Saturday, 31 October 2015

News Digest: Internal security challenges more grave than external threats: Doval

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sunday, November 01, 2015
Today's Headlines

Internal security challenges more grave than external threats: Doval
The fourth generation warfare is more about being prepared to tackle internal security challenges by the police than facing external aggression by the Army, said Ajit Doval, national security adviser.

TN parties slam jailing of folk singer for 'sedition'
The arrest of folk singer Kovan of Trichy on charges of sedition has evoked strong reactions from political parties in Tamil Nadu.

PM Modi invokes Sardar Patel, calls for unity and harmony
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invoked Sardar Patel to call for unity and harmony, saying that India’s first home minister had played a stellar role in unifying the country and this was a primary condition for progress and development.

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India needs to aim for 9-10% growth: Jaitley
Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said India needs to aim for 9-10% growth to create capacity in manufacturing and services sector to absorb 20% of the population presently engaged in agriculture.

Lufthansa cabin crew union says pay talks have failed
Talks between Lufthansa and its main cabin crew union have failed, the union said on Saturday, raising the prospect of more strikes at the German carrier. Lufthansa is in talks with various staff groups as it seeks to cut costs.

Vodafone says hackers broke into nearly 2,000 accounts 
Vodafone UK said on Saturday hackers had accessed the accounts of 1,827 of its customers this week, the second cyber attack on a British telecoms company this month.

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Temperature rise more in winter months than in summer
The warmth of winter months has increased significantly over the past 100 years.

Air quality getting worse by the year
Data released recently by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting Research (SAFAR) under the ministry of earth sciences shows the air quality in September has steadily worsened since 2011.

Soon, a count of leopards in mid-Himalayas
The first scientific estimation exercise to count the number of leopards in the middle Himalayas, at elevations ranging from 1000 to 3000 meters, in Uttarakhand will be undertaken by the state forest department in association with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) this December.

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Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 6
The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were recovered on Saturday after another band of strong storms and heavy rain spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlogged state.

Romania club fire: Survivors describe horror
Witnesses said about 300 to 400 people, including some children attending with their parents, were at the club, housed in a former factory, when a pyrotechnical show went awry. They said there was only one exit.

Foreigners may have to pay for emergency medical care in UK
Foreigners visiting Britain from countries like India may soon have to pay for the use of ambulance and other accident and emergency (A&E) services, medical authorities said on Saturday.

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When Aishwarya said no to 'Kuch Kuch...'
While the beauty queens are known for heading straight to Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan chose to be different.

Salman, Bebo score a hat-trick at No.1 spot
Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, lead pair of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, take the top positions in Times Celebex powered by zoom for the month of September 2015

Mahira Khan: Most Beautiful Woman in Pak
The highest-paid actress of Pakistan, Mahira Khan, is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Rahul Dholakia's upcoming film, Raees, starring Shah Rukh Khan.

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Agri futurologist all set to introduce next generation cropping technologies in India
Can plants grow in air without soil? So far it was a ridiculous question if anybody ask. Now it’s a practical thing. Belagavi based (stays in Mumbai) international agriculture futurologist is engaged in promoting next generation farming technologies — vertical farming and aeroponics in India.

Single gene variation linked to obesity
The study suggests that a less common version of the BDNF gene may predispose people to obesity by producing lower levels of BDNF protein.

Skull-shaped asteroid to zip past Earth today
A large space rock that will zip past the Earth this Halloween is most likely a dead comet that bears resemblance to a skull. Discovered three weeks ago, the asteroid, 2015 TB145, will fly by at just 1.3 lunar distances, or about 490,000km, at 1pm on Saturday.

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Should a player who played for 13 years not deserve a farewell match: Sehwag
Sehwag asked in a TV show that should not a player who has played 12 to 13 years for his country, deserve a farewell match?

Coutinho gives Mourinho Halloween horror show
Philippe Coutinho struck twice as Liverpool won 3-1 at Chelsea on Saturday to ratchet up the pressure yet further on the Premier League champions' beleaguered manager Jose Mourinho.

Thakur rocks South Africa before AB rallies tourists with ton
Thakur pushed South Africa to the backfoot before the classy A B de Villiers rallied the tourists with a typically aggressive century on the second and last day of the practice game.

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Buying second-hand smartphones? 7 things to remember
Thinking of buying a used smartphone because it's an awesome deal?

Facebook wants employees to use Android phones, not iPhones
A large number of Facebook employees are shunning their iPhones and switching to Android devices. And they are doing it -- not necessarily willingly -- under strict instructions from chief product officer Chris Cox.

