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Drought-hit Latur bans use of crop residue as industrial fuel

India, Oct. 18 -- With drought declared across all 10 talukas of Latur district, the administration has banned the use of crop residue as industrial fuel and prohibited the sale and transportation of ... Read More


UP Board combines counselling with exam preps to curb copying

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 18 -- In a first-of-its-kind initiative to reduce examination stress and curb academic malpractice, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) will introduce counselling s... Read More


BMC drafts rules on tree pruning, road excavation amid rising tree collapses

India, Oct. 18 -- Faced with growing criticism over the increasing number of tree collapses in Mumbai, many of them resulting in human fatalities, the civic body has drafted a standard operating proce... Read More


Sule seeks rRs.r9,000 aid for farmers, demands rRs.r1L per hectare relief

India, Oct. 18 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government's Rs.5,000 relief for drought-hit farmers as inadequate amid rising... Read More


'Arbitrary, hasty': Imran Khan challenges leave India notice in HC

India, Oct. 18 -- US-born actor Imran Khan, 43, filed a petition before the Bombay High Court (HC) on Saturday challenging the leave India notice (LIN) issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration O... Read More


Pawar slams rRs.r5k aid for farmers, warns of protest before Diwali

India, Oct. 18 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government's Rs.5,000 assistance to farmers affected by drought-like condition... Read More


Lucknow: Transport Nagar freight station may open for passenger trains

LUCKNOW, Oct. 18 -- A new boarding point for long-distance trains could come up at Transport Nagar, offering passengers an alternative to crowded Charbagh and Lucknow Junction railway stations. The pr... Read More


'Arbitrary, hasty': Imran Khan challenges leave India notice in Bombay high court

India, Oct. 18 -- US-born actor Imran Khan, 43, filed a petition before the Bombay High Court (HC) on Saturday challenging the leave India notice (LIN) issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration O... Read More


Government caps trade margin for 137 cancer drugs at 30%, prices likely to fall by up to 70%

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the regulator that sets and monitors drug prices, has capped the trade margin on 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines at ... Read More


Sahyog Portal could detect, remove child abuse material: Supreme Court

Bengaluru, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court has said the Union government's Sahyog Portal can provide the "foundation for a national database to detect and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse mater... Read More