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Morning Digest: Unidentified terrorist killed in encounter in J&K’s Sopore; Biden, Trump to meet in the White House on November 13, and more

Here is a select list of stories to start the day




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Bruno Fernandes scores brilliant goal in landmark game for Man United against Leicester

Bruno Fernandes has scored 84 goals in all competitions since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in 2020




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Chennai Grandmasters | Chithambaram downs Arjun, throws the title race wide open

With this win, Chithambaram (3.5) has joined Iranian Tabatabaei (3.5) to trail leaders Arjun (4) and Aronian (4) by just half a point




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Amsterdam violence: Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match

Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural events, specifically the match in Paris, and be careful of violent attacks “under the pretense of demonstrations”




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Sindhu, Lakshya Sen hope to regain form at Kumamoto Masters Japan

P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have struggled to find their best form since disappointing performances at the Paris Olympics.




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Manchester United players hungry to learn from Amorim, says Casemiro

Brazilian midfielder Casemiro is looking forward to working with the Dutchman’s highly rated successor




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Gary Lineker, TV pundit and former England captain, leaves BBC’s ‘Match of the Day’ 25 years after taking over

Lineker, who is the BBC’s highest-paid employee, was briefly taken off air after comparing the language used to launch a British government asylum policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany on social media.




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Mohammad Nabi to retire from ODIs after 2025 Champions Trophy

Afghanistan qualified for the Champions Trophy, thanks to their sixth-place finish during last year's World Cup.




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UV-LED irradiation for biofouling reduction in drip irrigation emitters fed with wastewater effluent

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2723-2735
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00271G, Paper
Open Access
Yael Gilboa, Barak White, Inbar Shlomo, Karl G. Linden, Eran Friedler
To improve efficiency of drip irrigation emitters fed by treated wastewater, it is desired to minimize biofouling clogging. In the present study efficiency of UV-LED and chlorine to reduce biofilm formation was compared.
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Sustainable treatment for low ammonia nitrogen sewage wastewater in cold climates: natural polymer gel–organic synthetic polymer embedded anammox bacteria immobilized pellets

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2809-2830
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00538D, Paper
Jun Li, Salma Tabassum, Hüseyin Altundag
Denitrification effect of the hybrid carrier-embedded anammox bacteria pellets to treat NH4+–N urban sewage wastewater at low temperature through batch and continuous tests.
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Membrane technology for water reuse in decentralised non-sewered sanitation systems: comparison of pressure driven (reverse osmosis) and thermally driven processes (membrane distillation and pervaporation)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2831-2843
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00200H, Paper
Open Access
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E. Mercer, C. Davey, Y. Bajón Fernández, S. Septien, S. Tyrrel, E. Cartmell, M. Pidou, E. J. McAdam
Thermally driven membrane processes provide an alternative method to conventional pressure driven processes to recover high quality water and manage odour from concentrated blackwater, using a low-grade heat source instead of electrical energy.
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Detection and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in Korean municipal wastewater facilities and characterization of environmental factors influencing wastewater-bound SARS-CoV-2

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2752-2764
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00334A, Paper
Jayun Kim, Yoon-ji Kim, Sook-young Lee, Jae-Ku Oem, Subin Kim, Keugtae Kim, Woosik Jung, Sungpyo Kim, Dong-Hwan Jeong, Minjoo Lee, Soo-Hyung Lee, Hyunook Kim, Joonhong Park
Nationwide wastewater was analyzed during COVID-19 surges. Sample processing and SARS-CoV-2 detection were optimized. Virus non-infectivity was validated. Rose with local COVID-19 spikes. Temperature and water quality impact modeling.
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A novel graphene oxide–microalgae hybrid material for the removal of pentavalent arsenic from natural water and industrial wastewater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2796-2808
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00308J, Paper
Eliana S. Lemos, Evelyn M. Valdés Rodríguez, Adrián Bonilla Petriciolet, Andrea M. Ray, Leticia B. Escudero
The adsorption process using bionanomaterials based on graphene oxide and green microalgae for the removal of arsenic from complex samples of natural water and industrial wastewater.
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Synergistic effect of the heterojunction g-C3N4/Bi2MoO6/clinoptilolite to enhance the photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics in water in the presence of persulfate

