Category: NATIONAL
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Tamil Nadu man gets 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenager
A 29-year-old teenager who was detained in connection with a POCSO Act case was given 20 years in jail by a special court in Coimbatore on Friday. On March 20, 2022, R Senthil was found guilty of sexually abducting a 17-year-old girl and assaulting her under the false pretense of marrying her.
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Water Cuts Will Affect Mumbai When Lakes Fall Below 10% Capacity
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is thinking of enacting a water cut in the next few days as the water levels in all seven lakes that are essential to Mumbai’s water supply drop to less than 10%. To prevent an impending water scarcity, locals are being pleaded with by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to save…
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A cousin of Ram Rahim joins the BJP
Yesterday in New Delhi, Harminder Singh Jassi, a close cousin of the incarcerated Dera Sacha Sauda president Gurmeet Ram Rahim and a former three-time MLA, joined the BJP ahead of the Punjab and Haryana elections.
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Residents in Puducherry are advised to use air conditioners above 25 degrees Celsius
To assist control the rising demand for electricity across the Union Territory, the Puducherry Electricity Department has advised all customers to run their air conditioners at 26 degrees Celsius or higher.
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Dharamsala: Trade corruption allegations against Sudhir Sharma and Sukhvinder Sukhu
During his two-day trip to Dharamsala, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu specifically attacked Sudhir Sharma, the BJP candidate for the Dharamsala Assembly byelection. As the race for the coveted position became more intense, Sukhu and Sharma accused one another of corruption.
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Two teenagers escape from a juvenile facility in Vellore
Two young people are being sought for by the Vellore police after they are said to have broken out of the district’s government place of safety on Friday. Under the Department of Child Welfare and Special Services, the safety home is run.
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In Ambur, TN, copper looting destroys transformers, causing water shortages in 12 communities
At Chinnakommeswaram, near Ambur, on Friday, copper coils used as windings in a 250 kVA transformer and electrical equipment worth a total of around Rs 3 lakh were taken. Under the Cauvery combined drinking water program, the circuit powers motor pumps that provide drinking water to 12 neighboring panchayats. The theft of this equipment caused…
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Rajiv Bhardwaj: The Indian bloc is casteist and communal
Rajiv Bhardwaj, the BJP candidate for the Kangra parliamentary seat, spoke yesterday at political gatherings in the Palampur area. He said that Congress’s divisive policies had backfired and were upsetting the party’s leadership. He continued by saying that the Congress was mired in internal strife and had no clear purpose for the nation.
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Telangana Tipplers Fight Over “Beer Necessities” During the Heaviest Summer Months as Extended Poll Season and Government Change Affect Supply
The beer shortage was an unanticipated consequence of Telangana’s successive assembly and Lok Sabha elections as well as the state’s late-year political shift. There has been a persistent shortage of beer for the last month, even though the supply usually runs out for a few weeks during the summer months owing to strong demand.
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Madras High Court orders lower court to finish trial in Sathankulam case within three months
During its Friday holiday session, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court gave the First Additional District and Sessions Court of Madurai the directive to wrap up the trial in the Sathankulam custodial death case in three more months. The order was given by Justice S Srimathy during the hearing of a petition submitted…