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CID storms Mamata Banerjee’s residence in forged signature case; officers blocked at entrance

Kolkata, 9/6’trouble mounts for TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, a team of CID officers reached her Kalighat residence on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the ‘forged signature controversy’ that has triggered an unprecedented split in the party. Mamata’s residence, which she also uses as office, at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street was stormed by personnel…

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Ayurveda Student Found Dead At Puri Home, Mystery Shrouds Death

Puri: The sudden death of a second-year student of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya at her rented residence in Puri has left her family, friends, and fellow students in shock, with the exact cause of death yet to be established. Family members are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the circumstances surrounding her death.The deceased, identified as…

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Odisha Vigilance Nabs Pharmacy Council Staffer and Associate for Bribe

Odisha Vigilance today arrested a Senior Assistant of the Odisha Pharmacy Council and a private individual for taking a bribe of Rs 9,000 to process a pharmacy registration certificate.Accused Biswamohan Pattnaik alias Raja, Senior Assistant, Odisha Pharmacy Council, was caught along with his associate Md. Izaz Khan alias Prusty while accepting the bribe from an…

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Ben Stokes could lose England captaincy as ECB investigates nightclub incident

London, 9/6: England captain Ben Stokes could lose his leadership duty as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) officials said he is being investigated for an incident at a nightclub along with teammate Gus Atkinson. The incident reportedly also involved a Saracens rugby player. Both the cricketers are facing a probe by the Board…

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Powerful Philippines quake leaves at least 32 feared dead, survivors recount fear

Philippine, 8/6: The death toll in a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32, with dozens of people injured, disaster ⁠officials said, as Manila stepped up search and rescue operations. The quake, which triggered tsunami warnings across several countries, hit early in the morning…

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Tea break, unattended fryer, delayed alert: Chain of lapses that may have led to Delhi hotel fire

New Delhi, 8/6: Investigators probing the devastating Malviya Nagar hotel fire in Delhi have uncovered a series of alleged lapses that may have set the stage for the tragedy, a tea break, an oil fryer left unattended, and a cook who reportedly left the scene without raising an alarm even as flames spread through the…

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Gambling den busted in Odisha’s Rourkela; Rs 28 lakh cash, 400 gram gold ornaments seized

The Rourkela Police today busted a gambling den on Odisha-Jharkhand border and arrested two persons in this connection.A team of the Rourkela Police busted the gambling den during a raid at Luakera village under Sector 15 police limits in the Steel City. The arrested have been identified as Bahana Kansari (48) and Dillip Kansari (59)…

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Odisha CM Mohan Majhi’s helicopter makes emergency landing in Puri instead of Bhubaneswar

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter was forced to make emergency landing in Puri due to adverse weather conditions in Bhubaneswar.Puri: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter was forced to make emergency landing in Puri due to adverse weather conditions in Bhubaneswar.   The Chief Minister was reportedly returning to Bhubaneswar after attending…

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