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Soon, you may be able to buy fuel at supermarkets

In a bid to make fuel more accessible, the government could soon allow supermarkets to sell petrol and diesel. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is likely to come up with a Cabinet note for easing existing norms.

Locals face acute water crisis in TN's Rameswaram

Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), June 19 (ANI): Different parts of Tamil Nadu are facing water crisis, as temperature is rising across the country. Locals are facing acute water crisis in Rameswaram. Water level in wells went below the average in the city. State government has not taken any initiative yet.

Congress supporters perform 'hawan' on Rahul Gandhi's birthday

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi is celebrating his 49th birthday on Wednesday. On the occasion, Congress supporters performed 'hawan' outside Gandhi's residence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished Gandhi from his Twitter handle.

Parents complain of govt apathy, as AES death toll in Muzaffarpur rises to 112

Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Jun 19 (ANI): The Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak which started spreading last week in Bihar's Muzaffarpur has now claimed the lives of 112 children in the district. 93 have died at the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) and 19 others lost their lives at the Kejriwal Hospital in Muzaffarpur. Parents who are still queued up at SKMCH with their ailing children complained of government apathy towards the AES outbreak and said they have not received any Oral Rehydration Solutions (ORS) packets as claimed by the state government. One of the mothers, who was at SKMCH said that her child is burning up with fever for 3-4 days, however, doctors at the hospital didn't admit her child and told her to treat the kid with medicines first. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after continued criticism over his absence at SKMCH visited the hospital on Tuesday.

Two cops on night duty caught napping in MP's Indore, suspended

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), June 19 (ANI): Two policemen suspended and posted to police line after they were caught napping during night duty in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. They were caught sleeping during a surprise visit by SP Yusuf Qureshi. Action was also taken against another policeman, who was patrolling in his personal vehicle.

BJP working president JP Nadda meets office bearers at party headquarters in Delhi

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): BJP's national working president J.P. Nadda, who was given the designation on Monday in presence of BJP chief Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday met office bearers at the party headquarters in Delhi. Nadda has been made the working president of BJP, although, Shah will remain national president of the party for the time being.

ITBP gears up for International Yoga Day

Srinagar (J and K)/ Basar/Lohitpur (AP), Jun 19 (ANI): The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Srinagar is gearing up for the International Yoga Day, which will be celebrated on June 21. The officials of the border security agency performed various 'asanas' ahead of the International Yoga Day. 49 battalion of ITBP in Basar town of Arunachal Pradesh also performed yoga, while another unit of the forces performed 'asanas' in Digaru River in Lohitpur region of the state.

Kaleshwaram project to be inaugurated on June 21

Hyderabad, June 19 (ANI): Telangana government will inaugurate Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project on June 21, an official statement read. Chief Ministers of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra - K Chandrasekhar Rao, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Devendra Fadnavis will participate in the function. The three CMs will switch on three pumps at Kannepalli Pump House as a token of the inauguration of the project. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is built on River Godavari at Kannepalli village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana. The project with 45,000 acres of ayacut aims at lift irrigates almost 235 TMC of water from River Godavari. This is the first biggest project taken up after the formation of Telangana state. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) utilizes only the flood water. Though the project is massive in technical and engineering aspects, land acquisition is very limited because of underground set up like pumping stations, tunnels construc

2,220 minors booked for driving vehicles in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, June 19 (ANI): In a special drive by the Hyderabad police, as many as 2,220 minors have been booked this year for driving vehicles. "This year, so far 2,220 minors have been booked for driving vehicles and we have filed charge-sheet in around 1,732 cases. The court has imposed a fine of Rs 1, 61, 700 on these minors," Hyderabad's Anil Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), told ANI. Kumar added that this year no one has been convicted but last year few minors were sent to the juvenile home. As part of the drive, college students were sensitised about the consequences and accidents that result in injuries and deaths. The special drive of the city police will continue until instances of minor driving vehicles come down significantly.

Watch: Locals create ruckus at Delhi hospital over rape of minor girl

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): Locals created ruckus at Maharishi Valmiki Hospital. Police said, "Some people gathered and created ruckus over rape of a girl. Situation is peaceful now." 4-yr-old girl was admitted in the hospital for medical treatment after she was allegedly raped in Bawana area earlier today.

Kannadiga devotees recite prayers for rain at Prasanna Ganpati temple

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Jun 19 (ANI): Several devotees recited verses from the Bhagavad Gita at the Prasanna Ganpati Temple in Karnataka's Shivamogga on Tuesday morning. These prayers come as the last straw for the Kannadigas who are suffering from an acute water crisis as a result of a long spell of drought. The devotees believe that reciting these shlokas from the Gita has the power to approach the rain god. The state of Karnataka which has been hit with drought in many districts has had to incur many losses. The drought has caused a loss of Rs16,662.48 crore and sought assistance from the centre of Rs2,434 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as relief measures caused by the drought.

