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Delhi

Delhi violence | Death toll rises to 38 as national capital limps to normalcy

Special Correspondent Arvind Kejriwal announces ₹10 lakh for kin of those killed; 514 held for violence; AAP corporator booked.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the Assembly session on Wednesday. PTI -

National

Delhi violence: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for deceased’s family; lists out peace initiatives

PTI The families who lost any minor member would get Rs 5 lakh as ex gratia, while those seriously injured will get Rs 2 lakh, he said

Chennai

A.P. urged to maintain Krishna water supply till April

Special Correspondent Fluctuations in flow seen on account of water usage en route to city

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Chennai

Unemployed engineers queue up for parking attendant jobs

Special Correspondent Over 70% of the applicants are graduates; qualification needed for post is SSLC

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Bengaluru

Thousands of people queued up at ticket counters on Thursday morning to collect their passes, which led to chaos.

Bengaluru

BIFFes off to a rough start

Staff Reporter Passes for the film festival issued at the last minute, resulting in fans missing several shows

The organisers say that separate queues would hamper the chances of people getting to watch a film.

Bengaluru

Biffes 2020: No separate queue for senior citizens

Staff Reporter Organisers cite shortage of seats as registrations cross the 11,000 mark

Mumbai

Other States

Maharashtra’s loan waiver scheme must cover farmers hit by untimely rains: BJP

PTI Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis said the current cut-off date for the scheme will leave out cultivators who suffered losses due to untimely rains in October last year.

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Mumbai

COVID-19: field surveillance stepped up to trace travellers

Jyoti Shelar Health Department tracking passengers who went undetected during screening

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A file photo of Ulsoor lake in Bengaluru.

Environment

Panel to study Ulsoor lake pollution

T.K. Rohit National Green Tribunal directs study of water samples from lake, neighbouring areas

The Metro authorities have also requested the CMRS to allow increasing the speed from 30 kmph to 35 kmph.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad gets two more Metro trains to tackle rush

Special Correspondent L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH), which has built and runs the Hyderabad Metro Rail, has been earning ₹40 crore a month including ₹30 crore from passenger fares and ₹10 crore from property development, which enables it to ‘break even’ in terms of running operations and maintenance currently. But, having invested ₹12,674 crore in the project, including about ₹12,000 crore loan from State Bank of India-led consortium of banks, L&TMRH has to pay ₹1,300 crore interest annually. Hence,

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