Wednesday, August 19, 2026

ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

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India

Evening news wrap: Parliament deadlock over NEET continues, Gulf invests to find new oil routes & more | India News

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Government reaches out to opposition for NEET debate without preconditions; opposition insists on Pradhan’s resignation. Gulf nations spend billions on new oil pipelines to bypass Strait of Hormuz as Iran blockade continues. CJP and government locked in standoff over venue for talks as protest demanding Pradhan’s resignation continues. India’s first hydrogen-powered train clocks 900 km…

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‘I’m not a student, not a farmer’: Why Mumbai model Rhiya, viral face of CJP protest, took to the streets | Mumbai News

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Mumbai: She is neither a student preparing for competitive examinations nor someone directly affected by the alleged NEET-UG paper leak.Yet Rhiya, the Mumbai actor-model whose image of standing in front of a police van during Wednesday’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest went viral, says she felt compelled to take to the streets because she believed…

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‘PM took 34 days to notice us’: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claims Centre still shielding Dharmendra Pradhan | Delhi News

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Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke criticized Prime Minister Modi’s announcement on fast-track courts. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s announcement on fast-track courts for paper leak cases, saying it had taken the Prime Minister 34 days to publicly acknowledge the agitation.He accused the Centre…

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Tambaram plans ₹500-crore drinking water project for six areas | Chennai News

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Chennai: After years of relying on private tankers and borewells for drinking water, more than four lakh residents in Perungalathur, Peerkankaranai, Thiruneermalai, Chitlapakkam, Madambakkam and Sembakkam are set to get piped supply under a proposed ₹500-crore project by the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation.The project is part of a wider plan to extend piped drinking water…

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Jharkhand achieves 194% of target in PMMVY maternal benefit drive, tops country | Ranchi News

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Ranchi: Jharkhand has topped the country in the month-long special drive held from June 15 to register pregnant women and lactating mothers for financial support under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). The state registered 46,955 beneficiaries against the Union women and child development ministry’s target of 24,203, achieving 194% of its target.Chhattisgarh ranked…

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Hazaribag man among 20 killed in Sikkim Teesta Stage-VI tunnel collapse | Ranchi News

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Hazaribag: A 45-year-old excavator operator from Hazaribag district was among those killed in the tunnel collapse at the under-construction Teesta Stage-VI Hydroelectric Project of NHPC in Sikkim’s Namchi district.Jageshwar Thakur, a resident of Tilaiya Basti under Kolhuakala panchayat in Barhi block, was identified on Thursday by his elder son, Rahul Sharma, who had travelled to…

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Offline maps, LoRa devices and tear gas hacks: Jantar Mantar protest survival tips trend online | India News

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NEW DELHI: As protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party continued at Jantar Mantar amid repeated clashes with police, social media has been flooded with “survival guides” offering tips on coping with internet shutdowns, tear gas exposure and police action.From downloading offline maps and using Bluetooth-based messaging apps to carrying antacid solutions for tear gas…

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