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Meitei Body Urge Manipur Governor To Install New Govt Soon To Resolve Ethnic Crisis

Imphal: The Meitei community’s apex body, the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), which earlier strongly opposed the promulgation of the President’s Rule in Manipur, on Monday urged the Governor to install a new government to resolve the ethnic crisis at the earliest. A seven-member delegation of the COCOMI on Monday met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla…

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7 men from Bihar sail to Maha Kumbh Mela in a boat to avoid crowded highways

Bihar: Seven daring young men from Kamhariya village in Bihar’s Buxar district have ditched the crowded highways and embarked on an adventurous journey by boat along the Ganga River to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. They set sail on February 11 for the 275-kilometer journey from Buxar to Prayagraj. Their small boat was packed…

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Body of security guard found at Baitarani River bank in Odisha’s Keonjhar, family cries foul

Anandapur: The body of a security guard was found lying at the Baitarani River bank today morning in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The incident took place in Anadapur area. The family of the deceased has claimed it to be a case of murder. The deceased security guard has been identified as Sukadev Sahoo of Padmapur under…

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CRPF jawan critical in IED explosion in Odisha-Chhattisgarh border

Malkangiri: In a tragic incident, a CRPF jawan has been critically injured in and IED explosion in Odisha Chhattisgarh border, said reliable reports on Monday. According to reports, a Maoist IED explosion occurred in the Usur forest of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, bordering Malkangiri district. A CRPF Cobra jawan was seriously injured in this incident. The…

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Sundergarh: Jr clerk of Lephripada Tahasildar office in vigilance net

Sundergarh: Tightening the noose around the neck of corrupt government officials Odisha Vigilance on Monday apprehended a junior clerk of Lephripada Tahasildar office in Sundergarh district of Odisha while he was allegedly demanding and taking bribe. The accused junior clerk has been identified as Golekh Nayak. As per reports, a short while ago today Golekh Nayak,…

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Balasore: Bear electrocuted after getting stuck in transformer while seeking honey from tree

Nilagiri: A bear was found dead of electrocution in Balasore district of Odisha on Monday. It was found entangled to an electric transformer in the Tailasahi village in Mitrapur Bit under Nilagiri Forest Division. It has been said that the bear might have died due to its greed for honey. It died after getting stuck in…

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Madras High Court orders CBI probe into Rs 5,800 crore illegal sand mining in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, 17/2: The Madras High Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the massive alleged illegal beach sand mining to the tune of Rs 5,832 crore by private mining companies in the coastal districts of Tirunelveli, Tutocorin and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu and wanted among others, the agency to investigate the role of officials…

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