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Tension prevails at Nagarjunasagar as A.P. draws water unilaterally, TG retaliates

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Tension prevails at Nagarjunasagar as A.P. draws water unilaterally, TG retaliates

HYDERABAD Tension prevailed at the Nagarjunasagar dam site in Nalgonda district on Wednesday afternoon as Andhra Pradesh released 2,000 cusecs of water to the Right Canal serving A.P. without any approval of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), despite objections raised by Telangana. As the A.P. authorities/engineers were adamant, the Telangana officials too started releasing…

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Ex-gram panchayat president’s murder: Udupi police to take legal action on use of audio from assailant’s phone

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Ex-gram panchayat president’s murder: Udupi police to take legal action on use of audio from assailant’s phone

David D’Souza. | Photo Credit: File photo Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that legal action will be taken against persons who have shared and published audio clips related to a man claiming to be underworld operative Hemanth Poojary. The clips were found in a mobile phone belonging to Raju, an assailant arrested in…

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Malayali community in Madurai celebrates Onam with traditional fervour

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Malayali community in Madurai celebrates Onam with traditional fervour

People from Kerala residing in Madurai celebrate Onam by decorating their homes with ‘Athapookalam’ made using about 50 kg of flowers at Kalai Nagar on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK Malayali people in Madurai celebrated Onam with great enthusiasm by creating ‘Athapookalam’ (flower carpets) at their homes, wearing new clothes and performing ‘Thiruvathirakali’ dance….

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 95 dead, over 350 missing; IAF to deploy two aircraft with relief materials

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 95 dead, over 350 missing; IAF to deploy two aircraft with relief materials

Bihar LoP Tejashwi Yadav releases statemt regarding loss of life and property damage Press statement by Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav regarding the loss of life and property caused by flash floods in Nepal and the potential threat to Bihar: In view of the likelihood of increased water flow into Bihar due to flash…

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Salem Corporation levies ₹10 lakh fine on waste management contractor

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The Salem Corporation has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh on R.S.K. Tech Traders Private Limited, the contractor engaged in solid waste management Salem city, for failing to comply with contractual conditions on segregation and collection of waste from commercial establishments. A release from the civic body said the contractor should collect segregated waste from…

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Leopard sighting causes panic in village near Bailhongal

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Farmers from Matolli village near Bailhongal in Belagavi district have complained to the Forest Department saying that they spotted a leopard near the village on Tuesday night. They said that the animal’s movement has been captured on a CCTV camera of a house. This has created an atmosphere of fear in the village. And, a…

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Long-pending demand of people fulfilled

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Long-pending demand of people fulfilled

Dindigul MP R. Sachithanantham addressing a business meet on Post Office Passport Seva Kendra held in Dindigul on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Dindigul MP R. Sachithanantham on Tuesday expressed happiness that the long-pending demand of the people of Dindigul for a passport office has been fulfilled. Addressing journalists, Mr. Sachithanantham said the Passport…

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Should CM’s remarks on corruption at DPCs be treated like film dialogues that have no value, asks Dhinakaran

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Should CM’s remarks on corruption at DPCs be treated like film dialogues that have no value, asks Dhinakaran

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Wednesday wondered whether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s observations against corruption at direct purchase centres (DPC) for paddy should be regarded as film dialogues that have no value. In a post on his social media handle, Mr Dhinakaran referred to the instance of a…

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Mettur dam likely to be opened by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay on August 28; Salem Collector holds inspection

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Mettur dam likely to be opened by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay on August 28; Salem Collector holds inspection

Salem Collector K. Elambahavath holding discussion with officials at Stanley Reservoir in Tamil Nadu on August 26, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With the water level in the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur in Salem district likely to touch 90 feet in a few days, raising hopes of the release of water for Delta irrigation,…

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