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Uniform Civil Code Bill soon in Bengal Assembly: BJP says TMC, Congress had sacrificed women’s rights

Kolkatta, 29/6: The BJP on Monday backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), describing it as part of the party’s commitment to women’s empowerment, and accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress of putting vote-bank politics above women’s right. The remarks came as the BJP government in West Bengal decided to introduce…

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BJP MLA Jaynarayan Mishra Demands Probe into Missing CMO Files

He said the files must be traced to reveal the truth behind sensitive cases, including the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati.Mishra insisted that registers would contain details of who accessed the files and urged investigators to include those names in the probe. He emphasised that without the missing reports, the direction of the Laxmanananda Saraswati…

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Radhika Sarathkumar seeks stricter protocols for funeral crowd management

Chennai: Actress and producer Radhika Sarathkumar Monday penned an emotional post on eminent director K Bhagyaraj, with whom she had been friends for over 50 years, even as she called for protocols to be laid with regard to crowd and media management at funerals.Taking to her social media timelines to pen her thoughts on the demise…

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Former ASI, wife convicted in Odisha Vigilance disproportionate assets case

Pravakar Panda, a retired ASI who served at Banai Police Station in Sundargarh district, and his wife, Geetanjali Patra, a retired Assistant Teacher of Government High School, Jhirpani, Rourkela, had been charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.Following the trial, the Court found both…

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Ram temple ‘fund theft’: Ayodhya Bar warns of Rs 5 lakh penalty for lawyers defending accused

Faizavad, 29/7:The Faizabad Bar Association in Ayodhya settled that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, also warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a penalty of Rs 5, 00,000 At the Bar Association meeting on Monday, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai,…

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Revised textbooks to be distributed to schools: Minister

Bhubaneswar, June 29: The Odisha government has decided not to withdraw the faulty textbooks already distributed for the current academic year. Instead, revised editions of the books will be provided to all schools to ensure that students study from corrected content.School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said that the revised textbooks will be supplied…

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Coal-laden truck catches fire on middle of the road in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: A coal-laden caught fire in the middle of the road on National Highway number 18 near Tarakoti under Betanati police limits in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.The incident took place around 8 am on Monday morning. Fortunately, the driver and helper have escaped unhurt from the fire.According to sources, the truck was heading towards Baripada…

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Ram Temple Donation Row Escalates: Akhilesh Yadav Targets BJP With ‘4C Formula’, Yogi Adityanath Fires Back

The political confrontation over the alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities intensified in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launching a fresh attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath challenged him to openly support the Krishna Janmabhoomi movemen.Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking…

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Freeing woman accused in brown sugar seizure case sparks controversy

Hatadihi: Three out of four people arrested in connection with the seizure of brown sugar in Kendujhar district have been remanded to judicial custody, while a woman accused in the case was not sent to jail, triggering speculations over the reasons behind the decision.Authorities have not clarified why the woman was exempted from judicial custody….

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