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HC notice to Gujarat, Centre on PIL against Dholera SIR

The HC acted upon PIL filed by state-based farmers' body and residents of 22 villages of Dholera who have challenged state govt's notification of 2009

Protected monuments threatened by land sharks; government not too far

Ex-Union minister for gurudwara panel in Haryana

CEPT University to launch India's first 'Smart City' course

CEPT is India's premier architecture, planning and design institute

Evidence not yet found to arrest Anubrata in Parui murder case

The matter would be taken up for hearing again on August 19

Heavy rain disrupts normal life in Chhattisgarh

About 300 workers engaged in a bridge construction work on Jonk River in Mahasamund district had been trapped following the flooding of the river

Power shortage in TN drops below 1% in 2012-13

The peak power demand rose to 13,775-Mw at 293.97 million units in June 2014

Ahmedabad posts highest net office space absorption growth for H1 2014: Report

Absorption for the period January to June 2014 stood at 735,600 sq ft as against 270,700 sq ft for the corresponding period last year

Civil aviation ministry to enquire into Chennai airport modernisation

The Chennai airport was refurbished at the cost of Rs 2,015 crore, but there have been numerous complaints

Legal literacy on passive euthanasia is a powerful tool in an individual's arsenal: Pinki Virani

Interview with human-rights activist and author

Delhi's book islands

From first editions, vintage copies, old comic strips and rare, personally signed books - you can find these in three bookstores in Delhi NCR that should be on every bibliophile's list

On the silk trail

Take a relaxed tour of the silk cocoon market of Sidlaghatta peppered with quirky facts about the history of silk, a rendezvous with weavers and a lavish lunch at the base of Nandi hills

Heavy rains lash Saurashtra region; Rajkot water-logged

Since Thursday night different parts of Saurashtra received about 25 mm to 250 mm rain

TN raises Mullaperiyar storage level

Dress dictators

With TNCA Club's dress code figuring in the Tamil Nadu assembly, clubs across India are under the lens for their archaic regulations

Actor in a Wodehousian comedy

Rahul Jacob has experienced the delightful and the ridiculous in clubs with rooms the size of basketball courts but utterly illogical rules

Visakhapatnam stamps & registration dept revenues up 40%

Vizag district is the highest contributor to the department

Air Kerala project to be revived

CM Oommen Chandy says the main objective is to start service between Kerala and Gulf countries to help non-resident Keralites most of them ordinary workers

After a month's delay, monsoon sets in over Gujarat

Many parts of the state received moderate rainfall in the last 48 hours

Chardham yatra suffers a setback again

Chardham yatra, considered to be the backbone of Garhwal region's economy, has failed to pick up this season owing to the fear psychosis generated by the last year's devastating floods