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News Digest: Telangana cabinet meet today

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Friday, December 19, 2014
Today's Headlines

Telangana cabinet meet today
The Telangana state cabinet will meet at the Secretariat here on Friday morning.

Will take Krishna water to Rayalaseema: Chandrababu Naidu
Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced that after the capital city plans were furthered, his priority would shift to the transfer of Krishna waters to Pennar basin so that farmers of Rayalaseema would benefit.

Offices to shift, but Chandrababu Naidu to stay in Hyderabad
P chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that though he would like to shift some of the state-level offices to Vijayawada by next June, he would continue to function from the “political capital” of Hyderabad for 10 years as stipulated in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014.

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SpiceJet's loss is other carriers' gain
SpiceJet’s fall from grace has led the cash registers ringing for other Indian carriers. Troubles at Kalanithi Maran-owned low cost carrier (LCC) started from mid-November when leasers started repossessing aircraft, leading to reduction of flights.

Village broadband plan bound to fail, says Trai chief
The government’s ambitious national broadband plan to connect as many as 2.5 lakh villages through optic fibre came in for sharp criticism from telecom regulator Rahul Khullar, who termed the move as “impossible” to implement and something that is bound to “fail”.

JSPL gets notice on charter licence
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a notice to Naveen Jindal-owned Jindal Steel & Power’s (JSPL) six-year-old non-schedule operator permit (NSOP) holder firm (read aircraft charter firm), asking it why its permit or charter licence should not be cancelled by allowing it to lapse when it comes up for renewal next week.

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Drones to guard Delhi forests, monitor encroachments
Drones will soon fly over Delhi's forests to monitor encroachments and breach of boundaries of protected forest areas.

Leopard dies from bacterial infection
Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Borivali lost another wild cat on Wednesday night when leopard Poman passed away around 10.30pm.

Government to strengthen laws to combat plastic hazard: Javadekar
Linking the drive against plastic to 'clean-India' campaign, environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will take a number of steps like tightening legal provisions and increasing the quantum of fine to deal with the menace of plastic.

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Washington weighs response to Sony hack; options limited
The US government on Thursday said it was weighing the proportional response to the sophisticated perpetrator of a cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures, exposed its executives and led to the cancellation of the film "The Interview."

Obesity can be disability: EU court
Employers across the European Union and UK will now have to treat obese workers as disabled.

Boko Haram kills 32, kidnaps 185 in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants killed 32 people and kidnapped scores of others, including women and children, in a brutal attack on a village in the northeast area of Nigeria, officials and a witness said on Thursday.

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Why was Sobhita hiding her face?
Why was Sobhita Dhulipalia hiding her face at dinner with Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor?

Exclusive: Jacqueline romances Ranbir
Exclusive pictures of the beautiful Jacqueline Fernandez romancing both Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal

7 Films we wish had a different ending
We look at seven Bollywood films we wish had a different ending.

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Isro gets closer to manned mission, tests crew module
This rocket didn’t put a satellite in orbit. In fact, its payload plunged into the Bay of Bengal 20 minutes after the vehicle lifted off from Sriharikota.

Don't make it a stop-start-stop operation: India's first space traveller
As India successfully tested the heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III, there was a sense of relief for 56-year-old Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel in space.

US makes bullet that can change direction in midair
The United States department of defence has successfully tested a bullet that can change direction after it has been fired, apparently using fins built into the shell to direct it in the air and account for wind and targets moving.

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India's progress in sports gives satisfaction: Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar asserted that India has come up by leaps and bounds in sports recently, arousing a sense of satisfaction among top sportspersons of the country.

Aim is to win 2015 Hockey India League title: Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh vowed to score maximum number of goals in the upcoming Hockey India League to help his side Jaypee Punjab Warriors win the title.

Sachin Tendulkar overwhelmed by Baidya achievements
Disabled swimmer Masudur Rahman Baidya, a double amputee below the knee who conquered the English Channel, on Thursday found an admirer in none other than Sachin Tendulkar.

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First impressions: Micromax YU Yureka with Cyanogen OS
We got a chance to spend some time with the phone at the launch event and here are our first impressions…

TOI, cricbuzz in Google India's top 10 searches of 2014
Times Group brands 'cricbuzz' and 'Times of India' have made it to Google’s ten most searched topics in India in 2014.

The top Google searches of 2014

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Oxford pips Cambridge as UK's top university for research
Oxford University has nudged past its traditional rival Cambridge by being named Britain’s best research university.

