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Notorious gangster shot in Police encounter in Odisha’s Sambalpur, hospitalised

Sambalpur: The Sambalpur police achieved success as a notorious gangster Sitaram Sarangi was fired this morning around 5.15 am. The police firing occurred near Rangiatrika in Gobindapur. Acting on a tip off the Sambalpur police chased Sitaram. Seeing the police approach he fired at Police. The police retaliated and fired at the notorious gangster and the…

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Parade and observation for 77th foundation day of Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A special parade was held in the Lok Seva Bhawan marg on the occasion of the 77th foundation day of Bhubaneswar. Along with the Police department, students of several educational institutions participated in the parade. Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy graced the event as the Chief Guest and spoke at the outset. MLA Susanta Rout,…

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CAG must audit how policies benefited private firms: Congress on fuel excise duty hike under Modi government

New Delhi, 13/4: Accusing the government of “looting” people by increasing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Congress on Sunday called for fixing accountability and demanded that the CAG should audit how government policies benefited private companies. The Opposition party also demanded that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…

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Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

Washington/Florida, 13/4: US President Donald Trump’s administration granted exclusions from steep reciprocal tariffs to smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China, providing a big break to tech firms like Apple that rely on imported product. In a notice to shippers, the US Customs and Border Protection agency published a list of tariff…

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Thunderstorms, Gusty Winds Likely Across Odisha Till April 18: IMD Issues Yellow Warning

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a ‘Yellow’ warning for thunderstorms with lightning and gusty surface wind speeds reaching 40–50 kmph, which are very likely to occur in various parts of Odisha districts until April 18. According to the IMD’s mid-day weather bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are very likely to…

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