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ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

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India

‘Party constitution shifted from democratic principles to a one-person structure’: SC in ‘real’ Shiv Sena case | India News

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Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the constitution of the previously undivided Shiv Sena had undergone a “significant transformation” over the years and eventually became “virtually a one-party structure.“A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya…

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At Rs 191 crore, Trinamool received 2nd highest donations from 2023-25 | Kolkata News

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TMC received Rs 185 crore as donations in 2024-25 Kolkata: Among 40 regional parties in the country reviewed by Association for Democratic Reforms, an organisation that promotes transparency in elections, Trinamool Congress received the second highest donations of Rs 191 crore from corporates or business houses during 2023-24 and 2024-25.According to the ADR report, which…

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No liquor shop next door without society’s say-so: Maharashtra govt plugs loophole, grants NOC veto to housing complexes | Mumbai News

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The new rules explicitly target legal ambiguities used in the past by liquor traders. MUMBAI: In a major win for urban residents across Maharashtra, the state government has officially handed cooperative housing societies the power to veto liquor shops from moving into their premises. Under a fresh notification issued by the Home Department, liquor vendors…

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‘Violent, unnatural sexual acts’: Delhi YouTuber held for assaulting, blackmailing 16-year-old | Delhi News

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A Delhi-based YouTuber faces arrest for allegedly assaulting and blackmailing a 16-year-old girl. (Representational image) NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and blackmailed with objectionable videos by a Delhi-based YouTuber, who was arrested and booked under the POCSO Act after her family approached police earlier this week.Police said the complaint was received…

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PMC sanitation workers call off strike after govt assurances | Patna News

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Patna: The eight-day strike by sanitation workers that disrupted garbage collection across Bihar’s urban local bodies, including the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), was called off on Thursday after the state govt agreed to consider a series of welfare measures for daily-wage and outsourced workers and restore benefits for regular employees.The breakthrough came after a meeting…

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Shyama Singh, tribal activist featured on Satyamev Jayate, dies 18 days after cobra bite | Ranchi News

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Shyama Singh with actor Aamir Khan during the recording of Satyamev Jayate in Mumbai in 2014 Daltonganj: Shyama Singh, a prominent tribal social activist from Latehar district who gained national recognition after appearing on Aamir Khan’s television show Satyamev Jayate in 2014, died on Wednesday, 18 days after being bitten by a cobra. She was…

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Damaged roads outside Ranchi schools raise safety concerns for thousands of students | Ranchi News

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Road at Tharpakna which connects many schools in the vicinity Ranchi: Potholes, waterlogged or slippery stretches, and unfinished road excavation outside several schools in the city have become a major safety concern, with hundreds of students and parents facing difficult commutes every day.The worst-hit locations include the approach road to Surendranath Centenary School and Cluny…

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BJP brass meets state functionaries over extortion complaints | Kolkata News

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Sources said more than 300 show-cause notices and at least 22 suspension letters have been issued to party functionaries, including mandal presidents, in connection with “anti-party activities” Kolkata: In the wake of complaints over alleged extortion, BJP national general secretary Sunil Bansal on Thursday held a meeting with party MLAs and district functionaries, asking them…

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