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Michel Dejeneffe, créateur de la marionnette Tatayet, est mort
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Don’t pay NICE toll, Kumaraswamy tells people; gives govt. two weeks to stop toll collection
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday called upon people not to pay toll on the NICE Road and said he was giving the State government two weeks to stop the toll collection, warning that the JD(S) would launch an intense protest if it failed to act. Speaking at a press conference at the JD(S) headquarters, Mr. Kumaraswamy demanded that the State government immediately take over the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project and stop toll collection.
Induction of woman Minister into State Cabinet likely to be completed soon, says Laxman Savadi
Speaking to press persons in Belagavi on Saturday, Mr. Savadi said that he would not like to discuss the issue of portfolios. “The importance of a portfolio depends on how well it is handled. Any portfolio can acquire importance if it is managed effectively,” he said. About the allegations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that Basavaraj Horatti was removed from the post of Chairman of Legislative Council ‘like a goonda’, Mr. Savadi said he had immense respect for Mr. Horatti and said that Mr.
SIT grills suspended constables in Sai Krishna’s ‘custodial death’ case
The SIT officers on Saturday questioned them why Sai Krishna had been taken outside instead of being produced in court, to which places he was taken, whether the NTR Police Commissionerate officers were alerted, and, if so, when, and why the victim was tortured in custody, and about his body. However, the accused reportedly did not answer the queries and maintained silence. Sai Krishna (25) had been arrested by NTR Commissionerate Police on May 6 and brought to Krishnalanka police station the same day. He was missing since then. The SIT had arrested Krishnalanka Circle Inspector S.S.V.V.
Doctor arrested for bid to misbehave with nurse in Kodungaiyur private hospital
The MKB Nagar All Women police in Chennai arrested a 34-year-old doctor for misbehaving with a 20-year-old nurse in Kodungaiyur on Saturday (August 8, 2026). City Police said the woman works as a nurse in a private hospital located in Manali Salai of Kodungaiyur. In the same hospital, Syed Masth Ahamed works as a doctor. On Friday (August 7) evening, when the nurse was attending a patient, the duty doctor Syed Masth Ahamed tried to misbehave with the nurse.
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Canicule et orages : vingt-et-un départements en vigilance orange, Météo-France alerte sur des risques extrêmes ce week-end
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NGT must make public report of panel that reviewed approvals for Nicobar project: Jairam Ramesh
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday (August 9, 2026) urged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to make public the report of the High-Powered Committee it had directed to be set up to review the environmental approvals for the "ecologically disastrous" Great Nicobar Island Project and on the basis of which it had been "forced to give the go-ahead" for the venture. He said that if made public, the report will be shown to be deeply flawed. Mr.
BSP leader alleges assault, vehicle vandalism in Amethi
According to the complaint submitted at Gauriganj Police Station, the incident occurred on August 8 near Jamo turn, where three unidentified men riding a motorcycle allegedly attacked Shashikant Tiwari
MSK Prasad urges parents to encourage children’s talents
Former Indian cricketer and member of the Indian senior team selection committee, Mannava Sri Kanth (MSK) Prasad, attended the annual sports day celebrations titled ‘Sports Spectra 2026’, with the theme ‘Sprint to Success’, at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sri Venkateswara Vidyalaya in Tirupati on Saturday. He also distributed prizes to the students. Addressing the students and guests, Mr. Prasad emphasised the role of parents in nurturing children with encouragement rather than putting pressure on them. “Every child is unique and should not be compared with others.