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Newly-inducted J&K Minister Mir Saifullah pledges that NC will ‘restore pre-1953 position, get back J&K flag’
Mr. Saifullah said Kashmir was reduced to a Union Territory (UT) brazenly on August 5, 2019
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Cyclone Murasu: Heavy rain and power cuts dampen spirit of Deepavali
Heavy downpour and power cuts have dampened the festival spirit among everyone, right from kids to elderly people and farmers to retail vendors
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Outcry as J&K Bank implements reservation policy pushed by ex-chairman and VHP trustee R.K. Chhibber
The bank has decided to fill 1,400 vacancies, including 323 probationary officers and 1,033 posts for banking associates, as per the new reservation policy
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What is the bar licence controversy in Keralam | Explained
Congress-led UDF govt in Keralam has barred the issuance of new liquor licences, including bars and wine and beer parlours, until a formal alcohol policy is unveiled, a move that follows the removal of Excise Commissioner Seeram Sambasiva Rao. Excise Minister M. Liju has signaled a review of licence-granting procedures
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Nine Shigella cases confirmed in Malappuram; Health dept. steps up preventive measures
Cleaning operations, including super-chlorination of wells and houses in the affected areas, are under way. The family health centre at Elamkulam, near Perinthalmanna, formed a special squad to conduct house-to-house surveillance and create awareness about the infection.
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Keralam cardiologists seek review of order banning re-use of single-use medical devices
With an increasing proportion of the population requiring advanced cardiac interventions, making complex procedures affordable has become a challenge. Permitting the regulated re-use of select interventional devices, wherever scientifically proven safe, could help reduce costs, say doctors
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NMC cautions students against fake medical colleges, asks them to verify approvals
The advisory follows the Supreme Court taking cognisance of the issue in an ongoing case in which the court directed regulatory bodies, including the National Medical Commission, to caution students and parents against dealing with unauthorised educational institutions
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Mystery of a missing sewage treatment plant tells the tale of the lake in Krishnakanth Park
Currently restricted to about three acres and divided into three separate ponds with interconnecting canals, the water body is now set to be increased to 12 acres
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Why has NMC cautioned students against unauthorised medical colleges? | Explained
The advisory warns that misleading advertisements, websites, social media promotions, unauthorised admission offers and false representations by institutions or agents could leave students and their families vulnerable to fraud
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Why is rural internet connectivity hard to expand? | Explained
The past few years have seen a major, but not total, reduction in the lack of internet connectivity in rural areas. Why is it hard to make access more universal?
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Building over Srinagar’s future
Suspend the FAR and land-use exemptions, along with Section 22, until they are brought within the Master Plan framework and subjected to public objections
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How actor Vijay won a case challenging land allotted to him by Tamil Nadu Housing Board
Recently, an election petitioner claimed in the Madras High Court that the actor-turned-politician had sold the commercial building with a constructed area of 23,460 sq.ft. for a consideration of ₹35 crore on February 12, 2026
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Return of patriarch: Farooq steps in as NC old guard reasserts influence to check Omar
In seven decades of the National Conference, the parallel party meeting was seen as a rare implosion and a visible crack that the Opposition parties could exploit to tilt the balance of numbers against the Omar Abdullah government.
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Kochi Corporation plans water security assessment to strengthen city’s resilience
The project, which will be implemented with technical support from the Kerala Water Authority, is expected to be completed in six months
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Demand grows for alternative greenfield road corridors to Infopark in Kochi
IT professionals flag safety concerns over narrow, potholed roads and traffic snarls, and call for parallel roads through vacant plots to improve connectivity to Infopark
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Trinamool MLA Paresh Ram Das arrested on charges of rape and extortion
Several leaders of the Trinamool Congress have been arrested after the BJP came to power in May 2026, which includes five former Ministers
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ED attaches properties in Kashmir in ‘misuse’ of PM Employment Generation Programme scheme case
An ED spokesman said there was misappropriation of PMEGP Scheme’s loans in criminal conspiracy with the PMEGP borrowers, bank officials of Sumbal Branch and Gamud Gadkhud Branch of J&K Bank and other unknown persons
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Postpone panchayat, municipal elections to April-May next year: Ladakh group
“We suspect that this government is up to some mischief. We saw ‘vote chori’ in West Bengal, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra etc. In entire India 13 crore voters were dropped from the voter list. Ladakh is a small region and fraud is easy,” said Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) chairman Tsering Dorjey Lakrook
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Six of family killed in fire at home above grocery store in Maharashtra
A boy, who was brought downstairs to safety by his parents before they went back in an effort to rescue the others, was the sole survivor
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Rights panel seeks report from LSGD on linking Chilavannur Bund Road with Vyttila-Aroor bypass
Panel directs the Local Self Government department to convene a meeting of the District Collector, GCDA secretary, and Corporation secretary within a week to decide on funding for the project
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