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Pakistan's main citizenry database has been compromised, the Federal Investigation Agency informed a Parliament panel adding that the breach so far has been used to only issue illegal mobile SIM cards.

Pakistan citizen database NADRA compromised, hacked: Top security agency to Parliament panel

"Nadra's data has been compromised, it has been hacked," said FIA's Cybercrime Wing Chief, Additional Director, Tariq, adding that fake SIM cards were also being sold after stealing biometric data.

Bihar is now the country’s first state to have digitally equipped the state legislative council with e-Vidhan.

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Bihar to have country's first digitally equipped State Legislative Council with e-Vidhan

With the introduction of e-Vidhan digital applications, most of the works related to sessions will be carried out in paperless mode.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has issued fresh contracts for parking lots at ten Metro stations with three of them set to have Paid Parking for the first time.

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New contractors to open up parking lots at ten Bengaluru Metro stations this week

Paid Parking will make its debut at Silk Institute, Doddakallasandra and Konanakunte Metro stations, which all figure on the first stretch of Phase-II launched in January 2021.

After two positive cases of #Covid19 amongst grade 12 students at The International School Bangalore, a number of cases have emerged by November 25, 2021.

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Covid positive cases increase in Bengaluru school, boarding students urged to go home

The positive cases reported on Thursday at The International School Bangalore are said to be asymptomatic and the school is managing the boarders through quarantine.

The Puducherry government has introduced online regularisation of individual plots in unapproved layouts situated outside the Comprehensive Development Plan areas in Puducherry and Karaikal.

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Puducherry govt launches online facility for regularisation of unapproved plots, layouts

Chief Minister N Rangasamy launched the facility on Thursday

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Former Mumbai police commissioner #ParambirSingh who was in hiding for the last nine months appeared before the crime branch in connection with an extortion case. He was grilled for seven hours.

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Mumbai crime branch grills ex-CP Parambir Singh for seven hours in extortion case, suspension likely

Parambir Singh is facing five separate charges of extortion and corruption in which former state home minister Anil Deshmukh and dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze have also been named.

While 65.6 percent of children are anaemic in rural areas, more than half of the urban children (56.2 pc) are also suffering from anaemia in Odisha.

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Two-Third children, women found anaemic in Odisha

As per the National Family Health Survey 5 statistics released on Nov 24, the per centage of anaemic children rose to 64.2 per cent compared to the 44.6 pc recorded in NFHS-4 conducted in 2015-2016.

The authority comprising experts from the health, police, transport, highways and municipal administration department will aim to adopt innovative technological solutions to reduce the number of accidents based on statistics and scientific data.

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New TN law proposes quick, quality care for accident victims

To reduce the number of road-accident fatalities, the State government is set to enact the Emergency Medical Services Act (EMSA), which ensures essential medical care for accident victims.

Three more fully vaccinated Army officers, participating in a course at the IIM in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, tested positive for #Coronavirus, taking the number of infected personnel to 14 in the last five days.

MP: Three more Army officers at IIM course in Indore test positive for coronavirus; tally at 14

The infected personnel were asymptomatic and were undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital at Mhow, about 25 km from the district headquarters.

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AP's #Fiscal deficit for 2 quarters is ₹39,000 cr #Kadapa villagers ignored #flood warnings, since elders asserted there would be no damage #Rain alert in #Tirupati. #MetDept predicts rains in #AndhraPradesh for 5 days Watch #TNIE #APNewswrap for more

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#TNIENewsBulletin COVID-19 outbreak at the SDM Medical College near Dharwad, 66 students and a few staff tested positive on Thursday.

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The 900-member All Kerala Pineapple Farmers' Association, one of the largest pineapple farmers’ associations in India, has sent a consignment of pineapple to Delhi by rail for the first time.

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Kerala pineapples take a rail route to Delhi; to be available online for interstate buyers

The start-up, co-promoted by Bibin Manuel, is developing an online marketplace for fruit and vegetable farmers.

Uttar Pradesh CM #YogiAdityanath brought up the reference of Jinnah yet again while employing his 'Ganna versus Jinnah' plank during the foundation-laying ceremony of the Noida International Airport.

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CM Yogi rakes up 'Ganna vs Jinnah' reference yet again at Jewar airport project launch

Yogi Adityanath's 'Ganna versus Jinnah' narrative dates back to 2018 when he coined the phrase at the time of the Kairana Lok Sabah constituency by-polls

The Centre asked states & UTs to conduct rigorous screening & testing of all international travellers coming from or transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong & Botswana, where a new #Covid19 variant of serious public health implications was reported.

'Screen passengers from South Africa, Hong Kong': Centre to states amid discovery of new Covid...

It has now been reported by the NCDC that multiple cases of a COVID-19 variant B.1.1529 have been reported in Botswana (3 cases), South Africa (6) and Honk Kong (1 case).

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Bihar is now the country's first state to have made its legislative council digitally equipped with the National e-Vidhan Application at the seats of its all members.(pic from state industry minister's twitter handle).

The Kerala HC directed the state government to explain why a victim in a sexual abuse case cannot be accommodated in a government school in Mavelikkara.

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Why is sexual abuse victim being denied admission to new school, Kerala HC asks state govt

The school in which the child is pursuing her studies is situated near the house of the accused. She is still being taunted by some people. In order to pursue her studies, she applied for a transfer.

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#TNIENewsBulletin The suicide of Mofiya Praveen Dilshad following domestic violence has triggered outrage and the chorus is rising for strong action against Aluva East circle inspector C L Sudheer.

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As #PMModi laid the foundation of Noida International airport in Jewar, the battle for grabbing the credit continued unabated with both #SP and #BSP being the claimants.

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Jewar airport project: SP accuses BJP, BSP charges Congress with non-cooperation as they wrestle...

With the high-voltage Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due next year, parties in the fray have not missed an opportunity to target each other.