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2665-2687
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00549J, Paper
Phuong Thu Le, Thu Phuong Nguyen, Thi Hai Do, Hong Nam Nguyen, Thi Mai Thanh Dinh, Thi Thuy Phan, Toshiki Tsubota, Trung Dung Nguyen
Proposed mechanism of OTC photocatalytic degradation by the CNBC-30/PDS/Vis system.
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Carbon quantum dot (CQD)-dithizone-based thin-film chemical sensors for the specific detection of lead ions in water resources

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2858-2868
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00452C, Paper
Tanmay Vyas, Hritik Kumar, Sandeep Choudhary, Abhijeet Joshi
Dithizone-CQD-based thin-film chemical sensors for the detection of lead ions in various water resources.
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Production of birnessite-type manganese oxides by biofilms from oxygen-supplemented biological activated carbon (BAC) filters

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2844-2857
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00208C, Paper
Amanda Larasati, Olga Bernadet, Gert Jan W. Euverink, H. Pieter J. van Veelen, Maria Cristina Gagliano
The application of a novel enrichment approach revealed the potential of manganese-oxidizing bacteria (MnOB) from full-scale biofilters treating wastewater to produce manganese oxides as crystalline, efficient birnessite catalysts.
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Role of nanomaterials in advanced membrane technologies for groundwater purification

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2628-2645
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00353E, Critical Review
Manoj Chandra Garg, Sheetal Kumari, Neeraj Malik
Access to clean and potable groundwater is paramount for sustaining human health and ecological balance.
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Effects of chloride transport on the bioelectrochemical remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2776-2786
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00335G, Paper
Hanyu Tang, McKenzie Burns, Mohan Qin
The impact of ion competition on nitrate removal from contaminated groundwater using membrane-based bioelectrochemical systems is investigated.
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Separation behavior of hydrogen isotopes via water pervaporation using proton conductive membranes

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2787-2795
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00330F, Paper
Chan Woo Park, Sung-Wook Kim, Hyung-Ju Kim, Euna Jeong, In-Ho Yoon
Hydrogen isotope fractionation during water pervaporation through proton conductive membranes is primarily driven by H+/D+ transport, achieving a maximum H/D separation factor of 1.086.
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Polyphosphazene-based hyper crosslinked polymers for efficient uranium ion removal from nuclear wastewater

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2961-2980
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00614C, Paper
Rimsha Khalid, Isham Areej, Faiza Ashraf, Saqlain Raza, Amin Abid, Tayyab Ahsan, Bien Tan
This study focuses on the removal of uranium ions from nuclear wastewater by fabricating inorganic–organic hybrid cyclic and linear polyphosphazene based polymers.
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Study of advanced treatment of low concentration tetracycline wastewater in two-stage MBBR system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2688-2697
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00313F, Paper
Kuaile Zhao, Hanyu Chen, Zhaoran Wang, Baozhong Zhang, Kunfeng Zhang, Huikang Zhang, Wanbin Hong
In this research, a two-stage reaction system was developed, incorporating a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and a photocatalytic reactor.
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Investigation of the effect of Al2O3/water nanofluid on the performance of a thermoelectric cooler to harvest water from humid air

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,3035-3044
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00367E, Paper
Emad Nazari, Mohammad Hassan Vakili, Mahdi Reiszadeh
One of the sources of fresh water, especially in desert and water-scarce areas is atmospheric air.
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A comprehensive study on the physicochemical characteristics of faecal sludge from septic tank and single pit latrine facilities in a typical semi-urban Indian town: a case study of Rajasthan, India

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2906-2928
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00127C, Paper
Open Access
Harishvar Jothinathan, Ajit Pratap Singh
Faecal sludge (FS) samples were analysed to assess their characteristics. FS has high chemical oxygen demand, ranging from 4406 to 160 000 mg l−1, influenced by sludge age, sanitation type, and inflow/outflow to onsite sanitation contaminants.
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Investigating water quality and preservation strategies in Abuja's distribution system: a Nigerian case study

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2869-2881
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00613E, Paper
Begmyrat Kulmedov, Lucy Achobe Akaiku, Onyebuchi Nwabueze Mogbo
The study explores how treated water quality degrades during distribution due to pipe material release and biofilm formation, with a focus on intermittent supply systems and the decreasing effectiveness of disinfectants.
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Mathematical modeling to size anaerobic stabilization ponds intended for slaughterhouse wastewater treatment – the role of temperature and hydraulic retention time

