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Petrol Pumps In Rajasthan Begin Indefinite Strike Demanding Tax Reduction

September 15, 2023 admin

Rajasthan has a total of 6,712 petrol pumps. Jaipur: Petrol filling stations across Rajasthan, barring privately-owned and operated pumps, began an indefinite strike from 6 am today, demanding a reduction in Value-Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. The Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers’ Association (RPDYA) has called the strike, citing the state’s high VAT on fuel…

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Anantnag Encounter On After 48 Hours, 2 Army Officers Killed, 1 Soldier Missing

September 15, 2023 admin

A soldier has gone missing while two others were injured in an encounter with terrorists that is underway for over 48 hours in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.The fierce encounter broke out early Wednesday morning after the army and the police launched a joint operation to hunt down terrorists in the dense forests of Kokernag….

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Kerala To Test Samples Of All Persons In ‘High-Risk’ Nipah Contact List

September 15, 2023 admin

Kerala Health Minister said the mobile lab has 2 machines each of which can test 96 samples at a time. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the ‘high-risk’ contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August…

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PM Modi Inaugurates Rail Corridor Worth Over Rs 3,000 Crores In Chhattisgarh

September 15, 2023 admin

PM on Thursday dedicated to nation South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) East Rail Corridor. (File) Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) East Rail Corridor Phase-1, built at a cost of approximately Rs 3,055 crore, at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, said SECL Bilaspur in an official statement. This…

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Poll-Bound Madhya Pradesh To Provide Domestic LPG Cylinder At Rs 450

September 14, 2023 admin

The state government will bear the remaining cost of the gas cylinder. Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday announced that it will provide LPG gas cylinders at a subsidised rate of Rs 450 under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and the Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana from September 1. The state government will bear the remaining…

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Gurugram Woman Strangled To Death By Husband: Cops

September 14, 2023 admin

A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband, police said. (Representational) Gurugram: A 31-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband in Bhondsi area on Thursday, police said. According to the complaint filed by the victim’s brother Mukesh, around 2:30 am today, his brother-in-law Anil called him and asked him to…

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Aditya L1 Successfully Undergoes 4th Earth-Bound Manoeuvre, Says ISRO

September 14, 2023 admin

Aditya L1 spacecraft underwent the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, ISRO said. Bengaluru: Aditya L1 spacecraft, India’s first space-based mission to study the Sun, during the early hours on Friday, underwent the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, ISRO said. “The fourth Earth-bound manoeuvre (EBN#4) is performed successfully. ISRO’s ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR and Port Blair…

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Noida Official Arrives At Public Meeting Drunk, Creates Ruckus; Suspended

September 14, 2023 admin

Ruckus created after a drunk official arrived at a programme which was organised by the Noida Authority. Noida: A Noida Authority accountant was suspended from service on Thursday after he allegedly reached a meeting at a village under the influence of alcohol, leading to a ruckus as people expressed anger, officials said. A programme was…

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Himanta Sarma Slams INDIA Bloc For Boycotting TV Anchors

September 14, 2023 admin

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that if INDIA alliance came to power they would be imposing press censorship. Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at the leaders of INDIA alliance on Thursday following their announcement of boycotting some of the journalists and said that the opposition leader has proved their “intolerant attitude”….

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Rs 100-Crore District Labs, Immediate Action: Minister After Nipah Outbreak

September 14, 2023 admin

“We can conduct surveillance at a remote village and gather information,” Mansukh Mandaviya said. New Delhi: The Nipah virus spreads much slower than Covid and unlike Covid, it spreads through a vector, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told NDTV today. A treatment protocol is there and once the tests are done and the disease is…

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