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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

News Digest: Court extends Chhagan Bhujbal's custody to May 11, issues NBW against Pankaj Bhujbal and others

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Today's Headlines

Court extends Chhagan Bhujbal's custody to May 11, issues NBW against Pankaj Bhujbal and others
A special trial court presiding over cases of money laundering, on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Pankaj Bhujbal and 28 other accused in a Rs 800 crore money laundering case.

Vijay Mallya could be 15th MP to be expelled
If Vijay Mallya is expelled from Parliament, he will be the 15th MP to meet such a fate. Fourteen MPs, including one for over a year, have been expelled from Parliament (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha) since 1951.

Some MPs against raising cigarette pack warning size
Lok Sabha members on Wednesday opposed expanding the size of pictorial warning on tobacco products, saying it had adversely affected farmers and beedi workers and their livelihood was in danger.

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Reliance Jio, existing telcos fight over spectrum charge
It’s a fight between Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio Infocomm and incumbent operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular over the issue of spectrum usage charge (SUC).

Govt's plan to ban all tobacco FDI to hit GPI
The government’s proposed ban on allowing foreign direct investment for manufacture of tobacco products through trademark or licensing route is expected to hit a majority of the tobacco business of Godfrey Phillips India (GPI), the KK Modi-controlled company, which has a licensing arrangement with US-based Philip Morris for the Indian market.

Diesel more efficient than petrol, says Japan envoy
The ongoing diesel imbroglio, which is fought in the country’s highest court took a diplomatic turn on Wednesday with the Japanese Ambassador to India taking a snipe when he claimed it was more efficient than petrol.

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Cambodia's last royal turtles on verge of extinction
In a grim statement, the Wildlife Conservation Society said there may be "fewer than ten" remaining Cambodian royal turtles in the wild and that the minute population was under threat from increased human activity in the small section of Sre Ambel river where they still breed.

Tigress found dead in Nagarahole reserve; third since Jan
The field staff, who were on a regular beat, found the decomposed carcass of the animal, aged around 6.The wild cat is believed to have died two weeks ago.

Existence of ancient Himalayan wolf in Nepal confirmed
Scientists have confirmed the presence of the critically endangered Himalayan wolf — the most ancient wolf lineage known — in Nepal's largest protected area. Having undergone such an isolated evolution, the Himalayan wolf is considered of particular conservation concern, researchers said.

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Turkish PM says new constitution will remain secular
Turkey's new constitution will retain secularism as a principle, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday, playing down comments from the parliamentary speaker who triggered a public uproar by calling for a religious national charter in the overwhelmingly Muslim country,

Amid world pressure, N Korea sets date for rare congress
Facing mounting international pressure over its nuclear and missile ambitions, North Korea has set a date for its biggest political convention in decades that is expected to bolster Kim Jong-un's grip on power. Led by Kim, the ruling Workers' Party will open its 7th Congress in Pyongyang on May 6.

Turmoil as Papua New Guinea shuts Oz migrant camp
Australia's hardline immigration policy was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday after Papua New Guinea ordered a processing camp to close, leaving the fate of hundreds of asylum seekers hanging in the balance. The PNG supreme court on Tuesday ruled that detaining people there was unconstitutional and illegal.

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Kangana's lawyer: Need to move on, stop arguing
With statements being issued and counter-statements being sent out, the Hrithik-Kangana battle has turned murkier. As per the latest statement issued by Kangana's lawyer, it seems like the two parties have decided to not issue further media statements.

Nawazuddin: Industry knows everyone's worth
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is shooting in Delhi for a romantic role in a Sohail Khan film, even as his Anurag Kashyap film gears up for a Cannes premiere. Delhi Times speaks to him about the various worlds he inhabits as an actor

Deepika teaches Honey Singh's steps to co-star
Ruby Rose, who stars alongside 'Mastani' in the Hollywood movie 'xXX: The Xander Cage', wants to do Bollywood style stuff.

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Dogs hate being cuddled, pat or give them a treat instead: Study
Dog owners, take note! Your pet may not like being cuddled as a new study suggests that the canines feel stressed and unhappy when they are embraced by their owners.

