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India rejects Nepal’s objection to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass

New Delhi:  India on Sunday trashed Nepal’s objection to conduct of upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the decades-old route of Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and asserted that such “unilateral artificial enlargement” of territorial claims is “untenable”. New Delhi’s sharp reaction came hours after the Nepal foreign ministry issued a statement strongly objecting to India and…

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Centre must roll back LPG price hike, says Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the recent steep hike in LPG prices, alleging that it has severely impacted common people and small businesses. In a statement, Vijayan described the increase as “one of the most cruel” in the history of cooking gas price revisions, saying…

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IMD forecast rain, thunderstorms on Monday

Kolkata: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and rain in all the districts of the state on Monday. Issuing an orange warning, the IMD said that thunderstorms, accompanied by rain and gusty wind reaching speeds of 50 to 60 kmph, are very likely to occur over all the districts of south Bengal on…

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Tribals, Scheduled Castes preserved India’s identity and soul despite foreign invasions: Bhagwat

Mumbai:  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that despite foreign invasions and hardships, tribal communities and Scheduled Castes preserved the country’s identity and soul, stressing the need to integrate them into the mainstream development process. He was speaking on Saturday at the Karmayogi awards ceremony in Mumbai, where Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin…

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Adoption of technologies like Cell Broadcast, CAP to strengthen disaster preparedness: Amit Shah

New Delhi:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said adoption of technologies like Cell Broadcast and CAP will significantly strengthen disaster preparedness, improve governance, and ensure timely and effective outreach to every citizen. Shah said this while conveying his best wishes on the launch of the cell broadcast alert system that would warn citizens…

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Bengal polls: EC deploys additional observers for transparent vote counting

Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers and 77 police observers in West Bengal to ensure secure and transparent counting of votes for the Assembly elections, an official said. “Additional counting observers have been deployed in assembly constituencies having more than one counting hall,” the EC official said, adding that police…

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