Students, be ready for Gujarati Olympiad!
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) is going to introduce a state-wide competition for Gujarati on the lines of Science and Math Olympiads.

BEd to become 2 years long; curriculum to be changed
To ensure quality teachers are churned out of training colleges, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is making some sweeping changes from the next academic year.

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6 years on, man gets daughter's gender fixed on birth certificate
Akbar Sayyed, a tailor from Malwani in Malad, is a happy man. He has finally got his daughter’s gender corrected in her birth certificate.

Pak school attack: Border blurs as people come together in grief
The shock and horror that Syed Mohammad Qasim felt over the Peshawar terror attack found expression in the face of a little boy painted across a building in Bandra, his arms wrapped across a multi-coloured carpet.

Post-Pak tragedy, kids ask if their schools will be targeted
After being exposed to the gruesome visuals on the Pakistan tragedy in the media, young students have been asking disturbing questions to their parents and teachers.

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Poor drug quality may have caused sterilisation deaths: Minister in LS
Infection and sub-standard quality of drugs used could have been the cause of deaths at a recent sterilisation camp in Chhattisgarh, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday

Register properties in illegal colonies'
In a bid to woo the unauthorized colony vote bank, Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay has asked the Delhi government to lift the ban on registry of properties in such colonies.

Elections not before April? Kejri jibe at BJP sparks row
With the election commission yet to notify a date for fresh polls in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet on Thursday, questioning if the polls will be held in April, has stirred controversy.

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15-day extension rare, but we did homework: Cops
City police are happy that the special court granted them custody of Mehdi Masroor Biswas for another 15 days and admit it is a rare instance.

'My son will walk free'
Mikhael Biswas, father of suspected ISIS backer Mehdi Masroor Biswas, on Thursday said they are confident the law of the land will follow its course and his son will be freed after he is found innocent.

He will grow with a remote-controlled leg
This 10-year-old cancer patient from Sri Lanka has his limb remote-controlled.

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Talasani Srinivas Yadav's ad mania turns Hyderabad into an eyesore
TDP-leader-turned-TRS loyalist has plastered portraits of himself across half the city, sparing neither flyovers nor under-construction metro rail pillars.

Chittor gets major share of development pie
While the focus in Andhra Pradesh seems to be on the construction of a new capital in the Vijayawada-Guntur region, what's happening away from the media glare is the development of Chittoor, the native district of chief minister Chandrababu Naidu.

Congress young guns at it again!
Vijay and his associates alleged in their complaint that Anil roughed up Vijay during the conversation and also meted out the same treatment to the latter’s uncle Srinivas Yadav when he came to his rescue.

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HC: Police can't interfere with massage parlour business
Relax! Massage parlours, spas, beauty parlours, wellness centres, unisex salons and health clubs — call them by any name, but police and other authorities cannot interfere with their functioning without there being a law to either permit or regulatethem, the Madras high court has ruled.

Tamil Nadu gets Rs 587 crore loan from German bank
German development bank KfW has sanctioned a loan of 76 million euros (587crore) to the Tamil Nadu government for setting up inter-state transmission lines.

4 from city tied up, robbed on Delhi-Jaipur highway
In yet another highway heist, four employees of a Chennai-based company on their way to Jaipur from Delhi were tied up and relieved of their cash by robbers who chased their taxi and shot at the driver on National Highway 8 near Shahpura late on Wednesday.

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Delegates to enjoy luxe commuting
Cabbies of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are working on a quick switchover to top-end vehicles like BMWs, Mercs and Audis as run-of-the-mill taxis will not do for visitors to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit events next month.

Ahmedabad police ready with 'city lockdown' plan for high-profile January events
Ahmedabad police will, for the first time, implement a ‘city lockdown’ for security.

Gujarat govt checks hotels for Vibrant guests
The state government has pulled out all stops to play ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ and ensure that there is no profiteering at the expense of Vibrant Gujarat.

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Unnecessary hue & cry raised over ghar wapsi: VHP
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that political parties raising hue and cry over ‘ghar wapsi’ had remained quiet over the same event organized during Congress-led UPA regime. The organization claimed that ghar wapsi of more than 7,000 people was conducted during the UPA regime.

Basic Shiksha Parishad to regularize exam calendar of basic schools
Basic Shiksha Parishad would be regularising the examination calendar of all basic schools across the state from the new academic session. The pattern proposed is said to be set in line with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) calendar.

