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Sodasa Upachar Puja at Maa Cuttack Chandi’s shrine begins from Mulastami today

Cuttack: The autumn season has bid farewell to the monsoon season which also brings the season of festivities. Maa Durga will descend on the earth and the festive fervor is going to grip the people in this Sharadiya Puja season (worship of the autumn).From today, the preparations at all Shakti Peethas of the state have begun…

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Scuffles with police as 100,000 anti-immigration protesters march in London

London, 14/9: More than 100,000 protesters marched through central London on Saturday, carrying flags of England and Britain and scuffling with police in one of the UK’s biggest right-wing demonstrations of modern times. London’s Metropolitan Police said the “Unite the Kingdom” march, organised by anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson, was attended by around 110,000 people, who…

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Yusuf Pathan is an encroacher of land; celebrities aren’t above law: Gujarat High Court

Ahmedabad,13/9: The Gujarat High Court recently ruled that former cricketer and TMC MP Yusuf Pathan is an “encroacher” of a residential plot in Vadodara and directed the civic authorities to remove the encroachment. The court emphasized that granting leniency to celebrities for defying the law sends the wrong message to society. A single bench of…

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Pahalgam victim’s wife slams BCCI over India-Pak cricket match; demands its cancellation

Lucknow, 13/9: The wife of one of the victims of the Pahalgam killings on Saturday slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the proposed India-Pakistan cricket match in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 scheduled to be held in the UAE on Sunday and and urged the people to “boycott” it and…

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CM Majhi Launches ‘Zero Accident Day’ Campaign In Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Taking forward the vision of “Samrudha Odisha, Viksit Odisha,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday launched the “Zero Accident Day” (ZAD) or Shunya Durghatana Divas campaign in Keonjhar district, with a call to make Odisha an accident-free state. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Commerce and Transport Department. Marking the launch, the Chief…

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From BHU to Kathmandu, Nepal’s interim PM Sushila Karki shares deep India connect

Varanasi, 13/9: Former Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki, 73, who has now become the country’s first woman prime minister to head an interim government, shares a strong bond with Varanasi. Karki, who described herself in a recent media interview as a “friend of India”, pursued her post-graduation from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in…

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Manipur looking towards new dawn, I promise I am with you: PM Modi

Churachandpur, 13/9: Urging various outfits to shun violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that his government was with the people of Manipur and wanted to make the state a symbol of peace and prosperity. Addressing a public meeting in Kuki-dominated Churachandpur district during his first visit to the state after ethnic violence broke…

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