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Yogi Adityanath government's decision to include 17 Other Backward Classes in the list of Scheduled Castes created a political furore in the state.

Police said tribals from nearby areas gathered at these villages in Godhra taluka and tried to take possession of the forest lands after they were "misled" into believing the lands were being given to them by the state government.

The fire broke out in the second floor of the PICUP building and soon spread to the third floor, sources said, adding that as many as eight fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze.

There were around 205 passengers on board and there are no reports of any casualties in the incident.

What you save from your monthly salary is just not enough to meet big ticket expenses of the future like education of children, their wedding, your retired life, etc.

The cabinet has approved privatisation of six airports including one in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, he said during the Question Hour in the Upper House.

The minister made the statement in reply to a written question by TRS MP Banda Prakash who had asked if the government was mulling to scrap sedition law "which is a colonial-era law applicable on free citizens of the Republic".

The pilgrims, including 24 children and 70 sadhus, will reach the base camps of Pahalgam in Anantnag and Baltal in Ganderbal district on Wednesday.

The Vice Chancellor has briefed the Governor on the different innovative measures, which are undertaken by the Kashmir University to make examination services more efficient.

About 74 buses were waterlogged, while 179 broke down. However, 2950 of 2302 BEST buses were functioning despite heavy rain.

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The Home Ministry, in the written reply, stated that it had received “some inputs of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh using some madrassas in Burdwan and Murshidabad for radicalisation and recruitment activities.”

The decision came six months after the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre approved a similar proposal.

The college administration, recently, found out that Bhati had fabricated certain documents using a fake seal and a fake stamp of the college, and it approached the crime branch.

Shankar Mondal, chairperson of the Jiaganj-Azimganj municipality, had allegedly withdrawn Rs 9 lakh for the accommodation and food for labourers engaged in repair work at a cinema hall in Murshidabad.

Police said the two Forest personnel came under attack at Timmampet village in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district Monday night after they objected to ploughing of forest lands.