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Southern Railway refuses to share inquiry report of Perumon train tragedy

105 people had died in after several coaches of the Island Express fell into the Ashtamudi Lake in 1988




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Delhi’s air quality turns ‘severe’ for first time this season: CPCB

According to Central Pollution Control Board data, Delhi’s air quality reaches ‘severe’ levels with AQI of 418




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SKDRDP provides desks and benches worth ₹2.75 crore to 507 government primary schools in four districts of Karnataka

Rajya Sabha MP Veerendra Heggade urges parents to get their wards admitted to government schools as they now have better facilities




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Andhra Pradesh government deploys drones to detect ganja palnatations

State collaborates with NCB and Google to map and track cannabis plantations using satellite imagery technology




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Metro Rail services to be extended to Medchal and other parts of northern Hyderabad under Phase-III: Telangana CM




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Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan




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Karnataka bypolls: Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur constituencies witness overall turnout of 76.9% till 5 p.m.

A total of 45 candidates are in the fray in these byelections




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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says no proposal to ease night traffic ban through Bandipur

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had stated, in Wayanad in Kerala, that the government would take all possible measures to lift night traffic ban through Bandipur, which had riled wildlife conservationists in Karnataka




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Karnataka High Court dismisses Union Bank of India’s petition seeking transfer of Valmiki corporation case to CBI

‘Banking Regulations Act does not empower banks to seek transfer of probe into criminal cases registered by States to agency of its choice’




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Karnataka bypolls: A few residents of Savanur boycott polling in Shiggaon Assembly constituency

Some families at Dandinpet in Savanur boycotted the bypolls over not being given record of occupancy rights to them.




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KEA opposes fee reduction for recruitment examinations in Karnataka

Points out that the government does not provide any grant for conducting recruitment examinations




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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. Curated and written by Nalme Nachiyar.




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Illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port: Karnataka High Court suspends sentence and grants bail to MLA Satish Sail and five other convicts




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Union and State governments should set up Sanatana Board, demand seers




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Three youths go missing after coracle overturns in Sharavathi backwaters in Sagar taluk




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80.48% voter turnout recorded in Shiggaon

The polling for the byelection to Shiggaon Legislative Assembly Constituency in concluded peacefully with large number of voters turning up at 241 polling stations in the assembly segment to exercise their franchise on Wednesday




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Kannada has survived because of native speakers from North Karnataka: Horatti




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Karnataka to roll out e-khatas for all properties in GPs, ULBs to avoid fictitious transactions




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Siddhant Banthia sails past Siddharth Vishwakarma in ITF men’s tennis tournament

Siddhant Banthia broke serve dropping one point, and served out at love in the next game, to gain a stranglehold over the proceedings. He ran up a 5-1 lead in the second set before closing it out without any trouble




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Daylight assault on doctor inside Chennai hospital leaves medical fraternity in shock

The attacker, Vignesh, was reportedly frustrated over the treatment given to his mother, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in an advanced stage




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‘Freelance journalist’ held for extortion in Rein Bazaar




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Residents raise concerns over water quality and odour from Vellalore dump yard




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KSRTC invites EoI to ready commercial complex at Ernakulam depot




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Comeback man Shami makes a quiet return to action

Aryan and Khejroliya pick up four wickets apiece as Madhya Pradesh bowls out Bengal for 228; host batters build on advantage




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The CKM syndrome as the price of modernity

An unhealthy lifestyle and the influence of globalisation are silently shaping a major global health issue




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Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Giants return to winning ways with big win over Bengal Warriorz

In the second match of the night, Haryana Steelers moved to the top of the table and extended their winning run to four games after defeating the Patna Pirates 37-32




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Migrants return to Channapatna in droves to cast their vote

Many voters across the constituency spoke freely about ‘high amounts’ paid by two parties both sides, besides transport charges, in this intensely fought electoral battle




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Rajasthan Assembly bypolls: 65% voter turnout recorded; largely peaceful

Highest voter turnout of 75.27% was recorded in Ramgarh; independent candidate slaps government officer




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Nagamohan Das to head panel to suggest internal reservation among SC communities




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Irregularities emerge in fund disbursements for Bengal government’s ‘tablet scheme’

So far, at least 10 people from Malda and Uttar Dinajpur districts have been arrested on charges of wrongfully siphoning funds allocated for tablets for the State’s higher secondary students




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Congress demands white paper on government recruitments in Goa since 2019

The Congress attack came a day after a woman member of BJP’s mahila morcha was arrested in connection with the jobs scam




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Congress has led Karnataka to bankruptcy, alleges Tejasvi Surya in Mumbai

Under the Congress regime, Karnataka is facing extreme financial crisis; the government has been struggling to manage the State’s economy due to its mismanagement of funds, says the BJP MP




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Telangana’s Congress government is busy implementing programmes without thought

There is a wide gap between planning and implementation.




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Demanding security, Tamil Nadu government doctors begin indefinite strike

Federation of Government Doctors’ Association will decide on the next course of action at an executive committee meeting to be held on November 17, 2024.




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Trump names firebrand lawmaker Matt Gaetz U.S. Attorney General

Donald Trump posted on social media that Matt Gaetz will end Weaponized Government




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India’s tea, sugar exports raise sustainability concerns at home | Explained

Exports help strengthen India’s economy by increasing revenue but the rapid surge in exports poses multiple challenges to the sustainability of production, processing, and distribution systems




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Karnataka rolls out APAAR ID for schoolchildren

Critics questioned the need for a new ID, given that students in the State are already assigned Student Achievement Tracking System IDs




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The first money lesson a child should learn is the habit of saving, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is focussing on four “I”s infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusivity to realise the goal set for 2047




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First phase of polling ends in Jharkhand with 64.86% turnout of voters

Polling was held in 15 districts of Jharkhand and the Kharsawan Assembly seat received the maximum polling of 77.32%, Ranchi, the State capital of Jharkhand witnessed the lowest polling with just 51.5%




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Andhra Pradesh Government will fill all vacant teacher posts next year: Minister Nara Lokesh 

Nara Lokesh said that of the 22,542 posts notified in 1998 DSC, 18,008 candidates were given appointment in 1999




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Surgeon Vice Admiral visits Eastern Naval Command




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VSEA expresses concern over iron ore supply to VSP due to proposed ArcelorMittal & Nippon Steel plant in Anakapalli

We have appealed to the governments to take a note of RINL’s iron ore issue before finalising anything on Mittal’s steel plant in Anakapalli, says association general secretary




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HC directs authorities to return Bharat Mata statue removed from BJP office in Virudhunagar

The State told the court that a Division Bench had directed the authorities to ensure that no person or party was permitted to install statues in the State without getting proper permission




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Financial viability of Discoms a matter of concern: Power Minister

The Minister noted that the Average Cost of Supply (ACS)-Average Realizable Revenue (ARR) gap has improved to ₹0.21 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in FY24




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Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano on the remote island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air since its initial huge eruption on November 4 killed nine people and injured dozens of others




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Prime Minister Internship Scheme: Youth registration deadline extended to November 15, says MCA

More than 5 lakh internship applications received so far from Youth 




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76% of income tax collected from those earning more than ₹50 lakh: Govt officials

Middle-class tax burden has eased in the past decade




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Editorial. October retail inflation print raises concerns

Supply chain efficiencies are a must to offset price increase due to rising input costs and the inevitable increases in support prices




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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman returns to AI startup: Report

His return comes after a series of departures at OpenAI, including its former Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati




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