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The 60th ward of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation ranked second nationally in the Best Performing Wards category, while the 31st ward was recognised as the Best Performing Ward at the State level

According to the NIA, a convoy of about 20 vehicles carrying Congress leaders was attacked by members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), who first triggered a landmine blast, the impact of which blocked the route of the vehicles of Parivartan Yatra, a political campaign

The Congress leader says Modi puts labels such as “dimagi Naxal” and “naraaz phoopha” to anyone who asked questions

Manipur Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas informs the State Assembly that 14,992 out of 24,475 ‘illegal immigrants’ detected so far have been pushed back into Myanmar; the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) urges the Centre to conduct the Census in the State insisting that ‘politically motivated demands’ should not obstruct it

He represented Chittur in the Kerala Assembly from 1996 to 2016.

The Forest Minister also announced in the Assembly a ₹60.58-crore Forest Fire Management Plan to be implemented over five years, in view of the increasing incidence of forest fires

The top court issued notice on the Maharashtra government’s appeal challenging the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Sukrya Mhatre in connection with the alleged assault on three municipal doctors in Thane

The BJP leaders raised the issue of land in the prohibited properties list immediately as the House assembled for the day

Senior advocate Indira Jaising urged a three-judge bench headed by CJI Surya Kant to list the marital rape petitions for hearing in November

Preliminary post-mortem findings suggest the victims may have consumed alcohol; samples sent for detailed lab tests