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Cong Strength Well Known, Says Dy CM Shivakumar On BJP’s Plans To Protest During Centenary Event

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Tuesday that the strength of the Congress party was well known and even the BJP was aware of this.Shivakumar said this while responding to questions from the media at the Circuit House here regarding the BJP’s ‘Belagavi Chalo’ campaign during the centenary celebrations of the 1924 Congress…

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Christmas Revellers To Miss Snowfall As Icicles Create Magic Of Prisms In Kashmir

Srinagar: Christmas revellers will have to do without the traditional snowfall in Kashmir this year as the Meteorological (MeT) Department has no related forecast to cheer them up on Tuesday. Mukhtar Ahmad, Director of the local MeT department told IANS, “There are very little chances of any snowfall in Kashmir this year. Weather is expected…

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Parts of plots can be sold from January after amendments in RERA says Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari

Parts of plots can be sold from January, said Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari. In the meeting to take place on December 31, a decision will be taken in this regard.If the situation demands, then the Real estate Regulation and development act (RERA) will be amended to incorporate the provision. He also added that a committee…

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Christmas celebrations at full swing in different churches of Kandhamal

The district of Kandhamal is all decked up on the eve of Christmas. People are eagerly waiting to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. For this different churches in Kandhamal have been decorated.Different colours of lights, stars, balloons are seen on the top of churches for Christmas celebrations in Kandhamal. People are…

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10-Foot Bronze Statue Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Unveiled In Cuttack

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday inaugurated the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Bellevue Square in Cuttack.The statue, sculpted under the expert guidance of artist Sanjib Biswal, was crafted by 18 skilled artisans in just 35 days.The event also saw the presence of…

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Death Toll From Cyclone Chido In Mozambique Rises To 120

Maputo: The death toll from Cyclone Chido, an intense tropical cyclone that made landfall in northern Mozambique, has risen to 120, with 868 people injured and more than 680,000 affected, according to the latest figures released by Mozambique’s national disaster relief agency. Northern provinces of Mozambique, including Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and Niassa have suffered extensive…

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Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again In Hawaii

Los Angeles: Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, started erupting again in Hawaii’s Big Island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Elevated earthquake activity beneath the volcano’s summit began at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Monday. By 2:30 a.m. local time, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity…

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