Shramik Special train at Balangir..

COVID-19: Manipur tally goes up to 32 with three more new cases

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These cases were detected in Jiribam, Thoubal and Churachandpur districts...

Flight carrying 93 Indians stranded in U.K. arrives in Indore

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An Air India flight carrying 93 Indians who were stranded in the United Kingdom arrived at the Indore airport in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, an..

Four associates of LeT militants arrested in J&K

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Arms and ammunition was recovered from their possession...

Maharashtra to guarantee farm loans for those yet to get waiver

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Move will benefit over 11 lakh farmers..

Man arrested for prank call threatening to kill Yogi Adityanath

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The accused had made the call to U.P. Police’s social media helpdesk...

Heatwave conditions prevail in Odisha

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Titlagarh is hottest at 45.5°C; yellow warning issued..

Mamata pegs cyclone Amphan damage at ₹1 lakh crore, toll rises to 86

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Over 70% people in Bengal directly affected, says CM..

Passengers forced to drink water from toilets on stalled Shramik specials

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Passengers in at least two Shramik Specials were forced to drink water from toilets as their trains remained stuck for hours at stations without basic..

Dengue, JE strike as Assam battles COVID-19

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Farm sector too hit hard with floods and cases of African swine fever in pigs across 10 districts..

Congress seeks judicial probe into use of Dhaman-1 ventilators in Gujarat

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Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Vijay Rupani government projected the mechanised Artificial Manual Breathing Unit bag as ventilator, “playing with the lives of patients”...

Government begins process to fill vacancies in J&K

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10,000 to be recruited in first accelerated phase under new domicile law..

Coronavirus | 1,671 COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra police; toll at 18

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Mumbai police had accounted for the highest number of infections and casualties in the department..

To generate employment, Mizoram gives sports industry status

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The State has a pool of footballers playing for premier clubs across the country..

Congress arranges buses for Kerala students stranded in Bhopal

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The step was taken after the stranded students contacted Rahul Gandhi, who in turn informed Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath..

Experts pan Wildlife Institute of India plan that could pave way for Arunachal dam project

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They point out errors in report and question how Environment Ministry panel accepted it..

Amid COVID-19, women observe ‘Savitri vrat’ in Odisha’s Ganjam district

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It is being done for the for well being and long life of their husbands..

Nitish undertakes digital survey of quarantine centres

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Asks migrant workers to use their skills for the development of Bihar..

Man held for necrophilia in Assam

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The police in north-eastern Assam’s Dhemaji district have arrested a 50-year-old man for alleged necrophilia. The incident happened on May 18 in a vil..

Extended working hours in Assam tea estates slammed

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Adivasi association calls the move inhumane, autocratic..

HC allows AMC to intervene in plea seeking price cap on N95 masks

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The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC) to intervene in the plea filed seeking a price cap on sale of N9..

Extended work hours in Assam tea estates slammed

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The All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) has slammed the Assam government’s decision to extend the daily working hours across the State’..

A harrowing train ride for AMU students

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They were made to travel on general compartments in Shramik Special without food and water..

Naveen Patnaik urged to withdraw contract-farming ordinance

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The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Friday demanded that the Naveen Patnaik government withdraw the ordinance allowing contract-farming.The ordinance..

Cyclone Amphan | Storm of rage in battered Kolkata

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Residents demand clearing of blocked roads and restoration of utilities..

Auraiya road accident | Inhuman to put dead and injured in accident in same vehicle: NHRC

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The commission issues notice to U.P., says right to dignity of the poor labourers has been violated..

Mousuni licks its wounds as leaves turn yellow, resorts stare at certain doom

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It’s a long road to recovery for the island on the Bay of the Bengal because of severe damage to infrastructure and ingress of saltwater even into tall vegetation..

Former U.P. minister Naipal Singh passes away

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Mr. Singh had served in the State cabinet headed by Kalyan Singh and Rajnath Singh..

Quarantined workers leave a colourful thank you card

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Returnees have used their time to paint and brighten the walls of the Temporary Medical Centres..

U.N. kudos for LGBTQI initiative in Manipur

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State government follows NGO model, sets up quarantine centres for transgender people..

HC declines to stay conviction of former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda in coal scam case

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The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to stay the conviction of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in a coal scam saying it will not be apt..

Haryana hoteliers allege government apathy towards industry

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They seek Change of Land Use “as a last resort” in case the situation persisted..

₹1000 crore allocated for immediate assistance to Amphan-hit West Bengal: Modi

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Prime Minister announces ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 each for the seriously injured...

