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Naxals blast police station

Hyderabad: Suspected Naxalites of the banned Peoples8217; War Group today blasted a police station building under construction and raided a mandal revenue office MRO in two separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh. Police said unidentified extremists broke open the doors of MRO office at IDPL colony near Balanagar in the city outskirts and ransacked it after damaging official documents and records.

Onion crisis to end

New Delhi: The onion crisis is expected to ease out soon as the government has already started importing the commodity, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Madan Lal Khurana said here today. 8220;The prices will definitely come down in coming few days as onions are being imported,8221; the minister said at a function.