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Four killed, several feared trapped in Kabirdham truck accident

Four killed, several feared trapped in Kabirdham truck accident

11 Jul 2025 | 12:53 PM

Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), July 11 (UNI) Four people were killed today when a truck carrying boulders overturned and plunged into a deep gorge in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said. Two others were found seriously injured, while several others are feared trapped under the wreckage.

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Labour leader caught accepting bribe to stop campaign against NCP (SP ) MLA

11 Jul 2025 | 12:25 PM

Solapur July 11 ( UNI) In a dramatic late-night operation, the Solapur police arrested labour leader Kiran Raj Purushottam Ghodke while he was accepting Rs 10 lakh in cash as part of a bribe demand of Rs 1 crore.

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Maratha quota march to reach Mantralaya on August 29: Manoj Jarange Patil

11 Jul 2025 | 12:19 PM

Parbhani (Maharashtra), July 11 (UNI) Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has announced a march to the Maharashtra Mantralaya on August 29, demanding the implementation of two key demands -- a blanket reservation for the Maratha community under the OBC category and the enforcement of the ordinance regarding kinship ('sagesoyare') benefits.

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Builders to face action for denying homes to Marathi people: Minister

11 Jul 2025 | 12:15 PM

Mumbai, July 11 (UNI) Voicing concern over repeated complaints of Marathi-speaking individuals being denied housing in Mumbai, Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai warned that strict action would be taken against builders and developers found guilty of such discrimination.

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Minister demands removal of non-Hindu staff from TTD, calls for development of key temples

11 Jul 2025 | 12:12 PM

Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), July 11 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday strongly criticised the continued employment of over a thousand non-Hindus at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), calling it an affront to Sanatana Dharma.

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Telangana Governor offers prayers at Ujjaini Mahankali temple

11 Jul 2025 | 12:06 PM

Hyderabad, July 11 (UNI) As part of the ongoing Ashada Bonalu festivities, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and his wife offered special prayers at the historic Sri Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad on Friday.

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Wait for govt's action on illegal migrants, says Tripura HC

11 Jul 2025 | 11:52 AM

Agartala, July 11 (UNI) A division bench of the Tripura High Court today disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking immediate action against illegal migrants settled in Tripura from neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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TMC leader shot dead in West Bengal’s Bhangar; political tensions rise

11 Jul 2025 | 11:41 AM

Kolkata, July 11 (UNI) A local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot and killed on Thursday night in the Bhangar area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district which triggered political tension in the locality.

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Terrorist tag to freedom fighters in varsity question papers: 2 profs off exam duty

11 Jul 2025 | 11:35 AM

Kolkata, July 11 (UNI) A question paper tagging the revolutionaries, who fought and sacrificed for India's freedom against the colonial British, as terrorists or 'santrasbadi', has raised sharp criticism from all section of society, including academics and principal opposition BJP.

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Kalaburagi share market scam: Man held for Rs 50 cr fraud

11 Jul 2025 | 11:15 AM

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), July 11 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, Kalaburagi city police have arrested a man accused of defrauding nearly 800 people of over Rs 50 crore in a share market scam under the guise of a firm named 'Venus Enterprises'.

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Vizhinjam seaport handled 8,30,000 containers till date: VN Vasavan

11 Jul 2025 | 10:23 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (UNI) Vizhinjam International Seaport, which handled its first container ship on July 11, 2024, has handled 8,30,000 containers in a year Kerala Ports Minister V.N. Vasavan said today.

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In the mist of hills, a gin rises: How Cherrapunji is putting Meghalaya on global spirits map

11 Jul 2025 | 10:16 AM

Shillong, July 11 (UNI) In the mist-draped hills of Cherrapunji, where the clouds descend like whispers and the rains write poetry across the red earth, a quiet revolution is brewing.

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Vizhinjam Seaport has handled 8,30,000 containers so far: Minister

11 Jul 2025 | 10:07 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (UNI) Vizhinjam International Seaport, marking the first anniversary of the berthing of its first container ship on July 11, 2024, has handled 8,30,000 containers so far.

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Kashmir’s premier tertiary care hospital commissions advanced fire detection system

11 Jul 2025 | 10:02 AM

Srinagar, July 11 (UNI) Kashmir’s premier tertiary care hospital, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), today commissioned a state-of-the-art intelligent fire detection and alarm system at its Central Store and Pharmacy Block, marking a major step towards enhancing institutional fire safety.

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Police station in Kerala bags ISO certification

11 Jul 2025 | 9:25 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (UNI) For the first time in India, a police station in Kerala has been awarded ISO certification by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a body under the Central Government.

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