News Digest

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Today's Headlines

Students protest against long school hours in Hyderabad
Students of Gowtham Model School, Chaitanyapuri in Hyderabad sat on a dharna in front of the school premises on Saturday against long school hours.

Hostels raids regular affair at UoH: Officials
A day after the students of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) held a massive protest demanding revocation of suspension of 10 students, officials clarified that the raid at the men’s hostel on November 3 was not an isolated case as they undertake such checks at least twice/thrice a month.

Dia Mirza, Amala bat for tuskers and animal rights

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Chennai

Tamil Nadu lags behind in startup policy: IIT-Madras
Ranjani Ayyar.

CM EK Palaniswami promises Chennai fifth reservoir, of 1tmc capacity, in next 5 months

'Searches by I-T ongoing at places belonging to associates of Sasikala'
A senior I-T official said, "Vivek and his associates used the money from these bank accounts to buy movable and immovable properties worth several crores.".

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Chandigarh

Youth trying to reach US drowns along Panama coast

EVMs, VVPATs under 3 tier security

Punjab killings: 'Probe into Dera follower's murder led to terror plan'

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Bangalore

Four STPs opened around Bellandur Lake
Under fire from the National Green Tribunal for failure to curb the discharge of untreated sewage into Bellandur Lake, the most polluted waterbody in the city, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday commissioned four Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in and around Bellandur.

BMRCL back to original alignment for Cantt Metro station?
With growing criticism over BMRCL’s move to shift the proposed Metro station away from the Cantonment railway station, the state government has reportedly asked BMRCL to conduct another survey of the original alignment.

Six poachers strike CV Raman's house, steal 2 sandalwood trees
A gang of six armed poachers stole two sandalwood trees from a Malleswaram house which was once home to Nobel laureate and scientist CV Raman. The miscreants entered the premises in the wee hours of Saturday when the security guards were half asleep.

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Ahmedabad

Atrocities on Una Dalits a minor incident, says Ram Vilas Paswan

GST changes save BJP the blushes in ceramic hubs

'Gujarat needs BJP for continuity of Vikas'

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Delhi

Brakes on odd-even in Delhi as NGT rejects exemptions
The Delhi cabinet went into a huddle and reached a consensus that given the load it would put on Delhi's transport system and pose a threat to women's security, it would not be feasible to go ahead. So, pending an appeal to NGT on Monday for the exemptions to be restored, the government put the scheme on hold.

8-year-old dies, three hurt in car accident

To fund Europe trip, 3 become robbers

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