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A spokesperson said the hotel had acted upon all the suggestions made in the notice and complied with it, following which the fire department conducted an inspection to verify the compliance of safety norms on February 18.

The court reserved its order after being informed by Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for MHA, that Sanjeev Chawla will remain in Tihar jail and they will question him there itself.

The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, in a meeting on February 12, also recommended transfer of Bombay High Court Judge Justice Ranjit V More to Meghalaya High Court.

Barely 10 days after the incident, a joint secretary in the Home department sent letters to deputy commissioners asking them to start the process of dropping charges against those found supporting Pathalgarhi.

The average polling percentage in recently held Panchayat polls in Bastar was 69.13 per cent, which was almost 11 percentage points higher than the polling percentage in the last polls in 2015.

According to the data released by the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, 2,39,133 examinees did not turn up to take the UP Board high school and intermediate examinations on Tuesday.

Shivaji Jayanti falls on February 19 every year. The Jayanti is a public holiday in Maharashtra as it is celebrated on a grand scale in the state.

Shiv Jayanti was started by Mahatma Jyotirao Phule in 1870 with the first ever event being held in Pune. Later Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the image of Shivaji and worked to unite people against the British Raj through Shiv Jayanti.

The encounter between the CRPF's elite anti-Naxal combat unit and the Maoists took place around 4pm in a forest near Palodi village under Kistaram police station limits, IGP (Bastar range) Sundarraj P said.

The first phase of the airport will be spread over 1,334 hectares and cost Rs 4,588 crore. The project is being managed and operated by Noida International Airport (NIAL).

The attack comes a day after the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao decided to pass a resolution in the assembly against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

With capacity for 110,000 spectators, the Motera Stadium will dislodge the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's largest cricket stadium.

Srinivasa Gowda turned down the SAI offer for immediate training, citing prior Kambala commitments till mid–March.

The gang members usually targetted individuals, waiting for public transport in places like Anand Vihar, Kashmiri Gate, Panipat, and Gurgaon bus terminals.

Commending the "life-saving efforts" of the team, PM Narendra Modi said the "grit, determination and compassion displayed by the rescue team only goes to prove that the true test of character lies in adversity".

It was a chance finding as the car surfaced when the sluice gates of the Kakatiya canal were closed to search for a woman after the two-wheeler she was riding pillion with her husband fell into the water body on Sunday night, police said.