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Why is Konaseema still waiting for its railway line, 26 years on? | Explained

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:47
Most of the Kotipalli-Narsapur line’s bridge pillars are up, but the State’s land and cost share hold it back; campaigners in Amalapuram now plan a people’s movement and a bandh
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Keralam CM declines State police request to increase his security vehicles

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:44
State police had earlier sought to add one more security vehicle to Satheesan’s convoy following recent black flag protests by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists against him and other Ministers, say sources
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Nepal PM Shah to make ‘meaningful’ visit to India, date yet to be finalised: Foreign Minister Khanal

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:43
Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal says Nepal received India’s invitation for Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s visit soon after the government’s formation, with preparations under way
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Cabinet raises wheat MSP by ₹25 to ₹2,610 per quintal for 2027-28

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:42
Among pulses, the support price of gram has been increased by ₹83 to ₹5,958 per quintal from ₹5,875 per quintal, while masur MSP was hiked by ₹390 to ₹7,390 per quintal in the said period
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Gandak floods Bihar’s West Champaran as three embankments breach, creates panic among residents

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:38
The Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, and Sone rivers are in spate, with rising water levels posing a threat to Bihar’s border districts
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Gujarat HC raps journalist Ravi Nair for seeking urgent hearing against arrest without disclosing bail plea

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:38
The Bench came down heavily on Ravi Nair's counsel for seeking an urgent hearing in the High Court on September 19, without disclosing before it the fact that he had also approached the sessions court for his client's bail
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Court admits actor Ansiba Hassan’s contempt plea against SHO

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:36
Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ernakulam, issues notice to Keralam government
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Senior journalist seeks to intervene in legislative privilege versus free speech case

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:31
“Legislative privileges and fundamental rights do not operate in separate, watertight compartments, but must be read together, harmoniously, to give full effect to the constitutional scheme of democratic governance,” the application submitted
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Tale behind the change of a government department’s name in Tamil Nadu

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:29
For nearly 25 years, the Puthiya Tamilagam president K. Krishnasamy had been carrying on a campaign against the Tamil nomenclature of the Department for the Welfare of Adi Dravidar and Tribes. He had unsuccessfully raised the issue in the Assembly twice.
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Keralam govt orders Vigilance probe into Mundamveli P&T apartment project

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:27
Order dated September 22, issued by Additional Chief Secretary, directs VACB director to conduct preliminary inquiry against officials responsible for irregularities detected
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Veli-Kadinamkulam passenger-cum-tourist boat service inaugurated in Keralam

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:25
Minister says Veli will be developed into a transport hub and it has immense potential for development in the transport and tourism sectors, given its proximity to major air, rail, water and road transport networks
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CMRL-Exalogic payoff case: Kerala HC reserves order on plea seeking FIR against Pinarayi, daughter Veena, Riyas

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:16
Justice A. Badharudeen reviews information passed by ED to State Police Chief and observes orally that question of whether to conduct a preliminary inquiry before registering an FIR will have to be analysed on ‘a case-to-case basis’
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No seat belt on bikes, no helmet in cars: Odisha’s bizarre traffic fines

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:48
CAG finds 2,988 two-wheelers were fined for not wearing seat belts, while 4,786 three- and four-wheelers get challan for not having helmets on their heads
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Techie Kavin Selvaganesh murder: when caste pride slays young love in Tamil Nadu

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:41
The recent killing of C. Kavin Selvaganesh, a Scheduled Caste youth, just because he was in love with a girl of an intermediate caste, has again spotlighted rampant caste pride in southern Tamil Nadu. P. Sudhakar and C. Palanivel Rajan examine the specific circumstances leading to the murder and also highlight the caste hegemony in the region
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Techie Kavin caste killing case: Madras High Court quashes charge sheet against parents of prime accused Surjith

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:39
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court rules that the evidence cited to link them to the murder and to alleged caste-based offenses was insufficient to proceed to trial.
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J&K to draft guidelines regulating social media journalists

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:38
Minister Sakina Itoo tells the Legislative Assembly that a House Committee has given the Information Department four months to formulate new guidelines
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Young couple on bike harassed in Bihar’s Gaya, amid a spate of such incidents

Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:37
The incident, which took place near Sherghati police station in Gaya district, is the latest in a spate of such cases reported from Jamui, Samastipur, Banka, Kishanganj and Begusarai districts of Bihar
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