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PTI TOP STORIES AT 2200 HOURS

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Following are the PTI's top stories at 2200 hours today:

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Pradipta Tapadar

Darjeeling/New Delhi: A public library, two panchayat offices and a police vehicle were set ablaze at Kalimpong, though Darjeeling, the hub of the GJM-led agitation for a separate Gorkhaland, remains incident-free.

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Kolkata: President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj passes away at a city hospital after a prolonged illness. He was 98.

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Udupi (Karnataka): President Pranab Mukherjee laments the lack of health care infrastructure and staff in the country, particularly in rural areas, and expressed hope that more investments would help bridge the gap.
 

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New Delhi: He is a born frequent flier -- a baby boy, born 35,000 feet above sea level on a Jet Airways plane from Saudi Arabia to India, receives a free lifetime pass from the airline as his first birthday gift.

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Mumbai: BJP president Amit Shah holds a close-door meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as part of the ruling party's efforts to ensure support of allies in the presidential election.

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Rajnandgaon: Two women naxals, including a senior commander with a reward of Rs 8 lakh on her head, among the three ultras killed in a gunbattle with police in insurgency- hit area of Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district.

DEL37 BIZ-LD GST

New Delhi: India will turn into one market at the stroke of mid-night between June 30 and July 1, with the rollout of the unified GST along with liberal tax filings rules for first two months to tide over any teething issues.

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New Delhi: Indians have "few deposits" in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, says a grouping of private bankers in Switzerland amid stepped-up efforts to check the black money menace.

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New Delhi: Mobilised by the Bhim Army, a large number of Dalit youths hit the streets of Delhi, for the second time in less than a month, protesting caste violence in Uttar Pradesh and demanding the relase of Chandrashekhar Azad, the outfit's chief.

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Mumbai: Gangster Abu Salem, convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, moves a European Union court in a bid to have himself sent back to Portugal from where he was extradited to India to face the trial.

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Beijing: Yoga fever grips China ahead of the third UN International Day of Yoga as thousands of Chinese would participate in scores of events organised across the Communist nation, which officials say will make it the second biggest celebrations of the day in the world after India.

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First Published: Jun 18 2017 | 10:07 PM IST

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