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Central government to hold all-party meeting on January 27 ahead of Union Budget

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju will convene an all-party meeting of floor leaders of both Houses of Parliament on January 27, ahead of the upcoming Budget Session.According to the sources, the meeting is scheduled to be held in the main Committee Room of Parliament. The government is expected to discuss important national issues…

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Odisha Follows SC Directive, Enforces Ban On Tobacco-Nicotine Products

Bhubaneswar, Jan 22: In compliance with the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and in the interest of public health, the Odisha government has imposed a complete ban on the production, preparation, packaging, storage, transportation, trade, and sale of gutkha, pan masala, zarda, khaini, and all food products containing tobacco or nicotine across the state.The prohibition…

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President Droupadi Murmu to Visit Odisha on February 2, Attend Fakir Mohan University Convocation

President of India Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha on February 2, 2026, as part of an official tour that includes a visit to Balasore district.According to official sources, the President will attend the 12th convocation ceremony of Fakir Mohan University on February 3. The event will take place at the university campus in…

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Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot reads three sentences of speech, walks out of Assembly

Bangalore, 22/1:Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday curtailed his speech and read only three sentences as Congress members protested in the Karnataka Assembly. walked out of the Assembly without reading the entire government-drafted speech. On Wednesday, Gehlot had refused to address the joint session of the legislature if 11 paragraphs of the speech drafted by…

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Techie drowning case: SIT questions Noida Authority officials; builder sent to 14-day judicial custody

Noida21/1: A builder arrested in connection with the death of the 27-year-old software engineer in Greater Noida was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody for two weeks, as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) stepped up its probe into the incident. Abhay Kumar, one of the accused builders who is the director of MZ Wiztown Planners,…

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