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Over 8.30 lakh card holders to get Pongal gift hampers in Tiruchi district

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Over 8.30 lakh card holders to get Pongal gift hampers in Tiruchi district

Tiruchi Collector M. Pradeep Kumar launching the distribution of Pongal gift hamper to ration cardholders on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Distribution of Pongal gift hampers to ration cardholders began in the central regions on Thursday. The gift hampers contain one kg each of raw rice and sugar and sugarcane, besides saris and dhotis. … Read more

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Fresh landslide hampers operations

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse | Fresh landslide hampers operations

A fresh landslide on Tuesday hampered efforts to insert steel pipes through the rubble of the collapsed tunnel here to bring out the 40 labourers trapped under the debris for two days. The falling debris injured two rescue workers, who were sent to the makeshift hospital established on the site. Drilling to insert the pipes … Read more