Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Resource mobilisation on

Reconstruction in 50 flood-hit grama panchayats
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Bridge collapses in Kolkata, CJI recommends successor, and other top stories of the day

Portion of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge collapsesA portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in southern Kolkata has collapsed, trapping several people and
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Floods: Opposition persists with demand for judicial probe

Deploys three former Water Resources Ministers to strengthen stand
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Rains dash hopes of coffee farmers

Plantations destroyed, plants affected by diseases
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Land acquisition for Calicut airport runs into rough weather

AAI Chairman’s meeting with CM postponed indefinitely after the floods
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Devise scientific formula for compensation: HC

Says flood victims should not be left to the mercy of officials
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Kuttanad is all drenched, yet parched

Floods cause extensive damage to RO plants and pipelines in region
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Flood relief yet to reach some tribal areas: Adivasi Gothra Mahasabha

Flood relief work discriminates against tribespeople, says Geethanandan
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‘Secure release of fishermen arrested in Iran’

Family members urge district administration to take up the issue with the government
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Resource mobilisation on

Reconstruction in 50 flood-hit grama panchayats
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Sir Cecil, Mauritania, Desperado, New Moon, Ultimate Magic and Dancing Dragon excel

BENGALURU: Sir Cecil, Mauritania, Desperado, New Moon, Ultimate Magic and Dancing Dragon excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morn

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Regal Music for H.H. Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy

Regal Music, who is in fine fettle is expected to score in the H.H. Sri Chamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy (1,200m), the feature event of the races t

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Back from the brink

Forty-five years ago, workers at Triumph’s factory in Meriden began a spirited battle for their motorcycles and staged a near-impossible victory

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Family first

Does the Marazzo, Mahindra’s all-new 7-seat MPV, have the jaws to bite into the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and Toyota Innova Crysta’s success stories?

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Crossing the Rubicon

We test out the iconic new 4x4 in its natural habitat — the gruelling Rubicon trail

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Live updates | Portion of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge collapses; many feared trapped

A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in Kolkata collapsed on September 4, a police source says. Several people have been feared trapped, the sour
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One dead, two injured in gas leak at Samsung chip plant

One worker was killed and two were injured when carbon dioxide leaked at a Samsung Electronics chip plant on Tuesday, the South Korean company said.
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The new curiosity shop

The Seeragam Native Store is as much about shopping as it is about lively dialogues on sustainability
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A crash course for the 5K

For those who are still mulling over whether or not to enter for the Coimbatore Marathon 2018, here’s a quick look at how to get started
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BJP MLA lands in trouble for allegedly promising to kidnap girls

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ram Kadam from Mumbai’s Ghatkopar constituency landed in a controversy on Monday night after he reportedly p
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Kerala floods: government cancels all State-sponsored festivals

Kerala government has issued orders cancelling all State-sponsored festivals against the backdrop of the unprecedented floods of the last fortnight.
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Lois Sofia, arrested for calling BJP govt. ‘fascist’, gets bail

The research scholar from Canada and BJP State president Tamilisai Soundararajan involved in an argument at the Thoothukudi airport on Monday
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Retired sub-inspector beaten to death in Allahabad

In a shocking case, a retired police sub-inspector in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district was beaten to death in broad daylight on Monday. The incide
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DealBook Briefing: Big Tech May Need to Swallow Its Political Pride


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The new curiosity shop

The Seeragam Native Store is as much about shopping as it is about lively dialogues on sustainability

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A crash course for the 5K

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Wall Street May No Longer Be Able to Shrug Off Trump’s Trade Wars


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The Government’s New Strategy to Crack Down on ‘Spoofing’


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The unrelenting bibliophile

Retired IAS officer S Parthasarathy’s home is a treasure trove for book lovers

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Patterns in the sky

Deep-sky astrophotographer Satish Ponnala on what it takes to get crisp images of distant stars, galaxies and nebulae

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ISSF World Championship: Om Prakash Mitharwal strikes gold in 50m pistol event

Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu fail to qualify for final in 10m air pistol event

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Trump says Sessions’ DOJ has placed GOP in midterm jeopardy

“The United States is not some banana republic with a two-tiered system of justice one for the majority party and one for the minority party,” Mr. Sasse said in a statement.
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Malegaon blasts case: SC refuses Purohit’s plea for probe into his ‘illegal detention’

The Lieutenant Colonel cites former bureaucrat’s book to claim that he was framed during the UPA-II rule.
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Class XI student shot dead outside school in UP

A class XI student was shot dead by unidentified miscreants outside his school in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district Tuesday, police said. The deceased
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Army team inspects damaged regulator at Mukkombu

A portion of the regulator across the Coleroon river at Mukkombu (Upper Anicut) was washed away on August 22.
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Mirchpur caste violence: Village tense as convicts are on the run

Dalit families flee village fearing backlash
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Is Kochi’s Watasale store the future of retail?

