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Assam group opposes Meghalaya ban on cave worship, threatens road blockade

Meghalaya’s Tourism Minister justifies a ban by the local village council as a move against promoting a tourist spot as a religious site




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Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development | Explained

Do cities along the Indian Himalayan Range have adequate funds and resources to manage civic issues?




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Aman Sehrawat wins bronze for India in 57kg wrestling, keeps India and Chhatrasal’s flag flying high

The Indian shakes off the humbling loss in the semifinals, goes through the rigmarole of making the weight before dominating Puerto Rico’s Darian Toi Cruz for the 57kg bronze




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Farmers in Rajasthan set to get electricity for irrigation of crops during day time

A memorandum of understanding was signed for two gas-based power plants in Jaipur, says Minister Nagar




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Wild elephant tramples four to death in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur

The jumbo was being tracked by forest officials when it entered the village




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PM Modi to release 109 climate resilient crop seeds developed by ICAR, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The aim is to ensure that the benefits of science and research directly reach the farmers, says the Agriculture Minister




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Animal rights activists protest shooting of stray dog in Sikkim

The dog was shot and buried on Kazi Road in the State’s capital Gangtok on July 19




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After raping and murdering doctor, accused went to sleep, washed his clothes: Kolkata Police

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed to seek death penalty for the perpetrator in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case




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Madrasa employee arrested for ‘sodomising boy’ in Indore

The accused, identified as Mustakeen (20), was arrested on August 12 and has been remanded to judicial custody




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Two coaches of passenger train derail in Madhya Pradesh

The train movement on the track remained hindered for nearly three hours




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‘Attack’ on Uddhav convoy ‘inspired by Abdali’s supari’, says Sanjay Raut

After the incidents on August 9 and 11, a war of words broke out between the party leaders




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Congress flays Rajasthan Government over lack of clarity on Minister’s resignation during heavy rains

The BJP Government in Rajasthan is yet to take a decision on Disaster Relief Minister Kirodi Lal Meena’s resignation




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Surat’s diamond factories lose sparkle as global recession hits sector

Since 95% of polished diamonds are exported, global factors always affect the sale of the precious stones, said experts from Surat




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Calcutta High Court and West Bengal government urge protesting doctors to resume duty

Senior doctors and faculty members joined the protests at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a female post-graduate trainee doctor was sexually assaulted and murdered on August 9




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Bihar temple stampede: Police arrest flower vendor, security tightened

Temple premises made vendor-free zone; temporary medical camp set up




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Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Victim had 10 injuries, death due to throttling and smothering

Signs of sexual assault evident in inquest and post-mortem report




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Rajasthan High Court grants parole to Asaram Bapu for Ayurvedic treatment

The treatment is for heart-related ailments




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Madhya Pradesh Government orders colleges to buy set of 88 books, most of which are written by authors with links to RSS

Colleges have also been asked to set up ‘Bharatiya gyaan parampara’ cells




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Youth returning to Punjab from abroad, says CM; Akalis rubbish claim

CM Mann said the State Government has handed over appointment letters to 44,667 youth in various departments since it came to power




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Hindu man from Bangladesh becomes first person to get citizenship under CAA 

The Hindu man has been staying in Silchar town since 1988




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Visva-Bharati teaches young volunteers how to preserve old buildings

Visva-Bharati is concluding a two-week workshop called Heritage Awareness Camp




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Multiple wagons of goods train derailed in Madhya Pradesh




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Thousands of decorative lights allegedly stolen from Ayodhya’s Ram Path and Bhakti Path

Complaint filed by contractor in charge of installation and maintenance said around 3,800 bamboo lights and 36 ‘gobo projector’ lights went missing in May




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Three budding hockey players struck dead by lightning in Jharkhand

The players were going to participate in a hockey competition in Jhapla of the Tutikela Panchayat, and they stood under a tree to avoid the rain




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U.P. CM launches scheme to promote entrepreneurship among youth

The CM spoke of Uttar Pradesh’s vast potential as he listed development works that had been completed




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Opposition slams Nitish Government over murder, alleged gang rape of Dalit minor in Bihar

While RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said the morale of “state-protected criminals and rapists” has increased under the “patronage” of Nitish Kumar, the Congress demanded a speedy probe




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Fish powder in meals helps Assam district reduce child malnutrition

