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Food Min seeks PM's help to resolve K'taka maize farmers issue
Karnataka procured 720,000 tn maize, and almost entire quantity had to be disposed off in the open market in the absence of PDS demand
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Over 24,000 cases disposed of in a single day
The Nagpur District Legal Services Authority conducted the exercise
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Rift between Cong-NCP helping ruling Maharashtra alliance
BJP feels efforts of floor coordination will not work as Congress and NCP do not see eye to eye on issue of Leader of Opposition
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The Beer Cafe plans overseas expansion
To open three outlets in Singapore
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Christians in India bearing the cross of insecurity
Rising incidents of violence and harassment have the Christian community anxious about its rights
Not using Nirbhaya Fund leaves all of us who struggled for the cause dejected: Ranjana Kumari
Interview with director at Centre for Social Research
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Odisha govt to expedite paddy procurement
Total procurement is 172,000 tonne so far against 4.45 mt target
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Odisha urges Centre to allow states for taxing tobacco products
The demand was raised by Odisha FM Pradip Kumar Amat at the meeting of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on roll out of GST
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Cane farmers to be paid Rs 2,300 a tonne by December-end
Govt will also make efforts to pay an additional amount of Rs 200 per tonne to farmers
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TN parties oppose hike in power tariff
Demands rollback of the 15% across-the-board revision
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RTI Act: Rs 2 cr penalty imposed on govt officials
The officials failed to provide information sought under the Act
Better coordination needed to counter illegal mining: Centre
Regular interactions are being held at Secretary level for better coordination
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