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Six suffer critical injuries in Nayagarh firecracker blast .

Nayagarh: Six people were critically injured in a powerful explosion during firecracker manufacturing in the Nuagaon police station area of Odisha’s Nayagarh district Friday.Police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and admitted them to the Nayagarh District Headquarters Hospital. The injured include a minor, Amit Sethi, 15, of Gereda village…

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Man ‘poisons’ mother to death over family dispute!

In a shocking incident, a man has been accused of murdering his mother by allegedly forcing her to consume poison at Chakeisap village under kamrda police limits in odisha s balasore district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Padmabati Dalai, while the accused is her son, Laxmikanta Dalai. According to preliminary information, there had been…

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Man dies after live fish gets stuck in throat in Odisha

Baripada, April 3: A tragic incident was reported from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, where a man died after a live fish became lodged in his throat while he was fishing.The incident occurred in Dighi village under the jurisdiction of Bangriposi police station. The deceased has been identified as Abinash Bijuli, a local resident.According to reports, Abinash…

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Indian Navy must ensure security of critical sea lanes, choke points along with coastlines: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Hyderabad, 2/4: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said there is a need to move beyond traditional perspective on maritime security of only securing coastlines and also ensure critical sea lanes, choke points, and digital infrastructure that are inextricably linked to our national interests. He was speaking at Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam after commssioing the newly…

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I am a river that turns into flood when time comes: Raghav Chadha warns AAP after demotion in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 3/4 : Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday declared war against AAP, saying he “can be silenced but not defeated”, a day after the Arvind Kejriwal-led party removed him as its Deputy Leader in the Upper House and insisted that should not be alloted for speaking from his quota.In a video message…

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Govt puts on hold directive to airlines to offer 60% seats free of charge two weeks after announcement

New Delhi, 2/4: The government has “put in abeyance” its directive to airlines to offer at least 60 per cent of seats in a flight without levying any additional charge, weeks before it was to come into force On March 18, the Civil Aviation Ministry announced that directions have been issued to the Director-General of…

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West Asia crisis | Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri represents India at UK-led meet on re-opening Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, 2/4: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday represented India at a UK-led summit of about 30 countries that focused on discussion regarding safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid Iran’s partial blockade of the strategic waterway, severely impacting global oil and gas supplies. Misri, joining the summit virtually, talked about New Delhi’s…

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Tejas LCAs likely to fly again from next week after regulatory checks, HAL’s pending tests delay delivery of advanced jets

New Delhi, 2/4: The grounded Tejas LCA fleet of the Indian Air Force is likely to fly again by as early as next week following a round of regulatory checks, a top official said on Thursday, nearly six weeks after the IAF suspended flying of its two squadron of home-grown fighter jets. The local modification…

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