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Plans To Put Aadhaar-Like System In Place

The action followed a joint inspection drive by the district Health department, Kochi Corporation and the Food Safety department. Two outlets were ordered to shut down

The letter submitted to the Governor alleges irregularities in the use of funds, faculty appointments, admissions to PhD and other programmes, and the construction of the student amenities centre and auditorium on the main campus

The action comes amidst speculation that the party is set to split again; one of the MPs, Omraje Nimbalkar, still undecided; rebels to meet Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on June 21, but merger unlikely this week

The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority found that the company had commenced construction without obtaining mandatory permission from the Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority

Officials said the administration expected an uptick in the number of devotees this year, after a recent successful tour of multiple groups of Pandits to Kashmir to assess the degree of normalcy and dip in militant violence

Nipah has once again struck the northern district of Kozhikode in Kerala, with one person testing positive for the zoonotic disease. An attempt to understand the complexities of the disease and the efforts to contain it through interactions with medical experts and relatives of the patient.

The highest turnout was recorded in Bhandara-cum-Gondia, where all 457 voters cast their ballots, achieving 100% polling.

After assuming office as Chief Minister on June 3, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced a free bus travel scheme for students studying across Karnataka.

The hackathon was conducted as part of the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation’s Naan Mudhalvan programme

The ₹404-crore seawall project from Puthenthode to Manassery was inaugurated on March 7; petition, filed by Chellanam-Kochi Janakeeya Vedhi, seeks measures to address sea incursion

A young woman has accused three individuals of rape and blackmail after allegedly being drugged and filmed unconscious. The main accused, Dipak, is reported to have used the nude video to coerce her into multiple sexual assaults and a forced marriage. He also allegedly threatened her with extreme violence to ensure compliance. Police have arrested one suspect, while Dipak remains at large.

An Indian national, Navjot Singh, faces murder charges in London. He is accused of fatally stabbing Gurbhej Singh outside a shop in Southall. Navjot Singh also faces charges for wounding another man and possessing a knife. He has been remanded in custody. Police continue their investigation into the incident.