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Fire breaks out in Surat cloth factory, 18 fire tenders on spot

Surat (Gujarat), Aug 31 (ANI): Massive fire broke out in a cloth factory in Pandesara on Aug 29. The mishap took place at Gujarat's Surat. Eighteen Fire tenders rushed at the spot to douse the flames. Further details awaited.

Watch: Locals celebrate Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1st Prakash Purb in Punjab's Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab), Aug 31 (ANI): Locals celebrated Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji's 1st Prakash Purb in Punjab's Amritsar. They organised Nagar Kirtan. The first Prakash Purb marks the installation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Sri Harmandir Sahib in 1604.

Heavy rain lashes Assam's Barpeta

Barpeta (Assam), Aug 31 (ANI): Heavy rain lashed in parts of Assam's Barpeta city on Aug 31. Heavy rainfall hit the normal life out of order. The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in Assam were 30 degree Celsius and 32 degree Celsius, respectively.

VP Naidu meets PV Sindhu, calls her nation's pride

Hyderabad, Aug 31 (ANI): Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu met Indian badminton player PV Sindhu at his residence in Hyderabad on August31. Sindhu became the first-Indian to win gold medal in Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships. She defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in finals of tournament on Aug 25. VP Venkaiah Naidu also tweeted about the meet. Calling Sindhu nation's pride, VP Naidu said, "I am extremely happy to meet her and I would like to congratulate her for this historic win. She is a pride of our nation and is a great inspiration for the budding sports enthusiasts across the country."

GRP personnel assist woman in giving birth aboard train, both safe

Roorkee (Uttarakhand), Aug 31 (ANI): A woman gave birth with the help of Govt Railway Police (GRP) personnel in Durgiana Express on August 30. After the woman complaint of labour pain, the train was stopped at Roorkee which wasn't a designated stop. She and the baby were later admitted to hospital for treatment.

Forest Dept rescued Indian pangolin from a house in Odisha's Cuttack

Cuttack (Odisha), Aug 31 (ANI): The Forest Department personnel rescued an Indian pangolin from a house at Athagarh in Odisha's Cuttack on August 31. The rescued pangolin is currently kept in the Badamba Forest Range and will later be released into Nandankanan Zoo.

Yogi Adityanath inaugurates light and sound show at Ramgarh Tal Lake in UP

Gorakhpur (UP), Aug 31 (ANI): UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated projects worth Rs 9.96 crore comprising 25 floating cascade fountains, 1 multimedia floating fountain and 450 kw solar power plant at Ramgarh Tal Lake. These projects have been built under the National Lake Conservation Programme of the Government of India and the pollution control and conservation plan of the Urban Development Department for Ramgarh Tal Lake.

New Zealand High Commission hosts 'Namaste Pacific' in New Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Namaste Pacific, a cultural gala was jointly hosted by the High Commissions of New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji at the New Zealand High Commission, Chanakyapuri in New Delhi. On display were the traditional masks and artifacts from Papua New Guinea and Pacific Green furniture and other products from Fiji. Members of the diplomatic community, government officials, business leaders, and cultural personalities were present at the event.

NRC publication: We'll take strict action against hate posts on social media, says Assam DGP

Guwahati (Assam), Aug 31 (ANI): A day before the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam, the state Director General of Police said that security measures have been tightened across the region. While speaking to media, DGP said, "We are making a good use of social media to reach out to public. If anybody comes up with hate post or wrong messages, we've told local OCs (Officer-in charge) to take strict legal action be taken."

Woman writes to AP Governor seeking euthanasia for her mentally-challenged daughter

Vijayawada (AP), Aug 31 (ANI): A Vijayawada resident Swarnalata writes to Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan seeking either to approve euthanasia plea for her mentally-challenged daughter Jahnavi or to take action against the doctor who denied treatment to her daughter. While speaking to ANI, Swarnalata said, "She is suffering from psychological disorder since she was 4 and some gynec since she was 8. She was being treated at a hospital where my husband is senior assistant. But Dr Rajya Lakshmi, who took charge as Head of Psychology Dept in 2010 refused to give her treatment."

