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Goyal asks Coal India to ensure supply for power sector

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Kolkata, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) Union Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has asked Coal India to focus on meeting coal demand, particularly from the power sector, in a review meeting held here today. Owing to a sharp rise in coal demand from the power sector, Coal India was finding it difficult to meet the demand despite steady rise in supply to the sector. Sources said that in the meeting, Goyal called for better coordination between Coal India and Railways to ramp up supplies. He also asked Coal India to plan for…

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Police in Maine throw birthday party for 8-year-old girl

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Augusta (US), Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) A Maine police department has thrown their own celebration for an 8-year-old girl who had no one show up to her birthday party. WCSH-TV reports the Augusta Police Department put on a party yesterday for Larriah Binns in Augusta complete with balloons and birthday cake. Larriah’s mother, Angelique Binns, says she had a birthday celebration planned for Saturday, but none of her daughter’s friends could come. Angelique Binns says her daughter started jumping up and down in excitement Sunday when she saw several cars…

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Sharif, his daughter will be arrested on their arrival at any airport in Pak: Minister

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Lahore, Jul 9 (DIN NEWS) Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz will be arrested on their arrival at any airport in Pakistan as they have been convicted in a corruption case, a senior minister said today. Maryam last evening shared her flight details to return to Pakistan with media persons. She said she will reach at Lahore airport on Friday at 6:15 pm by Ittehad Airways’ flight EY-243. “The government will implement accountability court’s order in letter and spirit and arrest Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz…

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Security situation in north-east has improved “drastically”: Rajnath

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Shillong, July 9 (DIN NEWS) The security situation in North East has “improved drastically” during the four years of NDA government, with insurgency related incidents coming down by 85 per cent as compared to the 90s, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The government is giving special attention to the internal security in the region, Singh said, addressing the 67th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here. He stressed on the need for a forum to address inter-state and security-related issues, including boundary disputes, narcotics and arms trafficking,…

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Samsung opens world’s largest mobile phone factory in Noida

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Noida, July 9 (DIN NEWS) South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung on Monday inaugurated the world’s largest mobile phone factory here which will double its annual handset production capacity to 120 million units by 2020. The facility was inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in The new plant will help the company raise its capacity in a phased manner, from 68 million units at present, to 120 million The company also launched ?Make for the World’ initiative, whereby it aims to export mobile handsets…

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Modi govt needs to shed ‘obsession’ with economic growth: Jean Dreze

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New Delhi, Jul 8 (DIN NEWS) The Narendra Modi government needs to shed its “obsession” with economic growth and take a broader view of what development is about, argues noted economist Jean Dreze. Author of a number of books on development and policies in India, he also feels that the Centre is “abdicating” its responsibilities in many sectors and handing them over to the corporate, or to the state governments. In an interview to PTI, he was asked about the impact of the NDA government’s policies on social and economic…

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Vishnu idol worth crores of rupees recovered in Bangladesh

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Dhaka, Jul 8 (DIN NEWS) A 70-kg touchstone idol of Hindu god Vishnu, worth crores of rupees, has been recovered in northern Bangladesh, a media report said today. The idol was recovered last night from a house at Paschim Haghuria village in Natore district, 203-km from the capital, the Dhaka Tribune reported, citing officials. A team of Natore district administration raided the house following a tip-off, NDC Anindya Kumar said. The idol weighed about 70-kg and was worth several crores of Bangladeshi takas, the official added. Natore Deputy Commissioner Shahina…

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‘Race against time’ to rescue Japan flood victims: PM

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Mihara (Japan), Jul 8 (DIN NEWS) Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned today of a “race against time” to rescue flood victims as authorities issued new alerts over record rains that have killed at least 48 people. The torrential downpours have caused flash flooding and landslides across central and western parts of the country, prompting evacuation orders for more than two million people. “Rescues, saving lives and evacuations are a race against time,” Abe said as he met with a government crisis cell set up to respond to the disaster.…

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Pesticide poisoning? Two Yavatmal farmers hospitalised

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Yavatmal, July 8 (DIN NEWS) In a case of suspected pesticide poisoning, probably the first in this Kharip season in east Maharashtra, two farmers were admitted to a hospital with symptoms of vomitting and loose motions in Yavatmal district. Prashant Kewade (42) and Sandeep Meshram (24) were admitted in the Yavatmal-based Government Medical College (GMC) on July 1, a GMC official said today. While Kewade, a resident of Fulai village in the district, was discharged on July 7, Meshram, who hails from Pengare village, still remains in the hospital. “Both…

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JD(U) against corruption and communalism: Nitish Kumar

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New Delhi, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar today stressed on his opposition to corruption as well as communalism, and asserted that those thinking of marginalising his party in the state would stand marginalised. Amid speculation over his future move and a strain in his ties with the BJP, Kumar, during the party’s national executive meeting, barely touched on the contentious issue of sharing of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar among NDA parties, saying the BJP is yet to make a proposal.…

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