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MSRTC announces ₹10,000 ex-gratia grant for 83,000 officers
The decision, taken at a meeting of MSRTC officials on Wednesday (November 4, 2026), also includes an advance payment of ₹12,500 for eligible employees and an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) from 58% to 60%
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Solitary autumn years: Keralam to face new challenges with rise in elderly population
Keralam’s elderly population is poised to go up significantly in a decade, which in turn, would bring up new challenges for the State in the elderly care. R.K. Roshni meets some of the elders and experts to understand the ground situation
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Bihar prohibits teachers, students from making reels; prevents outsiders from visiting schools when classes in session
The latest regulation states that making reels and videos during school hours has the “potential to make impact on teaching and it may infringe on students’ privacy”
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Traffic curbs put in place around Anand Vihar ISBT amid festival rush
Commuters have been advised to plan their journeys, avoid unnecessary entry into the ISBT area and prefer public transport wherever possible
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Congress wants to spread anarchy in the name of democracy: Bhupender Yadav
He added that instead of creating confusion over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the opposition should present facts to the public
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Seven including three children killed after run over by truck in Khunti
The incident happened on the Karra-Torpa main road within the Karra police station limits on November 5, 2026 night
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Bank accounts to be opened for children studying in government schools in Bihar
Opening children’s bank accounts must be completed by Dec 31, 2026; the Education Department issues instructions to all districts
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Will do something for Singur, West Bengal CM signals fresh industrial push
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that the government was in talks with Ashok Leyland for setting up a plant at Singur
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J&K’s health sector receives a shot in arm as Union Minister J.P. Nadda sets AIIMS deadline for March
During a review of the phase-wise construction and handover plan, the Union Minister was informed that Phase-I buildings, including the OPD Registration Block, OPD Block, residential buildings and designated hostels, had been completed
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The silver hands of Hupari
In Maharashtra’s Hupari town, women artisans drive a ₹1,000-crore silver industry, sustaining a century-old trade. Radheshyam Jadhav reports on how, despite being underpaid and excluded from formal leadership, they forge their own economic autonomy in a deeply traditional landscape
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Just one local terrorist active in Kashmir, but terror threat remains: IGP Sujit Kumar
The police identified Lateef Ahmad, 21, a resident of south Kashmir’s Kulgam, as the terrorist behind the Anantnag attack, which left one policeman dead in Anantnag’s Lal Chowk
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West Bengal govt’s new investment policy promotes job-linked growth, incentives for plant and machinery
The announcement of incentives marks a policy shift for West Bengal as the previous Trinamool Congress government had scrapped industrial incentive schemes and subsidies
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Maharashtra govt approves one-year age relaxation for recruitment exams, panel proposes over 16,000 MPSC Group C vacancies
According to the report, around 12 lakh candidates have applied for the MPSC Group C Combined Preliminary Examination 2026, for which more than 5,000 vacancies have been advertised
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Festive season crackdown: Maharashtra FDA seizes food stock worth ₹63.45 crore
According to a press note issued by the FDA, officials inspected 9,667 food establishments across Maharashtra, issued 4,603 improvement notices and initiated action to cancel 25 licences and registrations
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Foreign Secretary Misri sets stage for Nepal PM’s upcoming India visit
The Nepali leaders expressed “gratitude for India’s swift and substantial humanitarian and technical assistance in the aftermath of the Bhotekoshi floods”, a joint press release stated
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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren calls of strengthening the tribal community
Hemant Soren said that collective participation and mutual cooperation are essential for the holistic development of the tribal society
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Bihar NDA leaders led by CM Samrat Choudhary review the council results
Sources said that in the meeting, JD(U) levelled charges against the alliance partner for failing to cooperate and also tried to sabotage their candidate.
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ED searches 12 premises linked to BLM society
The searches were related to the alleged misappropriation and laundering of public funds belonging to Bharath Lajhna Multi State Housing Co-operative Society Ltd. by its founder
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Residents of disputed villages in Kotia cross Odisha border to vote in Andhra Pradesh polls
Odisha political parties accuse A.P. of bribing people to secure their votes in MPTC and ZPTC elections
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