The Watasale store in Kochi is an experiment in cashier-less shopping
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Resourceful replication

Those who are entrepreneurs, and those who want to be entrepreneurs, tend to fancy themselves as being good with ideas. And for them it usually means

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Pickle for the homesick Indian: how courier companies pack for abroad

These courier companies pack and send freshly made masala powders, mango pickle and even pulikkachal to Indians in the US, Europe, Australia and Middle East

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SC declines urgent hearing against NGT order allowing access to Sterlite plant

The state government had on August 14 moved the apex court against the National Green Tribunal’s order allowing Vedanta group access to the administrative unit inside its closed copper plant
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Two CRPF jawans injured in grenade attack in Baramulla

Search operation launched to nab attackers
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Duterte voids amnesty of critical senator, orders his arrest

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has voided an amnesty given to a former rebel military officer and ordered the arrest of the man who as a senat
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Ateli enters history on a freight train

The small town in Haryana marked the inauguration of the first stretch of the 3,360-km-long Dedicated Freight Corridor, touted as one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the country
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Bhushan Steel ex-promoter Neeraj Singal to remain out on interim bail

Supreme Court transfers case to itself
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CJI Dipak Misra recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi as successor

Justice Gogoi will be sworn in as the next CJI on October 3.
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Two convicted in the 2007 Hyderabad twin blast case

The quantum of punishment will be announced on Monday.
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Minor lynched for attempting theft in North West Delhi

A 16-year-old boy was lynched by locals of North West Delhi's Mukundpur area in the early hours of Tuesday for allegedly attempting theft at a house i
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Fuel prices touch new high on low INR

Petrol now costs ₹86.72 a litre in Mumbai
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IAF’s MiG-27 crashes in Jodhpur, pilot ejects safely

A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in an open area Deolia Kalan village in Jodhpur on Tuesday morning. The pilot of the a
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Japan issues evacuation advisories as typhoon Jebi approaches

The storm was bearing down on western Japan and set to make landfall on Shikoku, the smallest main island, before raking across the western part of the largest main island, Honshu, and Osaka, the nation's second-largest city, later on Tuesday.
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Tropical Storm Gordon brings hurricane warning to Gulf Coast

A hurricane warning was put into effect for the area stretching from the mouth of the Pearl River in Mississippi to the Alabama-Florida border.
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Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies: Taliban

Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, relinquished operational leadership of the group some years ago to his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, now deputy leader of the Afghan Taliban.
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One year on, work on SWD in HSR Layout yet to be completed

Repeated complaints to officials and online complaints on the BBMP app have not yielded results
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Federer knocked out of U.S. Open, FOCAC Beijing summit, and other news in pictures

10.30 amUnseeded Millman sends Federer crashing out of U.S. OpenRoger Federer made a shock exit from the U.S. Open on Monday after the five-times cham
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Trump warns Syria not to ‘recklessly attack’ Idlib province

A source has told Reuters that Mr. Assad is preparing a phased offensive to regain Idlib.
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Industrial waste contamination plagues groundwater in Peenya

Of the samples tested, 40% were acidic while almost all were above permissible limits for hardness
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Farmers organise protest rally

Demands included implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan report recommendations
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A.P. government ‘strengthens’ structure across Palar tributary

Official says it is about five feet high and could be for providing water to animals
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Aurora Prize laureate Aung to donate $1 million award money to help Rohingya refugees

MSF, UK, will receive USD 400,000, while MERCY Malaysia and the ICMC USD 300,000 each. This initiative will benefit around 3,75,000 Rohingya refugees, a media release said.
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DGP inaugurates fuel station

‘Income from it will be used for the welfare of former policemen and their families’
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Solar panels installed in NLCIL buildings

The company aims to produce 4,251 megawatts of power through solar and wind energy
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A sweet gesture to Kerala victims

Vendor donates proceeds from sales of ₹6 lakh to relief fund
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Three killed as car ploughs into crowd

