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Provide financial assistance to priests, barbers, says Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Saturday urged the State government to provide financial assistance to temple priests and caterers amon




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Private lab in Kolkata sealed for illegal COVID-19 tests

Government urges people to go only to approved centres.




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9,194 migrants return

As many as 9,194 migrants working in different districts and States have returned to the district after the government granted permission for the tran




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One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Puducherry

This takes the total number of active cases in the Union Territory to three




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Over 70 migrants jump quarantine centre in Bihar

They complain of poor facilities and lack of food




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COVID-19: Public art in Hyderabad to spread awareness

Md. Abdul Basith, with a team of 15 artists, spreads awareness on the lockdown through public art at various junctions in the city




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COVID-19 | Three more deaths, 43 fresh cases reported in AP

The State reported three more COVID-19 deaths and 43 fresh cases during the past 24 hours during which 8,388 samples were tested. The tally has reache




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Child killed by leopard near Bengaluru

A three-year-old boy was killed by a leopard near Bengaluru in the early hours of Saturday.The victim, C. Hemanth, was sleeping with his parents - Cha




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A.P. power sector employees oppose Centre’s proposed electricity Bill

The Andhra Pradesh Power Employees' Joint Action Committee (JAC) and APSEB Engineers' Association (APSEBEA) are opposing Centre’s proposed Electricit




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Putin marks Victory Day in virus-reduced ceremony

This year’s observance had been expected to be especially large because it is the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.




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‘Bois Locker room’ incident: Plea in Delhi High Court for SIT/CBI probe

“The entire issue needs to be investigated by the SIT or CBI as these students belong to high profile families and there is an apprehension that the investigation or enquiry conducted by the local police will be influenced and wrongdoers will never be arrested and punished,” the plea alleged




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AJL case: ED attaches assets worth over ₹16 crore

Agency probing alleged irregular re-allotment of Panchkula plot to firm in 2005




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Leakage of vapour from styrene monomer tank led to Visakhapatnam tragedy: LG

Three days after the accident at its plant in Visakhapatnam that claimed 12 lives and over 300 hospitalised, LG Polymers India on Saturday said their




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No entry for unregistered Keralites arriving at Talapady checkpost from today

The Kasaragod district administration has closed down the additional help desk opened to register Keralites, who reached Talapady check post at the




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Providing adequate ration to Rohingya refugees during COVID-19 lockdown: AAP govt to HC

The Bench was hearing a plea seeking immediate relief for the Rohingya families at settlements in Khajuri Khas in north east Delhi and Shram Vihar and Madanpur Khadar in south Delhi




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Visakhapatnam gas leak | Villagers stage protest in front of LG Polymers

Over 100 villagers carrying four dead bodies protested demanding the shifting of the company




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Coronavirus lockdown | HC closure of liquor shops is judicial overreach, TN tells SC

Curbs will lead to ‘grave’ revenue loss, says State govt. plea




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Delhi violence: CPI (M) leaders move HC for early hearing in plea to make public list of arrests

The main petition, which has sought that a list of those arrested be put up outside police control room and police stations in the district, should be updated on a case-by-case basis. It is listed for hearing on June 16




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Delhi govt issues 4.75 lakh e-tokens to buy liquor

Under the e-token system, customers are given specific time for purchasing alcohol so that there is no violation of social distancing norms by people queuing up outside liquor stores




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Plea seeks early hearing of Akhil Gogoi case

Eminent citizens file petition in Gauhati HC




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Woman ends life at AIIMS after her mother dies of cancer

She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, police said




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Sugarcane farmers in Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur area a worried lot

Non-availability of workers owing to the lockdown is causing delay in cutting the canes




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BJP ally demands Bharat Ratna for Bodoland movement spearhead

Upendranath Brahma remains an icon of leadership, sacrifice and unity, it says




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Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

The Chief Minister said an elaborate work plan should be formulated to make employment available to migrant labourers, and women self-help groups should be trained on a large scale




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Delhi HC declines to entertain plea to link metro card with address proof

The Bench disposed of the plea as no representation about the issue had been made to the DMRC before moving the court




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Coronavirus | ‘Confusion’ within central government in fight against COVID-19, says Congress

Maken also came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and asked it to be more transparent in reporting cases of the novel coronavirus.




