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IIT Madras student Fathima Latif death: Probe handed over to Central Crime Branch
Protests over Latif's suicide are growing, with students as well as politicians, including DMK's MK Stalin, demanding justice for her.
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Bengaluru college student takes video of man flashing her; helps police arrest him
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday afternoon, when the woman had gone to the Pattandur Agrahara lake for a college assignment.
Karnataka: BJP fields 13 disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs for Assembly bypolls
The development comes hours after Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa confirmed that the disqualified MLAs would be given tickets to contest the upcoming December 5 bypolls.
TMC feud: Minister says manhandled by MP supporters
The film Praktan (Former), starring actors Rituparna Sengupta and Prosenjit Chatterjee, was chosen to be screened on Tuesday as part of KIFF’s ‘Paray Paray Cinema’ (movies in every neighbourhood) initiative. To provide a better visibility, the street lights in the area were switched off on Chattopadhyay’s orders.
Punjab: In list of prisoners picked for special remission, man acquitted by SC in 2017
On the occasion of commemoration of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Centre had on September 27 decided that eight Sikh prisoners lodged in various Punjab jails may be granted special remission.
Chennai power disruption: Thursday, November 14
Power will be suspended in parts of Chennai for maintenance work.
Make guidelines for officers dealing with parole, furlough applications: HC
The court also made it clear that the order can be ignored by the government and UT Administration in case there already are instructions for such a procedure.
Karnataka disqualified MLAs SC Verdict Highlights: All 17 disqualified MLAs to join BJP Thursday morning, Yediyurappa confirms after SC verdict
Karnataka disqualified MLAs SC Verdict Highlights: SC upholds disqualification but allows 17 Karnataka MLAs to contest the upcoming bye-elections on December 5.
Non-smoker lung cancer cases in Delhi-NCR have spiked: Doctor
Dr Arvind Kumar was speaking at a conference, titled ‘Sustainable Action Dialogue on Air Pollution’, organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
Ex-NGT chief says odd to even try the scheme
Other sources of air pollution include brick kilns, crop residue burning and unregulated construction activity, Justice Kumar said, adding that for 70% of the time in a day, Delhi’s roads are “bumper-to-bumper”.
Might extend odd-even scheme beyond Nov 15 if required: CM
In a statement released Wednesday, he appealed to the Opposition parties not to oppose the scheme, which aims to reduce pollution by allowing only half of privately owned cars on the roads on any given day.
Centre told to explore Hydrogen-based tech to deal with pollution in Capital
This came after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta brought this to the notice of the bench, also comprising Justice S A Bobde. The court told Mehta that there was a need for a permanent solution to the air pollution situation.
Choking hazard: Schools forced to shut yet again
The task force meeting was held Wednesday as air quality in Delhi-NCR crossed emergency levels, with Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality index recorded at 456, Ghaziabad’s at 467, Gurgaon’s at 447 and Noida’s at 470.
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