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December 18, 2024 8:08 AM December 18, 2024 8:08 AM

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Madhya Pradesh: Chanderi Eco Retreat to provide employment & attract tourists globally

MP Tourism, Culture, Religious Trusts and Endowment Minister Dharmendra Bhav Singh Lodhi said that 'Chanderi Eco Retreat' is an effort to bring the historic and cultural town of Chanderi prominently onto the tourism map. The Chanderi is also famous for its unique handloom sarees.   The Chanderi...

December 17, 2024 9:05 PM December 17, 2024 9:05 PM

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Air quality in Delhi deteriorates to ‘severe category’

The air quality in the national capital, Delhi has deteriorated to the severe category, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 432 as of 8 PM this evening. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, some areas of the city have breached the 450 AQI levels. The AQI at Delhi's Bawana was rec...

December 17, 2024 8:38 PM December 17, 2024 8:38 PM

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TN coastal districts to experience heavy rainfall in coming days

In Tamil Nadu,  the Regional met department has predicted heavy rains at isolated places over  Chennai Thiruvallur Chengalpet Kanchipuram Villupuram and Cuddalore for the next two days. Owing to the low pressure over central parts of South Bay of Bengal and the associated upper air cyclonic circulat...

December 17, 2024 8:23 PM December 17, 2024 8:23 PM

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Six killed, 22 injured in road accident in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar

In Gujarat, six persons were killed and 22 others injured in a road accident that took place on a highway in Bhavnagar district today morning. The accident occurred near Trapaj village after a private bus rammed into a dumper truck on the highway in Bhavnagar. The injured persons are undergoing trea...

December 17, 2024 12:38 PM December 17, 2024 12:38 PM

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149th Shri Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan to take place from December 27-29 in Punjab

In Punjab, the 149th Shri Baba Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan will take place from December 27 to 29 at the premises of Shri Devi Talab Mandir in Jalandhar.   This year, this iconic and oldest festival of Hindustani Classical music in the world will be dedicated to the late Ustad Zakir Hussain. Expres...

December 17, 2024 12:16 PM December 17, 2024 12:16 PM

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Two Schools in Delhi receive bomb threats

Two Schools in Delhi have received bomb threats this morning. According to the Delhi Fire Department a school in Rani Bagh received a bomb threat around 8 AM and has been declared as hoax after investigations. It also added that around 10 AM a school in South Delhi also received a similar threat. Af...

December 17, 2024 11:27 AM December 17, 2024 11:27 AM

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18 fishermen from Karaikal reunited with families after release from Sri Lankan custody

Eighteen fishermen from Karaikal, who were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy earlier this month, were reunited with their families yesterday after being released from Sri Lankan custody.   Following diplomatic efforts by the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, the fishermen were released last we...

December 17, 2024 11:22 AM December 17, 2024 11:22 AM

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2 Mpox cases confirmed in Kerala

In Kannur in Kerala, a youth who had returned from Abu Dhabi had tested positive for Mpox. The 24 year old Wayanad native was admitted to the Pariyaram Medical College Hospital in Kannur with Mpox symptoms. A special team of doctors and other staff has been assigned to take care of him. Meanwhile, a...