Night shifts may up heart disease risk in women
Women who work rotating night shifts may face an increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.

This gel can turn us into cyborgs
The human body is a marvel, but it's not perfect. There can be a defect, things can break, and illness can strike with little or no warning.

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IPL 2016: After Smith-McCullum blitz, Delhi limit Gujarat to 172
Gujarat Lions (172/6) survived a late-order assault of unbeaten 82 runs off just 32 balls from South African allrounder Chris Morris to beat Delhi Daredevils (171/5) by just one-run in match 23 of the 2016 Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Shashank Manohar may leave BCCI to become ICC chairman
BCCI president Shashank Manohar's name is being floated as the first independent chairman of the ICC which might mean that there remains a possibility of him stepping down from world's richest cricketing body.

Indian hockey team clubbed with Germany, Holland for Rio Games
Indian men's hockey team was on Wednesday handed a tough group for the Rio Olympic Games as it has been pooled with defending champions Germany, European champions Netherlands and Pan-American Games champions Argentina in the six-team Pool B.

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5 things Apple CEO Tim Cook said about India
Hail India, the country is one of the brightest spot in Cupertino giant Apple's otherwise lacklustre performance during the second quarter.

India's cheapest Android phone now costs Rs 888
The Docoss X1 smartphone promises a 4-inch screen, 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor with 1GB and 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 32GB.

12 apps to perfect your job interview skills
There are plenty of apps that will assist you with the task of supercharging your job interview skills.

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'Allocation of funds for higher education less than half of proposed amount'
Parliament's standing committee on HRD has expressed concern with the rising trend of huge gap between the proposed demand and the actual allocation of funds for higher education. In its report tabled on Wednesday, the committee said "the actual allocation is less than half of what the ministry had proposed."

State medical aspirants may be hit as SC insists on NEET from this year
The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the government that multiple medical entrance tests must give way to the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) from the 2016-17 session itself.

Treat AIPMT as phase 1 of NEET, health ministry likely to tell SC
Students aspiring for admission into medical colleges are likely to face a common medical entrance test this year itself but in a phased manner.

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Mumbai gets hot under collar as max temp soars 5°C in a day
The city was at least five degrees hotter on Wednesday than on Tuesday, with a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius which was also four degrees above normal.On Tuesday , maximum temperature recorded by the IMD Santacruz observatory was 33.8 degrees Celsius.

BMC slow to act on CM order, just 33% open spaces taken yet
‘Politico-Backed Plots Remain Untouched’

Lokayukta steps in to get choked SoBo road cleared
Around 100 stalls at Mussafirkhana along Masjid Bunder were forced to cut down their illegal extensions to make way for traffic after the Lokayukta pulled up the police.

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Survivors clear acid test, DCW job offers healing touch
“It is a big boost for me that DCW decided to give me a front-office job where I am supposed to directly deal with complainants at the help desk,” testified Atri, having realised that her new work has changed how people perceive her.

Farmhouse owners get relief as DDA eases norms
Following a protest by farmhouse owners and objections by municipal corporations, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has simplified the provisions for low density residential plots (LDRP) in notified villages.

Museum now history, but staff look to future
Until Monday, B Venugopal and his team were the custodians of a rare repository of chunks of natural history curated over several decades. On Wednesday, the director of the National Museum of Natural History parked himself on a pavement outside the burnt building, desperately hoping that at least something had survived the inferno.

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Once a pristine water body, Vrishabhavathi today silently bears the brunt of city's waste
KC Ramu stands in silence, staring at the dark and murky water flowing steadily before him - a river carrying the weight of human apathy.

Asia's second largest tank could dry up soon
With heat wave sweeping across Karnataka, the water level has depleted in Shanti Sagara tank, said to be second largest tank ever built in Asia -after Joysagar Lake in Sibsagar town of Assam.

K'taka warns of a crackdown if Ola, Uber don't obey rules
The Karnataka transport department will crack down on app-based taxi-hailing aggregators Ola and Uber from May 1 for their alleged failure to follow the rules notified in April.

