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		THE TIMES OF INDIA
		Friday, April 20, 2018
		Today's Headlines

		Hyderabad
		Heat-o-meter above 40°C first time this year, brace for worse Ballot may be the decider in Prakash Karat-Sitaram Yechury draft tussle MLAs' expulsion: House, judiciary collision likely More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Cambridge University business English exams go online Shun 'provocative' clothes, warns Class VIII text in sex education misfire A fold of a leaf turns traditional craft to an art installation More Chennai News»

		Chandigarh
		FB post: Suspension of Maharshi Dayanand University professor stayed Power cost up in Punjab as government hikes tariff by 2.17% The commission has also increased the fixed charges for all category of consumers by Rs10 per KW.The new tariffs have come into effect from April 1. Dumpster overflows in Kishangarh More Chandigarh News»

		Bangalore
		Volunteers build 60 houses for Nepal's earthquake survivors Three days after the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, Sibu George, a city-based businessman, and Fr George Kannanthanam of the NGO Project Hope, visited the country to render whatever assistance they could for victims. One big requirement, they found, was shelter for those who had been rendered homeless. Mandya farmer case brings cheer to kidney patients The case of Mandya farmer D K Ravi Kumar, who's got the go-ahead for a kidney transplant through a willing donor, has brought hope to many patients like him. Eight arrested for forcing orphan girl into prostitution in Bengaluru A gang of traffickers which allegedly pushed a 17-year-old girl into prostitution at the age of 12 has been arrested. The members repeatedly raped and tortured her, the girl claimed in her complaint. More Bangalore News»

		Ahmedabad
		Bhatnagars' laptops, mobiles sent to FSL 'IS agents' plotted strikes on Jews in Ahmedabad, Mumbai 9 rapes, 48 kidnappings of minors a week in Gujarat in 2017 Gujarat has always carried the tag of being safe for women and girls. However, as cries demanding justice for Surat rape and murder victim hit a crescendo along with Unnao and Kathua victims, five-year data on crime against children reveal that year 2017 saw highest rape and kidnapping cases against minor girls. More Ahmedabad News»

		Delhi
		Rain relief likely today, but expect 42 degree Celsius soon after The capital is likely to receive respite from the searing heat with a spell of light rain forecast for Friday, which is expected to take the maximum temperature down by a couple of degrees. SC orders Haryana to release water to Delhi Taking exception to the Haryana government’s reluctance to release water to Delhi as per the agreed plan, the Supreme Court summoned on Thursday its chief secretary to appear before it on April 23 and directed the state to immediately release water to the national capital. From Afghanistan to Lanka: Youth held with Rs 3.5 crore drugs Has Delhi become the new transit point for drug traffickers smuggling in heroin from across the border for distribution in India and the neighbouring countries? Delhi Police has begun digging into the possibility after the arrest of a Kashmiri youth on his way to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo with Rs 3.5 crore worth of pure Afghan heroin. More Delhi News»

		Chandigarh
		FB post: Suspension of Maharshi Dayanand University professor stayed Power cost up in Punjab as government hikes tariff by 2.17% The commission has also increased the fixed charges for all category of consumers by Rs10 per KW.The new tariffs have come into effect from April 1. Dumpster overflows in Kishangarh More Chandigarh News»

		Hyderabad
		Heat-o-meter above 40°C first time this year, brace for worse Ballot may be the decider in Prakash Karat-Sitaram Yechury draft tussle MLAs' expulsion: House, judiciary collision likely More Hyderabad News»

		Hyderabad
		Heat-o-meter above 40°C first time this year, brace for worse Ballot may be the decider in Prakash Karat-Sitaram Yechury draft tussle MLAs' expulsion: House, judiciary collision likely More Hyderabad News»

		Hyderabad
		Heat-o-meter above 40°C first time this year, brace for worse Ballot may be the decider in Prakash Karat-Sitaram Yechury draft tussle MLAs' expulsion: House, judiciary collision likely More Hyderabad News»

		Chandigarh
		FB post: Suspension of Maharshi Dayanand University professor stayed Power cost up in Punjab as government hikes tariff by 2.17% The commission has also increased the fixed charges for all category of consumers by Rs10 per KW.The new tariffs have come into effect from April 1. Dumpster overflows in Kishangarh More Chandigarh News»

		Ahmedabad
		Bhatnagars' laptops, mobiles sent to FSL 'IS agents' plotted strikes on Jews in Ahmedabad, Mumbai 9 rapes, 48 kidnappings of minors a week in Gujarat in 2017 Gujarat has always carried the tag of being safe for women and girls. However, as cries demanding justice for Surat rape and murder victim hit a crescendo along with Unnao and Kathua victims, five-year data on crime against children reveal that year 2017 saw highest rape and kidnapping cases against minor girls. More Ahmedabad News»

		Chennai
		Cambridge University business English exams go online Shun 'provocative' clothes, warns Class VIII text in sex education misfire A fold of a leaf turns traditional craft to an art installation More Chennai News»

		Bangalore
		Volunteers build 60 houses for Nepal's earthquake survivors Three days after the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, Sibu George, a city-based businessman, and Fr George Kannanthanam of the NGO Project Hope, visited the country to render whatever assistance they could for victims. One big requirement, they found, was shelter for those who had been rendered homeless. Mandya farmer case brings cheer to kidney patients The case of Mandya farmer D K Ravi Kumar, who's got the go-ahead for a kidney transplant through a willing donor, has brought hope to many patients like him. Eight arrested for forcing orphan girl into prostitution in Bengaluru A gang of traffickers which allegedly pushed a 17-year-old girl into prostitution at the age of 12 has been arrested. The members repeatedly raped and tortured her, the girl claimed in her complaint. More Bangalore News»

		Mumbai
		Again, BMC pedal-pushes its SoBo cycle track project Poll-wary government may set up panel to delay firing fake SC/ST, OBC staff With an eye on the Lok Sabha and assembly elections next year, the state government seems inclined to dawdle on the action to be taken against state employees who got the jobs using fake caste certificates. HC orders Customs to return goods seized from Parle store In a major relief for Alfa, a store popular for imported goods in Vile Parle (West), the Bombay high court on Thursday ordered Customs officials to release all goods which they had seized during a raid conducted last week. The goods worth Rs1.5 crore, which included expensive cell phones, food and stationery, were to be returned by 5.30pm, a bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and P D Naik ordered, granting not even a day’s time. They were returned in the evening. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Rain relief likely today, but expect 42 degree Celsius soon after The capital is likely to receive respite from the searing heat with a spell of light rain forecast for Friday, which is expected to take the maximum temperature down by a couple of degrees. SC orders Haryana to release water to Delhi Taking exception to the Haryana government’s reluctance to release water to Delhi as per the agreed plan, the Supreme Court summoned on Thursday its chief secretary to appear before it on April 23 and directed the state to immediately release water to the national capital. From Afghanistan to Lanka: Youth held with Rs 3.5 crore drugs Has Delhi become the new transit point for drug traffickers smuggling in heroin from across the border for distribution in India and the neighbouring countries? Delhi Police has begun digging into the possibility after the arrest of a Kashmiri youth on his way to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo with Rs 3.5 crore worth of pure Afghan heroin. More Delhi News»

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