The initiative in Kamrup district has also been beneficial for women fish farmers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said




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Autorickshaw driver fined for not wearing helmet in Assam

A sub-inspector of the traffic police in Haflong said an assistant sub-inspector chose the wrong option in the electronic device while issuing the challan




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Nana Patole hints on more BJP leaders to join Congress, small parties to go solo

Shishupal Patle’s entry ahead of the Assembly election is being seen as a way to strengthen Congress’s influence in the constituency, which falls under the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra




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Teenage boy stabbed by classmate in Udaipur succumbs to injuries

Tension prevails after crowd gathered outside hospital and other areas; police resort to lathi charge; more force sent to maintain law and order; prohibitory orders remain




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Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha’s reply on remission plea by convict Dara Singh

Dara Singh, the main accused in the triple murder, was convicted and sentenced to death by a CBI court in 2003




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Shots fired at house of Manipur college principal

Police said masked men on a scooter fired five rounds on Tuesday evening. In July 17, miscreants had lobbed a grenade, but it did not explode and was later disposed of by a special squad




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BJP has no leaders in Jharkhand, they ‘hire’ from other States to handle political scenario here: CM Hemant Soren

Without naming anyone, Mr. Soren said the Opposition is engaged in divisive politics and that there is no agenda or vision shown by them




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Outrage after minor girl’s gang rape in Assam

Some locals found her lying semi-conscious by the roadside on her way back home from tuition classes




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J&K Police declares cash award for information on LeT commander

A police spokesperson said that Babar is using Kashmiris as couriers for raising and passing on funds to different groups to carry out terrorist acts in the valley




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AIUDF meets Assam Governor, seeks action against communal groups

Several organisations representing indigenous communities have asked migrant Muslims, referred to as Miya, to leave eastern Assam following a gang-rape case




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Rajasthan increases gratuity limit for government employees; no decision on UPS implementation

The State Cabinet, which considered the issue of bringing UPS for the government employees at its meeting, did not arrive at a final decision




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Cyclone Asna leaves no major impact on Gujarat, moves towards Oman

As a precautionary measure, the local administration had shifted nearly 3,500 persons to safer locations and had asked people living in huts and mud houses to take shelter in other buildings




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Farmers to hold maha panchayat on September 15 and 22, ask center to open borders to Delhi




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Delhi court to take cognisance of charge sheet against Lalu, Tejashwi Yadav in Land for jobs case

Special Judge Vishal Gogne fixed the matter for the next week after noting that no further clarification was required from the ED on the matter




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Depression likely to bring heavy rain in most parts of Odisha

It is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal off north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coasts on September 8




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M.P. forms panel to redraw district, division boundaries

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that problems exist with respect to the number of districts and their boundaries




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Tension in U.P.’s Muzaffarnagar after Muslim man buys house in Hindu-majority neighbourhood

Right-wing outfits allegedly warning that under no circumstances will Muslim families be allowed to settle in the predominantly Hindu locality




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2 killed, 20 injured as police open fire during Assam eviction drive

Tension began after the evicted people reoccupied the cleared spaces around Thursday noon and confronted the officials; security stepped up




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Minor raped by teacher in Bhopal school; CM orders formation of special court

The alleged incident took place inside the private school in Kamla Nagar police station area on September 13 and the girl’s mother reported it to the police the next day




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1998 murder case of ex-Bihar Minister: Supreme Court sentences two persons to life imprisonment

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R. Mahadevan partially set aside the Patna High Court verdict acquitting all the accused and asked convicts Mantu Tiwari and ex-MLA Shukla to surrender within 15 days




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RJD leader Pankaj Yadav shot in Bihar on morning walk

The attack on Pankaj Yadav, a state general secretary of the RJD, took place in Safiabad locality




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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet meets in tribal queen’s capital on her 500th birth anniversary

The Cabinet has approved additional assistance of up to ₹3,900 per hectare to farmers under the Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana, over the minimum purchase price




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National film award dedicated to Assam women’s stork army

IPS officer Partha Sarathi Mahanta has directed the 19-minute documentary film on the Hargila Army comprising women of Dadara Pasaria village




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Naga tribes body issues deadline to Nagaland government for feedback on autonomous territory

The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation wants the creation of Frontier Nagaland Territory comprising six districts of the northeastern State bordering Myanmar