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Want PG medical seat? Just pay over Rs 1 crore!
Merit is taking a back seat when it comes to filling up of 313 post graduate medical seats offered by a dozen odd private medical colleges under management quota.

City hospitals have poor research output, says study
The city may be emerging as a medical hub, but when it comes to research output, none of its medical institutions figure in the top 20, a new study has revealed.

Hyderabadis take off to cooler climes
With the mercury steadily climbing in the city, many Hyderabadis are packing their bags and heading to cooler climes of Europe, with some even opting for offbeat locales like Iceland and Finland.

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Fire dept has no say in govt museum
A day after a major fire gutted National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi, a visit to the Government Museum in Egmore revealed gaping loopholes at the heritage building's fire safety apparatus.

Central ban to make import of dogs costly
Getting pedigree dogs will soon burn a hole in your pocket as the Centre has banned their import for breeding or any commercial purpose.

Flying a drone? You'll need to get a DGCA operator permit

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Don't mix alcohol with nursery rhymes, PIL says
The song 'Machli jal ki rani hai, raati daaru ke sang khani hai' from the recently released Bollywood film 'Santa Banta Pvt Ltd' has hit the wrong note.

Ex-top cop files PIL challenging Pandey's interim DGP posting
Pandey, currently on bail, was given interim DGP charge after P C Thakur was shunted to Delhi as DG civil defence, New Delhi, recently.Raising question of Gujarat government's move, Ribeiro said, "It is ridiculous.

11,000 from state to take next level
Around 11% of students from Gujarat who took the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) have qualified for JEE (Advanced).

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HC dismisses PIL against 'Santa Banta'
The Allahabad high court has dismissed a PIL seeking cancellation of censor board's certificate to movie Santa Banta Pvt Ltd and its release in cinema halls and televisions across the country.

Sewer work incomplete, AMC flooded with citizen plaints
The project of laying of sewer lines across the city started in October last year when the main road of Civil Lines was dug up.

'Brahmin or Muslim as CM face'
Apart from making Priyanka Vadra the face of the Congress campaign for the Uttar Pradesh polls, a prominent leader acceptable by all the party leaders and workers-specially one belonging to the Brahmin or Muslim community-should be identified and projected as the party's chief ministerial candidate if the party wanted to win the state assembly polls, suggested partymen in a meeting with the core team of political strategist Prashant Kishore in Sangam city on Wednesday.

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Minor fire in chief minister's chamber in Odisha Assembly
A fire broke out in the chamber of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik in the state Assembly building on Wednesday. No one was hurt in the incident. The chief minister is away on a visit to Delhi, assembly officials said.

Fire breaks out in Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's assembly chamber

Fire safety norms go for a toss in museums
After a massive fire destroyed the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi on Tuesday, a reality check at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), State Museum and State Archives in the state capital revealed blatant disregard to fire safety norms.

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Shivraj Singh blogs on Ujjain Simhastha, says globe is our family
Amid grand religious congregation in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sees unity in diversity in Simhastha saying, the entire world is visible here like a single family.

State lags behind in green energy push, loses Rs 194 cr grant on solar projects
A year before, the entire scene of solar energy projects in Madhya Pradesh was different. In financial year 2015-16, the state contributed 1400 mega watt (MW) from solar energy, almost 40% of the entire country, which has reduced to zero in the current financial year.

Man told to cough up Rs 60K save kin from ostracising

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SGPC to induct only scholar granthis
In a sign of changing times, the SGPC has made it a policy to appoint only graduates and postgraduates in Gurmat Studies as 'granthis' (readers of holy scriptures) and 'ragis' (singers of hymns) in its gurdwaras.

Unmoved, Pargat won't take CPS oath
According to sources, his main grouse for turning down the offer is that a few issues pertaining to his constituency were still unresolved.

6 from Punjab in AAP nat'l executive, Phoolka out
Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday packed its national executive with as many as six leaders from Punjab in a clear bid to give its campaign in Punjab a boost ahead of the 2017 elections.

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News Digest: Dead donors' kin to get priority in kidney transplants

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Today's Headlines

Dead donors' kin to get priority in kidney transplants
A patient who has earlier donated a kidney or is a close relative of a person whose organ was donated after death will get preference in allocation of deceased donor kidneys, according to new guidelines issued by the government.

