Breaking HIGHLIGHTS: Fire Breaks Out In Matchbox Manufacturing Unit In Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi
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Fire breaks out in a matchbox manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 36 kg of Methamphetamine drug worth Rs 180 crores at Madurai Railway Station and Chennai, one person arrested.
A man working as a security guard in Imperial Club, Vasant Kunj died allegedly by suicide today. He had made a video call to his mother before he died. Inquiry revealed that he has a matrimonial dispute: Delhi Police.
Maharashtra BJP MLA Ram Kadam has moved a breach of privilege motion against Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut for their statements against Assembly Speaker after his verdict on disqualification petitions from both Shiv Sena factions. The speaker has marked the motion to the privilege committee of the Maharashtra legislature for further action, ANI reported.
All the six accused in the Parliament security breach case have changed their counsel. Now all accused will be represented by one counsel. The court has listed the matter on March 11 for the next hearing. Judicial custody has also been extended till the next date. Neelam Azad told the court that she has been suffering from back pain and her x-ray was done but medicine is not being provided. The court asked the counsel to move an appropriate application, ANI reported.
At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire blazed through a seven-storey building in an upscale neighbourhood in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka late Thursday, health authorities said.
"So far 43 people have died from the fire," Bangladesh's health minister Samanta Lal Sen told AFP after visiting the Dhaka Medical College Hospital and an adjoining burn hospital. (AFP Input)
The prices of 19 Kg commercial LPG gas cylinders hiked by Rs 25 with effect from today. The retail price of a 19 Kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi reaches Rs. 1795 per cylinder.
An allegedly mentally disturbed man killed two senior citizens by attacking them with an axe, in Maharashtra's Koodan village of Boisar area in Palghar. The police arrested him from a mud pond in the nearby forest area, ANI reported.
A special PMLA court has rejected the interim bail plea of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in a money laundering case. The court has allowed him to get admitted to the hospital and treated in Judicial custody. Goyal had filed interim bail on medical grounds.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate 2 Coal India Projects Worth Rs 1200 Cr on Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate on Friday two Coal India projects worth around Rs 1,200 crore in Jharkhand for the dispatch of dry fuel, an official statement said.
The Ministry of Coal said that the Tori-Shivpur third Rail Line located in Chatra and Latehar districts of the state is of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL).
"This dedicated coal corridor, stretching over 44.37 km with six intermediate stations, is designed to facilitate the evacuation of 100 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of coal from ongoing and upcoming mining projects. With a capital outlay of Rs 894 crore, this project not only serves existing coal mines but also enhances the evacuation capacity from upcoming commercial blocks," it said. Currently, the coal evacuation from North Karanpura coalfields of CCL stands at around 45 MTPA, according to the ministry.
PM To Dedicate NTPC's Karanpura Project Unit To Nation On Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to dedicate to the nation 660 MW unit-1 of North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project (NKSTPP) of NTPC on Friday. The project has been established with an investment of Rs 7,526 crore.
Located at Chatra district of Jharkhand, the total envisaged capacity of NKSTPP is 1980 MW (3X660 MW), NTPC said in a statement. This pit-head project will supply majority of the generated power to Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal, thereby ensuring 24x7 availability of power at affordable cost in eastern part of the country.
While the project is creating direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region, various community development initiatives are being taken up by NTPC in education, drinking water, sanitation, health and women empowerment.
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