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Jharsuguda Police Bust Illegal Arms Racket Under ‘Op Netra’, Two Arrested .

Jharsuguda: Brajrajnagar Police on Wednesday busted an illegal arms racket under “Operation Netra” and arrested two persons, including a notorious criminal, in Jharsuguda district, police said.The arrested accused has been identified as Adarsh Dubey alias Bittu, a resident of the Brajrajnagar area. Police said he was allegedly involved in illegally importing and supplying firearms from Bihar…

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Odisha set to begin voter list revision soon; 93.8% mapping completed

Bhubaneswar, May 6: Odisha will soon launch the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, with the process likely to begin later this month. A notification is expected shortly following a meeting with multiple states.Ahead of the exercise, voter mapping—linking the 2025 electoral roll with the 2002 list—has reached 93.8% completion. Out of 33.64…

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Man Found Dead While Sleeping on Veranda in Odisha’s Jharsuguda

A 25-year-old man was allegedly murdered by unidentified miscreants while he was sleeping on the veranda of his house in Lalumunda village under Lakhanpur police limits in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district. Jharsuguda: A 25-year-old man was allegedly murdered by unidentified miscreants while he was sleeping on the veranda of his house in Lalumunda village under Lakhanpur…

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BSE Odisha To Open Matric Re-Checking & Photocopy Window From May 11

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha has announced that the process for re-checking of answer sheets and supply of photocopies for the recently published Matriculation examination results will begin from May 11.According to a notification issued by the Board, students can apply online for re-checking of both subjective and objective sections of their…

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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026 | Tough task ahead for Congress with 3 top contenders for CM post

New Delhi, 6/5: Congress is getting into hectic negotiations to decide on its chief minister in Kerala, where the party has returned to power, but the exercise is not going to be an easy one with top contenders KC Venugopal, VD Satheesan and Chennithala unlikely to make space for their inner-party rival. Venugopal, Congress General…

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Congress says TVK’s Vijay sought support to form secular govt, directs state unit to take a call

New Delhi, 5/5: Congress on Tuesday appeared strongly inclined to back Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu following a formal request from its leader Vijay but did not rush to announce support, even as it directed its state unit to take a call “keeping in mind” the sentiments “reflected in…

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Left out of NITI Aayog plan, Bengaluru crafts its own $300 billion economy roadmap

Bengaluru, 5/5: Left out of the NITI Aayog’s national Growth Hub initiative, Bengaluru is now getting a homegrown economic roadmap with the Government of Karnataka (GoK) preparing to craft a new master plan for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region to steer the next phase of growth. The ambitious plan aims to double Bengaluru’s economic output by…

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Union Cabinet approves proposal to raise Supreme Court judges strength to 38, including Chief Justice

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to raise the strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.   In a meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it approved the proposal for introducing the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament…

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