Cops introduce new features for crowd management at Magh Mela
Proper barricading, fixed parking slots, map and signboards in different languages, including English and Hindi, indicating the routes, safe passages and Public Address System (PAS) to counter rumours are few new features that have been introduced by Magh Mela police authorities to control crowd on this Magh Mela commencing from January 5.

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Sidhu stoned in Jammu, wife blames SAD
Senior BJP leader and three-time Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Thursday attacked in Jammu's Gandhi Nagar constituency while he was canvassing for party candidate Kavinder Gupta.

Punjab BJP boycotts Harsimrat's event
The already strained ties between allies SAD and BJP in Punjab hit another low on Thursday when the saffron party leaders boycotted Akali MP and Union food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur's function to flag off Bathinda-Delhi Shatabdi Express.

Kullu remains in dark for sixth day
Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh continued to witness complete blackout for sixth consecutive day with administration failing to restore the power supply on Thursday.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

News Digest: Leaders pay homage to Saifuddin

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Today's Headlines

Leaders pay homage to Saifuddin
Leaders cutting across political parties remembered the legacy of former CPM MP Saifuddin Choudhury at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Why Russia's defence industry can bank on Indian money
Cash-strapped Moscow wants India to quickly stitch up deals worth billions of dollars for helicopters, transport aircraft, and another nuclear submarine.

Schoolchildren across the country mourn Peshawar deaths
Schoolchildren across the country on Wednesday observed a two-minute silence and offered prayers for the young victims of Taliban’s barbaric attack at a school in Peshawar.

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Cabinet approves GST Constitutional Amendment Bill
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Goods & Services Tax (GST), inching closer to the rollout of an ambitious indirect tax reform expected to raise revenues and boost growth.

Sahara gives Rs 1,885 crore post-dated cheques
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Sahara group head Subrata Roy minutes after the company deposited 21 post-dated cheques with Sebi promising Rs 1,885 crore by June-end next year.

Aviation ministry readies sops for crisis-hit airline industry
The demise of Kingfisher along with the virtual collapse of SpiceJet may prove to be a boon for other Indian carriers as the aviation ministry looks at a series of sops — ranging from a tax holiday to cheaper loans — that read like an industry wish-list.

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Government to strengthen laws to combat plastic hazard: Javadekar
Linking the drive against plastic to 'clean-India' campaign, environment minister Prakash Javadekar today said the government will take a number of steps like tightening legal provisions and increasing the quantum of fine to deal with the menace of plastic.

Coral reefs facing heat of thermal, chemical impact: Experts
Coral reefs which are home to over 25 per cent of marine life, are facing a double blow across the globe in the form of thermal and chemical impact, a senior scientist said.

Tigress drowns in farm well near Tadoba
A full-grown tigress met with a tragic end when it fell into a farm well and drowned, apparently while pursuing a prey in Shivni range under Tadoba buffer zone some times during Monday night.

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Mass grave of 230 killed by jihadists found in Syria: monitor
The bodies of 230 people killed by the Islamic State group have been found in a mass grave uncovered by their relatives in Syria's Deir Ezzor province, a monitoring group said Wednesday.

Sony cancels 'The Interview' amid terror hack threats
Under the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and with the nation's largest multiplex chains pulling the film from their screens, Sony Pictures Entertainment took the unprecedented step of canceling the Dec. 25 release of the Seth Rogen comedy ``The Interview.''

Cuba releases American Alan Gross after 5 years
Cuba has released American aid worker Alan Gross after five years in prison in a reported prisoner exchange with Havana that the United States said on Wednesday heralds an overhaul of US policy towards Cuba.

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Long running shows that bombed in 2014
We list out some long running shows that went off air this year.

Bipasha: I love to talk about all my flaws
No, it’s not that Bipasha likes men to make a pass at her, but it doesn’t bother her as she can hardly

Nivriti Issar: The tweet is shameful
Karishma Tanna-Puneet Issar’s war spills outside the Bigg Boss house

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NASA finds methane in Mars
Nasa on Tuesday announced that the Mars Curiosity rover has detected methane on the red planet.

Paralyzed woman controls robotic arm mentally
A paralyzed woman has made history by controlling a robotic arm using just her thoughts.

