Left and Congress up in arms over Governor's circular on 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'

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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) A row has broken out in Kerala with both the ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition slamming Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar’s office issuing a circular directing the Vice Chancellors of state universities to observe August 14 as the “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”.This is the first time such a directive has been sent from the Governor’s office to universities in Kerala.State Education Minister V. Sivankutty strongly opposed the move, calling it a…

Kerala HC dismisses plea of prime accused in ‘cyanide’ case to inspect crime scene

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Kochi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to intervene in a trial court order that denied permission to Jollyamma Joseph, alias Jolly Joseph, the prime accused in the sensational Koodathayi serial murder case, to visit the crime scene along with her new lawyer. Jolly is accused of murdering six of her family members, including her first husband, Roy Thomas, by administering cyanide, allegedly to gain control over the family’s assets.The three persons alleged to have been mur…

DGCA has carried out 171 regulatory audits to ensure air safety in last 5 years: Minister

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has carried out 171 regulatory audits from 2020 till June 2025 to ensure safety in India’s civil aviation sector, the Parliament was informed on Monday.A total of two incidents of turbulence and 10 incidents of emergency landing due to technical snags have been reported since January 2024 apart from which Air India’s Boeing aircraft VT-ANB on June 12, 2025, “declared MAYDAY and eventually met with an accident”, Ministe…

127 claims, objections filed by electors disposed in Bihar: ECI

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) As many as 127 claims and objections out of 10,570 received directly from electors concerning Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar have been disposed of by officials so far, said the ECI on Monday. Even after 11 days of the publication of electoral draft rolls, none of the political parties has filed any complaint, the poll panel said.On a day when Opposition party leaders, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were det…

Floods hit Sahibganj, landslide rocks Hazaribagh amid heavy rains in Jharkhand

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Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) The rising waters of the Ganga have triggered a flood crisis in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj, submerging large parts of the district headquarters and forcing authorities to shut all schools on Monday and Tuesday.At 6 a.m. on Monday, the river’s water level was recorded at 28.62 metres — 1.37 metres above the danger mark of 27.25 metres — and is steadily approaching the High Flood Level.Around the riverfront, entire localities have been inundated, with flood waters entering 1…

PM Modi’s rally in Bengal this month likely to be postponed by 2 days

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Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The scheduled rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month at Dum Dum in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district located on the northern outskirts of Kolkata is likely to be postponed by two days, a BJP leader said on Monday.“Initially, the Dum Dum rally was scheduled on August 20. However, since the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament will continue till August 21, the Prime Minister will be busy in Delhi till that date. So a fresh proposal has been sent from …

Woman arrested for strangling five-month-old daughter in Tripura over alleged love affair

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Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) The Tripura Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman for allegedly strangling her five-month-old child in Tripura’s Sepahijala district, officials said on Monday. The Sonamura police station officer in-charge, Tapas Das, said that the police arrested Suchitra Debbarma for killing her infant daughter Rimi on Sunday when her husband Amit Debbarma went to work in a rubber garden. He added that as per preliminary inquiry, the accused woman had an illicit affair with another y…

Minister Rajanna dropped for speaking ‘truth’, claims K’taka BJP

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Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka claimed on Monday that Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna was “forced” to resign for speaking the “truth” about the election “fraud”. “Minister Rajanna has been dropped simply for telling the truth. This is a precursor to the ‘October revolution’ that is impending within the Congress party in Karnataka,” said Ashoka, referring to Minister Rajanna’s earlier statement that a revolution was coming within …

Centre disburses Rs 3,200 crore crop insurance to over 30 lakh farmers under PM Fasal Bima Yojana

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Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan last week released Rs 3,200 crore as insurance claim amount to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)The amount was transferred directly to the bank accounts of more than 30 lakh farmers across several states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, during a ceremony held at the Jhunjhunu airstrip.The event began with a special welcome for the d…