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Jammu &Kashmir’s Doda district to be recognised as role model in lavender farming: Union minister Jitendra Singh

Doda, 13/11: Union minister Jitendra Singh has said that Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district would be recognised as a role model in lavender farming owing to farmers cultivating the plant on a commercial scale there.     Singh chaired the district development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA) meeting on Saturday to review the progress of…

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Australia’s Glenn Maxwell to miss England series after breaking leg

Perth, 13/11: Glenn Maxwell will miss Australia’s upcoming one-day international series against England after suffering a broken leg in a freak accident that is expected to sideline the all-rounder for up to three months.     Maxwell suffered a broken tibula in his left leg in an incident at a friend’s 50th birthday party on…

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Secretary (5T) visits Kalinga Stadium to review the upcoming facilities in the campus

Bhubaneswar,13/11: Today Secretary(5T) Sh V K Pandian visited the Kalinga Stadium to review the sports infrastructure projects taken up under the 5T initiative. The projects include India’s first indoor athletics stadium, indoor aquatics stadium, Tennis centre, Hockey High Performance Centre, Gymnastics centre and India’s largest sports science centre.    He also visited the Badminton High…

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Cortez Masto wins Nevada Senate race, clinching Democratic control of Senate

Washington DC, 13/11:Democrats sealed control of the Senate on Saturday as Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly defeated Adam Laxalt, a Republican former state attorney general, a decisive moment in an extraordinary midterm election in which Democrats defied historical patterns and predictions of major losses. Control of the House has still not been decided,…

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Bond with Modi above politics, Jagan says day after PM meets Pawan Kalyan

AP, 12/11: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy stated the relationship with the Central government, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as “above all political affiliations and considerations”.     The YSRCP chief’s assertion comes a day after Modi’s meeting with his political opponent Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan (PK) in Visakhapatnam. TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan…

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