Sunday, August 19, 2018

Food supplies, restoration of vital services discussed in NCMC meeting

The meeting reviewed various measures to restore power lines, petrol pumps, LPG, health facilities, and to provide necessary medicines, food and fodder etc with full support from the concerned central ministries.
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, just weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people, the
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Water level receding at Bhadrachalam

Flood warning stays throughout the course of river Godavari in both Telugu States
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Breath analysers err on readings

Following complaints from miffed drivers, police top brass fix the device with additional feature
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Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes close to Fiji, no damage expected

A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it was not expected to cause a
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‘Expect water release forsingle crop regions soon’

Detailed assessment of water situation in dams sent to CM: Minister
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How chai arrived in India 170 years ago

It all began with a Scottish mandarin who smuggled a tea plant from China in 1848

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Vajpayee’s ashes immersed in the Ganges at Har ki Pairi

Top leaders including UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present
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Asian Games 2018: India's medal tally

The list of India’s medal winners at the Jakarta and Palembang games

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Flood situation grim in southwest parts Thrissur district

The 42 villages in and around kole fields and on the banks of Canolly canal and Herbert canal are inundated as Krivannur River diverted its direction near the Arattupuzha Temple and Ettumuna areas.
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Check: List of persons in Chengannur relief camps as of August 19

Here is a full list of persons who have been rescued in Chengannur and are in relief camps as of 12.00 p.m. on August 19, 2018.
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Check dams will be constructed at ₹1,000 crore in three years: Edappadi

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said in Erode on Sunday that check dams will be constructed across the State over a three year period at a co
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Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet

16 will be ministers while five others will advisers to Pakistan’s new PM
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Kodagu: Rescue operations continue amid continuing rain

Reports of suffering and misery continued to emerge out of rain-ravaged Kodagu on Sunday while rescue teams remained pressed into service to assist p
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Red alert lifted across Kerala; Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Alappuzha to remain alert

These conditions are expected to continue for the next 48 hours, but a marginal reduction in rainfall activity can be anticipated.
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Food supplies, restoration of vital services discussed in NCMC meeting

The meeting reviewed various measures to restore power lines, petrol pumps, LPG, health facilities, and to provide necessary medicines, food and fodder etc with full support from the concerned central ministries.
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, just weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people, the
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Water level receding at Bhadrachalam

Flood warning stays throughout the course of river Godavari in both Telugu States
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Breath analysers err on readings

Following complaints from miffed drivers, police top brass fix the device with additional feature
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Dabholkar murder: Pune court remands key suspect to CBI custody till August 26

Sachin Andure’s name first cropped up during the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad’s (ATS) interrogation of Sharad Kalaskar
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Flood situation grim in southwest parts Thrissur district

The 42 villages in and around kole fields and on the banks of Canolly canal and Herbert canal are inundated as Krivannur River diverted its direction near the Arattupuzha Temple and Ettumuna areas.
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Mitchell Johnson retires from all cricket

Johnson retired from internationals in 2015 but remained a useful bowler in Twenty20 competitions

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Check: List of persons in Chengannur relief camps as of August 19

Here is a full list of persons who have been rescued in Chengannur and are in relief camps as of 12.00 p.m. on August 19, 2018.
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Check dams will be constructed at ₹1,000 crore in three years: Edappadi

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami said in Erode on Sunday that check dams will be constructed across the State over a three year period at a co
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Asian Games 2018: Sushil Kumar suffers shock defeat in wrestling

In a major upset, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was stunned by Bahrain’s Adam Batirov in the 74 kg category, as the Indian wrestling team’

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Asian Games 2018: Ravi Kumar, Apurvi Chandela win mixed air rifle bronze

India wins first medal at the 2018 Asian Games

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Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet

16 will be ministers while five others will advisers to Pakistan’s new PM
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Kodagu: Rescue operations continue amid continuing rain

Reports of suffering and misery continued to emerge out of rain-ravaged Kodagu on Sunday while rescue teams remained pressed into service to assist p
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Like grandmas make it

Suganya Selvaraj is taken aback by the response her simple home-made podis have received in just a year

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Coimbatore for Kerala

In the wake of the Kerala floods, many organisations and individuals in the city are collecting relief material to be sent to the affected areas

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Red alert lifted across Kerala; Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Alappuzha to remain alert