Silicon Valley icon HP is ready for break-up
Hewlett-Packard was an early pioneer of what became the model for Silicon Valley startups: Founded in 1939 by two Stanford graduates in a Palo Alto, California, garage, HP was long celebrated for its engineering know-how and laid-back corporate culture.

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Maharashtra schools to focus on better attendance, teaching skills
Government schools in the state are up for an overhaul.Innovative teaching methods with toys and props, teacher training, biometric attendance and bringing drop-out rate to zero are on the cards.

ICSE class 11 syllabi to undergo revision
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will revise the Class 11 syllabus for physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology .

`Cost of study in Japan lower than US, UK'
Knowing Japanese language is useful but it is not mandatory to study in Japan. If you were to compare the total cost per programme in Japan to the US or UK universities, then the cost of study in a Japanese university is quite low.

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CR orders inquiry into battery slip
MUMBAI: Central Railway has initiated an inquiry into Friday’s incident, in which a Thane-bound train’s battery slipped out, leading to disruption in services shortly after 9 pm.

Ghatkopar godown blaze injures one
MUMBAI: A fire broke out in a cloth godown at Universal Mill Compound, Golibar Road, Ghatkopar west on Saturday, around 6.20 am.

Commissioner of consumer panel quits
Justice R C Chavan, president of the Maharashtra state consumer redressal commission, quit his post on Friday soon after inaugurating the new premises for the commission in Mumbai.

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Boatmen turn guides for rides
They tell foreign tourists about river’s mythology & history, show landmarks & rituals on banks.

Girl steals Rs 38 lakh from builder dad, flees to Doon with friends
First, Rs 38 lakh went missing from a builder’s house on Tuesday. On Thursday, his 14-year-old daughter was “abducted” while three of her friends went missing too.

FTII students back Occupy UGC protest
Students participating in the Occupy UGC protest now have the support of students from Film and Television Institute of India

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They groom autistic persons to make them ramp-ready
Tall, fair and handsome. These are not specifications for a matrimonia ad but the attributes of a 14 year-old boy . When he struts down the ramp, he can give any celeb a run for his money Meet Haravindan Divakaran whose charming smile can win hearts.

Rods hold Sugriva temple as Metro rumbles below
In the Ramayana, brothers Vali and Sugriva are known for their innate physical strength. Today, the mighty duo's abode is on shaky ground. A temple dedicated to the mythological characters in Balepet is being supported by iron rods as Metro tunnelling work goes on underground. This is being done to prevent the structure from collapsing.

State moots KG classes in government schools
To ensure that all children from the age of 3 years get education, the state government proposes to introduce nursery (kindergarten and anganwadi) in governmentrun primary schools, primary and secondary education minister Kimmane Ratnakar said on Saturday .

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Cyberabad SHE team: No help without helpline
Just like a plethora of mobile security apps launched recently, the SHE teams operating within the IT corridor in Cyberabad seems to have been yet another futile attempt at curbing crimes against women.

Staycation, the new getaway
As an alternative to thumbing through dozens of glossy brochures or spending hours scouring the internet for best deals on package tours and flights, professionals leading over-scheduled lives in the city's IT hub are now increasingly opting for a 'staycation' for that much-needed downtime.

Cops issue guidelines for security in Cyberabad hostels
The Cyberabad police has laid down guidelines to be followed by managements of hostels in the IT corridor under project 'Safe Stay'.

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Tracing back the story of asylums in colonial India
In Great Britain, mental illness was a serious subject of research during the 19th century, with leading scholars coming up with fascinating aspects of asylums in the region.

Corpn to leave medians sans plants or trees
Deviating from its commitment towards making the metropolis a green haven, Corporation of Chennai has decided that all the new road medians coming up in the city will be bare concrete structures without landscaping, plants or trees.

This month write a novel to discover the author in you
A bunch of aspiring writers met at House #22 Café on St. Thomas Mount last week at 3pm. Similar meetings took place at the same time in coffee shops in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Punjab and Bengaluru.

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Blind achievers feted by national body
Gujarat chapter of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) felicitated six blind achievers from the state at an event organized at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) on Saturday .

Increase in wages of khadi workers my first priority: V K Saxena
V K Saxena, activist and founder of National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), was recently appointed chair man of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He took charge on October 27. Saxena said he considered it a great honour to be appointyed KVIC chairman.

Stroke often mistaken for numbness, unease
Stroke that affects almost millions of people every year across the globe is often mistaken for mere numbness or unease.

