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24 May

Police constable dead in Srinagar

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A police constable was killed by terrorists in the Soura area of the city on Tuesday. According to reports, terrorists fired at Constable Saifullah Qadri at his house in the Anchar area of Soura. Officials said Qadri was rushed to SKIMS Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

24 May

Gold gains Rs 25; silver Rs 428

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According to HDFC Securities, gold rose by Rs 25 to Rs 51,027 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, in line with the rupee's depreciation along with a strong trend in international precious metal prices. Silver fell by Rs 428 to Rs 61,557 per kg from Rs 61,985 in the previous trade. Meanwhile, the rupee closed down 4 paise at 77.59 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by a negative trend in domestic equities and persistent foreign fund outflows. In international markets, gold was flat at USD 1,859 per ounce and silver at USD 21.89…

24 May

2 arrested for cheating job aspirants

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Two persons have been arrested in an inter-state operation for allegedly duping unemployed youths on the pretext of providing them with jobs. Accused Tushar and Akram were residents of Uttar Pradesh and were working from Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand. They were arrested on the spot. A 23-year-old woman from Delhi filed a complaint on the Home Ministry's cybercrime portal alleging that some unidentified people duped her into paying Rs 12,000 when she applied for a job on social media. DCP said the investigation is going on.

24 May

Film ‘Padavettu’ to release in September

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Nivin Pauly's political thriller "Padavetthu", is set to release on September 2 around the Onam festival. Backed by Yudlee Films, the cinematic arm of music label Saregama, the Malayalam film is co-produced by Sunny Wayne and directed by Leeju Krishna. Siddharth Anand Kumar, Vice President, Films and Events, Saregama India, said the team is proud of "Padavetthu" as it shows the hero's journey "from zero to hero in a believable way".

24 May

Nomination filing begins in Odisha

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The process of filing nominations for the three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha began on Tuesday with the state assembly secretariat issuing the notification for the elections to be held on June 10. The terms of three Rajya Sabha MPs from Odisha - Nekkanti Bhaskar Rao, Prasanna Acharya and Sasmeet Patra will expire on July 1 and are set to be polled before their terms expire. According to the notification, polling will be held on June 10 from 9 am to 4 pm and the counting of votes will be held at 5 pm on the same day. Last date…

23 May

Flood death raises to25, 6.5 lakh

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The flood situation in Assam eased slightly on Monday even as the death toll rose to 25 as one more person died and more than 6.5 lakh people were affected across 22 districts. More than 6,50,400 people have been affected by the floods in Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Jorhat, Kamrup, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong West,Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Golaghat, Karimganj, La. . Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sonitpur and Udalguri Districts. Nagaon was the worst affected with over 3.51 lakh people, followed by Cachar with around 2 lakh people and Hojai with over 44,500 people. As of Saturday, over…

23 May

Fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K

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Five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday taking its tally to 4,54,204. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,752. Of the new cases, three were reported from the Jammu division and two from the Union Territory of Kashmir. There are 58 active COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

23 May

Woman, 2 children found dead

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Dead body of a woman and her two kids were found near a pond in Haryana's Rewari district on Monday. The incident happened in Kosli village. The corpse was identified as Sita Devi and her children Manisha (10) and Lakshya (9), they said. AS per the complaint filed by Devi's husband on Sunday, he last saw his wife and children on Saturday, police said.

21 May

Sanjay Raut backs Rahul over ‘kerosene’ remark

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Backing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his "kerosene" comments aimed at the Modi government, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party has also said the same, albeit in different terms. At an event in London, Gandhi said on Friday that the BJP has spread kerosene across the country and just one spark can create a big problem. Asked about Gandhi's statement, Raut told reporters, “What he said is true. We have said the same thing in different words." Continuing his attack on the central government, Raut said, “One can see a campaign against people who speak against…

21 May

Tamil Nadu CM lays foundation stone in Nilgiris

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday laid the foundation stones of 20 projects in Nilgiris district at a cost of Rs 34.30 crore. He also inaugurated 28 completed projects worth Rs 56.20 crore at a function organized at the Government Arts College here. Stalin also distributed welfare measures worth Rs 28.13 crore among 9,500 beneficiaries. The Chief Minister also launched a special medical camp for malnourished children under the 'Sure Nutrition' scheme at the Doddabetta Panchayat Muthorai Children's Centre. The ‘Ensure Nutrition’ project aims to provide special medical care to malnourished children. Medical camps are being held in…