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Police bid a tearful adieu to their 'Raja'

The tracker dog had won several medals, says SP




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Safety apparatus goes for a toss at LG Polymers

‘Reasons for the accident yet to be ascertained’




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Vidya Nagar in Tirupati madered zone

A control room is set up at the village secretariat




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Close down LG Polymers: Naidu

‘Jagan has reacted so casually to the gas leak tragedy’




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New cases fall to single digit in Kurnool

27 persons discharged in the district




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Another case emerges in Vizianagaram district

Migrant labourer, who returned from Vijayawada, tests positive




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Migrant workers engaged for Polavaram project stage protest

‘Steps are being taken to send them home’




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Gas leak victims yet to come out of shock

More lives could have been saved had LG Polymers management sounded siren in time, they say




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Gas leak: there is no further danger, says NDRF

‘Styrene vapour emissions have dropped considerably; may take up to 48 hours to declare it a safe zone’




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Isolated heavy rain likely over N. Andhra

Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over north-coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on May 10, the IMD said, adding that thunderstorms accompanied




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Clamour at inter-district border continues

Gas leak rumour makes residents panic




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Explore option of relocating hazardous industries in Vizag, CM tells officials

‘Identify factories using poisonous gases and come up with a comprehensive report’




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HRF seeks criminal case against LG Polymers

Firm operating in violation of environmental norms, say leaders




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Govt. will take up safety audit of 86 industries, says Mekapati

‘It may take up to 48 hours to neutralise styrene vapours’




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Kanna seeks judicial probe into gas leak incident

It is a case of human error, says BJP State president




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Gas leak: toll mounts to 12

‘306 victims undergoing treatment in KGH recovering’




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Central team enquires about frontline workers who contracted COVID-19

It also seeks details of paid quarantine facilities and death rate




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Vizag gas leak: unions blame officials for not taking timely action

Vapour began leaking after midnight but help came only at dawn, they allege




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VSP fire personnel play key role in containing gas leak

They also helped evacuate people from the affected area




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Panic at midnight: residents flee area fearing second leak

Will take action against those spreading rumours, say police




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SCR orders probe into railway accident

Goods train runs over people sleeping on the tracks killing 16 and injuring one




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Who said Hyderabad is locked down?

Traffic back to almost normal, lockdown slackened




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HC suspends decision to surrender medical PG diploma courses

This is not the way to treat govt. doctors, observes bench




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Odisha to expedite chariot construction for Rath Yatra

The Home Ministry had on Thursday allowed chariot construction with a condition that no religious congregation should take place around the Ratha Khala.




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Coronavirus | Lockdown chokes Maharashtra’s economic lifeline

The industrial hub faces a massive shortfall in revenues amid growing cost of combating the pandemic




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Coronavirus | Maharashtra adds 1,089 new cases; Mumbai’s death toll stands at 462

Of the 1,089 new cases, Mumbai accounted for 748, with a cumulative tally of 12,142. With 75 new cases, Pune district’s tally has risen to 2,537.




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Migrant workers | Maharashtra train accident victims were battling hunger

The previous night, they had called up relatives in Madhya Pradesh to say they were in a helpless state




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Coronavirus | Indore remains worst hit in Madhya Pradesh with 3 more deaths

Bhopal, by comparison, has so far reported 679 cases and 24 deaths, with 354 patients, or more than half of those infected, having recovered.




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Coronavirus | 390 new cases, 24 deaths in Gujarat; clashes in Ahmedabad

Two prominent medical experts — AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleriya and Dr. Manish Suneja — flew into Ahmedabad on Friday following instructions from the Home Minister to guide local doctors




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Coronavirus | 87 fresh cases, 1 death in Punjab

Major chunk of cases reported from Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran districts




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Coronavirus | Odisha records 52 cases, highest single-day spike

43 cases from Ganjam district; State’s total mounts to 271




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Bihar government to do random testing of migrants on arrival

TrueNat machines will be used for the first time in the State for virus screening




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Coronavirus lockdown | With no work or food, workers brave the long march home from Uttar Pradesh

"We don’t want anything from the government. We just want to be dropped home," says a migrant worker from Chhattisgarh.




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AMU academic session from Aug.

1,300 students of the varsity leave for home by special train




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Take back changes in labour laws: Priyanka

‘U.P. government crushing their rights’




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APMC market to shut down for a week

The Agriculture Produces Market Committee (APMC) in Navi Mumbai on Friday decided to shut all five markets — vegetables, fruits, masala, grain and oni




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PMC Bank fraud case: Rakesh Wadhawan denied interim bail

HDIL promoter is lodged in Arthur Road Central Jail




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PNB scam: HC rejects bail plea of accused who tested positive for COVID-19

Court says Hemant Bhatt needs to be treated at a govt. hospital




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SC stays Orissa HC order on testing migrants

The Centre said it feared that the order may have a “cascading effect” on migrants of other States as well




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Teltumbde in judicial custody till May 22

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday extended the judicial custody of academician Dr. Anand Teltumbde, arrested on April 14 i




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Air India employees move HC over pay cut

They say it violates Centre’s directive




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IndiGo helps 227 Kenyans go home

Airline brings them to Mumbai airport




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Former J&K Minister’s detention extended by 3 months

With a view to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order, Naeem Akhtar detention is being extended, an order said.




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Coronavirus | 30 more test positive in J&K, cases mount to 823

Bandipora tops the list with 134 cases, followed by Srinagar at 129




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Crime Branch busts cigarette, tobacco smuggling racket

Material brought illegally in vehicles that had permission to carry fruits and vegetables




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No fees for medical screening, Maharashtra tells HC

Court wants decision on levying costs for transport of migrant workers




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Coronavirus | Nine deaths, 130 cases reported in Bengal

This has been the highest spike in the number of cases in the State in a single day, taking the number of cases to 1,678




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First special train with migrant workers leaves from Mumbai’s LTT

All 1,111 passengers underwent thermal screening at the station before departing for Basti in U.P.




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Army will not be called into Mumbai, assures Uddhav Thackeray

In his address, CM says lockdown cannot go on forever




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International experts to be consulted on Styrene gas leak at Visakhapatnam

The NCMC chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met on Friday to review the situation arising out of the gas leak