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Nepal flash floods: Karnataka sets helpline desk to assist stranded people and their families
The Helpline number for those who are stranded is 1070 / 080-22253707 and individuals can write an email to seockarnataka@gmail.com
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Nepal flash floods: 30 tourists from Keralam stranded; State govt. coordinating rescue efforts
The number of stranded tourists expected to rise given the tourist flow during vacation season; those seeking assistance can contact the NoRKA Global Contact Centre at 1800 425 3939 (toll-free) or +91 88020 12345 (missed call from abroad)
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We don’t even participate in half of Olympic sports; need to improve: PM Modi
“In the Olympics, there are so many different sports... Indian teams don't even participate in half of them,” Mr. Modi said, calling it a “bitter truth”.
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SCR proposes ₹2,867-crore coaching depots at Jukal and Dabilpur; drops proposal to build railway terminal in Shamshabad
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Nepal flash floods: Bihar CM conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in State
Bihar was put on alert as floodwaters from the neighbouring country entered the Gandak river and reached a barrage on August 26
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Despite 51% rainfall deficit, AP sustains kharif cultivation through advance planning: Atchannaidu
The Minister said Andhra Pradesh received only 192.8 mm of rainfall between the first week of June and August 25, against the normal 393.7 mm, recording a deficit of 51%. Despite the adverse conditions, kharif crops had been raised in 20.35 lakh hectares, he said.
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Seven killed as bus collides with auto-rickshaw in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu
Conevying condolences, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu also directed officials to provide the best possible medical treatment to the injured
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Two brothers electrocuted at poultry farm near Perinthalmanna in Keralam
The police suspect that the power lines had been erected without authorisation to keep wild boars away. An investigation is under way
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What’s missing in T.N. for intersex babies? Genetic tests at government hospitals
Karyotyping and other genetic tests that need to be performed on children with intersex traits are not available at most government hospitals in T.N., forcing families to rely on expensive private labs. This needs to change to ensure better care for these babies, say experts
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Goa Cabinet clears anti-conversion Bill, to be tabled in upcoming Assembly session
Under the Bill, unlawful conversion of a minor, a person with disabilities, a woman, or a member of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes would attract rigorous imprisonment of 5 to 14 years along with a minimum fine of ₹1 lakh, the official added.
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Chennai’s sports culture is still going strong says MRF Ltd. MD
Rahul Mammen Mappillai is the Managing Director of MRF Ltd.
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Akali leadership on 'knees' to forge alliance with BJP: Punjab CM Mann
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the people of Majitha were now ready to write a new political chapter, contrasting the politics of "FIRs, hooliganism and fear" under previous regimes with his government's record of providing jobs, schools, hospitals, roads and development.
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Pending final bill for Indiramma beneficiaries to be deposited on Thursday
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Consent forms, notices, prison terms: Maharashtra anti-conversion law | Explained
Government’s stated case for the law is the need to curb conversion obtained through force or fraud but sections of the Christian and Muslim communities have set out the opposite concern: that a wide reading of terms such as inducement could reach conduct that has nothing to do with coercion, from a personal relationship to attendance at a weekly service
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Andhra Pradesh government steps up efforts to trace Telugu people stranded in Nepal flash floods
The AP Bhavan control room can be contacted at 011-23384016 and 011-23387089; Indian citizens requiring assistance can contact the designated 24/7 helpline at +977-9851316807.
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4000 scammed by fake government job recruitment in U.P.’s Ballia; FIR lodged
The accused claimed to be running Laghu Udyog Vikas Parishad, Ujjwala Shiksha Mission and Audyogik Prashikshan Mahila Vikas Yojana from a rented place in Tikhampur in Ballia district to carry out the fraud
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Nepal flash floods: SDRF on high alert in Uttarakhand's border district of Champawat
According to officials, apart from the SEOC numbers—0135-2710334, 2710335, 2664314, 2664315, 2664316, and 8218867005—people can also contact the toll-free number 1070
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After Nepal flash floods, Sikkim group urges PM Modi to halt hydropower projects
At least 13 hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli River corridors, including the 111 MW Rasuwagadhi, suffered extensive damage in Nepal
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U.S. religious freedom panel urges sanctions on RSS members over Mohan Bhagwat visit
We urge the U.S. government to consider targeted sanctions against RSS members and Indian officials complicit in religious freedom violations, including revoking the visa issued to Mohan Bhagwat, says Asif Mahmood, chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
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