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Odisha Assembly Adjourned Amid BJD Protest Over Polavaram Project

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Budget Session witnessed a ruckus today as Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members protested against the Polavaram project. The protest led to the adjournment of the House till 11.30 am by Speaker Surama Padhy. As per reports, Minister Mukesh Mahaling was supposed to respond to questions regarding irrigation in the Odisha Legislative…

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Annakshetra to come up at North Gate of Srimandira in Odisha’s Puri!

Puri: Gajapati Maharaj Divyasingha Deb on Thursday inspected the Parikrama project of Srimandira, the famous Lord Jagannath temple in Puri of Odisha along with others. After the inspection, he said that plans are being made to make an ‘Annakshetra’ outside the North Gate. Puri Gajapati Maharaj explained that due to the increasing number of devotees…

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State Bank of India to set up AI, fintech project finance unit

Mumbai, 13/3: State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, is setting up a unit to manage project financing solutions for “new age industries” such as artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and fintech, according to a senior executive. The public sector bank plans to complete the project within a year and will hire “specialized professionals” to staff…

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College student raped by 7 for 16 months after being blackmailed over nude video in Gujarat

Palanpur,12/3: A college student from Gujarat’s Banaskantha district was allegedly repeatedly raped by seven people for nearly 16 months after being blackmailed with her nude video, police said Wednesday. One of the accused befriended the 20-year-old woman over Instagram months after she started attending a college in Palanpur in 2023    

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