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Soldier from Goverdhan martyred in J&K
Samod Singh, rifleman with 14, Rashtriya Rifles, died late Wednesday of injuries sustained in an operation against Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists at Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Polling booths in dacoit infested belt of Chitrakoot turn into fortress
In an attempt to ensure free and fair polling in dacoit infested belt of Manikpur, Markundi and Bahilpurwa circles of Chitrakoot district in the fourth and final phase of panchayat polls for the post of block development committee (BDC) members, the cops on Wednesday claimed to have turned all the 23 hyper sensitive booths into fortress.

HC dismisses PIL against Shukla as withdrawn
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn that sought to restrain Rajeev Shukla, a Member of Parliament (MP), from functioning as secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA).

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Odisha hikes KBK funds to Rs 250 crore
The state government on Saturday announced to increase the fund for Biju Koraput-Balangir-Kalahandi (KBK) scheme from Rs 120 crore to Rs 250 crore.

'Rich' Naveen shuns costly cars, so do mins
It's a study in contrasts. Despite being the richest in the council of ministers, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has no fascination for high-end luxury vehicles.

Congress begins 2nd-phase Jagaran Yatra in Nuapada
Amidst rising farmer suicides in the state, the Congress on Friday attacked Naveen Patnaik government over its alleged failure to address the problem.

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Convocation of Somali president in Bhopal
Barkatullah University (BU) conferred an M. Tech degree and honorary degree upon Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a special ceremony organised on the university campus some time ago. BU had organised its annual convocation on September 18.

Muslim women deck up Hindu women on Karwa chauth in Bhopal
Lined up in burqas at the No. 10 market in Arera Colony on the day of Karwa Chauth, Muslim henna artists took up the task of decorating the palms of fasting Hindu women and helped them complete the ‘16 shringars’ for their husbands.

Gwalior dist: Gang-rape in car, 3 nabbed
A girl was gang-raped by three in a moving car in Gwalior district on Thursday evening.

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Ahead of Diwali, demand for diyas rise
With Diwali just 10 days away, city residents are busy with preparations. As people throng markets to shop for the festivities, traditional diyas seem to be high in demand in the Indian souk despite the occasional dilemma of 'Make in India' versus 'Made in China' goods.

City's genesis observatory on its deathbed
The Nehru memorial at Lily Garden in Sector 9 from where the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru surveyed the city from an observatory is in a neglected state.

Sectt building strength good: Roorkee institute
The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) has found Le Corbusier designed Punjab and Haryana secretariat largely intact, terming 90% elements of the building have "okay strength" but called for repair in some sections.

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Friday, 30 October 2015

News Digest: No handwritten passports after Nov 24

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Today's Headlines

No handwritten passports after Nov 24
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a deadline of November 24 for the global phase-out of all non-Machine Readable Passports (MRPs).

80 engineering graduates among IPS trainees
Eighty engineering and 19 medical graduates will complete training as Indian Police Service (IPS) officers on Saturday.

Cong: Is Moody's warning also a manufactured protest?
Congress on Friday harked back to finance minister Arun Jaitley’s jibe on authors to ask if BJP also considered the warning by Moody’s Analytics on rising intolerance in India a “manufactured protest”.

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Government offers sops for exports to check fall
The government on Friday announced some sops for textiles, pharma, auto parts, electronics and exporters of several other products in an attempt to check fall in exports, which have declined for 10 straight months now.

Panagariya sees growth at over 8%
The Indian economy is expected to grow over 8% in the current financial year as the momentum has started gathering pace, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Friday.

Government dithers on overseas flying rule
Even after months of intense deliberations with stakeholders, the government has not been able to decide on new rules for Indian carriers to fly abroad.

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Soon, a count of leopards in mid-Himalayas
The first scientific estimation exercise to count the number of leopards in the middle Himalayas, at elevations ranging from 1000 to 3000 meters, in Uttarakhand will be undertaken by the state forest department in association with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) this December.

Endangered storks flock to Chinese reserve
Over 700 Oriental storks, an endangered water bird, have flocked to a nature reserve in China's Heilongjiang province. The population of the large white birds with black wing feathers and long black bills is estimated at 3,000.

AAP govt announces first-ever 'tree census' in Delhi
The Delhi government on Thursday decided to get the capital's first-ever tree census done by a "third party", essentially an NGO, to arrive at a factual figure of the number of trees in the city.

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EU sides with US on South China Sea incident
The European Union sided with Washington on Friday over a US-Chinese patrolling incident in the South China Sea, in a move that may affect Brussels' discussions with Beijing at next week's Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of foreign affairs ministers.

'White House will not release emails between Obama and Clinton'
The White House will not release emails exchanged between President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a senior administration official said on Friday.

