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Tamil Nadu ammonia gas leak toll rises to 11

Chennai: The death toll following an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur has risen to 11, even as a high-level probe committee flagged critical safety lapses, including the failure of the emergency alarm system, and raised concerns over the cramped...

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Govt lifts curbs on commercial LPG as supply improves

New Delhi: In a major relief to industrial and commercial LPG consumers, the government Thursday removed all sectoral restrictions on the supply of non-domestic packed LPG and restored supplies to the levels prevailing before the West Asia crisis. The restrictions have been lifted due to...

Passport was never citizenship proof: Govt sources

New Delhi: Passport has never been a citizenship proof and no new decision was taken on the document by the Modi government in the last 12 years, government sources said Thursday. On media reports on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) clarifying that a passport...

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Passport fees hiked as govt amends rules

New Delhi: The government has revised the passport fee structure through an amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing application fee for an ordinary fresh passport containing 36 pages from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500. The new rules will come into force with effect from...

 

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