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Karnataka High Court refuses to quash POCSO case against ex-CM Yediyurappa

Bengaluru, 13/11: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to quash the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case filed against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. Justice M I Arun upheld the trial court’s February 28 order taking cognizance of the alleged offence and issuing summons to the senior BJP leader  

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Vigilance Action: Ex-PACS Chief Arrested for ₹8.34 Lakh Embezzlement in Bolangir

Odisha Vigilance today arrested Sri Kushadhwaja Sahu, the former Secretary-cum-Chief Executive of the Pandamunda Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) under Patnagarh Block in the Bolangir district, on charges of financial fraud and embezzlement of society funds. ​The investigation, conducted by officers of the Odisha Vigilance, revealed a calculated misappropriation of government funds totaling ₹8,34,489/- (Rupees…

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Post Delhi blast, security agencies turn their focus back to Kashmir

Srinagar, 13/11: As investigators widen the probe into the high intensity Red Fort car blast and the Faridabad explosives haul, security agencies have turned their attention back to Kashmir, where relatives, colleagues, and digital associates of the accused doctors are being detained and questioned. Cyber units are reportedly conducting forensic scans of mobile phones, laptops,…

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SR.CLERK, RWS&S DIVISION, BHAWANIPATNA, DIST-KALAHANDI NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS 20,000/- FROM A RETIRED STAFFER FOR PROCESSING PENSION PAPERS.

Today i.e on 13.11.2025, a short while ago, Sri T. Bhenkatagiri Rao, Senior Clerk, RWS&S Division, Bhawanipatna Dist-Kalahandi has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance in his Govt. quarter at Bhawanipatana while demanding and taking bribe Rs.20,000/- from a retired staffer( Complainant) of the same office to process file for extending pensionary benefits in favour of…

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Alleging injustice and neglect, Congress MLA Raju Kage demands statehood for North Karnataka region

Bangalore, 13/11: Alleging that North Karnataka has faced injustice, discrimination and neglect in every sector, Congress MLA Bharamgouda (Raju) Kage has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding separate statehood for 15 district of the region. Renewing the decades-old demand of the people of North Karnataka, Kage, MLA for Kagwad, said…

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Centre declares Delhi Red Fort blast a terrorist incident

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday unequivocally condemned the “heinous terror incident perpetrated by anti-national forces” near the Red Fort and directed the agencies to pursue the investigation with “utmost urgency and professionalism”. Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who earlier in the day visited Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital to meet those…

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Opposition parties to contest Assam Assembly polls unitedly: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati, 12/11: Making a pitch for a tough battle ahead against the ruling BJP-led alliance, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday announced that at least eight opposition parties have decided to unitedly contest the state assembly elections due next year. The elections to the 126-member assembly are likely to take place in March-April of…

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