Government appoints 13 secretaries in top deck rejig
In a top-level reshuffle, the Centre on Tuesday appointed 13 new secretaries, including Ashok Lavasa as the expenditure secretary and Ajay Mittal as I&B secretary.

ED probes investment companies with links to Karti's firm
The Enforcement Directorate's search on investment firms Sequoia Capital and WestBridge Ventures in Bengaluru last week has thrown up details of multiple cross-border transactions, hinting at a global tax evasion network operating from Mauritius with suspected links to Indian firms engaged in round tripping.

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The fight over tyre imports gets nasty
Are tyre imports into India going up or coming down? Tyre companies and tyre dealers are locked in a vicious tit-for-tat with both sides claiming they have the right data. Tyre companies say the data shows that truck and bus radial imports are up 60%.

Car portals zoom on growth drive
The slowdown in venture funding is compelling startups in a range of segments to consolidate, but there's one category that appears to be doing extremely well - auto portals.

Maruti Q4 net down 12% on output loss, higher expenses
Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday reported its first decline in quarterly profit in wo years as production loss due to the jat agitation in Ha yana and higher expenses mpacted margins.

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Tigress found dead in Nagarahole reserve; third since Jan
The field staff, who were on a regular beat, found the decomposed carcass of the animal, aged around 6.The wild cat is believed to have died two weeks ago.

Existence of ancient Himalayan wolf in Nepal confirmed
Scientists have confirmed the presence of the critically endangered Himalayan wolf — the most ancient wolf lineage known — in Nepal's largest protected area. Having undergone such an isolated evolution, the Himalayan wolf is considered of particular conservation concern, researchers said.

Delhi Zoo to have a butterfly park
Home to over 1,300 animals and birds, the National Zoological Park in Delhi is gearing up to set up a butterfly park. This will become one of the main attraction factors for children, the authorities said.

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Fans 'unlawfully killed' in England football disaster
The 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough football stadium disaster were unlawfully killed, a jury found, blaming police for the worst tragedy in the history of British sport. The disaster occurred on April 15, 1989 during an FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

30 years on, Ukrainians remember Chernobyl victims
Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system.

Gay couple wins landmark Thailand custody battle
A same-sex American-Spanish couple won a high-profile custody battle against a surrogate mother in Thailand who gave birth to their child but then decided she wanted to keep the baby when she found out they were gay. The case was seen as complicated as Thai law doesn't recognize same-sex marriages.

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Shraddha: I was a rebel and I have broken rules
While Shraddha Kapoor wowed us with her sexy dance moves in her previous film 'ABCD 2'¸ in her upcoming film 'Baaghi' with Tiger Shroff, she explodes as a damsel with glam and grit, who dares to pack a powerful punch to her performance. In this chat, this rebel reveals more.

'3 Idiots' trio to return for the sequel?
There is no doubt that Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘3 Idiots’ was a classic. The film that saw Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi and R Madhvan reprising the lead roles touched many a hearts. And looks like the filmmaker is all set to repeat history.

'Curiosity about sex is everywhere'
Debutante director Jasmine Moses D’Souza, who believes that her film One Night Stand is about gender equality and relationships

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More US teens seeking genital cosmetic ops
Fat thighs. Hairy arms. Muffin tops. Breasts that are too big or not big enough. To the long list of body parts that adolescent girls worry about and want to tinker with, the Internet age has added a new one: the vulva.

Videogame addiction tied to ADHD, depression in men
Addiction to videogames in young, single men may function as an escape mechanism for underlying psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and depression, a new study suggests.

Hearing aids may improve cognitive performance in elderly
Older adults who use hearing aids may perform significantly better in cognitive tests than those who do not use one despite having poor hearing, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found. More than half of adults over age 75 have hearing loss, yet less than 15 per cent of them use hearing aid.

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IPL: Supergiants beat Sunrisers by 34 runs (D/L)
The bowlers' effort was well complemented by their batsmen before rain played spoilsport when they were cruising towards victory at 94/3 in 11 overs. Pune Supergiants were well course for the win and the stoppage helped them seal a 34-run victory (D/L method).