Police deny victim's account in Rampur gang-rape case

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), Jun 19 (ANI): Four persons have been arrested in a case where a couple was thrashed by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. The woman has also alleged that she was gang-raped in front of her husband. Police has informed that contrary to the victim's account of the incident the woman was not gang-raped as per the investigation. Brijesh Kumar, Sub Inspector,Milak said, "On June 11, a couple was thrashed by 4 men. During investigation, it was found that the woman was not gang-raped. The 4 have been arrested, they had themselves recorded incident and made the video viral."

Amazon's Instagram competitor Amazon Spark is dead

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): Not many would be aware but Amazon had its own shopping social network called Amazon Spark which was a direct take on Facebook-owned Instagram, but for shoppers. After two years of launch, Amazon Spark is no longer available. The URL to the service now leads to Amazon's #FoundItOnAmazon site that resembles the company's product discovery tool Interesting Finds, TechCrunch reports. The #FoundItOnAmazon site will take inspiration from Interesting Finds and Spark for a new shopping discovery tool. It will focus more directly on fashion and home decor.

Poor oral hygiene associated with risk of several chronic diseases

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): It is important to pay attention to oral care as poor oral health can increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by 75%, finds study. The study published in 'United European Gastroenterology Journal', analyzed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the United Kingdom, investigated the association between oral health conditions and the risk of a number of gastrointestinal cancers, including liver, colon, rectum and pancreatic cancer. Participants with poor oral health were more likely to be younger, female, living in deprived socio-economic areas and consumed less than two portions of fruit and vegetables per day. The biological mechanisms by which poor oral health may be more strongly associated with liver cancer, rather than other digestive cancers, is currently uncertain. One explanation is the potential role of the oral and gut microbiome in disease development. Another theory explaining the higher cancer risk due to poor oral health suggested th

Watch: Fireworks at Golden Temple in Amritsar on Prakash Purab of 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib

Amritsar (Punjab), Jun 19 (ANI): The Prakash Purab of 6th Guru Shri Guru Hargobind Sahib Maharaj was celebrated in Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar on Tuesday. Golden temple was lit by beautiful fireworks on the occasion. Devotees gathered at the temple to pray and pay tribute to Sikh Guru Hargobind Sahib.

Auto driver assault case: Security tightened as locals continue protest in Mukherjee Nagar

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): People staged protest in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area against the thrashing of auto driver Sarabjeet Singh and his son by police personnel on June 16. Heavy security has been deployed on spot. Three cops have been suspended in the case while the investigation in the matter is on.

Pulwama IED blast: Family of Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo mourns his demise in Odisha's Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal (Odisha), June 19 (ANI): Family of Naik Ajit Kumar Sahoo mourned his demise in Odisha's Dhenkanal. Army jawan, Ajit Kumar Sahoo was injured in an IED blast in Pulwama on Monday and succumbed to his injuries yesterday. Terrorists had attacked a mobile vehicle patrol of 44 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) with an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the Arihal area of Pulwama district on Monday.

Delhi traffic cop spreads road safety awareness with rap songs

New Delhi, Jun 19 (ANI): Sandeep Shahi, head constable in Delhi traffic police has a swanky method to spread road safety awareness. He has mastered the art of rapping with rap songs composed by him. Shahi has also other ways to persuade motorists to abide by traffic rules. He uses mirror to make them feel guilty and also distributes helmets by paying from his own pocket.

States should get Share in Central Taxes in Time: CM Gehlot

New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot recently met the Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to discuss various financial issues related to the state. In the meeting he requested the centre to give approval to proposals of several pending drinking water projects and ensure timely release of funds of the centrally-sponsored schemes. Gehlot said that as per the past practice the state's share in the central taxes should be released to the respective states on the first date of the month. The states have to make payments towards salaries and pension on the first date, which becomes very difficult. The Chief Minister further requested the Finance Minister that financial proposals of seven drinking water projects costing Rs 5473 crore should be approved at the earliest. The CM also asked the Union Minister to support the state's loan waiver scheme to help farmers of Rajasthan to recover from the indebtedness. He informed that 24 lakh farme

Bihar encephalitis outbreak: MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav defends Health Minister Mangal Pandey

New Delhi, June 18n (ANI): Janata Dal (United)'s MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav defended Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey for asking the cricket score during a meeting on the AES outbreak. While speaking to ANI, Yadav said, "During India-Pakistan matches, there's nationalism in people's heart, they want India to win. They did everything seriously in the meeting and asked for score in between, the Opposition's allegations aren't true." India was playing with Pakistan on Sunday when, during a meeting on the AES outbreak, Pandey asked how many wickets had fallen. The video went viral soon after and Pandey was heavily trolled.