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Prez Murmu To Begin 2-Day Odisha Visit Today; PM Modi To Join Her Tomorrow For BJP Govt’s 2nd Anniv

President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to arrive in Odisha today for a two-day official visit, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to join her tomorrow, which marks the President’s birthday.According to the official programme, the President will land at Dandbose Airstrip in Mayurbhanj district at 3:45 pm this afternoon. In the evening, she will…

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Congress loses Rajya Sabha poll in Jharkhand, blames allies for cross-voting

New Delhi, 19/6: Cross-voting on Thursday cost the Congress a seat in Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, with the ruling BJP benefitting from the victory of NDA-backed independent Parimal Nathwani, improving its tally to 152 from 149 in the Upper House Congress was quick to blame allies RJD and CPI(ML)L for “betrayal” by not voting…

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‘Trump acted out of desperation and used all kinds of leverage for Iran deal’: Mojtaba Khamenei

Tehran, 19/6: Iran’s ​Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said he had ⁠authorised a memorandum of understanding signed ⁠by the ‌Iranian and ​US presidents, despite holding a different view. In his first statement after the signing of the deal between United States and Iran, he also claimed that President Donald Trump had “used all kinds…

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ODISHA VIGILANCE LAUNCHES SEARCHES AT 7 LOCATIONS OF SRI SATYANARAYAN SETHY, AEE, KOTPADA BLOCK, DIST-KORAPUT ON THE ALLEGED POSSESSION OF DA

Kotapad, 19/6:Today i.e on 19.06.2026, on the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets ( DA) by Sri Satyanarayan Sethy, Assistant Executive Engineer( AEE), Kotpada Block Dist. Koraput beyond his known sources of income, simultaneous searches are being conducted by Odisha Vigilance led by 7 DSPs, 9 Inspectors, 11 ASIs, and other supporting staff on the…

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Soumya Ranjan Swain Death Case: Senior IPS Officer Dayal Gangwar Suspended

Bhubaneswar, 19/6: In a major administrative move, The Odisha government on Thursday suspended senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar in connection with the high-profile death case of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain.   Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered the suspension after allegations of mental harassment were levelled against Gangwar by Soumya’s family. The officer had…

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Deputy CM Singh Deo presents 2-year report card of BJP ruling Odisha Govt.

Jagatsinghpur June 18. To mark the completion of the BJP-ruled Odisha government’s second anniversary, a district-level celebration and press conference were held at Sanskruti Bhawan here on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo attended the event as chief guest and highlighted the state government’s achievements since the BJP government assumed office in the…

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Launch of the Odisha Unit of Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Manch

Bhubaneswar :A press conference of the Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Manch (BJMM) was held today at the Unit-III Budha Mandir Conference Hall in Bhubaneswar. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Chidatmika Khatua. The National President, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, attended the event virtually as the Chief Guest.In his address, Dr. Sharma stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party…

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Karnataka Legislative Council polls: Congress smirks as cross-voting hits BJP, JD(S); party jubilant over ‘stamp of approval’

Bengaluru, 18/6: The Karnataka Legislative Council election Thursday delivered a major setback to the BJP and JD(S) after some of their lawmakers cross-voted, helping the governing Congress bag five out of seven seats. According to the BJP, three of its MLAs and eight from JD(S) voted for Congress. The JD(S), however, claimed that four of…

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Zero casualty target priority: Table top exercise -26 in heavy rainfall / floods in Subarnapur.

SUBARNAPUR —- In order to successfully deal with possible heavy rains and flood-like situations in the coming rainy season and to review the district-wide preparedness, a table top exercise was organized by the Emergency Branch of the district administration under the chairmanship of Collector Dr. Nruparaj Sahu at the Subarnapur Collectorate Conference hall on Thursday….

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Calcutta High Court refuses to stay West Bengal Speaker’s recognition of TMC’s Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP

Kolkatta, 18/6: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday has declined interim stay on the West Bengal Assembly speaker’s decision to recognise rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition.Senior Trinamool MLA Sobandeb Chattopadhyay has challenged Speaker Rathindranath Bose’s decision to recognise the rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the LoP in the Assembly.    

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