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12-fold rise in convictions, penalties for non-compliance in milk and milk products: Minister in RS • Apr. 2, 2025, 9:41 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Pay more for milk, electricity, toll and new solid waste cess from today • Mar. 31, 2025, 4:52 AM ET (The Hindu)

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