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2882-2896
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00557K, Paper
P. E. S. Soldera, R. F. Dantas, E. Fagnani
A new mathematical model for constructing anaerobic stabilization pond treatment systems for high organic load wastewater, based on biochemical oxygen demand, temperature and hydraulic retention time, is discussed.
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Effect of extracellular organic matter (EOM) accumulation on algal proliferation and disinfection by-product precursors during cyclic cultivation

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,3024-3034
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00207E, Paper
Open Access
Jr-Lin Lin, Fahrudin Sidik
Algal blooms, driven by nutrient enrichment from nitrogen and phosphorus, pose significant challenges to water treatment processes, particularly due to the accumulation of extracellular organic matter (EOM).
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From defence to damage: the impact of seawater passivation on microbially influenced corrosion in CuNi 70/30 alloy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2929-2945
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00562G, Paper
M. A. Javed, W. C. Neil, S. A. Wade
Seawater passivation treatment used for copper–nickel pipelines in maritime industries is not recommended for environments prone to microbially influenced corrosion.
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Microwave irradiation synthesis of CoFe2O4/rGO to activate peroxymonosulfate for the degradation of 2-aminobenzothiazole in water

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2946-2960
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00459K, Paper
Wei Wei, Shiqian Gao, Feiyue Qian, Chongjun Chen, Youyi Wu
CoFe2O4/rGO MNPs synthesized via an in situ microwave irradiation method were used as a heterogeneous catalyst to activate PMS for the degradation of ABT. Its mechanism was explored, and the catalytic system was applied to real water samples.
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A review of carbon recovery in sewage treatment and analysis of product options for a typical water recycling plant

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00160E, Critical Review
Arash Mohseni, Linhua Fan, Li Gao, Joel Segal, Felicity Roddick
Reviewed existing and emerging technologies for carbon recovery from WWTPs, best options investigated as case study for typical conventional plant.
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Equity-centered adaptive sampling in sub-sewershed wastewater surveillance using census data

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00552J, Paper
Open Access
Amita Muralidharan, Rachel Olson, C. Winston Bess, Heather N. Bischel
Sub-city, or sub-sewershed, wastewater monitoring for infectious diseases offers a data-driven strategy to inform local public health response and complements city-wide data from centralized wastewater treatment plants.
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Removal of Cu2+ from AMD by goethite modified biochar combined with sodium alginate: characterization, performance and mechanisms

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00664J, Paper
Hong Yang, Ruixue Zhang, Li An, Pan Wu, Yuran Fu, Jiajun Zou, Min Yu
An innovative method for resource utilization of agricultural waste crops.
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A Logic-Based Resilience Metric for Water Resource Recovery Facilities

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00649F, Paper
Open Access
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Anna Stefania Laino, Ben Wooding, Sadegh Soudjani, Russell James Davenport
This study develops quantifiable metrics to describe the resilience of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) to extreme and exceptional shock and stress events, such as those posed by long-term challenges...
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Spectral characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the middle reaches of the Huai River in a dry season

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00499J, Paper
Han Song, Liangmin Gao, Jing Xu, Limei Zhu, Xin Shu, Jieyu Xia, Kai Zhang, Lin Wu
Characteristics of DOM during the dry season.
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Improved microbial water quality and ozone performance following coagulation: implications for carbon based advanced treatment for potable reuse

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00638K, Paper
Open Access
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Christina M. Morrison, Ariel J. Atkinson, Daniel Gerrity, Eric C. Wert
Coagulation/flocculation of secondary effluent with FeCl3 (1) removed MS2 bacteriophage and bacterial endospores up to 2–3 LRVs, (2) removed rapid surrogates at levels correlative with microbial removal, and (3) improved downstream O3 performance.
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Simultaneous removal of acetaminophen, sulfamethoxazole, and iohexol from real wastewater in continuous mode by an immobilized sulfur-doped Bi2O3/MnO2 photocatalyst

