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Two missing as heavy rain, debris hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli, Rudraprayag

India, Aug. 29 -- At least two people were missing after heavy rain and debris hit Dewal and Basukedar in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts on Friday, officials said. Suspected cloudbur... Read More


3 Tech Mahinda employees, mistaken for burglars, attacked in Kanpur

India, Aug. 29 -- At least three employees of Tech Mahindra working on a geographic information system project were allegedly assaulted by villagers in Kanpur on Thursday after being mistaken for burg... Read More


Maratha quota activist on way to Mumbai dies of heart attack

India, Aug. 29 -- A 40-year-old activist, who was travelling with Maratha quota movement leader Manoj Jarange and his supporters to Mumbai, died of a heart attack near Junnar in Pune district on Thurs... Read More


Maharashtra govt sets up panel to frame onion, tomato crop policy

India, Aug. 29 -- The Maharashtra government has appointed a committee headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pasha Patel to draft a policy for onion and tomato crops in the state. Patel, who i... Read More


PMC appeals to builders to take dust mitigation steps at construction sites

India, Aug. 29 -- Following instructions by the Maharashtra government and the pollution control board, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) met builders' associations and discussed steps taken to che... Read More


DRI unearths rRs.r115 crore 'export incentive' fraud spanning Pune, Mumbai; 2 held

India, Aug. 29 -- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons for a Rs.115 crore fraud involving availment of export incentives by entities without eligibility, officials sa... Read More


Road Mitra app crashes days after launch, PMC promises quick fix

India, Aug. 29 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) much-publicised Road Mitra mobile app, designed for citizens to lodge pothole complaints online, crashed within days of its launch, leaving cit... Read More


Scientists write to PM opposing IOAA decision to bar Israel

India, Aug. 29 -- Around 300 faculty members and scientists from institutions across India have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the International Olympiad on Astronomy... Read More


BMC tells Peru Compound to demolish temporary sheds at Lalbaugcha Raja

India, Aug. 29 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Tuesday, pasted a notice at the Peru Compound, Lalbag, to dismantle the three unauthorised temporary sheds where free food was to be ... Read More


CM directs recruitment drive to fill vacant home guard posts

India, Aug. 29 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to start enrolment process for vacant posts of home guards in the state. Considering the changing needs and expa... Read More