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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: BJP releases 3rd list of 18 candidates

New Delhi, 16/10: The BJP on Wednesday evening released its third list of 18 candidates for Bihar polls, fielding Bina Devi from Kochadhaman seat and Sangeeta Kumari from Mohania, which is reserved for the Scheduled Caste. According to the list, Sanjay Pandey will contest from Narkatiaganj seat, Satish Kumar Yadav from Raghopur, and Bharat Bind…

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Crewed Moon mission by 2040; maiden human spaceflight launch in 2027: ISRO chief Narayanan

Ranchi, 15/10: ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday said the space agency has set a target of landing Indians on the Moon by 2040, while its maiden human spaceflight mission ‘Gaganyaan’ is on track for launch in 2027. Narayanan said a slew of ambitious space projects and sector reforms were currently underway, including a national…

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Bengaluru doctor held for murdering wife using anaesthetic drug

Bengaluru, 15/10: Nearly six months after the death of a 29-year-old dermatologist, Bengaluru police on Tuesday arrested her husband for allegedly murdering her by using a powerful anaesthetic drug called ‘propofol’. The Marathahalli police booked Dr Mahendra Reddy, 31, under BNS Section 103 (murder) for allegedly killing his wife, Kruthika M Reddy. The couple were…

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ASSISTANT FISHERIES OFFICER( AFO), POLASARA, GANJAM NABBED BY ODISHA VIGILANCE WHILE TAKING BRIBE RS 8,000/- THROUGH DIGITAL MODE (PHONEPE) FROM A BENEFICIARY UNDER “ASSISTANCE TO NETWORK FISH SEED GROWERS SCHEME” TO RELEASE SUBSIDY AMOUNT.

Today i.e on 15.10.2025, a short while ago, Sri Suresh Kumar Behera, Asst. Fisheries Officer( AFO), Polasara, Dist-Ganjam has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking bribe from a beneficiary (Complainant) under Assistance to Network Fish Seed Growers scheme to release the subsidy amount approx Rs.1.38 Lakhs and money receipt for procurement of…

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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Singer Maithili Thakur among 12 candidates in BJP’s second list

Patna, 15/10: As Bihar gears up for Assembly Elections in November, BJP has released the second list of 12 candidates. Singer Maithili Thakur is fielded from the Alinagar seat, while former IPS officer Anand Mishra from the Buxar seat. Maithili Thakur joined the ruling BJP in Bihar on Monday ahead of the assembly polls. She…

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Five Drug Peddlers Arrested, 350 Kg Ganja, Two Pistols Seized In Koraput

Jeypore (Koraput):  The Koraput police have foiled a major ganja smuggling operation in Padua, arresting five smugglers and seizing 350 kg of ganja, along with two pistols and live ammunition. The operation was carried out based on a tip-off, which led the police to intercept a Bolero vehicle suspected of transporting the contraband. The accused,…

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Andhra: Police launch manhunt after assault on woman in moving train

Guntur: A woman passenger was brutally attacked by a man on the Guntur-Peddakurapadu section of the railway route in a moving train, police said. South Central Railway officials stated that the incident happened on Tuesday. The victim had boarded the train from Rajamahendravaram and was travelling alone in her coach. When the train reached the…

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Youth killed, 3 students injured as school bus, bike collide in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district

Umerkote: In a tragic incident a youth was killed while three students sustained injury after a school bus and a bike collided head-on in Nabarangpur district of Odisha on Wednesday. The accident took place near Ganjapar. The deceased youth has been identified as Samaru Gonda of Turudi village in Nabarangpur district. As per information, a private…

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