PM Modi likely to inaugurate redeveloped 524-year-old Tripura Sundari temple on Sep 22

Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the newly redeveloped Tripura Sundari temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas worshipped by Hindus in southern Tripura’s Udaipur, on September 22, officials said here on Sunday. A senior official of the Tripura government said that the Prime Minister’s schedule to visit Tripura has not yet been finalised,…

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Maoist with Rs 10 lakh bounty killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa

Chaibasa (Jharkhand): A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa, officials confirmed on Sunday.  The encounter broke out in the Saranda forest under the Goilkera police station in West Singhbhum district, where security forces neutralised Amit Hasda alias Aaptan,…

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Kullu landslides: Six people trapped under landslide debris, four injured people rescued

Kullu: Triggered by heavy rainfall a massive landslide hit parts of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. In the inner Akhada Bazaar of Kullu district, two to three houses have been damaged in the early hours of Thursday.The rescue team of the district administration, including NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), Home Guard, Fire Department, and Police Department teams…

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JK: Schools in Jammu to remain closed till September 1 due to heavy rainfall

Jammu: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) stated on Sunday that all government and private schools in Jammu Division will remain closed until September 1.This step has been taken in response to persistent heavy rainfall and landslides that have been affecting the hilly areas of the region.Earlier today, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah…

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GST reforms may offset tariff impact, India remains fastest-growing economy: Fitch Solutions’ BMI

New Delhi: The upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which aim to cut rates and boost private consumption, could offset the US tariff impact, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said on Thursday, adding that India is likely to remain one of the fastest-growing emerging market economies in Asia through this decade.India’s GDP is projected to…

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Over dozen children injured as school bus carrying 40 falls into gorge in U’khand’s Haldwani

Haldwani: A school bus carrying around 40 children fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday morning after the driver lost control of the speeding bus, leaving more than a dozen children injured. The incident took place in Jaipur Bisa village on Bareilly Road under Lalkuan Kotwali, when the bus was heading towards a…

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4 Maoists killed, weapons recovered in Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border

Gadchiroli: In a major success to the armed forces, as many as four Maoists have been killed and several weapons have been recovered from the forest in the border of Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra.According to reports, after about eight hours of intermittent firing in the Koparshi forest area on the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border, the bodies of four Maoists (that is,…

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Uttar Pradesh govt to run ‘No Helmet, No Fuel’ campaign from September 1-30

Lucknow: In line with the Yogi Government’s directive, a statewide road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ will run from September 1 to 30 across Uttar Pradesh, according to an official release.Led by district magistrates in coordination with road safety committees, the drive will see police, transport, revenue, and district administration officials working jointly to ensure…

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