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TN CM Stalin expresses disappointment over reduction in funds for railways

Business Standard 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday expressed disappointment over the reduction in central funds for railway projects in the state and said the move would drastically affect TN's progress. Taking up the issue with Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, regarding reduction in allocation of funds for Southern Railways in the regular railway Budget 2024-2025, he sought the Minister's intervention to ensure allocation of adequate funds earmarked for new lines, doubling and customer amenities projects in Tamil Nadu. Читать дальше...

Gennetten Wins POWRi Sprint Car Feature at Sedalia

TJ Slideways.com 

Ayrton Gennetten would defend his throne as the Missouri State Fair Champion with the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint in the Show-Me-State Throwdown Finale presented by Start2Finish TV to notch his sixth career league victory and pocket the $5K-payday in an outstanding feature event at the historic half mile of Sedalia. [...]

Every dimension of Great Nicobar Infra Project has seen 'malpractice': Congress

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Congress highlighted alleged irregularities in the Rs 72,000-crore Great Nicobar Infra Project. Affected residents demanded fair compensation for land acquisition for a greenfield airport. Jairam Ramesh criticized the social impact assessment for not addressing impacts on water resources and indigenous groups, urging a suspension of project clearances and a comprehensive review.

A History of the Chicago DNC Protests in 1968

Nytimes.com 

When Democrats met that year, the violence that erupted between protesters and the police shook the nation. Here are memories of some of the people who lived it.

New rescue plan plea for broke Birmingham as report claims 'errors' over equal pay and bankruptcy - Birmingham Live

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  1. New rescue plan plea for broke Birmingham as report claims 'errors' over equal pay and bankruptcy  Birmingham Live
  2. Grant Thornton has ‘questions to answer’ over Birmingham council bankruptcy  Financial Times
  3. 'Bankrupt' council should ease savings burden - report  BBC
  4. The Times view on local government finances: Council Chaos  The Times
  5. ‘Bankruptcy’ of UK’s biggest council caused by its botched IT installation, report finds  The Telegraph

Ex-Rep, Dagogo, accuses N’Delta govs of mismanaging 13% derivation funds

The Punch 

A former federal lawmaker, Farah Dagogo, has raised concerns about the utilisation of the 13 per cent derivation funds by the governors of the nine Niger Delta states, which are intended for oil-producing communities. Dagogo, who represented Bonny-Degema Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, made this assertion in a statement issued in Port Harcourt

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