Fire breaks out in slums in HP's Kullu

Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 31 (ANI): Fire broke out in slums in Kullu. Incident occurred in Bhuntar's Sainik Chowk. 2 fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. No injuries have been reported so far. Further investigation is underway.

Odisha's Aswatha Narayana becomes 1st ever to win gold at WorldSkills Competition

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Aug 31 (ANI): Aswatha Narayana, graduate in electronics and instrumentation engineering from CV Raman Engineering College from Bhubaneswar won a gold medal for India in the water technology category at WorldSkills Competition held in Kazan, Russia.

Exercising in pregnancy restores key tissues, betters health

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Exercising does carry a number of benefits and a new study in this regard has found that working out immediately, prior to and during pregnancy restores key tissues, thus, making them better in managing blood sugar levels and decreasing risk of long term health problems. Findings of this study were published in the journal 'Physiological Reports'. Being overweight during pregnancy levels the risk of complications in the mother, such as gestational diabetes, and predisposes both her and the infant to develop metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes in the years after pregnancy. It also has positive effects prior to and during pregnancy, with beneficial outcomes for both mother and her child, preventing excessive gestational weight gain and the development of gestational diabetes, and the need for insulin use in women who have already developed gestational diabetes. However, little is known about the changes caused to the tissues of obese pregnant mother throug

Watch: Students risk their lives by crossing river in makeshift boat to reach school in MP

Dewas (MP), Aug 31 (ANI): Children of Hirli village in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas risk their lives to reach schools as they are forced to cross river using makeshift boat. They use a makeshift boat of gallon drums to cross the river.

Kashmir issue should be resolved bilaterally: Australian High Commissioner

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu at a gala event, Namaste Pacific hosted by New Zealand High Commission, commented on Indian government's move on revoking Article 370 and said that Australia's view on Kashmir has always been that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and should be resolved by both India and Pakistan. While speaking to ANI, Harinder said, "The Indian govt has said it is an internal matter and we respect the Indian position on that. Australia's long held view on Kashmir has been that this is the issue that should be resolved bilaterally by both India and Pakistan." She expressed her views during Namaste Pacific, a cultural gala was jointly hosted by the High Commissions of New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji at the New Zealand High Commission, Chanakyapuri in New Delhi.

Ganesh Chaturthi: Iconic Ganpati idol at Lalbaugcha Raja unveiled

Mumbai, Aug 31 (ANI): One of the most popular idols of lord Ganpati was unveiled at Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai today. The iconic idol has a twitter handle where aarti will be live streamed. This year theme of Lalbaugcha Raja is India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated across India on September 2.

RJD constitutes five-member team to visit Gopalganj: Tejashwi Yadav

Patna (Bihar), Aug 30 (ANI): RJD leader and Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on August 30 reacted on Gopalganj case. Lambasting at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he said that his party will demand a probe on Gopalganj case. He added that RJD also constitutes a team of five members to visit Gopalganj regarding the case. A Gopalganj-based contractor was burned to death allegedly by engineer in-chief of water resources department at his Gandak Colony residence under Town police station in Gopalganj district on August 29.

Tibetan Youth Congress holds solidarity rally to support Hong Kong people

New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): Tibetan Youth Congress on August 30 held a protest in the national capital to express their solidarity with the people of Hong Kong, who have been protesting for weeks against the now-suspended extradition bill. The protestors held placards reading 'Tibet with Hong Kong No-extradition bill' and black umbrellas to show their aggression. The semi-autonomous region has been witnessing weeks of protests, which began in the wake of the now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed authorities to send criminal suspects to mainland China for their prosecution.

'Bank frauds became assumption for Indian citizen because of Congress': FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug 30 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hits back Congress party over the question of bank frauds. "I am not going to comment on remarks from Congress because if bank frauds became an assumption for the Indian citizen it is because of the Congress party. Many of these fugitives we are trying to get back were encouraged during their time," said Nirmala Sitharaman.

Health dept provide expired tablets to govt schools in UP's Banda

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 30 (ANI): The health department provided expired Albendazole tablets to government schools in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district on August 29. Investigation is underway in this regard. No school student was administered with the expired medicine as per the government officials. While speaking to ANI, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Banda Santosh Kumar said, "No expired tablets were delivered to the schools. This is a matter of investigation. No school students were administered expired medicine."