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The Chief Minister said around 1.5 crore families in the state get ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 every month under guarantee schemes of the State government

The Board advises against burning rubber tyres, plastic, and other waste materials in bonfires as this pollutes the air and creates health hazards

Pawan Khera questioned which Panchang BJP had referred to for deciding the date of the inauguration? "The first question is does one go to God's temple after an invitation. Be it a temple, church or mosque, will we wait for an invitation. Who will decide on what date and which section of people will go? Will a political party decide?" Khera said and added "There is no dharma and 'aastha' (faith), but only politics in this."

Karnataka government launched Yuva Nidhi, scheme that offers financial assistance to unemployed graduates and diploma holders, in Shivamogga on January 12, the birth anniversary of Swamy Vivekananda

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma is likely to meet his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sharma this month to discuss the border issue between the two states, officials said.

₹2.4 lakh crore has been allocated for upgrading facilities in railways in the last nine years and Sikkim will be provided rail connectivity by end of this year: Kishan Reddy

The Thiruvananthapuram MP's move came a day after the BJP criticised the Congress' decision to decline the invitation to its three top leaders to attend the Ram temple consecration

“Now it is coming to light that the invitation has been sent to me by courier.”

Suchana Seth, a 39-year-old CEO of a start-up company in Bengaluru, was arrested for killing her son. The motive for the murder is still unknown, but Seth mentioned her estrangement from her husband and ongoing divorce proceedings. Goa police on Friday took Suchana Seth, accused of killing her four-year-old son, to the service apartment where she committed the gruesome murder in order to “recreate the scene of the crime".

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