Beijing rejects arbitration over South China Sea
China on Friday rejected an arbitration tribunal’s verdict overruling Beijing’s objections that it had no authority to hear a case involving disputed South China Sea islands. The Hague-based tribunal on Thursday said it would continue with the proceedings in the case and expects to deliver a judgment on the islands’ ownership next year.

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Craig: It's gotten easier to play James Bond 
It was October 2005 when James Bond fans first heard of the ‘next Bond’ to take Pierce Brosnan’s place – and the reaction wasn’t quite ecstatic.

Sunny to Rekha: Celebs in revealing sarees
Sunny Leone showed off her curves in a rather controversial saree photo shoot.

Ameesha pampered by 'Desi Magic' co-star
Ameesha Patel was in for a special surprise while shooting for her upcoming home production Desi Magic.

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66m yrs on, study reveals Tyrannosaurs rex was a cannibal
A recently unearthed dinosaur bone has unveiled a 66-million-year-old family secret that tyrannosaurs, including the T. rex, were not shy about eating their own kind, scientists say.

Earthworks found in Kazakhstan deepen ancient mystery
High in the skies over Kazakhstan, spaceage technology has revealed an ancient mystery on the ground.

'Low-fat diet futile for weight loss'
Low-fat diets do not lead to greater weight loss in the long term compared to low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean diets of similar intensity, according to a new study.

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2015 IPL contributed Rs 11.5 billion to India's GDP: BCCI
The key benefits and opportunities that arose from IPL were employment generation across sectors, tourism development and support of tier two cities.

Naik writes to BCCI for action against Shastri, Arun
The controversy started when South Africa posted a mammoth 438 for four in the series-decider and Shastri is said to have passed a sarcastic remark to Naik about the nature of the pitch.

Paes to partner Nadal in Paris
Paes on Thursday lost his quarter-final match at the Valencia Open partnering Polish Lukasz Kubot but will now look to reach the last stage of the Paris meet.

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6 Apple features copied by rival tech companies
While Apple is sometimes accused of copying features from Android, there are plenty of instances in which other tech companies have released products that at least somewhat resemble Apple's. Here's a look at some of the design aspects gadget makers have copied from Apple over the years.

OnePlus X first impressions
OnePlus has finally released its first smartphone with 5-inch screen, its smallest handset yet. We went hands-on with the latest OnePlus smartphone to see what it is all about. Here are our OnePlus X first impressions:

Why HCL, Mphasis are tweaking bell curve system
Bell curve may still be the most preferred method of performance appraisal with several companies swearing by it, but increasingly companies are disbanding this model or tweaking it to make their system of rating and rewarding employees more flexible and feedback-based.

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More students opt for biology, as engg looses sheen
With engineering losing its sheen, the number of students opting for B group (physics, chemistry and biology) has more than doubled in the last five years.

Harvard to soon have Tamil chair
Harvard University could soon house a department dedicated to Tamil if an initiative taken by two India-born doctors in the US bears fruit.

IIT-Delhi to award the highest number of PhDs in one year
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, will award the highest number of PhDs in one year – 221 – on Saturday at its 46th convocation. A total of 1880 students will collect their undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD degrees. Reserve Bank chief, Raghuram Rajan will be the chief guest.

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RTOs will now flatten illegal autos
A drive will be undertaken by the suburban RTOs to ensure that autos plying without permits are taken off the roads permanently. This drive will take place from October 30 to November 15.

'Sell flats in SoBo tower to pay 140cr to BMC, firm'
The Bombay high court has ordered the sale of 18 flats of a south Mumbai highrise to pay off dues of around Rs 140 crore to the BMC and construction firm Shapoorji Pallonji. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi upheld a single judge's order allowing the court receiver to sell the flats in Crescent Tower at Tardeo. The bench dismissed an application filed by Crescent builders which had opposed the sale.

Nalasopara school penalizes pupils for non-payment of fees
Several students of a school in Nalasopara were penalized for not paying their fees. The children complained that they were segregated during an exam on Friday, the question paper was written on the blackboard and they had to run to other classrooms to get answer sheets.

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2 J&K youths thrashed in southeast Delhi
Two engineering students from Kashmir studying in a private college in Noida were allegedly beaten up by a group of men for objecting to honking at Maa Anandamayee Marg in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area on Thursday night

Delhi government's advertisement misuse of public money: Opposition
Opposition parties on Friday slammed the Delhi government after it released a full-page advertisement in at least eight newspapers to clear its stand on the ongoing strike by safai karamcharis.

