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Now, damage-control: New ad features both Fadnavis and Shinde

 The advertisement, which appeared in some Marathi newspapers on Wednesday. A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde came under attack from its alliance partner BJP over a full-page newspaper advertisement featuring Shinde but not his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, the Shinde Sena, in a damage-control measure, released another advertisement on Wednesday featuring both leaders. The advertisement, which appeared in some Marathi newspapers on Wednesday, featured Shinde and Fadnavis together as the face of development and growth in Maharashtra. Citing a survey, it said 49.3 per cent voters in Maharashtra prefer the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. ad The advertisement, which appeared in some Marathi newspapers on Wednesday. The advertisement further said that 84 per cent voters feel the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country a vision for development and 62 per cent voters believe that the ‘double engine’ government is doing rapid development work in the state. ...
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74,000 evacuated from Gujarat’s coastal dists, prohibitory orders as Kutch braces for Biparjoy landfall

  Kutch: Villagers leave Jakhau village during evacuation ahead of cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, in Kutch district, Monday, June 12, 2023. (PTI Photo) The state government evacuated more than 74,000 people from eight coastal districts of Gujarat, including 35,822 along the coast of Kutch district, issued prohibitory orders, shut down public transport and advised people to remain indoors Wednesday as it braces for Cyclone Biparjoy that is likely to hit the district Thursday around 5 pm. By Wednesday evening, 240 villages were without power in the Saurashtra and Kutch regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the Saurashtra-Kutch coast in view of the impending landfall of the cyclonic storm. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall was witnessed in some parts of Kutch and Devbhumi Dwarka — two districts that are expected to be the most impacted by the cyclone, which the IMD designated as “very severe”. ...
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