When Sachin had no money in pocket for a cab ride home
Sachin Tendulkar, among the richest sportsmen in the country, today recalled a time in his life when he did not have money to hire a cab for a ride home from the railway station on his return from Pune after an under-15 cricket game.

The Famous-Five: Double-century on Test debut
In Test cricket's 139-year history, there have been only five occasions when a batsman has scored a double-century on debut and TOI takes a look at the famous-five who have achieved the unique distinction.

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8 tips to boost your PC's performance
As advanced as modern-day PCs are, they can (and do) get sluggish over time due to everyday usage, errors, and more.But it doesn’t have to be that way, as there are numerous tips you can follow to improve your PC's performance. Read on to find out how:

13 best Chrome extensions you must use
Google wants us to stay in our browser and not go anywhere else.

Huawei Watch review: As good as a smartwatch gets 
Unveiled globally almost a year ago, the Huawei Watch has finally made it to India.

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Delhi govt directs KR Mangalam World School to roll back fee hike
Now the Delhi government has now directed KR Mangalam World School, Vikas Puri, to "refund the alleged enhanced fee to the parents, so collected by the school authority for the academic session 2016-17."

G B Pant University bags guv's 'Best University Award'
Uttarakhand governor Dr K K Paul has taken several initiatives including the institution of the governor’s Best University Award based on the performance of the state universities in Uttarakhand.

MBBS admissions: Pvt medical colleges in Telangana flout SC directive on single entrance
By its decision to conduct separate web-based entrance for admissions into MBBS course, the consortium of non-minority Telangana Private Medical Colleges’ Management Association (TPMCMA) seem to be on a collision course with Supreme Court of India.

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Axis Bank Q4 net slips 1% on provisions
Axis Bank, the third largest private sector lender, on Tuesday negatively surprised the markets with a 1% drop in March quarter profit at Rs 2,154 crore on higher provisions and it proactively set aside money in a buffer expecting a deterioration in asset quality in future.

No calls from Indrani to Peter during or after murder, claims defence
Arguing that former media honcho Peter Mukerjea’s “place is not in jail”, his counsel Aabad Ponda on Tuesday told a trial court, “I beseech you to grant bail

Two BMC officials suspended in road repair scam
Two officials named in the civic road inquiry report were suspended by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday

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Fire guts Delhi's landmark natural history museum
A blazing inferno reduced the iconic National Museum of Natural History in central Delhi to ashes in the early hours of Tuesday, destroying precious natural treasures housed in the 38-year-old institution that had been frequented by generations of kids in the city.

Nehru Memorial wants ex-chief fined
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) has recommended major penalty against its former director Mridula Mukherjee for violations of general financial rules.

40% of city buildings do not tick safety checklist
In the wake of the devastating fire at the National Museum of Natural History on Monday, it is a sobering thought for the people of Delhi that nearly 40% of the city’s government or commercial buildings do not fully comply with fire-safety norms prescribed under the Delhi Fire Services Act. And ominous as it sounds, many other structures, among them medical establishments and thousands of schools, are only halfway equipped to deal with fires.

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RCB cuts ticket rates to get spectators back
To enliven the match-day experience at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Royal Challengers Bangalore has revised ticket prices in two of their premium stands ahead of their five remaining home games in the ninth edition of the IPL. Of the eight teams, RCB ticket prices were among the highest.

Biogas startup turns food waste into fuel
While the city is reeling under the pressure of dealing with its waste, citizens complaining of stench and mounds of garbage being incinerated in different areas, there seems to no end at the light of the muck tunnel.

12-year-old Bengaluru girl to perform at Carnegie Hall
Performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall, New York, is a dream for any musician.And a 12-year-old Bengaluru girl is all set to live this dream.

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AI flyers stranded at Hyderabad airport for 7 hrs
The flight that landed in the city at 12 noon and was scheduled to reach Tirupati at 1.45 pm finally took off from the airport at 7.25 pm with 131 passengers on board.Twenty-five passengers aborted their journey.

