Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:31:34
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched the 'Student Credit Card' scheme, under which pupils will get soft loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for higher studies.
Banerjee's cabinet had last week approved the scheme, which was promised in the TMC's manifesto for the recently concluded assembly elections in the state.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:19:00
A genome sequencing laboratory will be set up in Mangaluru, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Wednesday.
The minister said that Government Wenlock District hospital will be upgraded to ensure that specialist services are available to people.
The primary health centre in Belthangady will be upgraded at a cost of Rs 8 crore, he said.
Sudhakar was in the district to i
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:57:01
The Dakshina Kannada police arrested six persons allegedly involved in siphoning off furnace oil from tankers moving on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75.
The police gave the names of the accused as Raghunathan, Muttu Pandi, G. Das, Singaraj, S. Keerthi and Selvaraj.
On a tip-off, a team led by Puttur Assistant Superintendent of Police Gana P. Kumar raided a house in Mannagundi of
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:50:11
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 3,382 new COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths, taking the caseload and toll to 28,43,810 and 35,040 respectively, the health department said.
Active cases stood at 76,505.
As many as 12,763 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 27,32,242. The positivity rate for the day was 1.97 per cent and Case Fatality Rate 3.28 per cent, the department said.
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:46:39
CCB cops have arrested two persons, including a Tamil Nadu origin doctor, on the charges of peddling hydro weed at Derlakatte on Wednesday.
Police said the arrested have been identified as Rashmi who is residing in Suratkal but hails from Tamil Nadu and Ajmal T of Mangalpady in Kasargod.
Police have seized 1.2366 kg of hydro weed worth Rs 30 lakhs to Rs 1 crore, a Santro car and 2 mobile pho
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:38:06
A court here on Wednesday granted bail to seven accused in a murder case related to the north-east Delhi violence, saying they cannot be incarcerated till the conclusion of trial which is likely to be delayed due to the COVID pandemic.
The case pertains to alleged murder of one Vinod Kumar in Delhi's Brahmpuri area during the communal riots on February 24 last year.
In all, 12 persons are ac
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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:34:59
A committee constituted by the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday submitted a report before the Calcutta High Court on cases of alleged human rights violations in post-poll violence in West Bengal.
A five-judge bench of the high court, hearing a bunch of PILs alleging post-poll violence in the state, had directed that the committee would examine all the cases,
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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:48:45
There is no fight among Congress leaders in Karnataka and it has only been created by the media, said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday.
Attacking the media over reports about the political leaders discussing chief ministerial candidates, Siddaramaiah said, "There is no infighting in Congress at all in Karnataka. It is only created by none other than the media. We are all together in
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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:44:03
Karnataka BJP vice president, B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday said the campaign by a section of party leaders seeking replacement of his father and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa from his post is now a closed chapter.
Addressing reporters here, he said, "Absolutely. No one is talking about it anymore." Vijayendra was responding to a query whether the issue of leadership change in the state is a clo
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