Global TB report estimation on Multi Drug Resistant TB in India
According to Global TB Report 2013, the estimated proportion of new notified TB cases under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in India that have Multi Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) is 2.2 percent (21,000 in numbers) whereas that estimated proportion of re-treatment TB cases in India that have MDR-TB is 15 percent (43,000 in numbers).

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ISL: Atletico de Kolkata defeat FC Goa to reach final
Atletico de Kolkata got their act right in the nick of time to humble crowd favourites FC Goa 4-2 in tie-breaker and advance to the final of the inaugural ISL.

Saina stuns Shixian Wang in World Super Series Finals
Saina Nehwal beat reigning Asian Games champion Shixian Wang of China 21-17, 21-18 to win the first match of Group A of the World Super Series Finals.

Wrote letter to AIBA to save Sarita's career: Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar said the whole idea behind his writing a letter to AIBA was to save L Sarita Devi's career from ending abruptly after Asiad controversy.

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OnePlus may challenge smartphone sales ban in India
The court order did not come as a shock to OnePlus which had been negotiating with Cyanogen even as it fought the case slapped by Indian rival Micromax in the high court.

Why Xiaomi won't launch sub-Rs 5,000 smartphone
Hugo Barra said that the current conditions don’t facilitate the production of a sub-Rs 5,000 smartphone that delivers a good consumer experience.

10 ways to make your home 'smarter'
If you enjoy technology, you've probably drooled over high tech homes you see in the movies or magazines. What if we were to tell you that at least some of that is easily doable? Here’s how you can make your existing home smarter…

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Schools flout quota norms, but HRD ministry has no clue
HRD ministry also said in the RTI reply that it does not bother to take suo motu action if it reads any news reports about discrimination against EWS children.

Varsity staff retirement age raised to 62 in AP
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to increase the retirement age of teaching and non-teaching staff of all universities in the state from the present 60 to 62 years.

Manipal varsity designs course to eliminate forensic blunders
Aarushi, 14, who was found dead in her apartment in Noida on May 15, 2008, is a case that was botched up due to mishandling of forensic evidence.

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Mumbai needs inclusive, ambitious cultural policy
The local response to the announcement that the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum plans to expand its facilities with the addition of a new building highlights the need for a dialogue with the community, the authorities and various stakeholders on the urgent need for a cultural policy to realise Mumbai’s economic potential through its enormous soft power.

Ebola trailer: Hopefully the film is not for release
Deriving its name from a river in Congo, Ebola today has become the leading medical terrorist. As African as it can get, though Ebola is endemic to Guinea, Liberia, etc in western Africa, its tentacles have spread into Spain and USA as it threatens to invade the world, which is a global basket with quick connections.

Bandra stretch joins global club of traffic-free roads
Linking Road and SV Road are in good company. They can now count Manhattan’s arterial road Broadway and Barcelona’s La Rambla among their concrete peers. By allowing a 6.5-km-long part of them to remain closed to traffic for four hours every Sunday, they have entered this esteemed club of roads that dared to say no to cars.

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Schools mourn Pakistan deaths
Schools in Delhi observed two minutes of silence on Wednesday to pay homage to the children killed in the Peshawar terror attack.

Sarita Vihar underpass to open on Friday
After missing five deadlines, the much awaited Sarita Vihar underpass is finally scheduled to be opened on Friday.

Man on the run for 9 years held
A man, on the run for past nine years, named among ten notorious criminals and a proclaimed offender, was nabbed by crime branch on Wednesday.

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Cops mull digital eyes for safer Bengaluru
Bengaluru may soon be doing a Hyderabad, in terms of terror preparedness. Bengaluru City police commissioner MN Reddi and his department have mooted a Public Security Act - already in place in the Andhra capital - that entails having digital eyes all over the city.

To up diversity, Doon woos South
Doon, one of India’s oldest boarding schools and alma mater of stalwarts like Rajiv Gandhi and Amitav Ghosh, is on a mission to get more students from South India. To enrich its diversity, the school is conducting extensive outreach programmes in the South.

FB page aims to dispel adoption myths
Adopting a child comes with a lot of psychological uncertainties and apprehensions. And these two adoptive mothers only know it too well.

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Head constable found beheaded
A head constable was beheaded allegedly by unidentified persons at Bandi Atmakur village near Nandyal town in Kurnool district. His body was found on Wednesday.

Railway passenger thrashed by cops, dies
A 28-year-old migrant worker died after he was allegedly beaten up by five policemen at Dhone railway station in the early hours of Wednesday.