These conditions are expected to continue for the next 48 hours, but a marginal reduction in rainfall activity can be anticipated.
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Food supplies, restoration of vital services discussed in NCMC meeting

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Lombok island

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, just weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people, the
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Water level receding at Bhadrachalam

Flood warning stays throughout the course of river Godavari in both Telugu States
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Breath analysers err on readings

Following complaints from miffed drivers, police top brass fix the device with additional feature
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Magnitude 8.2 quake strikes close to Fiji, no damage expected

A massive quake of magnitude 8.2 struck in the Pacific Ocean close to Fiji and Tonga on Sunday but it was so deep that it was not expected to cause a
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‘Expect water release forsingle crop regions soon’

Detailed assessment of water situation in dams sent to CM: Minister
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Nine lorry-loads of relief materials sent to Kerala

As part of the ongoing efforts to send relief materials to flood-affected Kerala, nine lorries carrying essential commodities worth ₹ 75.88 lakh were
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More houses flooded as discharge into River Cauvery goes up

People have been asked to move to relief camps
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Bridge across Tiruchi’s Coleroon river collapses

The 90-year-old bridge across the Coleroon River in Tiruchi collapsed during the early hours on Sunday.It had developed a crack on the 18th pier a fe
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Kerala floods updates: Rescue efforts stepped up in Chengannur, Kuttanad and parts of Thrissur

Rescue workers from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Surat pitch in
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Free ration for flood-hit in Wayanad

District incurs an estimated loss of ₹100 crore in calamities
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Malappuram limping back to normalcy

People advised not to return home on their own
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Odisha sends rescue team to Kerala

The Odisha government on Saturday sent a special team of fire service personnel armed with adequate modern equipment to assist in the rescue and reli
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Sibal attacks BJP over ‘spurt in street violence’

Says incidents will stop once coalition govt. comes to power
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Scrapped currency notes seized in Surat

Surat police in Gujarat on Saturday arrested three persons in possession of scrapped currency notes worth Rs 3.36 crore, almost 20 months after the
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Helpline at GH for better coordination of medical aid

Facility available round-the-clock; receives over 200 calls till Saturday evening
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Sack another Minister, RJD tells Nitish

Calls for resignation of another minister over involvement
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Social media plays crucial role in getting aid to camps

Encouraging response to Collector’s Facebook appeal
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Kerala floods: State governments pitch in

As Kerala is facing the worst floods of the century, States are lending an helping hand.Here are the details. AmountOthersCentral government aid₹600 c
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A turf war over missing idols

The hunt for missing idols and figurines from temples has, over the last few months, turned into a bitter clash between two arms of the government – the Idol Wing of the Crime Branch CID and the HR&CE Department. The arrest of senior HR&CE officials has brought matters to a head. Charges of ‘bullying’ and rebuttals of ‘zero bias’ are flying thick and fast.
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Gang arrested for targeting houses of senior citizens

Police recover 750 g of gold valuables from gang members
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Three held for killing 26-year-old in April

Victim saw them stealing scrap, threatened to tell yard owner
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First consignment of cage farmed fish species flagged off

Orange spotted grouper, Indian pompano in great demand in West Bengal
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Work to dismantle Delisle bridge starts

Preliminary work to dismantle the Delisle road overbridge (ROB) in Lower Parel started on Saturday. Western Railway (WR) had finalised a contractor on
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Gymkhanas get reminders as lease terms expire

Those failing to respond may have to surrender land
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Haryana businessman duped of ₹21.5 lakh

A conman promised a seat for his son in a Bengaluru medical college
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IPPBs to make banking services more accessible

9 India Post Payments Banks to come up in Kurnool Postal Division
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Maharashtra extends ₹20 cr. to flood-hit Kerala

MPs, MLAs and corporators from State to donate one month’s salary towards relief operations
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Industry steps up efforts

The Indian industry on Saturday announced fresh measures to provide assistance to the rescue and rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit Kerala. The Confe
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V.S. Naipaul — The style was the man himself

Hat tilted rakishly, Naipaul looked at the monument and said, ‘It’s all wrong’

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Even if you can’t give people a full meal, you can give them the right to humiliate others: Arvind Rajagopal

The NYU professor and award-winning author on the role of the media and how it shaped the rise of the right wing

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Man-made marvels

Water engineering skills of the Qutb Shahi era are evident from the spiderweb of aqueducts, pipes and wells at the Golconda fort

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The Sunday Crossword No. 3009

