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Sikkim floods | Central team leaves for Delhi after assessing situation in flood-hit areas

Central team assesses damage in Sikkim due to flash floods. Team visited affected areas in East & North Sikkim, briefed by Chief Sec.

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CPI(M) to blame for sorry state of State’s cooperative sector: Muraleedharan

Union Minister V. Muraleedharan accused CPI(M) of destroying cooperative sector in Kerala, distributing State wealth to friends & party men. He alleged corruption from panchayat-level to Secretariat & misuse of Central funds. He said Congress was also guilty, leaving them unable to act as responsible Opposition.

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Karnataka urges Centre to increase employment days to 150 under MGNREGS as State faces severe drought

Karnataka Revenue Minister Gowda appeals to Centre to increase MGNREGS employment days from 100 to 150 due to severe drought. Central team to inspect drought situation and submit report.

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‘Vendetta politics’ | TMC on CBI searches at residences of Minister Firhad Hakim, MLA Madan Mitra

TMC alleges CBI searches at residences of Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra are an attempt to divert attention from ongoing protest outside Raj Bhavan. BJP claims TMC is mired in corruption and has something to hide. ED and CBI searches at multiple locations, including Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh's…

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Central team takes stock of drought in Vijayanagara and Ballari districts

A three-member team of the Union government headed by D. Rajashekhar, Additional Advisor, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, visited the villages in Vijayanagara and Ballari districts and took stock of the drought situation on Saturday. R. Thakre, Director of Animal Husbandry, and Moti Ram, Assistant Commissioner of Rural Development,…

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Central drought assessment teams visit Dharwad, Davangere districts

Two separate Central teams on drought assessment led by senior officials visited various villages of Dharwad and Davanagere districts on Saturday to take stock of the ground realities and also listen to grievances of the farmers.

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2023-24 NHL predictions: West’s weakness opens playoff door for middling teams

The conference imbalance this season likely won’t matter to the Blackhawks, who remain early in their rebuilding timeline. But for aspiring East contenders like the Red Wings, Sabres and Senators, it’s a huge handicap.

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Centre approves relief worth ₹44.8 crore for flood-hit Sikkim

Amit Shah approves ₹44.8cr to Sikkim for relief measures due to flash floods. IMCT to assess damages and further Central assistance from SDRF to be approved. 98 people missing, 9,215 in relief camps in Bengal.

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Arrest of journalists an attack on press freedom: associations in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada journalists protest arrests of NewsClick founder/editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty. Journalists' associations condemn attack on media freedom and high-handedness of Central agencies.

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As rains failed, Varuna Mitra registers spike in calls from farmers

Farmers in Karnataka anxious due to 28% rainfall deficit in southwest monsoon. Varuna Mitra helpdesk received record 3.08 lakh calls in June and 2.94 lakh calls in Sept. Calls in extreme deficit months rose to all-time high, reflecting farmers' distress.

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Amit Shah suggests uniform anti-terrorism structure under NIA for all States

Speaking at the Anti-Terror Conference hosted by the NIA, Amit Shah said tough decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government have yielded good results in handling terror networks and crime syndicates

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Srirangapatna Dasara from October 16

Srirangapatna Dasara to commence Oct 16 with Ms. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysore royal family inaugurating. Events to showcase culture of land. Festivities to be simple & traditional due to drought. Central team to assess drought-affected areas in State.

The Hindu

Central study team likely to visit State tentatively by October 10

Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy announced that a Central study team will assess crop loss due to scanty rainfall in 195 taluks of Karnataka, of which 161 are severely drought-hit. The State govt. has requested ₹4,000 crore relief from Centre & released ₹148 crore to compensate farmers affected by wilt disease.…

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Officials asked to convince Central team of the prevailing drought conditions in the region for maximum relief

Agriculture Minister directs officials to complete joint survey to assess crop loss before Central team arrives; expresses displeasure over failure to utilise funds for agri schemes; directs dept. to take legal action against those creating artificial fertilizer shortages. #Kharif #CropLoss #Agriculture #CentralTeam #Revenue #AgricultureDept #DBT #Fertilizer #Seeds #Vigilance #Farmers

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Trinamool begins two-day protest in Delhi over fund cuts; Union Minister Giriraj Singh threatens CBI probe

The Trinamool said that the BJP-led NDA government has wilfully withheld ₹15,000 crore in dues to the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana.

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Sanitation workers honoured during cleanliness drive in Vijayawada

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar urged citizens to share responsibility of keeping city clean. Sanitation workers were honoured and prizes distributed for social media competitions as part of Swachhta Hi Seva drive. Raincoats were also distributed to staff. Collector S. Dilli Rao, Central MLA Malladi Vishnu, Deputy Mayors…

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Tamil Nadu’s senior-most DGP Braj Kishore Ravi quits

DGP Braj Kishore Ravi retires to join Congress party & contest Lok Sabha election from Bihar. He stood 2nd in UPSC empanelment of DGPs. Karuna Sagar, a 1991-batch IPS officer, recently joined RJD & is national spokesperson.

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Assam, Meghalaya governments to let CBI probe Mukroh killings

The Assam and Meghalaya governments have agreed to wind up the judicial commissions probing the Mukroh killings and hand the case over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to maintain neutrality of events.

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CPI(M) finds an unlikely ally in IUML in its opposition to ED probes into the cooperative sector

BJP reiterates argument that the CPI(M) and the UDF, of which IUML is a part of, are on the same page when it comes to corruption and says the ruling front and Opposition have banded against the ED to conceal their respective financial shenanigans

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Andhra Pradesh’s Bojjannakonda gets major facelift to draw more tourists

Centuries-old Bojjannakonda likely to draw tourists from across the world. Central govt. sanctioned ₹7.30 crore for landscaping & tourist amenities. Andhra Pradesh govt. allotted 2.5-acre site for meditation centre & landscaping.

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423 acres decluttered in Union government offices in two years, data shows

Now, the Centre has decided to scale-up efforts to reach a “saturation level” in all offices as part of its upcoming ‘Special Campaign 3.0’.

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Cabinet recommends OBC tag for Kunchitiga community

The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to recommend to the Central government the inclusion of the Kunchitiga community, a sub-caste of the Vokkaligas, in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list for providing reservation to the community in jobs and seats in educational institutions.

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Highlights: Chaminade-Madonna takes down Miami Central in fight of top-5 teams

Chaminade-Madonna football staved off Miami Central in a game with explosive first-half offenses and then dominant second-half defenses.

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Apprehensions over Nipah subsiding in Kerala

Kozhikode: No new cases reported in two days; 42 body fluid samples test negative; 9-yr-old on oxygen support; four infected persons responding well to meds; 1,233 contact list, 352 high-risk; 36 body fluid samples of bats sent to Pune; Central team continues field visit.

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