Chhattisgarh records 16 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 148

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The state has not recorded a single COVID-19 death so far...

Amphan toll in West Bengal 80, says Mamata Banerjee

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Chief Minister announces a compensation of ₹2.5 lakh to kin of deceased...

Coronavirus | 371 cases and 24 deaths in Gujarat

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Number of cases in hard-hit Ahmedabad rises to 9,449..

Ruthless quarantine for arriving passengers, says Assam Minister

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They will have no access to phone, social media: Himanta Biswa Sarma..

Voluntary groups in Rajasthan seek complete ban on tobacco products

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They say such a measure will help in containment of COVID-19..

Betel leaf farmers hit hard by Amphan

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Extensive damage to vineyards reported from coastal districts..

Police remand for Cong. leader Pankaj Punia

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Controversy over social media post..

Two girls found murdered in Shamli

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Reports of heinous crimes have once again started emerging from western U.P...

Soren seeks permission to fly back workers

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Jharkhand government to provide free food and water for returning migrants along national highways..

MVA government showed political intransigence: Devendra Fadnavis

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Former Maharashtra CM calls for protocol to boost economic activities...

Amphan scars City of Joy

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Countless trees were gone, poles uprooted, cars damaged, metal roofs flew off..

Release J&K political detainees, urges Concerned Citizens’ Group

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The Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG), headed by former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, sought the release of all political detainees in Jammu an..

Coronavirus lockdown | Bus row: U.P. govt putting in jail those helping migrant labourers, says Priyanka Gandhi

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The party’s Uttar Pradesh unit’s media convenor said Lallan Kumar said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked the party workers not to be afraid and carry on the fight for the migrant workers..

Odisha government says IMD forecast getting better with time, thanks to ‘cyclone man’ Mohapatra

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IMD’s predictions on the cyclone’s trajectory, wind speed as well as its character in sea and impact were “to the point” and “accurate” which helped the State in making required preparation to face the calamity, Odisha’s Chief Secretary A.K. Tripathy said...

Swiggy begins home delivery of alcohol; starts from Ranchi

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The service has gone live in Ranchi and will be launched in other major cities in Jharkhand within a week, Swiggy said in a statement..

Sonia launches Nyay scheme for farmers in Chhattisgarh

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme in Chhattisgarh through video conferencing on Thursday and said this was..

NSCN (IM) slams Manipur move to shift its camps to Nagaland

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Peace process covers all Naga territories, the extremist group says..

Five more test positive for coronavirus in Himachal

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The total number of infected people in the state stands at 116, while 54 of them have been cured...

After 3 days of political tussle, Congress-arranged buses return from U.P. border

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400 vehicles were sent to ferry migrant workers following an offer by Priyanka..

11 tests positive in Manipur

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At least 11 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur on Wednesday. Ten of them are from Churachandpur district and one from Imphal East, offici..

Exploration beneath no threat to Assam national park: OIL

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‘It will be 3.5 km underground without disturbing surface life’..

1,041 returnees havetested positive, says U.P.

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Spike in number due to influx: govt...

Police beat up lawyer, say they mistook him for a Muslim

6 days ago

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The lawyer Deepak Bundele took an audio recording of a visit by two policemen; Sub-Inspector suspended..

398 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths in Gujarat

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Total number of cases mounts to 12,539..

Locusts cross desert to invade 16 districts in Rajasthan

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Swarms have reached Sikar, Bundi, Bhilwara, Pratapgarh and Chittorgarh districts, which they did not reach in the 2019 attack..

At least two dead as Cyclone Amphan batters Bengal, Odisha

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At least 6.58 lakh people were evacuated in West Bengal and Odisha before Cyclone Amphan struck...

Farmers upset over curbs on paddy cultivation: Haryana Congress tells government

6 days ago

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Come up with better water conservation schemes for good yield, it says..

BSF jawan killed, another injured in militant attack in Kashmir

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The two BSF jawans were manning a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Srinagar city at Pandach Chowk when they were fired upon by militants..

BJP slams Maharashtra government for high COVID-19 numbers, cites Kerala’s performance

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State BJP unit president Chandrakant Patil appeals to the people to protest outside their homes by holding black placards, black ribbons and wearing black masks between 11 am and 12 noon on May 22..

Videos of migrants enjoying dance, liquor and cannabis at quarantine centres in Bihar go viral

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A dance performance was said to have been organised by a local leader as part of ‘cultural programme’ to entertain the over 80 migrants quarantined at Karrakh village..

Pakistan Army shells 3 sectors along LoC in Poonch

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This is fifth consecutive day of firing and shelling...