Clashes broke out between two unidentified groups, in West Bengal’s violence-hit Bhatpara, two people were killed and three others were injured in the clashes.
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Nitish Kumar visited Muzzaffarpur district for the first time since an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome 17 days ago and was met by a crowd of angry parents and protesters chanting “wapas jao (go back)”.
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The BJP-led NDA nominated Om Birla, two-time BJP MP from Rajasthan, for the speaker’s post in Lok Sabha.Birla has been a three-time MLA in the Rajasthan assembly and represents the Kota-Boondi constituency in the Lok Sabha.
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15 more officials, all of whom have corruption allegations against them, were made to retire compulsorily by the centre as part of its renewed tough stance on criminal misconduct.
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With no signs of rain across Tamil Nadu and the reservoirs running dry, some Chennai restaurants have reduced their operational hours and some IT companies have reportedly told their staff to work from home. There are also reports of violence taking place over water.
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The death toll is steadily rising in Bihar’s encephalitis outbreak with as many as 100 children losing their lives after falling prey to the disease, so far. Hundreds more have been admitted in various hospitals in the state’s Muzaffarpur district with acute encephalitis syndrome.
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she has accepted all demands made by the striking doctors and asked them to return to work immediately. This comes after the striking doctors refused to meet Banerjee at her office.
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At least five policemen were killed when suspected Maoists attacked a police patrol party in an area under West Bengal’s Tiruldih police station in the Jharkhand-Bengal border. After killing the policemen, the Maoists fled with their weapons.
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After the doctors’ strike that started from Kolkata’s Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital following assault of junior doctors by the family members of a patient who died, junior doctors in several states boycotted work affecting medical services.
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