Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat forms Govansh squad to check on cow smuggling in Kumaon, Garhwal

The chief minister said each team will have 11 policemen, including an inspector.

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Punjab government to shut down 800 primary schools with less than 20 students to save resources

The government said the move will not harm children’s right to education, and students will not travel more than 1 km from home to reach school.

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Militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara, rifle and Pakistani currency found, says official

The encounter is still underway, the Indian Army said.

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Hardik Patel’s key aides join BJP ahead of upcoming Gujarat Assembly election

Reshma and Varun Patel reportedly accused the organisation’s leader of becoming a Congress agent.

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Watch: Young boys in Maharashtra are tackling local problems by making films like these

Armed with camera phones and simple editing software, they’re capturing their realities in films.

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DNA samples of families of 39 Indians missing in Iraq being collected

India requested Iraqi authorities to investigate the mass graves found in Mosul after it was recaptured from the Islamic State on July 9, reports said.

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Jharkhand death: Minister cancels official’s order on linking Aadhaar to ration cards, says report

Minister of Food and Public Distribution Saryu Roy cited a Union Government’s circular to withdraw the chief’s secretary’s order.

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‘Aadhaar for NGOs’: Why nonprofits are uneasy about new order to obtain unique ID from Niti Aayog

The government has made it mandatory for NGOs receiving foreign funds to register with Niti Aayog’s NGO Darpan portal.

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The big news: Two key Hardik Patel aides join BJP in Gujarat, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: Officials began collecting DNA samples of families of 39 Indians missing in Iraq, China said it supported Myanmar’s efforts in Rakhine.

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To free women from sexual abuse and assault, freedom of men (and boys) must be curtailed

#MeToo campaign is opening men’s eyes to the dark, silent world around them. But it is not enough.

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‘What jihad is this?’ Family of political worker killed in South Kashmir continues to live in terror

Their house burnt down by a mob, Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh’s family is living in hiding.

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‘It’s a poll gimmick’: Gujarat farmers, Patidars rubbish BJP’s offer to withdraw cases against them

With elections less than two months away, the protesting communities say the state government’s promises will not win it votes.

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