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00501E, Paper
Vishal Kumar Parida, Mario Vino Lincy Gnanaguru, Suneel Kumar Srivastava, Shamik Chowdhury, Ashok Kumar Gupta
The photocatalytic potential of the Z-scheme 2S-Bi2O3/MnO2 immobilized photocatalyst for the simultaneous degradation of ACT, SMX, and IOX from MBBR-sand filter treated wastewater is studied for the first time, purely from a practical perspective.
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Sludge-derived novel Fe3O4–MgO@C composites for tetracycline abatement from wastewater using sustainable bio-electro-Fenton and nutrient recovery with co-precipitation: a waste-to-resource strategy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00684D, Paper
Azhan Ahmad, Monali Priyadarshini, Shraddha Yadav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Rao Y. Surampalli
Developing efficient Fenton catalysts for the remediation of emerging pollutants is one of the challenges for researchers.
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Effects of human activities and climate change on water quality and health risks of typical urban river in arid/semi-arid areas, a ten-year historical analysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00689E, Paper
Xiang Zhu, Hanjie Zheng, Dezhi Zuo, Qingqing Pang, Lei Xie, Longmian Wang, Jin-Ying Xi, Lin-Feng Tian, Jing Wu, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiawei Sun, Hongyu Zhao, Jianhua Jin
Water resources are scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. Urban rivers, vital water sources, are susceptible to the influences of climate change and human activities. However, there have been few...
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Sorption and biodegradation of stormwater trace organic contaminants via composite alginate bead geomedia with encapsulated microorganisms

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00600C, Paper
Open Access
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Debojit S. Tanmoy, Gregory H. LeFevre
We quantified sorption of stormwater relevant trace organic contaminants and dissolved phosphorus to a novel composite-alginate geomedia. We demonstrated coupled sorption and biodegradation of a representative tirewear compound via the geomedia.
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Heavy metal leaching from stormwater control measures – insights into field and lab prestressed media and road-deposited sediments

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00388H, Paper
Open Access
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Philipp Stinshoff, Yannic Henn, Steffen H. Rommel, Brigitte Helmreich
Heavy metals bound to filter media from stormwater control measures can leach out under unfavorable conditions. The potential overestimation due to different prestressing (lab vs. field) was evaluated with respect to the potential mobile fraction.
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Preparation and practical applications of a phosphate capture material with FeO(OH)-loaded polyurethane

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00696H, Paper
Hao Li, Ruidong Tao, Zihan Liu, Mengjie Qu, Hui Pan, Mingming Zheng, Yunjun Mei
Metal (hydro) oxide particles with efficient phosphate removal properties are widely used in the treatment of eutrophic waters (mainly phosphorus). However, the disadvantages of easy agglomeration and difficult separation limit...
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Bank employees in Maharashtra to go on strike on November 16; demand staff security, action against ‘assaulters’

The bank unions forum cited events of abuse and assault on bankers across branches in Maharashtra since August 2024




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Disney Hotstar head Sajith Sivanandan quits after India merger with Reliance: Report

The leadership has yet to decide if JioCinema will continue as a separate app, said two of the sources, who all spoke on condition of anonymity, as the discussions are private




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India’s IT services market grew 6.1% in 2023, reaching a size of $14.5 bn: International Data Corporation

While IT investments showed a slower recovery compared to the previous year, digital transformation (DX) initiatives and IT environments would continue to drive market growth




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IT Minister Nara Lokesh calls on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, other tech CEOs in U.S.

IT Minister Nara Lokesh, during his interactions with tech CEOs in the U.S., projected the State Government’s vision of Andhra Pradesh becoming a technology hub




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Israel signs deal to acquire 25 F-15 fighter jets from Boeing Co

Delivery of the F-15 aircraft will begin in 2031, with 4-6 aircraft to be supplied annually




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Amul to enter Europe by end of this month: MD

The company will launch the products in Spain first and then look at expanding to other countries in Europe




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Lots of learnings from BharatNet’s first two phases: Telecom Minister

As significant contracts from the BharatNet broadband coverage programme’s third phase have been announced, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the government was learning from the gaps in the first two phases.




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Rozgar Mela a catalyst for employment generation, says Union Minister

Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan inaugurates Mela at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, in Thiruvananthapuram, on October 29




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Congress takes strong exception to Kannur Collector’s ‘character statement’ about Naveen Babu

AICC general secretary, K. C. Venugopal, accused the Collector of attempting to tarnish the character of his deceased colleague at the instance of an influential coterie in the CPI(M) leadership




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Water supply disruption in Thiruvananthapuram city