Division of minority bodies in final stages, says Dy CM
Deputy chief minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Wednesday said that the government would soon fill all vacant posts in the minorities welfare department (MWD) and its agencies apart from expediting their bifurcation.

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Schoolboy held for rape, murder of girl in Vellore
Police arrested a Class 10 boy on Wednesday on charges of raping and murdering a 11-year-old girl studying in his school in Vellore district.

Daughter-in-law of senior judge says tortured for dowry
The daughter-in-law of a senior judge of the Madras high court has moved the court to register a criminal case against the judge's son and wife for attempt to murder, abetment to suicide and dowry harassment.

Schools told to follow safety drill as shield from terror
In the wake of the terror attack on a school in Pakistan's Peshawar, the centre on Wednesday asked the state police to step up surveillance and security in all vital installations, including schools, across Tamil Nadu.

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Bapu power to bust sex slavery in West Africa
Lawson Awudi Gadri, 31, is seeking to rescue women in his native Ghana from sexual servitude, using an emancipatory tool that was honed in Gujarat — Gandhian philosophy. Gadri believes that Bapu’s potent codes of social action bring harmony in communities and help the downtrodden change their plight.

US quick-serve restaurants line up to bite Ahmedabad market
Fast food lovers in Ahmedabad will soon be spoilt for choice as American quick serving restaurants (QSRs) are queuing up to set up shop in the city.

Advance tax collections grow by 38.7% in Gujarat
In what could be seen as the sign of revival of economy, the advance tax collections in the state recorded 38.7% growth in 2014-15 till December 15.

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Foggy weather slows down trains
With no improvement in weather conditions, movement of several trains running on the New Delhi- Howrah route has been effected.

Youth injured in bid to nab thieves
Ashutosh Chaurasia (24) of Rani Mandi suffered serious injuries in a bid to nab thieves trying to target his father’s grocery shop in the wee hours of Tuesday.

No arrangement of bonfires by AMC, poor shiver in extreme cold conditions
Despite fall in mercury and blowing of chilly winds, Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has not made arrangements of bonfires in the city. People are making their own arrangements by burning logs of wood to keep themselves warm.

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'Procurement policy faulty'
The BJP on Monday alleged that a nexus between the government and the millers was working against the interest of farmers, even as food supplies and consumer welfare minister Sanjay Das Burma reviewed the paddy procurement process.

Biggies took benefits from me, says ex-MD of micro finance firm
A day after his arrest, former managing director of Micro Finance Limited Durga Prasad Mishra here on Monday said several influential people would land in trouble if he opens his mouth before the CBI.

Generation shift: Prasad OPCC chief
After trying a host of veterans in the last 15 years, the Congress on Monday decided on a generation shift by appointing Prasad Harichandan as Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president to revive the party's sagging fortunes in the state.

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ASI at loggerheads with Madhya Pradesh over flying choppers on heritage sites
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has locked horns with the Madhya Pradesh government over flying choppers over two of its two most protected world heritage sites -- Khajuraho's western group temples and Sanchi Stupa of Raisen.

PM Modi's acche-din moves washed-out in MP
What Modi proposes, Shivraj disposes. The Narendra Modi Union government recently accepted recommendations to ban the sale of unpacked, loose cigarettes to restrain smoking and therefore arrest tobacco-related cancer diseases.

135 litres of water daily per person in two years: MP minister
One of the main targets for the urban administration department would be to double the earnings of the civic bodies. "Our department is never involved in the governance of municipal corporations but facilitate the governance.

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House meeting on Dec 20, Cong councilors call off protest
After the announcement of date of House meeting by mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria, municipal corporation Congress councilors called off the protest.

House meeting on Dec 20, Cong councilors call off protest
After the announcement of date of House meeting by mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria, municipal corporation Congress councilors called off the protest.

Justice Vazifdar takes over as Acting CJ of the Punjab & Haryana HC
Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar has taken over as new Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court.

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How Shaolin Kung Fu Came From India: The Story of Bodhidharma

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Shaolin monks and disciples follow a unique practice among Buddhists in that they greet each other using only their right hand. This greeting is a tradition which dates back to Da Mo and his disciple, Hui Ke. In 495 AD, the Indian monk Ba Tuo, or Buddhabhadra, came to China teaching a form of Buddhism known as Xiao Sheng Buddhism. He was given land at the foot of Shaoshi mountain by Emperor Shao Wen and founded the Shaolin Temple on this land.
 
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