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Paperless J&K government cuts emissions, saves equivalent of 4.5 lakh trees

Paperless J&K government cuts emissions, saves equivalent of 4.5 lakh trees

Red tape may be synonymous with bureaucracy, but Jammu and Kashmir’s shift to a paperless administration has delivered significant environmental...
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Mob attacks Assam police, frees man held for pro-Pahalgam social media post

Mob attacks Assam police, frees man held for pro-Pahalgam social media post

DIBRUGARH: Ten people were arrested on Monday for allegedly attacking a police team and forcibly freeing a man accused of...
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Son’s wedding invite leads to arrest of fugitive 13 years after jailbreak

Son’s wedding invite leads to arrest of fugitive 13 years after jailbreak

LUCKNOW: A phone call inviting relatives to his son’s wedding led police to history-sheeter Sandeep Mishra, who had been absconding...
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Four Chennai teens detained for attack on migrant worker

Four Chennai teens detained for attack on migrant worker

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu police have detained four 17-year-old school dropouts for allegedly attacking a 20-year-old migrant worker from Odisha with...
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DAC clears Rs 1,600-cr lease of two additional Predator drones

DAC clears Rs 1,600-cr lease of two additional Predator drones

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Monday accorded preliminary approval to a range of military modernisation projects worth around Rs...
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Elderly deaths, widespread distress reported during SIR hearings across Bengal

Elderly deaths, widespread distress reported during SIR hearings across Bengal

KOLKATA: Multiple deaths and instances of distress have been reported across West Bengal as hearings under the Special Intensive Revision...
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Crop insurance fraud: 9 bankers, 3 insurers, 32 farmers booked

Crop insurance fraud: 9 bankers, 3 insurers, 32 farmers booked

KANPUR: Police have booked nine bank managers, three crop insurance employees, and 32 farmers—14 of them landless—for their alleged involvement...
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Rs 450-crore ethanol plant to move out of Rajasthan after farmer protests

Rs 450-crore ethanol plant to move out of Rajasthan after farmer protests

JAIPUR: A Rs 450-crore ethanol plant proposed in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district is set to exit the state, with the developer...
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Uttar Pradesh trader robbed of ₹2 lakh at knifepoint soon after reaching Ludhiana

Uttar Pradesh trader robbed of ₹2 lakh at knifepoint soon after reaching Ludhiana

A 20-year-old trader from Aligarh was assaulted and robbed of ₹2 lakh in cash shortly after arriving in Ludhiana’s wholesale...
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Stone-pelting erupts during forest encroachment survey in Rishikesh; roads and rail tracks blocked

Stone-pelting erupts during forest encroachment survey in Rishikesh; roads and rail tracks blocked

Violence broke out on the outskirts of Rishikesh on Sunday during a survey of alleged encroachments on forest land being...
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Murder bid suspect, aide arrested after shootout near Doraha in Ludhiana district

Murder bid suspect, aide arrested after shootout near Doraha in Ludhiana district

A suspected gunman and his accomplice were arrested late Saturday following a brief shootout near Doraha, three days after they...
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SIR hearings trigger outrage in Kolkata as elderly voters wait for hours without basic facilities

SIR hearings trigger outrage in Kolkata as elderly voters wait for hours without basic facilities

Anger and frustration ran high across Kolkata and New Town as elderly voters were made to wait for hours without...
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North Korea test-fires two long-range cruise missiles; Kim Jong Un vows ‘unlimited’ nuclear development

North Korea test-fires two long-range cruise missiles; Kim Jong Un vows ‘unlimited’ nuclear development

North Korea has test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles to showcase its nuclear combat readiness, amid rising tensions on the...
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Ensure Maoism does not resurface in cleared areas, PM tells chief secretaries

Ensure Maoism does not resurface in cleared areas, PM tells chief secretaries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked chief secretaries to ensure that Maoism does not relapse in areas freed from Left-wing...
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Unidentified woman found murdered, stuffed in bag at Noida dump; probe faces hurdles

Unidentified woman found murdered, stuffed in bag at Noida dump; probe faces hurdles

The body of an unidentified woman was found stuffed inside a bag at a secluded dumping yard in Noida’s Sector...
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Outrage in Howrah after puppies burned alive for crying in cold; animal lovers protest

Outrage in Howrah after puppies burned alive for crying in cold; animal lovers protest

At least four men allegedly burned five puppies to death on Friday night after being disturbed by their cries during...
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Ernakulam Express fire kills one; 158 passengers evacuated safely

Ernakulam Express fire kills one; 158 passengers evacuated safely

A 70-year-old passenger was charred to death after two coaches of the Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili railway station...
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Russia–Ukraine war: Key takeaways from Trump–Zelenskyy talks at Mar-a-Lago

Russia–Ukraine war: Key takeaways from Trump–Zelenskyy talks at Mar-a-Lago

US President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, even as Russia stepped up...
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Man held for setting wife ablaze over suspected infidelity in Hyderabad

Man held for setting wife ablaze over suspected infidelity in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A 26-year-old woman died after her husband allegedly set her on fire inside her home in Nallakunta late on...
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Twin toddlers killed in Kacheguda house fire; short-circuit suspected

Twin toddlers killed in Kacheguda house fire; short-circuit suspected

Hyderabad: Two-year-old twin brothers died in a fire that broke out at their home in Sunder Nagar, Kacheguda, on Friday...
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