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Army, Forest Team Captures 2 Leopards After 3 Killed In Attacks In Udaipur
The forest department in Udaipur district, with the help of the Army, has captured two leopards, bringing a sigh of relief to residents of Gogunda town where three people were killed in attacks by the big cats last week, officials said on Tuesday.
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13 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh In Last 24 Hours
Thirteen people were killed in rain-related incidents across the state in the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh's relief department officials said on Saturday.
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Rains Bring Relief To People Near Noida's Twin Towers' Demolition Site
The city, including the Sector 93A area where Supertech twin towers were demolished, received rains on Monday evening, with pollution control department officials saying the showers will help check the post-demolition dust.
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Heat Wave Likely In Parts Of Rajasthan From Sunday
After a brief spell of relief, heatwave conditions are expected in parts of Rajasthan again from Sunday, a meteorological department official said in Jaipur.
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US Grants Sanctions Relief To Iran, Inches Closer To Nuclear Deal Renewal
The Biden administration has restored a sanctions waiver to Iran, a senior State Department official said on Friday, as indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement entered the final stretch.
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Relief For Odisha, Andhra As Cyclone Jawad Likely To Weaken Into Deep Depression
Cyclonic storm 'Jawad' is likely to weaken into a deep depression before it reaches the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast by Saturday noon, officials said.
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Change In Wind Direction May Soon End Delhi Cold Wave: Weather Department
There was slight relief for people in Delhi today after reeling under the longest cold spell of the last 22 years due to a change in wind direction, officials said.
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Rains Lash Parts Of Delhi, Bring Down Temperature
Rains lashed parts of Delhi this morning, bringing relief to the people from the humid weather. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 37 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said.
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Pollution "Severe", Strong Winds To Clear Delhi Air In 24 Hours: 10 Facts
Even as Delhi remained wrapped in a thick blanket of haze and dust for the fourth consecutive day, there is relief in the offing. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that strong winds from the west will clear the dusty stagnant air in the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms are also expected at isolated places over the city in the next days...
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CBI Arrests Income Tax Commissioner In Rs 50 Lakh Bribery Case
The CBI today arrested a Commissioner of the Income Tax department posted in Guwahati for allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh for giving relief in a shell company matter to a businessman, officials said here.
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Bihar Floods: Number Of Deaths Rises To 341
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim with the death toll reaching 341 on Tuesday, an official said. A Bihar Disaster Management Department official said 146. Around 19 lakh persons in 19 districts have been affected by the floods.
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Nagaland Government to Donate Rs 10 Lakh for Jammu and Kashmir Flood Victims
The Government of Nagaland has contributed Rs 10 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for flood relief in Jammu and Kashmir, said an official of the Home Department, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority today.
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A Week after Floods, 71,178 People Still Marooned in Odisha
A week after floods caused by the Mahanadi river system, 71,178 persons remained marooned in 62 villages, even as the toll mounted to 47, official sources said.
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Fresh Rains in Odisha Due to Low Pressure Add to Flood Woes
Plight of the flood-hit in Odisha was compounded by fresh rains triggered by low pressure though water level receded slowly after claiming 37 lives and affecting over 24.28 lakh people, relief department officials said.
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After Four Days, Leopard Leaves IIT Bombay Say Forest Officials
A leopard which had strayed into the forest-like campus of IIT Bombay finally left after an almost four-day long sojourn early on Saturday, with the institute students, management and forest officials heaving a sigh of relief, an official said.
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Army, Forest Team Captures 2 Leopards After 3 Killed In Attacks In Udaipur
The forest department in Udaipur district, with the help of the Army, has captured two leopards, bringing a sigh of relief to residents of Gogunda town where three people were killed in attacks by the big cats last week, officials said on Tuesday.
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13 Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh In Last 24 Hours
Thirteen people were killed in rain-related incidents across the state in the last 24 hours, Uttar Pradesh's relief department officials said on Saturday.
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Rains Bring Relief To People Near Noida's Twin Towers' Demolition Site
The city, including the Sector 93A area where Supertech twin towers were demolished, received rains on Monday evening, with pollution control department officials saying the showers will help check the post-demolition dust.
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Heat Wave Likely In Parts Of Rajasthan From Sunday
After a brief spell of relief, heatwave conditions are expected in parts of Rajasthan again from Sunday, a meteorological department official said in Jaipur.
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US Grants Sanctions Relief To Iran, Inches Closer To Nuclear Deal Renewal
The Biden administration has restored a sanctions waiver to Iran, a senior State Department official said on Friday, as indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement entered the final stretch.
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Relief For Odisha, Andhra As Cyclone Jawad Likely To Weaken Into Deep Depression
Cyclonic storm 'Jawad' is likely to weaken into a deep depression before it reaches the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast by Saturday noon, officials said.
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Change In Wind Direction May Soon End Delhi Cold Wave: Weather Department
There was slight relief for people in Delhi today after reeling under the longest cold spell of the last 22 years due to a change in wind direction, officials said.
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Rains Lash Parts Of Delhi, Bring Down Temperature
Rains lashed parts of Delhi this morning, bringing relief to the people from the humid weather. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 37 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said.
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Pollution "Severe", Strong Winds To Clear Delhi Air In 24 Hours: 10 Facts
Even as Delhi remained wrapped in a thick blanket of haze and dust for the fourth consecutive day, there is relief in the offing. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that strong winds from the west will clear the dusty stagnant air in the next 24 hours. Thunderstorms are also expected at isolated places over the city in the next days...
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CBI Arrests Income Tax Commissioner In Rs 50 Lakh Bribery Case
The CBI today arrested a Commissioner of the Income Tax department posted in Guwahati for allegedly demanding Rs 50 lakh for giving relief in a shell company matter to a businessman, officials said here.
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Bihar Floods: Number Of Deaths Rises To 341
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim with the death toll reaching 341 on Tuesday, an official said. A Bihar Disaster Management Department official said 146. Around 19 lakh persons in 19 districts have been affected by the floods.
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Nagaland Government to Donate Rs 10 Lakh for Jammu and Kashmir Flood Victims
The Government of Nagaland has contributed Rs 10 lakh to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for flood relief in Jammu and Kashmir, said an official of the Home Department, Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority today.
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A Week after Floods, 71,178 People Still Marooned in Odisha
A week after floods caused by the Mahanadi river system, 71,178 persons remained marooned in 62 villages, even as the toll mounted to 47, official sources said.
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Fresh Rains in Odisha Due to Low Pressure Add to Flood Woes
Plight of the flood-hit in Odisha was compounded by fresh rains triggered by low pressure though water level receded slowly after claiming 37 lives and affecting over 24.28 lakh people, relief department officials said.
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After Four Days, Leopard Leaves IIT Bombay Say Forest Officials
A leopard which had strayed into the forest-like campus of IIT Bombay finally left after an almost four-day long sojourn early on Saturday, with the institute students, management and forest officials heaving a sigh of relief, an official said.
