One minor dead in Open drain tragedy
Bhubaneswar, 18/6: In a sad piece of news, a minor boy swept away in open drain near Unit-3 and was rescued near Laxmisagar.He was rushed to Capital Hospital, where doctors declare him dead.
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After 60 years, a government has been able to pull off a hat-trick: PM Modi
Lucknow, 18/6: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that after 60 years, a government (BJP) in the country had been able to pull off a hat-trick by returning for a third straight term in the office. He further asserted Ganga seems to have ‘adopted’ him. Speaking at a function after releasing the 17th installment…
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for silence on NEET exam row
New Delhi, 18/6i: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining “silence” on the NEET exam issue and asserted that his party is committed to strongly raising the voice of the youth from the streets to thepolicies against paper leaks.
Bengal train accident: Railways to begin investigation today
Kolkata, 18/6: India will launch an investigation on Tuesday into a train collision that killed nine people in the state of West Bengal and injured more than 50, a day after a top railway official blamed the incident on driver error. The death toll was revised down to nine from 15 after Monday’s accident,…
Curfew clamped in Odisha’s Balasore town following clash between two groups
Balasore, 18/6: Curfew has been clamped in Odisha’s Balasore town following a clash between two groups, police said on Tuesday. The district administration has also suspended internet service in certain sensitive areas of the town and urged people to stay in their homes and not to step out. Curfew was clamped from midnight of June…
Sensex, Nifty hit new all-time high levels in early trade
Mumbai, 18/6: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their new all-time high levels in early trade on Tuesday helped by firm trends in global markets, buying in IT stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows. Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 334.03 points to hit its fresh lifetime peak of…
Bengal train accident: Documents show goods train driver not at fault, allowed to pass red signals
New Delhi: The goods train that rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express between Ranipatra Railway Station and Chattar Hat Junction in West Bengal on Monday was allowed to cross all red signals as the automatic signalling had “failed”, internal documents. The document, a written authority called TA 912, was issued to the driver of the goods…
Rahul Gandhi picks Raebareli, Priyanka to contest from Wayanad
New Delhi, 17/6: Ending the suspense over Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha seat pick, Congress on Monday announced that its top leader will retain Raebareli seat in Lok Sabha while his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut in Wayanad, which he is vacating.
District collectors to take decision on respective School reopening
Bhubaneswar, 17/6 : In a major development, decision regarding school reopening us to be taken by concerned district collectors keeping in mind weather conditions, informed the School and Mass Education department on Monday. As per the department, morning classes will be held from 6:30 AM till 10 AM up to June 20 if weather conditions…
Kanchanjungha Express accident: Railway Board says goods train driver disregarded signal
New Delhi, 17/6: The Monday morning collision near New Jalpaiguri happened because a goods train disregarded the signal and hit the Kanchanjungha Express, which was on way to Sealdah from Agartala, the Chairperson of the Railway Board has said. According to chairperson Jaya Varma Sinha, five people died in the incident, however, some local reports…