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SUCI(C) protests milk, curd price hike; opposes bus fare revision
SUCI(C) district secretary B. Ravi said the increase of ₹8 to ₹12 per litre in Nandini milk prices and the consequent ₹14 hike in curd prices would impose an additional financial burden on poor and middle-class families.
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TDP seizes control of Chittoor Municipal Corporation
TDP bags 51 of the corporation’s 60 divisions after being unanimously elected following the nominations and withdrawal phases; following the counting on Tuesday, TDP emerges victorious in five divisions, YSRCP in three, while an independent claims one
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Mundathikode fireworks tragedy: judicial commission finds 7,000 kg of explosives stored against permitted 15 kg
Report identifies banned potassium chlorate as the cause of the explosion that killed 16 people and injured 40
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Demand to open Nadakkavu overbridge ahead of Kalpathy fest in Keralam
Nadakkavu Overbridge Action Council says nearly 95% of the construction work has been completed; keeping the bridge closed during the festival will cause inconvenience to local residents and motorists, it adds
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Planning Board Vice-Chairman to visit Idukki on Nov. 30
The Vice-Chairman and his team will visit the district to discuss ideas, recommendations, and problem-solving strategies related to the hilly region’s development
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How Berlin's Arab queers are building their community
As the co-founder of the ADIRA Drag Festival, Lebanese performance artist, drag performer, DJ and cultural organizer Hassandra has become an essential part of Berlin's queer artistic landscape.
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‘Following situation’: MEA on protests by garment workers in Bangladesh
The garment workers are holding protests over their demand for higher pay, prompting authorities to deploy additional paramilitary forces after reports surfaced of vandalism and violence
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17-year-old Rudresh from Thiruvananthapuram donates organs, offering six people a new lease of life
Following the consent given by the family, Rudresh’s both kidneys, pancreas, liver, both corneas, and the abdominal fascia and vessels were harvested
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Vadhavan port project faces continued resistance from Palghar villagers
Opposition parties have joined villagers in Palghar who say the ₹76,220-crore Vadhavan port will take their sea, their farms and their futures
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Extension of MEMU to Ernakulam raises concerns among Kottayam-Kollam commuters
Under the revised arrangement, the 66315 MEMU, which currently leaves Kottayam for Kollam at 5.40 p.m, will instead originate from Ernakulam at 5.25 p.m. and reach Kottayam at 6.45 p.m.
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ED attaches ₹510-crore assets, including two chartered planes, in Reliance Anil Ambani Group cases
The Enforcement Directorate alleges the group siphoned off public funds from banks and financial institutions; it has so far arrested 10 people and filed six prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
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Bursting of firecrackers permitted only for two hours in Tamil Nadu on Deepavali
The TNPCB urges members of the public to burst firecrackers only between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Deepavali
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TDP alliance sweeps all 12 ULBs across three Rayalaseema districts
Chittoor, Annamayya and Sri Sathya Sai districts together account for 12 municipalities; in Kuppam, arguments between TDP and YSRCP cadres over alleged irregularities in three wards briefly created tension, but police intervened before the situation escalated
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Differences among factions lead to delay in sugarcane farmers meeting
Some farmers say that a handful of their brethren cannot decide the fate of all of them
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Cyclone Murasu leaves trail of destruction in Prakasam district; no casualties reported
Severe winds and heavy rainfall uproot hundreds of trees, damage electricity poles and disrupt mobile networks, while several livestock were reported dead; officials shift people to relief shelters, including 137 pregnant women
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Andhra Pradesh effectively dealt with back-to-back cyclones, says CM Naidu
Path of Cyclone Murasu monitored through AI-powered AWARE 2.0 system and decision taken on a real-time basis, says Naidu, adding that forecasts on wind speed, rainfall, flood and water management were 90% accurate
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