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SC gives Maharashtra speaker till Dec 31 to decide on disqualification petitions against Sena, NCP MLAs

New Delhi, 30/10: The Supreme Court on Monday told Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide disqualification petitions with regard to Shiv Sena MLAs including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and pass final orders before December 31, 2023. The top court said procedural wranglings should not be permitted to delay the proceedings under the Tenth Schedule…

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Rajasthan CM’s son Vaibhav Gehlot arrives at ED office in Delhi

New Delhi, 30/10: Congress leader and son of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Vaibhav Gehlot has arrived at the office of the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi. He is scheduled to appear before the agency in connection with a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) case. The summons are linked to the recent ED raids against Rajasthan-based hospitality…

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Human error likely reason for Andhra railway accident

Visakhapatnam, 30/10:Human error was a likely reason for the railway accident in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, sources in the Indian Railways said. Sources said during the preliminary probe it was found that the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train overshot the signal. “Two coaches of 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger train from the rear and the loco of 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada…

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Some feared dead as passenger train derails in Andhra, CM orders immediate relief measures

Vizianagaram, 29/10: At least 10 persons were injured, and some are feared dead, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said. There was an overshoot of train 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger with 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger, where 3 coaches were involved and about 10 persons were injured,” a South Coast Railway zone…

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Rahul announces free treatment up to Rs 10L for poor, yearly 10K for landless labourers in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Chattisgarh, 29/10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday announced free treatment facility of up to Rs 10 lakh for the poor in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. Speaking at a rally in Rajnandgaon, Gandhi also announced Rs 10,000 per year for landless rural labourers if the party retains power in the state. Gandhi is on a two-day visit…

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