Slain IS India recruiter wanted for Hyderabad blasts
Mohammed Shafi Armar, the Indian face of the dreaded Islamic State who is believed to have died during a US drone strike in Syria, had terror links with Hyderabad since 2008.

Unable to meet CM, man slits tongue
The victim was identified as Raju Chary, an auto driver from Sooraram Colony in Jeediemtla, and a resident of Warangal.

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LSD on stamps gives Chennai youths a high
Your ticket to get fried is in the mail.When sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) busted Rohan Nair, a 36-year-old techie, in his plush apartment in February 2015, he did not resist arrest.

Frequent power cuts irk residents in city suburbs
Residents of southern suburbs such as Nanganallur, Pammal, Pallavaram, Pozhichalur and Anakaputhur have been complaining of frequent power cuts since last Saturday.

Vikalp scheme to benefit waitlisted travellers to Delhi
Indian Railways has extended the Vikalp scheme, which gives wait-listed passengers a chance to get accommodation in the next train on the same route, on six new routes including the Delhi-Chennai sector.

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Gandhinagar civic poll ends in tie
Elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) resulted in a tie on Tuesday with BJP and Congress winning 16 seats each out of the total 32. A lottery system will now decide who will rule the civic body in the state capital.

Woman duped of 53,000 by online 'friend'
When Kalpana (name changed), 32, a resident of Thaltej, got a message that her prospective groom from the US has sent her a gift, earlier this month, she was excited to see what was in the packet.

Afridi tried to end life thrice before arrest
Alamzeb Afridi, a key accused in the 2008 serial blasts case, had attempted suicide thrice when he was in Bangalore. Ahmedabad crime branch said that Afridi, who was on the run for eight years and carried a reward of Rs 3 lakh, had slit his wrist the first time, the second time he tried to hang himself at his residence on the outskirts of Bangalore, and the third time he swallowed a lot of stone chips when the police arrived to arrest him.

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Court tells UPPSC to declare revised PCS (J) results
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday directed Uttar Pradesh State Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to declare the revised results of PCS (J) examination.

TGT, PGT exams from June 15
Uncertainty over filling up of 7,000 vacant posts for principals and teachers in government secondary schools due to internal disputes and court cases ended on Tuesday, with newly-appointed members of recruiting agency, Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board (UPSESSB), deciding to hold entrance exams for trained graduate teachers (TGT), post graduate teachers (PGT) from June 15 to 17 this year.

With no parking lots, traffic crawls
Marriage halls have been mushrooming across the city but most of them don't have proper parking facilities.As a result, there are traffic jams whenever a marriage celebration takes place.

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Fire safety norms go for a toss in museums
After a massive fire destroyed the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi on Tuesday, a reality check at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), State Museum and State Archives in the state capital revealed blatant disregard to fire safety norms.

Running water still a pipe dream in villages
Easy access to drinking water is still a dream for rural areas of the state.

Now, app to locate dustbins and toilets
Two International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) passouts have developed a mobile app to help people locate dustbins and toilets in cities.

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13-year-old boy drowns in well
A 13-year-old student of class 5 died after falling in a well here in Berasia area on city outskirts. The deceased, Khelan Singh Banjara went for grazing goats on Tuesday morning.

MLB college opens centre for space studies
A Centre for radio and Space physics - a research lab - was inaugurated at Government Maharani Laxmi Bai PG college here on Monday.

Kaliasot tragedy: Mobile details being scanned to uncover truth
Their mobile call details and statements of friends may help in throwing light on what led to the tragic accident.

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Chandigarh-Mohali border filled with smoke and dirt
Rules are being flouted with impunity in the town by burning leaves and garbage at several places.

New Panchkula CP asks his men to prepare database of all migrants
Prevention is better than cure, " is what the new Ambala-Panchkula Commissioner of Police (CP) Ramesh Chandra Mishra had to say on Tuesday -- his first official day at the Panchkula office, where he started a 15-day campaign to end the drug problem from his commissionerate. He has also asked all officers to prepare a survey of migrants living in the district.

GMCH ignoring promotion demand: Nurses
The nursing association of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 has accused the management of not taking any steps to fulfil their demand of promotions to those who have worked for past 20 years or more.

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