Across 1 Conservative in frivolous manoeuvre (6)4 Revolutionary objections, given life, becoming persistent (8)9 Great cricketer getting on a bit, wil

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Kiwi

Both vulnerable, West deals

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How chai arrived in India 170 years ago

It all began with a Scottish mandarin who smuggled a tea plant from China in 1848

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Why the house of the future could be a truck chassis

Compact buildings are being experimented with the world over, but India is not listening

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Sunday quiz: On William Shakespeare

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact: William Shakespeare

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The moment’s gone

Take photos as if you have only 36 frames

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They made saris for Devdas but Yeola’s weavers now want to move on

This small town in Maharashtra has a 200-year-old tradition of Paithani sari weaving

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Off Track

Mobility before and after colonisation

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We understand that players are playing for their careers, says Bangar

The assistant coach said India have had very challenging batting conditions in the last five Tests

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A huge challenge, says Grame Hick

Australia-A coach feels his team has a lot to play for

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Mihir Hirwani makes his mark

Talented leg-spinner steps out of his famous father Narendra’s shadow

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India Green starts pursuit in right earnest

Hirwani and Ashutosh boost India Red’s total with a good lower-order stand

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Kane finally breaks his August curse

Moura and Trippier also score as Tottenham beats Fulham

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Indian batting comes good as Kohli, Rahane take charge

Visitors survive early Woakes’ jolt with the skipper showing the way; England bowlers made to work hard

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Asking strict parents to stay away!

Teenage shooter Manu Bhaker said she’s told her parents not to accompany her to tournaments abroad as she struggles to adapt to life as one of India’s

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CHA sr. div. league from Aug. 20

The Chennai Hockey Association (CHA) senior division league championship is back after a two-year hiatus. The league will be held at the SDAT-Mayor Ra

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Hong Kong and Malaysia will challenge us: Harinder

Harinder Pal Sandhu, in a chat with The Hindu here on Saturday, said the Indian squash contingent is positive about its medal chances in the Asian Gam

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Gopi could bring in Japan’s multiple-team system in India

The Indians may be worried about the threat posed by the Japanese, who now appear to have taken over from the Chinese, but Chief Coach P. Gopi Chand f

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Women’s hockey team seeks revival

Captain Rani determined to do well in the tournament after a disappointing WC

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Asian Games 2018: Indian in action on August 19, 2018

India opens their campaign in badminton, hockey, kabaddi and other sporting activities.

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Wind a worry for Sindhu

‘Indonesia is not my favourite venue,” says the ace shuttler

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Asian Games 2018: Continental extravaganza off to a colourful start

Susi Susanti lit the cauldron which marked the opening of the Games amid the trademark fireworks.

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Phelps reveals battle with depression

‘This is something that’s going to continue to happen in my life’

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Comfortable win for Raghul

Arjun clinches a thriller in Indian Touring Cars Class

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Prajnesh in no hurry

The 28-year-old is finally delivering after a promising start more than a decade ago

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Dance Oh Dance wins Agostini Plate

Laxman Singh trained Dance Oh Dance ridden by Kuldeep Singh won the Agostini Plate, the feature event of the races here on Saturday (August 18). The w

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Megh, Sharanya emerge winners

CHENNAI: Megh Patel of Gujarat and Maharashtra’s Sharanya Gaware clinched the boys and girls’ singles titles in the adidas-MCC junior National tennis

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Purav loses doubles quarterfinals

Vancouver: Third seed Purav Raja, in partnership with Austin Krajicek of the USA lot 4-6, 7-6(5), [10-4] to Marc Polmans and Max Purcell of Australia

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Live | Indonesian President declares open the Asian Games 2018

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sent a contingent of 570 athletes to participate in the Asian Games.

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Loire and La Magnifique shine

Loire and La Magnifique shone when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning (August 18).Sand track:600m: Polyneices (Zeeshan) 41. Easy. Aur

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Forest Fairy for Panchshil Million

Pune: Trainer Bezan Chenoy’s ward Forest Fairy, who is in good shape as evidenced by her mock race and morning trials, should score over her rivals in

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Star Superior, Summer Palace, Gypsy, Tea Wid Me, Sea King and Decisive impress

Star Superior, Summer Palace, Gypsy, Tea Wid Me, Sea King and Decisive impressed when the horses were exercised here on Saturday morning(August 18).O

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