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Odisha Police issues circular for pollution-free Diwali
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Oct 27 (ANI): Aiming to curb pollution during Diwali after the Supreme Court directives, the Odisha Police on Friday has issued a circular regarding bursting of firecrackers during festival seasons particularly during Diwali, which has serious environmental and health
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Home Secretary holds meeting on efforts to curb misuse of social media
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 25 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, along with senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs, security agencies and Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) held a meeting with representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitt
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European Parliament votes for ban on single-use plastics
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 25 (ANI): The European Parliament has voted for a ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cotton buds and also to ensure that most bottles are recycled as a measure to curb pollution of oceans, the CNN reported.
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'Memes may contribute to obesity in teenagers'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): The meme world seems to be in danger as many countries are now trying to curb the free flow of memes.
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Punjab government approves new policy to curb illegal mining
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct 17 (ANI): In order to bring more transparency in the sand mining business, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved several major policy changes to enable the government grant contracts by auction of mining blocks. This auctioning will be done in strategically establi
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Over 500 prisoners, ex-inmates get jobs in Telangana
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): With an aim to curb crime in the state, more than 500 prisoners and ex-prisoners have been provided jobs by the Telangana Prisons Department.
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Hyderabad police intensifies fight against drunk driving
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): In an attempt to curb the menace of drunk driving across the city, Hyderabad Traffic Police on Friday announced that it has added more personnel to their team in order to keep an eye on commuters who breach the law.
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Govt increases customs duty on 19 items to curb imports; air travel, house
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday announced new tariff measures by increasing the basic customs duty of 19 items to curb import of certain products. The government said that these changes are aimed at narrowing the Current Account Deficit (CAD). The total
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UP: Govt cracks down on expenditure
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government has implemented strict norms to curb government expenditure.
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Govt must formulate law to curb population: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that the government must formulate a law to curb the population if it has to save "India's democracy from the growing divisive forces".
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US intends to pay Mexico to deport illegal immigrants
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): In a move to curb the alleged influx of illegal immigrants in the country, the US President Donald Trump administration has reportedly planned to offer Mexico USD 20 million in foreign assistance funds so that Mexico deports up to 17,000 undocumented immi
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Google takes steps to curb tech support scam ads
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
California [United States], September 3 (ANI): In a bid to crack down on scam ads for tech support, Google is introducing a new measure that will restrict such ads globally.
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