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Gujarat declared most polluted State in the country
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has declared Gujarat as the most polluted State in the country. ANI

Belgium Prince to strengthen bilateral ties with India
Belgium Prince Philippe has arrived in India eyeing upon strengthening the bilateral ties between the two nations. ANI

Puppet shows in Tripura
An exclusive puppet carnival was hosted here on Sunday with the objective to preserve and popularise the art of puppetry. ANI

Same sex NGO organises film festival on AIDS awareness in West Bengal
A same sex NGO called Northern Black Rose organised a film festival to create AIDS awareness here on Sunday. ANI

Ghulam Nabi Azad to attend JIPMERs convocation
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will on Monday deliver the convocation address and give away academic awards and medals to the students of the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) here. ANI

GOACAN to highlight World Water Day theme
The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) will on Monday highlight the theme of the World Water Day Importance of water quality eyeing upon conveying the message to consumers to get involved in protecting water quality. ANI

Shahid Kapoor peps up PETA campaign to promote vegetarianism
Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor has lent support to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to promote vegetarianism in India. ANI

Muslim delegation from Britain visits Bangalore
A four-member Muslim delegation from United Kingdom, presently in India to study various social and educational aspects arrived here on the first leg of their tour on Sunday. ANI

Five drug peddlers nabbed in Amritsar
The Special Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police have arrested five drug peddlers and seized 26 kilograms of heroin after a brief gun battle with them on Sunday. ANI

Maoists kill trader in Jharkhand
Suspected Maoists shot dead a trader at Kotam village in Jharkhands Gumla district on Sunday. ANI

Nitish Kumar to embark on Bihar Diwas celebrations
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will on Monday inaugurate a three-day extravaganza at the Gandhi Maidan here to mark the 98th anniversary of separate statehood status to Bihar. ANI

Maoists blow up railway tracks in West Bengal during 48-hour shutdown
The Maoists blew up a stretch of land along the railway track between Midnapore and Godapia Sal stations in West Midnapore district early on Monday morning during the two-day shutdown call given by them across the six states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh as well as three districts of Maharashtra. ANI

Mumbai Customs detain four persons under FERA Act
The Mumbai Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has detained four persons at the Mumbai Airport for violating the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) norms as they carried digital phone memory cards worth Rs 52 lakhs ANI

Kerala Government orders probe into bomb found inside Kingfisher flight
The Kerala Government has constituted a high-level committee headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jolly Cherian to probe the low-intensity country-made bomb that was found inside a Kingfisher flight IT-4731 from Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning. ANI

Maoists call for two-day shutdown in six states
A two-day shutdown called by Maoists across the six states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh as well as three districts of Maharashtra begins on Monday. ANI