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Adityanath asks officials to focus on districts reporting 100 or more COVID-19 cases

Asking for more and more contact-tracing, the Chief Minister said special attention should be given on testing the high-risk groups

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File

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Odisha man sues Modi after failing to get Aadhaar card despite 21 attempts

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He says he ran out of patience after applying and getting photographed multiple times at different places for elusive card

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Jitendra Sethy with his family members at Khetapaju village in Odisha's Kandhamal district.

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Nagaland to withdraw steep COVID-19 cess on fuel

Opposition parties, tribal bodies, civil society groups and student bodies have been demanding a rollback of the cess.

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Nagaland government's decision to rollback the COVID-19 cess on petrol and diesel is likely to take effect on Friday. (File photo for representation)

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Orissa HC orders prompt action on termination of pregnancy caused by rape

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Any delay at the level of State authority will lead to fixation of accountability, it says

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A view of the Orissa High Court.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File

Adityanath asks officials to focus on districts reporting 100 or more COVID-19 cases

Jitendra Sethy with his family members at Khetapaju village in Odisha's Kandhamal district.

Odisha man sues Modi after failing to get Aadhaar card despite 21 attempts

Nagaland government's decision to rollback the COVID-19 cess on petrol and diesel is likely to take effect on Friday. (File photo for representation)

Nagaland to withdraw steep COVID-19 cess on fuel

A view of the Orissa High Court.

Orissa HC orders prompt action on termination of pregnancy caused by rape

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A COVID-19 heath worker prepares to conduct swab test on a pregnant woman during a medical camp at Mankhurd, suburban Mumbai. File photo used for representational purpose.

Study finds over 12% of pregnant women in Maharashtra infected with coronavirus

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Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, when asked by reporters, had said that he does not wear masks to any public programs. He has since apologised for the statement and appealed to society to wear it.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra apologises, says will wear mask

J&K Lieutenant Governor condemns killing of BDC member in Budgam

PTI Bhupinder Singh, a member of the block development council of Khag block in the district, succumbed to his injuries after being shot at by terrorists in the Khag area on Wednesday.

The West Bengal government has decided to extend the period of austerity measures taken to meet the expenditure for tackling the coronavirus pandemic from this September to March 31 next year. File

Coronavirus | West Bengal extends period of austerity measures till March 2021

PTI The government had also said that no purchase of vehicles, computers, IT related accessories, furniture, ACs and TVs would be undertaken.

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Mehbooba denied access to party leaders, telephone, Internet: Iltija in fresh SC plea

Peerzada Ashiq A key Opposition leader has been jailed for over a year without recourse to trial, she says

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Pooja Batra’s film ‘Draupadi Unleashed’ to release theatrically in US

Batra said the film revolves around a teenage girl, who is torn between true love and an arranged marriage in the era of 1930s India

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Tiger Shroff makes singing debut with ‘Unbelievable’ music video

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More Tripura communities oppose Bru resettlement

Bihar’s ex-DGP drops hint he could join politics

Assam village Spanish ‘son’ waves goodbye

Adityanath asks officials to focus on districts reporting 100 or more COVID-19 cases

Manipur Governor accepts CM’s request to drop 3 BJP Ministers

10,142 cops in UP have tested COVID-19 positive so far

Odisha man sues Modi after failing to get Aadhaar card despite 21 attempts

He says he ran out of patience after applying and getting photographed multiple times at different places for elusive card

Ex-DIG embroiled in Assam police recruitment test paper leak

Crime Investigation Department raids premises of former police official, who is absconding

Nagaland to withdraw steep COVID-19 cess on fuel

Opposition parties, tribal bodies, civil society groups and student bodies have been demanding a rollback of the cess.

‘Rail roko’ agitation starts in Punjab, train services suspended

‘If our demands are not met with, we will intensify the agitation’, says ryots’ body chief

Massive fire at ONGC’s Hazira plant in Surat extinguished; no casualty

However, no casualty has been reported from the series of blasts that triggered fire in Hazira gas processing plant.

Orissa HC orders prompt action on termination of pregnancy caused by rape

Any delay at the level of State authority will lead to fixation of accountability, it says

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra apologises, says will wear mask

“It is felt the law has been violated by my statement about wearing a mask,” he says

J&K Lieutenant Governor condemns killing of BDC member in Budgam

Bhupinder Singh, a member of the block development council of Khag block in the district, succumbed to his injuries after being shot at by terrorists in the Khag area on Wednesday.

Coronavirus | West Bengal extends period of austerity measures till March 2021

The government had also said that no purchase of vehicles, computers, IT related accessories, furniture, ACs and TVs would be undertaken.

