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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | ‘Ready to go with any number’: VIP chief Mukesh Sahani as I.N.D.I.A. bloc seals seat deal

New Delhi, 17/10: The I.N.D.I.A. bloc appeared to have clinched its seat-sharing deal for the Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday evening, ending a day of intense negotiations and political drama. The tension peaked when Mukesh Sahani-led Vikassheel Insaan Party hinted it might walk out of the alliance, triggering a flurry of phone calls between Delhi…

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Subarnapur Collector surprise visit to District Watershed Project Office: Senior Assistant suspended for negligence in work

SUBARNAPUR , 16/10— Subarnapur Collector Dr. Nruparaj Sahu made a surprise visit to the District Watershed Project Office without any prior notice. During this visit, a senior clerk working in the Subarnapur Watershed Project Office found the Collector in a completely intoxicated state with both legs on the table. After checking the smell of alcohol…

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Don’t go to gyms, perform Yoga at home: Maharashtra BJP MLA advises Hindu girls

Mumbai, 16/10: BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar on Thursday courted controversy by citing a “big conspiracy” and asking Hindu college-going girls to perform Yoga at home instead of visiting gyms “where you don’t know who the trainer is”. Without naming anyone, Padalkar, while addressing a gathering in Maharashtra’s Beed district, claimed “they”, an apparent reference to…

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Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | Female polling officers to identify ghoonghat, burqa-clad women voters

New Delhi, 16/10: Taking a cue from the directions issued 21 years ago by then Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan, the Election Commission has directed poll officials in Bihar to ensure that women polling officers are deployed in polling stations with large number of women voters to help in the identification of voters wearing…

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Omar Abdullah renews call for J&K statehood as National Conference govt marks one year in power

Srinagar,16/10: Exactly a year after taking oath as Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the people had expected the assurance to be honoured within the first year of government. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar to mark the…

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Vigilance Foils Illegal Sawmill Operations, Seizes Rs 20 Lakh Worth Of Timber And Equipment

Bhubaneswar: In a significant crackdown on forest crimes, the Forest Wing of Odisha Vigilance conducted a joint raid on two illegal sawmills in Cuttack district on Thursday. The operation targeted sawmills operating without valid licenses in Satyabhamapur and Balarampur villages. During the raid, the vigilance team seized sawmill accessories, valuable timber, and a tractor worth approximately…

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AI171 crash: Pilot’s father approaches Supreme Court demanding independent and fair probe

New Delhi: Father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the Pilot-in-Command of the Air India pilot in a June crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 people, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a retired judge-monitored fair, transparent, and technically sound probe into the crash of Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. Pushkaraj Sabharwal, aged 91,…

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