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Arjun Das Wins Best Actor Award For ‘Rasavathi’ At New Jersey Indian And International Film Festival

Chennai: Actor Arjun Das, who plays the antagonist in actor Ajith Kumar’s just released film ‘Good Bad Ugly’, has won the award for Best Actor for his performance in the critically acclaimed romantic crime drama ‘Rasavathi’ at the New Jersey Indian and International Film Festival. Santhakumar, the director of ‘Rasavathi –The Alchemist’, shared the happy news…

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Woman arrested for impersonating police officer and extorting Rs 8.75 lakhs in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In a case of forgery and loot, a woman was arrested by the Bhubaneswar cyber police for allegedly looting Rs 8.75 lakh. The woman has been identified as Sanjukta Bhuyan. She projected herself as a police official and extorted Rs 8.75 lakh from a man she befriended on social media platform Facebook. The man has…

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Jajpur: Miscreants attack vehicle of Former BJD MLA Pranab Balabantaray in Dharmasala

Jajpur: In a shocking incident, miscreants attacked the vehicle of former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Balabantaray of BJD. The incident happened in Aruha locality of Dharmasala in Jajpur district. According to sources, former  Pranab Balabantaray was going in his vehicle to attend a religious ceremony of Maa Hingula. The former MLA has alleged that the miscreants…

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Bloodshed And Riots Everyday: CPI(M) Slams Lawlessness Under Mamata’s Rule

New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Hannan Mollah on Sunday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging a total breakdown of law and order in the state in the wake of the recent Murshidabad violence and the police crackdown on protesting teachers. Referring to the clashes during protests against the Waqf Act in…

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Bengal Waqf violence: BJP MP urges Modi govt to impose AFSPA in 4 districts

Kolkata, 13/4: BJP’s Purulia MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging the Centre to declare select bordering districts of West Bengal as “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), alleging repeated attack on Hindu community. In his letter dated April 13, Mahato alleged that districts such…

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