HC restores powers of U.P. village headman

His powers were ceased by administration over charges of misappropriation of funds in building toilets, homes

A Kolkata streetcar for book lovers

A book-laden air-conditioned tram offers a glimpse of the city’s academic corner

Odisha youth with stab injury denied admission by 10 hospitals

Surgery done 15 days later on the intervention of rights commission

With another 20,000 case surge, Maharashtra breaches 12.50 lakh mark

As many as 479 deaths push the total death toll to 33,886

Linguistic minority students deprived of education in mother tongue in Rajasthan

Teaching of only Sanskrit as the third language, to the exclusion of others, has caused resentment

Bengali OTT platform Hoichoi makes the most of the lockdown

The video streaming service has registered a growth in its subscriber base and international audience

Gujarat brings a new law to deal with anti-social elements in stringent manner

Business hubs like Surat and Jamnagar are witnessing a rise in organised crimes

J&K govt. gives nod for polls to fill vacant sarpanch posts

The detailed schedule of these elections will be finalised by the election authority.

COVID-19 survivors in Indore report absence of antibodies

‘Nearly half the asymptomatic patients reported low antibody levels’

Cong. leaders detained at Panipat

They were taking part in a tractor rally against the farm Bills

Admission on farm loan waiver in House ‘incorrect’: M.P. Minister

Kamal Patel had said 27 lakh farmers benefited since December 2018

West Bengal adds 3,189 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, toll crosses 4,500

Spike in the number of daily cases in Kolkata

Akhil Gogoi’s group to float party

Move likely by month-end after talks with 70 anti-CAA groups

Punjab govt. approves rules for police complaints authority

It was set up to probe allegations against top police officers

Mathura villages tense after boy’s death

Sahib Singh was assaulted when he went to meet his alleged love interest

Ensure oxygen supply, Amarinder urges PM

‘Punjab may face shortage amid rise in COVID-19 cases’

Constitution of J&K still in force, says NC MP Hasnain Masoodi

The Constitution of J&K was still in force and Urdu, the official language under the Section 145, ‘is still the official language of the State’, he says.

Quota | Explain how you plan to extend benefits, Maratha outfits ask Uddhav Thackeray government

They warn of a Maharashtra bandh on October 10; Maratha Kranti Morcha alleges that phones are being tapped

Remdesivir batch withdrawn due to inferior quality: Maha govt.

Maharashtra had 2,72,410 active cases as on September 22 while the total caseload stood at 12,42,770

Navjot Sidhu stages protest against farm bills

This is Mr. Sidhu’s first public appearance after he resigned from the State cabinet last year

Mizoram experiment ignites hope for Bodo council polls

Assam govt. has sought further postponement of the election in view of the increase in COVID cases

IT professionals, who returned to Bengal due to COVID- 19, given job offers: Mitra

‘Karmo Bhumi’ is an initiative of the state government to collaborate between job seekers and employers in the IT and ITeS sector

Two ZUF militants arrested in Bishnupur

A combined team of the Bishnupur district police and personnel of the 29 Assam Rifles of Khoupum brigade arrested two militants of the Zeliarong

Parliament passes Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020

The Bill is for the inclusion of Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi in the list of official languages in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in addition to the existing Urdu and English

Akhil Gogoi’s group may form political party by month-end

It’s holding consultations with 70 groups that had protested the Citizenship (Amendment) Act together

Multiple raids across Bengal as CBI probes illegal cattle trade

“Raids are still on. Such search operations are also being carried out.”

Sikkim cut off as major landslide hits NH10

A major landslide, triggered by heavy rains, on the National Highway 10 cut off Sikkim from the rest of the country on Wednesday morning, officials

Watch | Therapies for disabled children hit due to COVID-19 in Bhopal

As centres for the disabled remain shut and the pandemic scare looms, continuing therapies for children born with disabilities whose parents or

Former Madhya Pradesh Congress SC wing chief joins BSP

There was no freehand to fight for the poor in Congress, says Mahendra Boddh

Ram temple Trust applies for permission to accept donations from abroad

The Trust will soon open an NRI account where the donations in foreign currencies will be deposited, its office in-charge Prakash Gupta said

Three-day monsoon session of Jharkhand assembly concludes

Senior BJP legislator and former minister C.P. Singh accused the state government of not making proper arrangements for treatment of the virus affected citizens.

MGNREGA workers to get benefits on completion of 90 days

They include accident insurance, free medical treatment and social security pension

Protests across West Bengal over agriculture Bills

TMC leaders raise questions on exclusion of cereals, pulses and oil seeds from Essential Commodities Act

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Suresh Angadi in September 2019.

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