TIRUCHIA speeding car, driven by a Public Works Department engineer, ploughed into a group of construction labourers waiting at a bus stop near Sirug
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HSL eyes submarine repair contract from Indian Navy

We are well equipped to take up the job, says CMD
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Amaravati bonds a burden on AP: Vundavalli

Huge amounts paid towards brokerage, alleges former MP
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Farmer complains of pollution

G. Shanmugam, a farmer from Appanaickenpalayam, on Monday petitioned District Collector seeking action against an industrial unit which is allegedly
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Residents in dark without street lights

Power line snapped on Sangaralinganar Road-Tagore Road due to pipeline laying work
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Firefighters rescue kitten from borewell

The Fire and Rescue Services personnel in Coimbatore turned saviours for a stray kitten that fell into a borewell on Monday. Firemen from Coimbatore S
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Tourism in MTR divides tribals

Forest dept. wants to set up eco development committees
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Woman, about to get married to AIADMK MLA, goes missing

Marriage to MLA was set for Sept. 12
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More funds sought for sports promotion

Sports Authority of Telangana State chairman A. Venkateshwar Reddy submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao seeking enhancement
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Gaur strays into Udhagamandalam town

An aged gaur strayed into the heart of Udhagamandalam town and fell asleep behind a row of shops along the busy Commercial Road on Monday morning.For
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NDC calls for protection of kurinji habitats

‘Mushrooming of resorts and buildings is a serious threat’
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Bus operators’ charity drive gets good response from commuters

500 private buses in district participate in fund mobilisation drive
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7 booked for breaching Governor’s security

The traffic police have booked seven people on charges of rash driving as they tried to overtake the convoy of Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday n
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This Janmashtami, ISKCON will distribute nearly a lakh laddoos at their centres for free

Janmashtami is the time when one thinks of ISKCON, not just for the devotees who arrive for a darshan of Lord Krishna, but also for the community ser

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Seeking the Lord

Many propitiate and worship God for various reasons and Krishna classifies these seekers broadly as those in distress, those who desire material wealt

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Hard Lessons (Thanks, Amazon) Breathe New Life Into Retail Stores


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WPP Advertising Agency Names Mark Read as Chief Executive


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Open Warfare Erupts Between NBC News and Ronan Farrow


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Amazon Sets Its Sights on the $88 Billion Online Ad Market


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Argentina Takes Emergency Steps to Shore Up Peso


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Roger Federer loses to unseeded John Millman, crashes out of US Open

The five-time U.S. Open champion, had lost before the quarterfinals only once at the Open in the past 14 years.

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Asian Games gold will change perceptions about bridge, feel the champions

The Asian Games gold medal in bridge will certainly help in popularising the game in the country in a big way feel the two champions who produced the

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US Open: Nadal sets up a quarterfinal date with Thiem

del Potro and Isner also make the last eight; Serena survives Kanepi scare

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BCCI members dilly-dally on SC order

‘Associations interpreting Apex Court order in their own convenient way’

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Moving on, leaving an indelible mark

The man with the ‘Daddy hundreds’ dictated England’s Ashes fortunes

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Over-dependent on Kohli: Kapil

England played “better” even as India continued to over-depend on Virat Kohli. This observation from Kapil Dev put in perspective India’s loss to Eng

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Failure to seize opportunities — India’s weakness

Performing under pressure, being ruthless is what separates great teams from good ones

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Top Indians in the fray

Hong Kong fields one of the biggest squad

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Abhinav remains hopeful

It’s not often that an opener comes up with an innings of 81 in his last Test innings for India and then finds himself out in the cold. Abhinav Mukun

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Gill sets the pace

Says he played it safe as the terrain was treacherous

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Anjum Moudgil wins silver

Anjum Moudgil bagged the Olympic quota place in women’s air rifle in style, with a silver medal in the 52nd World shooting championship here on Monda

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We sent out a strong message: Sathiyan

We have sent a strong message to other countries and the win also brings up hopes of an Olympic medal

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Pink ball under the scanner

The conventional swing is less: Vasu

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Self-confidence has done wonders: Sharath Kamal

Veteran paddler says he has the drive to continue beyond Tokyo Olympics

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Bawane comes up with a resolute knock

His unbeaten 91 helps India-A take a narrow 31-run lead

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Dry pitch could assist spinners

India Blue meets India Red in the summit clash

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Star Superior justifies his favourite status

R. Narredu-trained Star Superior (Suraj Narredu up) won the Deccan Colts Championship Stakes, the star attraction of the races held here on Monday (

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