Maharashtra: Thane municipal body flags landslide-prone zones and amplifies vigilance | Mumbai News

Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation has identified highly vulnerable landslide-prone zones within the city limits and directed teams to interact with residents living in these locations and update them with precautionary measures to be taken during the monsoon.Around 14 potential spots have been identified of which extremely risky stretches—Lokmanya Sawarkar nagar, Gholai and Atkoneshwar Nagar…

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Patients in Telangana, AP feel the pinch as medicine prices soar due to ongoing West Asia conflict | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: The healthcare sector is feeling the pain of the ongoing West Asia conflict, with prices of surgical disposables, pharmaceutical raw materials, and finished medicines rising sharply over the past few months.Hospital suppliers and pharma traders in Hyderabad said prices of essential medical consumables such as IV sets, IV cannulas, syringes, urine bags, suction catheters,…

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Hours after Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s arrest, Hampton Sky Realty denies ED allegations | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: Hours after Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Hampton Sky Realty Ltd issued a statement denying allegations of “round-tripping” and “bogus exports” levelled by the agency in the case linked to the minister, who earlier served as a director of the company.The company said it entered the mobile phone…

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Agri dept cancels 54 fertiliser licences, suspends 786 in crackdown on urea diversion | Pune News

Pune: The state agriculture department cancelled 54 and suspended 786 licences of fertiliser dealers and retailers over the past five weeks for alleged diversion, hoarding and possible industrial misuse of subsidised urea ahead of the kharif sowing season.Sunil Borkar, director of agriculture (quality control and inputs), told TOI, “During investigation, our officials physically verified high-volume…

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North Korea activates nuclear dead man’s switch

North Korea has revised its constitution to require the military to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated by a foreign adversary.The constitutional change comes after Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and several of his close advisers were reportedly killed in strikes during the opening phase of the joint…

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Fuel Price Hike: ‘Fuel price hike inevitable’: State-run oil firms lose over Rs 1 lakh crore in 10 weeks amid Middle East crisis

State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have incurred losses of more than Rs 1 lakh crore over the past 10 weeks as they continued to shield Indian consumers from soaring global fuel prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflictThe three state-run fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited,…

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