Around 3.75 lakh devotees have ‘Darshan’ in 21 days of Amaranth Yatra

Around 3.75 lakh devotees have ‘Darshan’ in 21 days of Amaranth Yatra

Jammu, July 20 - Around 3.75 lakh devotees have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far as another batch of 3,471 pilgrims left for the Valley on Saturday.

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Agra set to plant over 54 lakh trees today in massive afforestation drive

Agra set to plant over 54 lakh trees today in massive afforestation drive

Agra, July 20 - In a significant effort to boost green cover, Agra is gearing up to plant 54,56,000 trees on Saturday.

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MUDA ‘scam’ row: Congress lodges complaint against RTI activists

MUDA ‘scam’ row: Congress lodges complaint against RTI activists

Bengaluru, July 20 - The Mysuru district unit of the Congress met Police Commissioner Seema Latkar on Friday and filed a complaint against RTI activists Gangaraju and Snehamayi Krishna, who brought out the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment 'scam' allegedly involving

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Digvijaya Singh meets MP CM Mohan Yadav amid row over nursing college scam

Digvijaya Singh meets MP CM Mohan Yadav amid row over nursing college scam

Bhopal, July 20 - Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday amid an ongoing row over alleged irregularities in nursing colleges in the state.

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Nitish Kumar directs officials to proactively control crime in Bihar

Nitish Kumar directs officials to proactively control crime in Bihar

Patna, July 20 - In the wake of growing criticism over escalating crime rates in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday chaired a high-level meeting on law and order and directed officials to take proactive steps to curb crime and bring criminals

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‘Bengaluru South’ district will be formed, asserts Deputy CM Shivakumar

‘Bengaluru South’ district will be formed, asserts Deputy CM Shivakumar

Ramanagara (Karnataka), June 20 - Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar asserted that the Ramanagara district will be renamed Bengaluru South despite the criticism from the BJP and the JD-S as Benguluru is "our identity and pride" and must not be lost.

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Resolving disputes, fencing along India-Myanmar border will be erected: Manipur CM

Resolving disputes, fencing along India-Myanmar border will be erected: Manipur CM

Imphal, July 20 - Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday that although there are resistance and disputes relating to the fencing along the India-Myanmar border in the state, these would be resolved soon.

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Charges against Bengal Governor engineered by CM: Raj Bhavan

Charges against Bengal Governor engineered by CM: Raj Bhavan

Kolkata, July 20 - The charge of "sexual harassment" by a woman employee of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose was engineered by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, according to a statement issued by the office of the Governor

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BJP achieved a historic milestone in Odisha: JP Nadda

BJP achieved a historic milestone in Odisha: JP Nadda

Bhubaneswar, July 19 - BJP President and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Friday that the party achieved a historic milestone in Odisha by winning 78 Assembly seats and securing 40.8 per cent votes in the recent polls, which reflects the

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MP Congress to give final touches to new PCC team on Saturday

MP Congress to give final touches to new PCC team on Saturday

Bhopal, July 19 - The political affairs committee of the Madhya Pradesh Congress will meet on Saturday to give final touches to the new Pradesh Congress Committee team, which is set to be announced in the next one or two weeks.

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Vasundhara Raje tours her Assembly constituency on scooty

Vasundhara Raje tours her Assembly constituency on scooty

Jaipur, July 19 - Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje visited her Assembly constituency Jhalawar on a party worker's scooty on Friday.

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MSME Minister urges women self-help groups to avail of govt schemes

MSME Minister urges women self-help groups to avail of govt schemes

Jaipur, July 19 - Union Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday exhorted women self-help groups from Rajasthan to avail of the benefits available under the schemes of the ministry such as easy access to credit and marketing

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Fresh confusion surfaces over oath ceremony of four newly-elected Trinamool MLAs

Fresh confusion surfaces over oath ceremony of four newly-elected Trinamool MLAs

Kolkata, July 19 - As anticipated, a fresh confusion has surfaced in West Bengal over the oath ceremony of four newly-elected Trinamool Congress MLAs with the matter getting trapped in the exchange of letters between the Raj Bhavan, state Parliamentary Affairs Department, and

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YSRCP to protest in Delhi against ‘lawlessness’ in Andhra Pradesh

YSRCP to protest in Delhi against ‘lawlessness’ in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati, July 19 - YSR Congress Party will hold a protest in New Delhi on July 24 to draw the country's attention to the 'lawlessness and anarchy' that have plagued Andhra Pradesh, said party President and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

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Assam to become Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Sarma

Assam to become Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Sarma

Guwahati, July 19 - Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the population of Muslims is increasing every decade by at least 29 to 30 per cent and the state would become a Muslim-majority state by 2041.

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Andhra Pradesh aims 15 per cent growth, doubling per capita income every four years: Naidu

Andhra Pradesh aims 15 per cent growth, doubling per capita income every four years: Naidu

Amaravati, July 19 - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that the state government's goal is a 15 per cent annual growth rate and a doubling of per capita income every four years.

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted in Goa

Heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted in Goa

Panaji, July 19 - The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for the next five days in Goa, officials said.

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Telangana sets up new body HYDRAA for core urban region

Telangana sets up new body HYDRAA for core urban region

Hyderabad, July 19 - The Telangana government has established the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) for the Telangana Core Urban Region (TCUR) for the purpose of disaster management, asset protection and other functions.

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Jagan consoles family of YSRCP activist murdered in Vinukonda

Jagan consoles family of YSRCP activist murdered in Vinukonda

Amaravati, July 19- YSR Congress Party President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday visited Vinukonda town in Palnadu district and consoled the family of party activist Sheikh Rashid, who was brutally hacked to death, allegedly by a

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BJP releases list of leaders to give bites to media in the run-up to Maha Assembly polls

BJP releases list of leaders to give bites to media in the run-up to Maha Assembly polls

Mumbai, July 19 - The BJP, which has already entered the Assembly poll mode in Maharashtra, on Friday announced a list of its senior ministers, legislators, former ministers, and spokespersons who will interact with the media, both print and electronic, in the run-up

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