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Arappor Iyakkam writes to CM to scrap Brigade Project approvals, alleges construction on Pallikaranai Marshland | Chennai News

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Pallikaranai Greater Flamingo at the Pallikaranai marsh in Chennai.04.05.2014.Photo:A.Prathap Chennai: Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO fighting against corruption, has petitioned the state govt to cancel approvals granted to a property developer for a residential project in Perumbakkam, alleging that the site falls within the protected Pallikaranai marshland.In a complaint submitted to chief minister C Joseph Vijay,…

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Stone-pelting, vandalism at Patna’s Patliputra station disrupt exam-bound students; heavy police deployed | Patna News

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PATNA: A heavy police force was deployed at Patliputra Railway Station in Bihar after a stone-pelting and vandalism incident erupted on the station premises, officials said on Sunday.Visuals from the railway station showed a tense situation following the unrest, with security personnel stationed across the premises to maintain law and order.According to Patna district magistrate…

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Yogi’s UP beats national violent-crime decline across 5 key categories | India News

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For Yogi Adityanath, law and order was never merely governance. It has always been central to his political image. The imagery of a saffron-clad monk governing India’s most populous state with an iron administrative grip has remained one of the defining motifs of contemporary Uttar Pradesh politics.The “Bulldozer Baba” image, once used derisively by the…

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Public access road to city airport satellite terminal on cards | Chennai News

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Chennai: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed to replace a proposed dedicated corridor with a public road for the satellite terminal planned between Chennai airport’s two runways, accepting a revised proposal from Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA). The decision will improve connectivity for residents of neighbourhoods, including Kolapakkam and Tharapakkam.While AAI had initially…

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Bawan Buti Sari, Pattharkatti Stone Craft & Pidhiya Painting get GI tag | Patna News

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Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting Patna: Three distinctive traditional products of Bihar — Nalanda’s Bawan Buti Sari and Fabric, Gaya’s Pattharkatti Stone Craft and Bhojpur’s Pidhiya Painting — have been awarded the geographical indication (GI)…

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City airport records four-fold surge in flyers over 12 years from 6.5L to 27L | Ranchi News

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Ranchi: The Birsa Munda Airport has recorded a four-fold surge in annual passenger traffic over the last 12 years, from around 6.5 lakh in 2014-15 to nearly 27 lakh in 2025-26, officials said.“This growth reflects the rising economic activities, trade, tourism and improved air connectivity in Jharkhand,” airport director Vinod Kumar said on Saturday.He added…

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