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    Worker stuck in 70-ft deep borewell in Punjab
    National

    Worker stuck in 70-ft deep borewell in Punjab's Jalandhar

    Chandigarh, Aug 13: A worker got stuck in a 70 feet-deep borewell after sand fell on him in Punjab's Jalandhar district, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday evening near Kartarpur when Suresh along with another worker was in the borewell to free some part of the boring...
    Proposed law allows draconian police powers for political ends: Kapil Sibal
    National

    Proposed law allows draconian police powers for political ends: Kapil Sibal

    New Delhi, Aug 12: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), allows the use of "draconian police powers for political ends". He also claimed the government's agenda behind bringing such laws...
    Does Rahul Gandhi expect armed forces to fire on Indians in Manipur: BJP
    National

    Does Rahul Gandhi expect armed forces to fire on Indians in Manipur: BJP

    New Delhi, Aug 12: The BJP on Saturday asked Rahul Gandhi if he expected the armed forces to resort to shooting at Indians in violence-hit Manipur and claimed the Congress leader does not have any trace of democracy in his mind. Noting that Gandhi had claimed that armed forces can restore...
    Mobile Internet ban: Manipur HC asks state govt to find ways to restore services
    North East

    Mobile Internet ban: Manipur HC asks state govt to find ways to restore services

    Imphal, Aug 12: The Manipur High Court has asked the state government to find ways to provide mobile internet services to people. The court was hearing a batch of pleas filed by various parties seeking restoration of mobile internet services which were blocked after violence broke out in the...
    Nepal ready to supply tomatoes to India; seeks easier access to market
    Business

    Nepal ready to supply tomatoes to India; seeks easier access to market

    Kathmandu, Aug 12: Nepal is ready to export tomatoes to India in bulk on a long-term basis to quell the skyrocketing prices but has sought easy access to the market and other necessary facilities. The neighbouring country's assurance came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on...
    140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister
    National

    140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in...

    New Delhi, Aug 12: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday announced that 140 police officers, including 15 from the CBI, 12 from the NIA and 10 from Uttar Pradesh, have been selected for this year's Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation. The awardees include 22 women officers,...
    All steps taken for free, fair, peaceful Tripura by-elections: CEO
    North East

    All steps taken for free, fair, peaceful Tripura by-elections: CEO

    Agartala, Aug 11: Tripura Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjeet Agarwal said all possible steps have been taken to ensure free, fair and peaceful by-election in two Assembly constituencies - Dhanpur and Boxanagar scheduled to be held on September 5. The CEO held a meeting with the Chief...
    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars endorsing drugs or getting gifts
    National

    NMC allows docs to refuse treatment of violent patients, relatives; bars...

    New Delhi, Aug 11: The National Medical Commission has allowed medical practitioners to refuse treatment in case of abusive and violent patients or relatives but they must ensure that the patient is not abandoned, a step aimed at checking instances of violence against doctors.The National...
    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman
    North East

    Manipur: Meira Paibis stage protests over gangrape of 37-yr-old woman

    Imphal, Aug 11: Meira Paibis, a collective of Meitei women, on Friday staged sit-in demonstrations across five districts of Imphal Valley in protest against the alleged gangrape of a 37-year-old woman in Churachandpur on May 3, when the ongoing ethnic violence started. The survivor alleged she was...
    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
    National

    Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

    New Delhi, Aug 11: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Monsoon session which saw a no-confidence motion brought against the government being defeated. In his concluding remarks, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the House functioned for 39 hours and saw...
    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power generation plant
    North East

    Tripura to convert Rokhia gas-based thermal plant to combined cycle power...

    Agartala, Aug 11: The Tripura government has initiated a comprehensive process to convert a gas-based thermal power plant to a combined cycle plant to double the power production, a senior official said on Friday. At present, Rokhia gas-based thermal plant run by Tripura State Electricity...
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