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Rajkumar, (49), who was taken into custody on June 12 in connection with a financial fraud case, had died on June 21 in Peerumedu sub-jail allegedly due to custodial torture.

The city's drinking water requirement is presently met from reservoirs at Poondi, Cholvaram, Redhills and Chembarambakkam, all of whom have now dried up.

It is suspected that the fire started from one of the electric meters installed in the general store.

It is for the first time since 1951 that the Assam citizens’ list is being updated to account for illegal migration into Assam from Bangladesh.

While appreciating the state's initiatives in the agriculture sector, the commission said that the results of the initiatives did not reflect positively in the performance of the sector.

The practice is emblematic of the systemic discrimination that Dalits continue to face with, a section of the villagers opposing Dalits' entry to salons.

The hospital has accounted for 111 casualties due to AES, the maximum number in the state, since June 1. In the past 48 hours, there have been only five AES related admissions at SKMCH, Harsh Vardhan said.

The experts suggested that the safety features could be improved for effective public transport facility and supported the installation of boom barriers in the dedicated lane.

The dispute revolves around 1,007,940 pounds and nine shillings that were transferred in 1948 from the then Nizam of Hyderabad to the high commissioner in Britain of newly-formed Pakistan.

Police said live current ran through the 'pandal' and its structure when it collapsed, leading to deaths.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi made the remarks after Tabrez Ansari was lynched by a mob in Jharkhand after being forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Tabrez Ansari, 24, was beaten up by locals for hours on June 18 in Saraikela Kharsawan and arrested. He succumbed to injuries on Saturday.

The registration process for the first round of NEET Counselling 2019, NEET UG counselling has ended today, however, the counselling fee payment window will close only on June 25 at 2 pm.

Addressing a programme at Khelgaon here to mark the occasion, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that Rs 5,000 crore will be given to farmers within two/three months.

Leaving thousands of investors, mostly Muslims, in the lurch, Khan has fled the country and is suspected to be in Dubai.

Transport minister, however, said there will be no chopping of trees and there will no threat of flooding to some parts of Navi Mumbai. The pillars (of the project) will be high and hence will not damage the environment much.