‘Season 2’ of CJP agitation to begin soon, Dipke demands Amit Shah’s apology

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New Delhi: Less than a month after calling off its 36-day agitation at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke Wednesday announced that season 2 of their campaign would begin soon. Dipke also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the July 20 police action against CJP protesters who attempted to march towards Parliament, saying he should apologise in Parliament. Why is Amit Shah running from Parliament He...

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Assam flood situation improves, affected population dips to 87,000; toll rises to 103

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Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved Wednesday as the number of affected people dipped to 87,000 in four districts, but the toll climbed to 103 as two more deaths were reported, an official bulletin said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin issued this evening, two persons lost their lives in the deluge in the last 24 hours. One person each drowned in floodwaters in Sivasagar and...

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7 killed, four injured as landslide hits residential area in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar

7 killed as landslide strikes residential building in Mumbai

Mumbai: At least seven people, including three children, were killed and four others injured after a massive landslide struck a residential pocket in Mumbai's Ghatkopar Wednesday following persistent heavy rains. The tragedy occurred at around 3:48 a.m. at Gaushiya Chawl in the Ashok Nagar area of Chirag Nagar. A portion of the adjacent hillside collapsed, dumping mud, large boulders, and debris onto two to three row houses while residents were asleep....

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DK Shivakumar allocates portfolios to new ministers ahead of House session

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Bengaluru: Ten days after expanding his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar Wednesday allocated portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers, while effecting changes in the departments assigned to a couple of Ministers who assumed office earlier. B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan has been given the Housing portfolio, while Lakshman Savadi is the minister for Co-operation. Rudrappa Manappa Lamani, who was Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly until recently, is now...

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Odisha CM Majhi dismisses doctor from govt service after corruption conviction

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday dismissed a doctor from government service after he was convicted in a corruption case. In a statement, the CMO said that, continuing the state government's tough stand against corruption, the chief minister has dismissed Dr Patitapaban Barik, former Medical Officer of Gurundia CHC, Sundergarh district. Barik is currently working...

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Villagers gherao Balianta PS after man’s assault

MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Tension flared again in the Balianta area after a 45-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths in Suddhasa Rangi village under the jurisdiction of Balianta police station. Following the incident, villagers gheraoed the police station Wednesday, demanding action against those accused of the assault. The incident comes days after...

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Beijing: Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji, one of the country’s foremost economic reformers who spearheaded sweeping changes to the state-owned enterprises and helped secure China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation, died Wednesday. He was 98. Zhu died of illness, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. He served as China’s premier from 1998 to 2003 and was...

 

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