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Piplani: Man held for molesting 4-yr-old

Piplani police on Tuesday arrested the accused who took a four-year-old girl to a deserted place after luring her with chocolate and then molested her.

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December 18, 2024
BTech students steal vehicles for living luxurious life; held
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BTech students steal vehicles for living luxurious life; held

Piplani police on Tuesday busted a gang of vehicle lifters and arrested four of its members who are BTech students of a leading engineering college in Vidisha.

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December 18, 2024
Congress's Masood may lose MLA status
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Congress's Masood may lose MLA status

Congress MLA Arif Masood may lose his Vidhan Sabha membership (MLA-ship) as High Court, principal bench of Jabalpur has admitted that documents submitted by BJP candidate Dhru Narain Singh with reference of bank loan of his arch rival Congress MLA Arif Masood are correct and verified by bank officials.

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December 18, 2024
NOW, SPITTING, CUTTING TREES TO ATTRACT PENALTY
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NOW, SPITTING, CUTTING TREES TO ATTRACT PENALTY

MP JAN VISHWAS VIDEYAK, 2024

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December 18, 2024
Parents remarried; 12-yr-old girl seeks maintenance from father
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Parents remarried; 12-yr-old girl seeks maintenance from father

Man wanted son; divorced his wife when she gave birth to a girl Minor is living with her 71-yr-old Nani, who has no source of income

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December 18, 2024
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Unjha APMC polls: 10 from Dinesh Patel's group win

The elections for the largest marketing yard in Asia, Unjha APMC, saw intense competition, with 36 candidates vying for 14 seats.

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December 18, 2024
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Cops conduct checks in Rajkot Ward No.2

Disturbed Area Act Violations

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December 18, 2024
Man who stole cars, laptops, number plates arrested
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Man who stole cars, laptops, number plates arrested

Ahmedabad police arrested a person who was involved in stealing cars, number plates, and other valuables by breaking car windows from Anand Nagar on Friday night.

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December 18, 2024
Illegal cooking gas cylinder scam busted
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Illegal cooking gas cylinder scam busted

A major illegal gas cylinder refilling scam has been uncovered in Ahmedabad's Chamunda Nagar area, where domestic cooking gas cylinders were being tampered with and sold at inflated prices on the black market.

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December 18, 2024
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PMJAY card scam unearthed

Khyati Hospital among those involved; fake health cards issued without eligibility checks, six detained as nationwide fraud comes to light

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December 18, 2024
Alarming rise in road accidents in winter
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Alarming rise in road accidents in winter

Road accidents in Gujarat are on the rise with the onset of winter, claiming multiple lives in separate incidents across the state.

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December 18, 2024
Heart disease cases rise by 14% in 2024
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Heart disease cases rise by 14% in 2024

Gujarat is witnessing a significant rise in heart-related diseases, with 14,701 cases recorded in just October and November this year.

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December 18, 2024
HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS IN GROUNDWATER
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HIGH FLUORIDE LEVELS IN GROUNDWATER

Of 632 samples tested across 25 districts, 88 contained F- levels exceeding 1.5 mg/litre, considered hazardous

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December 18, 2024
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Team inspects road accident site

A joint team led by Sanjay Sharma, Assistant Inspector General of Police Traffic and Joint Transport Commissioner, conducted a site inspection of the horrific road accident near Chorhampadav police station in Daundi district, Balod on Tuesday.

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December 18, 2024
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Tigress rescued for safety

A tigress roaming the residential areas of Municipal Corporation Chirmiri in Koriya Forest Division for the past week has been safely rescued after being tranquilized.

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December 18, 2024
Orbital atherectomy procedure saves two heart patients
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Orbital atherectomy procedure saves two heart patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, the Advanced Cardiac Institute (ACI) at Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, affiliated with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur, has successfully performed the orbital atherectomy procedure to treat two heart patients with severe arterial calcification.

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December 18, 2024
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'Smritiyaan' opens

As part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, an exhibition titled \"Memories\" was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Assembly premises.

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December 18, 2024
Chhattisgarh Rice Millers call off strike
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Chhattisgarh Rice Millers call off strike

The Chhattisgarh Rice Millers Association has officially ended its strike following assurances from the state government regarding their demands on Tuesday.

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December 18, 2024
Balco Violated C'garh Industrial Policy: Baghel
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Balco Violated C'garh Industrial Policy: Baghel

Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), part of Vedanta Limited and one of India's largest aluminum manufacturers, has been accused of significantly violating Chhattisgarh's industrial policy in the context of recruitment.

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December 18, 2024
Amit Shah reviews LWE situation in Chhattisgarh
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Amit Shah reviews LWE situation in Chhattisgarh

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chaired a high-level review meeting in Raipur to assess the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chhattisgarh.

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December 18, 2024
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MLA Anuj Sharma rings alarm bell over land encroachments

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Anuj Sharma from Dharsiwa assembly constituency highlighted the issue of massive illegal land plotting and encroachment in his constituency during the second day of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly's winter session on Tuesday through a call attention motion.

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December 18, 2024
Uproar in Assembly, bridge constructed without Tender
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Uproar in Assembly, bridge constructed without Tender

Govt opts defensive mode

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December 18, 2024
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai

37k high-risk individuals to be screened for leprosy

As part of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme and the Leprosy-Free Safe Maharashtra drive, the district health department has launched a leprosy screening campaign targeting 37,000 high-risk individuals.

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December 18, 2024
FOUR SBI OFFICIALS ARRESTED
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FOUR SBI OFFICIALS ARRESTED

Four officials of the State Bank of India (SBI) have been arrested in Kawardha district for allegedly activating the bank accounts of deceased account holders and embezzling funds.

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December 18, 2024
New scam lands at Bengaluru airport
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New scam lands at Bengaluru airport

A Bengaluru resident has sounded the alarm on a fraudulent taxi scheme allegedly targeting passengers at Kempegowda International Airport.

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December 18, 2024
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COMEDK UGET '25 exam on May 10

The Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has officially announced the exam date for the Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) 2025.

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December 18, 2024
Congress prepares to celebrate Gandhi's 1924 Belagavi session
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Congress prepares to celebrate Gandhi's 1924 Belagavi session

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday reviewed preparations for the centenary celebrations of the 1924 Indian National Congress session, presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

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December 18, 2024
BJP's intent is 'one nation, no election': K C Venugopal
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BJP's intent is 'one nation, no election': K C Venugopal

Targeting the BJP-led government at the Centre over the introduction of two bills in Lok Sabha that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday said the clear intention behind 'one nation, one election' is \"one nation, no election\".

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December 18, 2024
Gowda to Parl:Think over caste-based quota
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Gowda to Parl:Think over caste-based quota

Former prime minister and JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday called upon Parliament to contemplate whether reservation should continue to be given on the basis of caste or it should be changed to economic criteria.

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December 18, 2024
Bengaluru cops bust drug racket, seize banned MDMA crystals worth Rs 24 cr; foreigner held
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Bengaluru cops bust drug racket, seize banned MDMA crystals worth Rs 24 cr; foreigner held

A foreign national was arrested for allegedly running a drug racket and 12 kg banned MDMA crystals worth an estimated Rs 24 crore were seized from her possession here, police said on Tuesday.

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December 18, 2024