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Virbhadra Singh orders probe after students go missing

Shimla/ New Delhi/ Hyderabad, June 09 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh CM, Virbhadra Singh, on Monday ordered probe against the authorities for releasing water from a dam without issuing a warning which swept away 24 students. The engineering students of a private college, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology of Hyderabad went missing on Sunday when they were standing on the bank of Beas river near Thalot on Manali-Kiratpur Highway to click photographs. The water of the river suddenly increased following its release from the reservoir of 126 MW Larji hydropower project. Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were rushed to the spot to help with rescue operations. Jun 9, 2014
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Devotees throng banks of Ganga to celebrate Ganga Dussehra

Varanasi/ Allahabad/ Haridwar, June 08 (ANI): Thousands of devotees converged at banks of holy river Ganges to offer prayers to mark Hindu festival, ‘Ganga Dussehra’, which commemorates birth of the river on earth. Devout Hindus in Varanasi took a holy dip in River Ganges and prayed for their ancestors. Priests performed traditional Hindu rituals and chanted hymns on the banks of the river. Women and girls offered prayers for the well being of their families. Devotees assembled on banks from the crack of the dawn to take a holy dip and sought the blessings of the Hindu goddess Ganga to get rid of their sins. A local priest, Mahant Brijmohan Das, said this festival brings peace and prosperity to everyone and cleanses souls. Jun 8, 2014
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Indian Shares Start on High Note, Metal Stocks on a Roll

The Indian Shares on Friday started on a high note after surging on Thursday. Additionally, European bankers have also helped the shares get a good start by introducing the sub-zero interest rates and other anti-deflation methods. Jun 6, 2014
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BSE closes points 213.68 up on June 5

New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 213.68 points up to stand at 25,019.51. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 71.85 points up to stand at 7,474.10. Havells India and BPCL were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 11.11% and 6.95% along with SAIL and Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. with an increase of 6.78% and 6.72% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Max India and UCO Bank with a decrease of 6.30% and 2.16 % along with Motherson Sumi and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. with a decrease of 2.15% and 1.70% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 114.69 points at 14,956.43 while the banking sector is down 69.04 points at 17,500.64 and the realty sector is up 13.83 points at 2,026.36. The Indian currency is down 0.07% at Rs 59.29 per dollar. Jun 5, 2014
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Traders bank on business-friendly PM Modi for revival of diamond industry

Surat, June 05 (ANI): Traders in Gujarat pinned hopes on business-friendly Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revival of diamond industry. Diamond traders said that they were hopeful that their concerns of turnover taxes and relief packages for diamond workers will be addressed by the Modi-led government. Shortage of labour is affecting cutting and polishing jobs in Surat's diamond industry and the skyrocketing prices of raw diamonds is a key factor leading to thousands of workers moving away from the diamond industry to other businesses. Jun 5, 2014