Robbers who said sorry after looting bizman's house held
A gang of robbers who barged into the house of a businessman in Mukherjee Nagar and fled with cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh after apologising have been arrested on Thursday night following a shootout.

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Capturing migrant lives wins him hearts
Among photography enthusiasts around the world, Austria-based documentary photographer Chien Chi Chang inspires quiet admira tion, the sort where they unabashedly line up to get his autograph.

Taking Yakshagana on a gender bender
As one of a handful of women practising the folk art form predominantly performed by men, Sharanya Ramprakash is aiming to change the rules of the 800-year-old game.

Judge slaps contempt notice on activist
The high court on Friday directed SR Hiremath, president of Samaj Parivartan Samudaya, and the editor of a Kannada daily to submit affidavits by November 5 explaining why action for contempt shouldn't be initiated against them.

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Gas leaks from school lab, 25 kids fall sick
About 25 children fell sick and were rushed to a hospital after poisonous gas leaked from a laboratory at a school in Towli Chowki. According to doctors, four of them were admitted in ICU ward and are under observation.

Traffic cops bring in new system to catch violators
The Hyderabad Police is all set to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at 50 strategic locations for implementation of the automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system.

80 engineering graduates among IPS trainees
Eighty engineering and 19 medical graduates will complete training as Indian Police Service (IPS) officers on Saturday.

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Madras high court : Process Udangudi tender, but don't finalise
The Madras high court on Friday said Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (Tangedco) could process fresh bids received for the Udangudi supercritical thermal power project, but made it clear that contracts should not be awarded.

88% Tamil Nadu adults register for Aadhaar, ranks lowest
Eighty-eight percent of adults (above 18 years) in Tamil Nadu have registered for Aadhaar since 2010. This is the lowest among big states in the country.

Kovan was working on song on judiciary
The state government has come in for a lot of flak from various quarters for arresting folk singer Kovan on charges of sedition for penning lyrics for songs demanding total prohibition in the state.

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NOTA button back on voting machines
Gujarat High Court , NOTA

e-biz growth may hit footfalls at malls this Diwali: Study
Shopping malls in the city are already under a huge pressure due to large vacant spaces and with a huge surge in e-commerce space, the malls are expected to see a sharp decline in the footfalls this festive season.

IPL betting case: 5 cops in soup
DGP P C Thakur has directed additional DGP (inquiries) to frame charges against five cops including two police inspectors and three police constables who were suspended following allegations of their involvement with bookies Kiran Mala and Tommy Patel.

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Polling booths in dacoit infested belt of Chitrakoot turn into fortress
In an attempt to ensure free and fair polling in dacoit infested belt of Manikpur, Markundi and Bahilpurwa circles of Chitrakoot district in the fourth and final phase of panchayat polls for the post of block development committee (BDC) members, the cops on Wednesday claimed to have turned all the 23 hyper sensitive booths into fortress.

HC dismisses PIL against Shukla as withdrawn
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) as withdrawn that sought to restrain Rajeev Shukla, a Member of Parliament (MP), from functioning as secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA).

AU researcher working on new age solar cells
A young researcher from the Allahabad University’s (AU) department of physics has come up with breakthrough research in new age solar cells that could revolutionize the photovoltaic technology that harnesses solar energy.

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Odisha demands inclusion of more LWE districts under skill development scheme
The state government on Friday urged the Centre to extend the central scheme, ‘Skill Development of Youth in left wing extremism (LWE) districts’ to 13 more districts of the state.

Kali idols to be immersed in temporary Cuttack ponds
After Ganesh and Durga idols, those of Kali will also be immersed in the three temporary ponds at Devigada on the Kathajodi river.The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has started clearing waste material from the ponds.

New lease of life for 126 state mines
To revive mining activities, the state government has decided to extend the lease period of 126 mines by December in accordance with the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act, 2015.

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Test ground water in Malanjkhand copper project in MP: NGT
National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to test ground water in 10 kms radius in the Malanjkhand copper project (MCP) of Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL).

Science Express in Madhya Pradesh on November 18
Science Express would arrive in Madhya Pradesh on November 18.

Cong declares Bhuria for Jhabua, Shastri for Dewas by-poll
The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced names of candidates for Jhabua-Ratlam Lok Sabha and Dewas assembly by-poll slated for November 21.

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Stay on quota for promotion to SC employees to continue

Farmers' protest makes Bhunder 'cut short' speech

Jakhar draws CM's attention towards pest-hit cotton growers
Congress legislature party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar on Friday slammed the SAD-BJP government for not paying compensation to cotton growers affected by whitefly attack, even after one month of their struggle.

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