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VHP leader Pravin Togadia’s associate offers Rs 2 lakh reward for thrashing Salman Khan

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The Agra unit chief of former Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s international president Pravin Togadia’s new organisation Hindu Hi Aage, Govind Parashar on Thursday declared a reward of Rs two lakh for anyone who thrashes Bollywood actor Salman Khan in public. He accused Khan of hurting Hindu sentiments by naming a movie made by his production house as Loveratri, which he alleged, was deliberately scheduled for release during the Hindu festival Navratri. Parashar and other activists of the organisation reached Bhagwan Talkies crossing on Thursday and burnt posters of Salman Khan’s movies.…

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As water crisis worsens tourists asked to stay away from shimla

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Tourists have been asked to stay away from Shimla until the hill station tides over its debilitating water crisis. The appeal, sent out by residents and environmentalists through the social media, comes amid road-rokos and clashes between police and residents in the otherwise peaceful town as its water resources are stretched to the limit. The Himachal high court has also tried to address the situation through a temporary ban on construction activities and washing of cars, besides a directive against according preferential treatment to VIPs such as ministers, bureaucrats and…

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54 killed in thunderstorms across Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, MP 

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Storms and lightning across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bengal killed at least 54 people in the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday, taking the toll from freak weather this month to around 290. Two people died in Bengal’s Malda district during heavy rain and thundershower on Monday night. Anima Ghosh, 40, died in the Englishbazar area when a big tree fell on the three-wheeler in which she was returning home from work. In another incident, Anup Saha, 35, died in the Rathbari area when part of…

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Patient’s time of death to decide private hospital bills: Delhi Govt

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Partial waiver of bills if patient dies in a day of being admitted to Delhi private hospital The Delhi government on Monday issued a draft policy with sweeping changes in charges levied by private hospitals in the city, including a controversial provision for a partial bill waiver if a patient dies within a day of being taken to a hospital emergency. Under the draft policy, which will be open for suggestions from the public for a month, if a patient dies within six hours of being taken to a hospital…

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Delhi-Meerut Expressway that Modi ‘Dedicated’ to the Nation is 69% Incomplete

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Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow to inaugurate a mere 8.3-km stretch of the 82-km highway. Given the elaborately choreographed roadshow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ put on for the benefit of television to inaugurate phase 1 of the much-awaited Delhi-Meerut expressway one could be forgiven for thinking the wait for a quick drive between the two cities is finally over. In reality, however, nearly 90% of the 82-kilometre project is yet to be made operational. It emerges that Modi only inaugurated phase 1 (worth Rs 841 crore) of the Rs 7,500 crore…

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Petrol & Diesel prices touch new high, upward trend continues for 16th straight day

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Petrol being sold at Rs 78.43 per litre in Delhi and Rs 86.24 per litre in Mumbai. The cost of diesel per litre has also been increased to Rs 69.31 per litre in Delhi and Rs 73.79 a litre in Mumbai. Fuel prices continue to touch another peak for the 16th consecutive day, with petrol being sold at Rs 78.43 per litre in Delhi and Rs 86.24 per litre in Mumbai. The cost of diesel per litre has also been increased to Rs 69.31 per litre in Delhi and Rs…

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Govt can cut petrol prices by up to Rs 25 a litre, but will not: P Chidambaram

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Congress leader and former union finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the fuel price hike and claimed that petrol prices can be reduced by Rs 25 per litre, but the government is not doing it. “It is possible to cut up to Rs 25 per litre, but the government will not. They will cheat the people by cutting price by Re 1 or Rs 2 per litre of petrol,” Chidambaran said in a tweet. Across the four metropolitan cities, prices rose around 30 paise on Tuesday.…

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Fuel prices soar for 10th straight day, govt seeks long-term solution

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Wednesday marked the 10th day in a row that fuel prices rose, to Rs 77.17 a litre of petrol and Rs 68.34 a litre of diesel in the capital, but law and information technology (IT) minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a long-term solution is being worked out to address the price volatility. After a 19-day hiatus in the run-up to the Karnataka polls, the price of petrol has increased by Rs 2.54 in the last 10 days, and that of diesel by Rs 2.41. Consumers and opposition parties have been…

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One dead, 3 Injured in fresh violence in Tuticorin

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A man was killed in fresh police firing on anti-Sterlite plant agitators on Wednesday, while some others were injured in clashes with security personnel in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin town, a day after ten people were killed in police firing in the town. Locals have been agitating for over 100 days demanding the closure of Vedanta Group’s Sterlite copper plant over pollution concerns. Opposition parties slammed the government and criticised the use of force against the protesters. The Madurai bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the expansion of Sterlite’s…

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