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Centre enters into allotment agreement with WBPDCL over power generation
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): The Centre and the West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) on Monday entered into an agreement regarding the allocation of coal blocks for the generation of thermal power, according to a press release.
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Syria: 11 killed, 23 injured in bomb explosion
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ar-Rai [Syria], Sept 16 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 11 people were killed and over 20 suffered injuries in a car bomb explosion in the Syrian village of Ar-Rai in the west of the northern province of Aleppo, a local source told Sputnik on Sunday.
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Ahead of elections, Israel approves new West Bank settlement
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Sept 15 (ANI): The Cabinet headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday approved a new settlement in the West Bank, two days ahead of the general elections in the country.
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West seeking to partially oust Russia from gas market: German lawmaker
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Sept 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent decision of the European Union (EU) to curtail Russian Gazprom's access to OPAL pipeline capacity is political in nature, and thus the West is seeking to partially oust Russia from the market in line with the traditions of the trade war and
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France: Police fires tear gas during new wave of 'Yellow-vest' protest
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Nantes [France], Sept 15 (ANI): Hundreds of protestors clashed with police on Saturday in the western French city of Nantes during a new wave of "yellow vest" protest against the France government.
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'Too harsh': Mamata says won't enforce hefty fines for traffic violations
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 11 (ANI): The West Bengal government will not implement the amended Motor Vehicles Act, which provides for stiff fines for traffic violations, as it is "too harsh" on the people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.
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WB: TMC, 2 other parties join in passing resolution against NRC
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sep 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress, Left Front and the Congress party came together on Friday in the West Bengal Assembly and passed a resolution against the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Mumbai: Suburban slow train services hampered due to waterlogging near Mat
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): The slow trains plying under the Suburban train services of the Western Railway are not running due to waterlogging near Matunga Road station on Wednesday.
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Mumbai: Local train timetables revised due to track failure in Virar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 4 (ANI): Due to heavy rainfall in the city and adjoining areas, track failure occurred at Virar station earlier on Wednesday due to which train timetables have been revised on the Western Railway route of the suburban train services.
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After West Asia setback, ISIS has turned its focus on South Asia: Sri Lank
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 3 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that terror group ISIS has turned its focus to South Asia after suffering a setback in the western part of the continent.
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West Texas mass shooting: What we know so far
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Midland [US], Sep 2 (ANI): The death toll in the drive-by mass shooting incident in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa on Saturday has risen to 7 after two more people died overnight while undergoing treatment, the authorities said on Sunday.
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6.3 magnitude quake strikes off Oregon coast
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday morning (local time) off the coast of Oregon, a state located on the west coast of the United States.
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