Month: August 2026

Lokayukta sets August 15 deadline to clear remaining garbage black spots in Bengaluru

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A machine was deployed to clear accumulated garbage at a black spot on Goripalya Main Road in Bengaluru on June 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The Karnataka Lokayukta has directed the five Greater Bengaluru city corporations and Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) to intensify efforts to eliminate garbage black spots and…

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Spain-Morocco border crisis: Death toll in Ceuta reaches 67

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Spanish soldiers find a migrant hiding in a tunnel at the Tarajal beach, after mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, on August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters “The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67,” the Spanish…

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Auto wholesales pick up speed, firms report best ever show, register high double-digit growth led by Maruti, Tata, Hyundai, Kia

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India’s largest Passenger Vehicles (PV) company in July 2026 reported wholesales of a total of 241,421 units, up 34% YoY including domestic sales of 200,123 units, up 42% YoY. Passenger car wholesales grew 42% YoY to 103,456 units while Utility Vehicles (UV) sales surged 49% to 78,851 units. The sales to…

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Online applications for 7,437 Telangana police jobs to open on August 19

August 1, 2026 admin

The applications for the 7,437 vacancies in the Police, Special Protection Force (SPF), Fire Services and Prisons Departments, will be accepted only through Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board’s (TSLPRB) website. The image is used for representative purposes only. The Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board (TSLPRB) will begin accepting online applications for recruitment to 7,437…

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Why is Kerala facing high leptospirosis mortality? | Explained

August 1, 2026 admin

The story so far: Leptospirosis is a tropical zoonotic disease — bacterial systemic infection caused by pathogenic Leptospira — which is highly integrated with an environment in which both humans and animals thrive. The disease, which began to be reported in Kerala since 1989, has been endemic in the State since the last three decades…

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Trader stabbed to death during clash near bar in Kozhikode, suspect arrested

August 1, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 39-year-old man was stabbed to death on Mavoor Road late at night on Friday (July 31, 2026) following an altercation that began inside a local bar. The deceased has been identified as Aadil Roshan, a trader from S.M. Street in Kozhikode city. The…

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Kerala’s Water Resources Department to draw up short and long-term development plans covering five years

August 1, 2026 admin

Considered a water-abundant State, Kerala, nevertheless, faces unique challenges related to water supply and access, sanitation and groundwater contamination. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu Kerala’s Water Resources Department is drawing up short and long-term action plans for improving its operational efficiency over the next five years. With this aim in mind, the…

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‘Another low’: Kapil Sibal slams saffron colour change of hockey jersey

August 1, 2026 admin

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal | Photo Credit: PTI Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday (August 1, 2026) slammed the change of jersey colour of the Indian hockey team from the traditional blue to saffron as “another low” that had not been seen before. The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will be seen…

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Landslip claims mother and son in Poonjar

August 1, 2026 admin

Rescue operations under way at Payyanithottam, Poonjar, where a landslip was reported on August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Torrential rain claimed two lives in Kottayam on Saturday (August 1, 2026) after a rain-triggered landslip buried a house at Payanithottam in Kaippally, Poonjar Thekkekara. Also read | Follow the Kerala heavy rains updates…

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Minister Lokesh receives Australian Minister Julian Hill ahead of key education partnership

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Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education and IT Nara Lokesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education and IT Nara Lokesh, along with Minister for Industries TG Bharath, welcomed Australia’s Assistant Minister for International Education, Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs Julian Hill. Mr. Hill arrived at Gannavaram Airport on Friday night as…

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