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MGNREGA repeal: Congress in Karnataka decides to name all Gram Panchayats after Mahatma Gandhi

Bengaluru, 27/1: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that all 6,000 gram panchayats in the state would be named after Mahatma Gandhi. Addressing the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ rally organised at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah slammed the Modi government for scrapping MGNREGA scheme as well as dropping Gandhi’s name in the new scheme.

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NRI businessman Yusuff Ali denies mediations with Shashi Tharoor on CPI(M)

Thiruvananthapuram, 27/1: Malayali NRI businessman Yusuff Ali has denied reports that he held talks with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on the latter’s possible alliance with CPI(M). Yusuff Ali told a section of reporters on Tuesday that he did not even meet Tharoor recently. “The reports that I held talks with Tharoor are baseless. I didn’t…

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Bomb Blast / Five Injured In Bhubaneswar Bomb Explosion, Police Investigation Begins

Bhubaneswar, Jan 27: At least five people, including three women, sustained severe injuries when a bomb exploded on the roof of a house in Sundarpada’s New Azad Nagar locality here in Odisha on Tuesday.The blast, which occurred while the explosive was being handled, triggered panic in the residential area.After getting information, a police team from the…

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6 turn critical after Jatra party vehicle overturns in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district

Umerkote: In a tragic incident, 6 persons turned critical after a jatra party vehicle overturned in Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Tuesday. The accident took place on the Jharigam-Chandahandi Ghat road. Six artists have been critically injured in the incident.As per the information received, the jatra party artists were returning in the vehicle after performing in…

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah loses cool over DKS chants at Congress evenr

Bangalore, 27/1: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah snapped at a few people chanting in support of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar at an event on Tuesday The video, which has now added fuel to the already loud power-sharing tussle within the Congress in the State, shows the Chief Minister losing his cool trying to shut…

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PUCC Directive Withdrawal: Odisha Govt Confirms Petrol Pumps Cannot Deny Fuel

The Odisha government withdrew its directive that linked fuel supply to Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC).Officials submitted an affidavit in the High Court clarifying that petrol pumps cannot deny fuel to vehicles without a PUCC.Authorities explained that petrol pumps may advise customers to obtain PUCC, but enforcement remains the responsibility of transport and police departments….

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