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Chennai division of Southern Railway hits parcel revenue goal, earns 74.56 crore | Chennai News

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Chennai: Southern Railway’s Chennai division has surpassed its parcel revenue target of 74.22 crore for 2025-26, earning a record 74.56 crore and reinforcing its position as one of Indian Railways’ leading freight and logistics hubs.Officials attributed the growth to innovative freight initiatives, improved infrastructure and a sharp increase in demand-driven parcel services.The division transported 1,288…

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Welfare push for construction workers: Govt announces mobile health vans, mass weddings | Delhi News

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New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced a series of welfare measures for construction workers, including the deployment of mobile health vans at labour chowks and construction sites across the capital.The announcements were made at a labour welfare event organised by Sant Nirankari Mandal in Dhirpur. The package also includes financial assistance for…

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10 years on, more than 1 lakh students gear up for yet another round of NEET on May 3 | Chennai News

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Chennai: Affan Shehroz Umer, from Alwin Memorial Public School in Tambaram, is one among the one lakh-plus students who has been preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) exam scheduled for Sunday. Having studied for the past two years, he exuded confidence of scoring more than 600 marks in the test and securing a seat…

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Special Supreme Court bench to hear today TMC plea on counting staff | India News

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NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Friday moved Supreme Court, challenging the additional chief electoral officer’s decision mandating “at least one among the counting supervisor and counting assistant at each counting table shall be a central govt/central PSU employee” for counting of votes for the recently concluded assembly elections.The party sought an urgent hearing, as the…

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Bombay high court upholds 1870 land grant, rejects Centre’s claim to 220 acres of salt pans in Bhayandar | Mumbai News

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Mumbai: In a decisive ruling, the Bombay High Court has dismissed the Centre’s claims over 220 acres of salt pan land in Bhayandar, asserting the land belongs to a private party under a historic contract of 1870.Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, in an April 30 judgment, observed that granting of lands undeniably…

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Parties reject exit poll findings: ‘Be patient, wait two more days’ | Chennai News

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Chennai: The debate over exit polls continued on Friday, too, with political leaders in the state dismissing the findings of pollsters.DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant said DMK front would secure a massive victory and “beloved brother” M K Stalin would continue as chief minister. She, however, deflected questions regarding exit polls, stating that she preferred…

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West Bengal elections: TMC alleges strongroom breaches, BJP mocks claim | India News

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While Mamata Banerjee camped at the Bhowanipore strongroom on Thursday evening, Suvendu Adhikari visited the premises on Friday KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress and BJP traded allegations over EVM strongroom security on Friday, with a delegation from CM Mamata Banerjee’s party meeting Election Commission officials to demand answers on alleged CCTV blackouts and sealed rooms being opened…

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