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First-ever record of Indian gray wolf in Chamarajanagar district

Presence documented by Sanjay Gubbi of Nature Conservation Foundation and his team




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Coronavirus lockdown | Bengal arranging special trains to bring back 30,000 stranded people: Official

‘The stranded people are mostly migrant workers, patients and their attendants, students, pilgrims and tourists from West Bengal’




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Heart ferried by helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi for transplant

In the midst of the flurry of activity to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Kerala, the heart of a brain dead patient from Thiruvananthapuram was bro




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Tamil Nadu to further relax COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from Monday

Timings for shops and fuel outlets have been extended, and tea shops will be able to offer parcel services




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Drop proposal to amend Electricity Act: Ramadoss

Centre’s move took away the State’s rights, says the PMK founder




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NIA arrests narco-terrorist from Sirsa

Ranjit Singh was acting as a conduit for Pakistan-based groups to push drugs into India and the money generated was used for terror activities




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Coronavirus | Global death toll nears 275,000

More than 3,946,130 cases were registered in 195 countries and territories. Of these, at least 1,293,700 are now considered recovered.




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Helpline opened for gas leak victims

A helpline number has been opened by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), on the directions of the State Legal Services Authority, to provide




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Coronavirus | Police manual sets out guidelines to detect “fake news”

Asks officers to fact-check and refer to reliable sites to verify news reports




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Murder of two labourers triggers tension in Thoothukudi

Dispute over repayment of loan had led to the crime, say police




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U.K. plans 14-day compulsory quarantine for all airport arrivals

The new restriction, which means travellers including Britons arriving in the UK would have to self-isolate at a private residence or be fined up to £1,000 or be deported for flouting the rules, is expected to take effect at the end of this month




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Relief reaches Naga extremists

Civil society group hands out rations to NSCN(IM) members in Manipur




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Coronavirus lockdown | Evaluation for class 10, 12 board exams to be done at home by teachers

The pending board exams will be held from July 1 to 15.




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S.M. Street traders booked for violating lockdown norms

The Town police on Saturday booked Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti (KVVES) leader T. Nazirudheen and four other traders who tried to open shop




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Migrant workers return from Kerala

NAGAPATTINAM A group of migrants who had been working at a brick kiln at in Kizhakancherikavu in Kerala travelled to their hometown in Mayiladuthurai




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Mattu Gulla growers hope to make profits before season ends

With Udupi district coming under the green zone, prospects have brightened for the growers of Mattu Gulla, a brinjal enjoying Geographical Indication




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Patients test positive again

Three COVID-19 patients who had recovered have tested positive again after a gap of nearly three weeks in Chitradurga. P-751, P-752 and P-753 had reco




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‘Positive patients respond to treatment well’

ARIYALURAllaying fears on the spread of COVID 19 virus in the district, Collector D. Rathna said that almost all of the positive patients were respond




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Man murdered

TIRUCHIA man was murdered near the Fort police station here on Saturday.According to sources, Selvaraj, 55, of Kottakudi in Ariyalur district was alle




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New light on an astonishing political turn in India’s history

Book gives minute details of the five weeks that preceded the Maharashtra government formation.




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Unpaid, Metro’s migrant workers long to go home

Chennai Metro Rail Limited says it has been regularly paying the contractors and there are no dues from their end




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Man attempts to end life

PERAMBALUR A 23-year-old man attempted to self-immolate outside the Collectorate on Saturday morning after he could not contact his pregnant wife who




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‘Government’ responsible for tragedy in Aurangabad: Shiv Sena

The plight faced by migrant labourers was not restricted to Maharashtra but to the entire country, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said in an editorial




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Coronavirus | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the States and the problem of spitting in public places.