Month: August 2026

25 new Atal Canteens opened; 1 lakh people to get ₹5 meals daily

August 16, 2026 admin

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta along with other leaders during inauguration of Atal Canteen at Delhi University in New Delhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, inaugurated 25 Atal Canteens on Sunday, the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Delhi…

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Over half of DDA’s Narela flats booked on first day

August 16, 2026 admin

More than half of the 1,218 flats offered under the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) ‘Karmajeevi Awaas Yojana 2026’ were booked on the first day, the agency stated on Sunday. As many as 661 flats were booked on the first day, with the 1-BHK units receiving a particularly strong response. The category was completely sold out…

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Accused in Lal Bagh murder case nabbed after 550-km chase

August 16, 2026 admin

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 26-year-old man in Lal Bagh, the police said on Sunday. They were nabbed after a manhunt was launched across Delhi and Uttarakhand covering around 550 km. The accused, Aman alias Mulla, 26, and Anuj alias Moni, 20, were arrested near Chappar toll plaza…

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MCD sanitation worker killed; waste collection vehicles to stay off roads

August 16, 2026 admin

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Safai Karamchari Union on Sunday said it will keep the small garbage collection vehicles, called auto-tippers, off the roads from Monday following the killing of a sanitation worker, identified as Anil Kumar, in east Delhi’s Kalyanpuri. The union leaders said they will meet MCD Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar on Monday…

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Sabari rail project: landowners meet Minister, Chalakudy MP

August 16, 2026 admin

With another round of uncertainty looming over the Angamaly–Erumely Sabari rail project, landowners affected by the inordinate delay in the acquisition of their properties have demanded speedy government action. A section of the landowners, whose holdings have remained effectively frozen for nearly three decades, met Higher Education Minister Roji M. John and Chalakudy MP Benny…

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Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine

August 16, 2026 admin

Burnt-out hypermarket following an overnight Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Strikes killed 19 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said Sunday (August 16, 2026), as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both…

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Congress protests in Kalaburagi against ‘purification’ ritual at Kharge’s rally venue in Uttarakhand

August 16, 2026 admin

Congress workers protesting in Kalaburagi on Sunday against the ‘purification’ ritual performed recently at the venue of Mallikarjun Kharge’s public meeting in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Kalaburagi District Congress Committee staged a protest in the city on Sunday condemning the alleged ‘purification’ ritual performed at a venue in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, where…

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Karnataka government has failed to mitigate drought, says Kumaraswamy; opens handloom products market

August 16, 2026 admin

The Congress government in Karnataka has failed to take steps to mitigate the drought, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said in Guledagudda, Bagalkot district, on Sunday. “There is a drought across the State. Farmers are facing severe hardship due to the lack of monsoon. But in such a situation, the government is spending huge amounts of…

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Youth play crucial role in shaping humanity, says T. Ramasami

August 16, 2026 admin

T. Ramasami, former secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India felicitating a student at VIT convocation on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The youth have an important role in building not only their own future, but also shaping their family, the country and humanity, said T. Ramasami, former secretary, Department of Science…

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Junior doctors in A.P. to withdraw emergency services from Monday demanding stipend hike

August 16, 2026 admin

Junior doctors staging a protest near the Gandhi statue, close to the GVMC office, in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Andhra Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association (APJUDA) announced on Sunday that it would escalate its ongoing agitation over stipend revision to “Phase III”, withdrawing emergency services across the State from 8 a.m….

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