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Month: December 2025

  • Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh

    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh
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    Tightening the opium belt in Madhya Pradesh
    The Madhya Pradesh High Court’s remark that a case against an 18-year-old man, arrested for illegal opium possession, was ‘rather suspicious’, led to the suspension of six police personnel. It also brought the focus back on Malwa region’s historic opium cultivation. Mehul Malpani reports on how farmers find themselves caught between drug smuggling and crackdowns by government agencies
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  • Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day

    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day

    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day
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    Burst pipe leaves homes in East Sussex without water on Christmas Day
    Southern Water says incident led to ‘very low levels’ at reservoir and set up bottled water station for residentsSome households in East Sussex have had no water on Christmas Day after supplier Southern Water experienced a problem while trying to restore service following a burst water main.Southern Water blamed “very low levels” at Fairlight reservoir, adding that the facility had “now reached its final reserves”. Continue reading…
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  • Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres

    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres
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    Man charged after allegedly performing Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres
    Police allege the man also trespassed at ANU and ‘stuck propaganda-style stickers’ on buildings and other propertyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn 18-year-old has been charged with allegedly performing two separate Nazi salutes at Canberra shopping centres and putting up “propaganda-style stickers” in recent months.The man is expected to appear before ACT magistrates court on Friday, where police will allege in October a member of the public confronted him as he stuck stickers up at a shopping centre and then performed a Nazi salute before leaving the centre. Continue reading…
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  • Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys

    Zelensky hails ‘new ideas’ on peace after talks with US envoys

    Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys
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    Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talks with US envoys
    Ukraine's leader gives an upbeat assessment after discussing the plan with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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  • ट्रेन का सफर आज से महंगा: रेलवे ने जारी की किराया वृद्धि की अधिसूचना; देखें किस श्रेणी में कितनी बढ़ोतरी

    ट्रेन का सफर आज से महंगा: रेलवे ने जारी की किराया वृद्धि की अधिसूचना; देखें किस श्रेणी में कितनी बढ़ोतरी

    ट्रेन का सफर आज से महंगा: रेलवे ने जारी की किराया वृद्धि की अधिसूचना; देखें किस श्रेणी में कितनी बढ़ोतरी
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    ट्रेन का सफर आज से महंगा: रेलवे ने जारी की किराया वृद्धि की अधिसूचना; देखें किस श्रेणी में कितनी बढ़ोतरी
    ट्रेन का सफर आज से होगा महंगा: रेलवे ने जारी की किराया वृद्धि की अधिसूचना; देखें किस श्रेणी में कितनी बढ़ोतरी, Railway Ministry on Thursday officially notified a hike in train ticket prices
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    तकनीकी रूप से संवर्धित सामग्री, सार्वजनिक हित में उचित उपयोग के तहत प्रस्तुत।

  • In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers

    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers

    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers
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    In MP, a highway learns to slow down for tigers
    India's first wildlife-safe road corridor debuts on Bhopal-Jabalpur highway. A 12km stretch through a tiger reserve features speed-calming red markings, fencing, and 25 underpasses. This integrated approach aims to drastically reduce animal road deaths by guiding wildlife and slowing vehicles in critical tiger habitats.
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  • ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK

    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK

    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK
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    ED case against the former madrassa teacher who drew UP government salary staying in UK
    The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against a government-recognized madrassa teacher from Azamgarh who fraudulently drew salary and retirement benefits for a decade while living abroad and holding British citizenship. He allegedly amassed significant properties and cash from suspicious entities, highlighting a systemic breakdown in the state's madrassa education framework.
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  • Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of ‘shielding’ policemen

    Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of ‘shielding’ policemen

    Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of 'shielding' policemen
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    Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of 'shielding' policemen
    CBI has filed a chargesheet against four Punjab Police personnel, naming Inspector Ronnie Singh as the prime accused in the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Bath. Charges of attempted murder were dropped, replaced with 'causing grievous hurt' and 'wrongful restraint' following a parking dispute.
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  • IIT-Kanpur survey to assess extent of sand mining was illegal, says T.N. govt.

    IIT-Kanpur survey to assess extent of sand mining was illegal, says T.N. govt.

    IIT-Kanpur survey to assess extent of sand mining was illegal, says T.N. govt.
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    IIT-Kanpur survey to assess extent of sand mining was illegal, says T.N. govt.
    ED had tasked the institute to assess the quantum of sand mined at 28 permitted sites during October-November 2023
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