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Sugar price hike: MCCI voices food product manufacturing industry’s concerns

August 23, 2026 admin

MCCI president says that the sharp rise in the price of sugar was severely affecting the food-product manufacturing as well as hotel industry | Photo Credit: File Photo The rise in price of sugar over the last few days has sparked concern among the food-product manufacturing and the hotel industry with Mysuru Chamber of Commerce…

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Minister launches solar training programme, disburses ₹7 lakh SHG loan in Coimbatore

August 23, 2026 admin

A vocational training programme in solar power installation, financial assistance to women’s self-help groups (SHGs), and three retail outlets were launched at a five-in-one programme jointly organised by NERD NGO and Dr. Kamaraj Uzhavar Producer Company in Coimbatore city on Saturday. Minister for Backward Classes Welfare V. Sampath Kumar handed over a loan of ₹7…

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Keralam government sanctions ₹32 crore for ‘Pravasi’ welfare pensions ahead of Onam

August 23, 2026 admin

‘Pravasi’ welfare pension will be credited to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries before Onam, Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s office said. The Keralam government has authorised the release of ₹32 crore for the payment of welfare pensions to non-resident Keralites. The ‘pravasi’ welfare pension had been in arrears for some months. The pension will be…

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Maniyampatti urn discoveries amplify demand for comprehensive archaeological study

August 23, 2026 admin

Reports of discovery of numerous urn burials (muthumakkal thaazhigal) at Maniyampatti village near Boothamangalam in Melur taluk of Madurai district have once again highlighted the importance of bringing the region’s ancient history to light. Maniyampatti, located near Kallangadu area, falls under Boothamangalam panchayat. Cultural enthusiasts have already discovered archaeological traces in Kallangadu area including stone…

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Power of democracy gave ordinary person like me chance to become CM: Fadnavis at youth event

August 23, 2026 admin

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and others during the closing ceremony of ‘Manthan 4 Yuva – Nagpur 2026’, in Nagpur on Sunday (August 23, 2026). | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday (August 23, 2026) pitched his personal journey alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s as concrete proof of the strength of…

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SIR: For 3.83 lakh voters marked as “Others”, hearing optional before deletion

August 23, 2026 admin

Election Commission of India’s guidelines allow the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) handling the case to either conduct a hearing or directly mark the voter as “Found OK” or “Found Not Eligible”. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath Unlike voters marked as “unmapped” or those flagged for “logical discrepancy”, who will have…

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Supreme Court panel pulls up Assam Government for inaction on mining near Kaziranga

August 23, 2026 admin

Amid a controversy over a plan to reduce the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kaziranga National Park, a Supreme Court-constituted panel has pulled up the Assam government over its handling of mining on the southern boundary of the one-horned rhino habitat. The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) said the government did not address the mining issue in and…

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Proposal to make Muvattupuzha a district will be considered, says Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan

August 23, 2026 admin

Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said that the proposal to make Muvattupuzha a district would be seriously examined and that the government would appoint a Delimitation Commission. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Triveni’, the Onam celebrations organised by the Muvattupuzha municipality. While stating that there is some amount of sadness in Muvattupuzha being separated…

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Andhra junior doctors to continue strike as talks with govt. make no headway

August 23, 2026 admin

Junior doctors staging a demonstration in front of Government Siddhartha Medical College in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO For the first time since their strike began, a delegation of junior doctors met Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav at the Secretariat on Thursday, August 20, and…

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Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy

August 23, 2026 admin

Doctors at Narayana Health announcing a new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy. Photo: Special Arrangement Doctors from a private health facility in West Bengal have successfully treated a seven- year-old boy suffering from thalassaemia using an advanced Haplo Cord transplant process. The parents of the 7-year-old child diagnosed with…

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