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IndiGo appoints William Walsh as new CEO

New Delhi, 31/3: IndiGo on Tuesday appointed William Walsh, the Director General of International Air Transport Association (IATA), as its new CEO subject to regulatory approvals, three weeks after Pieter Elbers quit following the airline’s service went into a tailspin last December following mismanagement. The decision was taken by the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited,…

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Vigilance Intercepts OPHWC Deputy Manager With Rs 5 Lakh Suspected Bribe Money

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance today intercepted Bidyut Ranjan Bhol, Deputy Manager of the Sambalpur Division, Odisha Police Housing & Welfare Corporation (OPHWC), near Sambalpur Railway Station while he was allegedly carrying Rs 5 lakh in suspected ill-gotten cash.Acting on reliable inputs about large-scale bribe collection, Vigilance officials conducted the interception based on search warrants issued by…

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Gujarat: PM Modi gifts nation development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore, flags off Khedbrahma-Himmatnagar-Asarwa train service

Vav-Tharad,, March 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth more than Rs 20,000 crore These projects span key sectors including Power, Railways, Road Transport & Highways, Health, Urban Development, Tribal Development, and Rural Development. He also inaugurated the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, an access-controlled highway built at a…

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Rakesh Tikait alleges detention in Odisha, vows to revive farmers’ movement

Bhubaneswar: Rakesh Tikait, farmer rights activist and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) National Spokesperson, Tuesday, alleged that he and several farmer leaders were detained by authorities in Odisha despite having prior permission by delegations, and asserted that the organisation would return to intensify its outreach among farmers.Speaking to IANS in Bhubaneswar, Tikait said the BKU delegation had…

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Major Success for Rayagada Police: Arms & Explosives Recovered After Maoist Surrender

Rayagada:In a significant breakthrough against Left Wing Extremism, Rayagada Police have achieved a major success by recovering a large cache of arms, explosives, and other materials belonging to banned CPI (Maoist) cadres. The recovery was made by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) during intensive search operations along the Rayagada–Kandhamal border areas.This development comes shortly after…

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Odisha-cadre IAS Vir Vikram Yadav appointed as new DGCA chief

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday appointed Odisha-cadre IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav as the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) cleared the appointment of Yadav, a 1996-batch IAS officer. His appointment will be in the rank and pay of Additional…

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Naxal Network Crippled as Police Recover Huge Cache of Arms and Ammunition in Kandhamal

Police achieved a major breakthrough in Kandhamal district by seizing a huge cache of arms, ammunition, and Maoist materials during a combing operation in the Matabarhi forest under the Daringbadi region.Officials confirmed the recovery of seven firearms, including one SLR rifle, one .303 rifle, two 12 mm bore rifles, two SBGLs, and one country-made gun….

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4 Arrested For Killing Man Over Sorcery Suspicion In Sundergarh

Sundergarh: Four people have been arrested for allegedly killing an elderly man on suspicion of practicing sorcery in Kandakhal village under Sanpatrapali Panchayat in Sundergarh district on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Mahadev Pradhan.According to police, the accused from the same village attacked Pradhan late on Tuesday night, beating him to death on the spot…

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