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For the first time, IBPS PO will recruit with reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS).

Sriram Venkitaraman, also a doctor and Fulbright Fellow, allegedly drove his car in a rash manner and hit the stationary motorcycle of 35-year-old K Muhammed Basheer, bureau chief of Malayalam newspaper 'Siraj'.

Rainfall of varied intensity will continue in many parts of the state for the next few days, while heavy to very heavy downpour is likely to occur in some places of Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Kalahandi and Koraput on Sunday.

Last year, 118 seats in all 23 IITs were vacant. Then HRD minister Prakash Javadekar had attributed the vacant seats to students not showing interest in certain disciplines.

Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor along with the nine crew members of the tugboat were reportedly handed over to the Maldivian authorities along the International Maritime Boundary Line.

Amid rumours of plans to repeal Article 370 and 35A, which allow the state special status and privileges, Governor Satya Pal Malik said the administration has no knowledge of any changes to constitutional provisions.

According to the provisions of the bill, those who open and run hookah bars in the state shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of one to three years along with a fine of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.

The deficiency was upto 30 per cent last month, but it came down to 10 per cent from June 1 to August 2, the Meteorological Centre in Hyderabad said.

The district administration is on constant vigil and making arrangements for possible evacuation of people from the villages if the flood-level rises further.

Over 5,700 people were evacuated from Vadodara city and surrounding areas following heavy rains that led to flooding. Heavy rains caused swelling of the Vishwamitri river. Water has subsided in some parts of the city.

The fourth orbit raising manoeuvre was performed 'successfully today as planned using onboard propulsion system for a firing duration of 646 seconds,' the city-headquartered ISRO said in a statement.

The incident took place in a 'chawl' (old style tenements) at Chandivali farm in suburban Sakinaka where the wall of a house caved in at around 12.15 pm, said the official of the BMC's Disaster Management Cell.

Reacting sharply to the matter, AP High Court Acting Chief Justice C Praveen Kumar and Justice M Satyanarayana Murthy asked the government to look into the issue seriously and take necessary action.

Acting on a tip-off that a prostitution racket was allegedly being run under the name of providing massage services at the spa, the police raided the outlet in Goregaon on Thursday night.

The home ministry's response came after reports on Thursday suggested that 28,000 additional troops are in the process of deployment in Jammu and Kashmir, which is currently under President's Rule.

The rape survivor is currently battling for life at King Georges Medical University's Trauma Centre in the state capital.