Internet services suspended in Odisha’s Bhadrak following violent communal incidents

Bhadrak, 28/9: The Odisha government on Saturday suspended internet services in Bhadrak district for 48 hours in view of violent communal incidents due to certain social media postings, news agency ANI reported. “Messaging platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, X and other such media etc. have the potential to inflame communal tension thereby leading to acts causing…

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Congress expels 13 leaders for contesting assembly polls as independents

Chandigarh, 27/9: The Haryana unit of Congress on Friday expelled thirteen party leaders for “anti-party activities” over their decision to contest as independent candidates against the party’s official picks for the assembly polls. They were being expelled for six years with immediate effect to curb indiscipline in the party, the Congress said.      

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MUDA case: Lokayukta police file FIR against Siddaramaiah

Mysuru, 27/9: The Lokayukta Police in Mysuru on Friday filed an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment case. The FIR mentions Siddaramaiah as the first accused and his wife Parvathy as the second accused. Parvathy’s brother Mallikarjunaswamy and land owner Devaraju are the third and fourth accused respectively….

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I was asked to get out of police station by an inspector: Odisha CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar, 27/9: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday recounted an incident from the past where an inspector asked him to “get out” of a police station. Majhi made the remark after inaugurating the two-day collectors’ conference here at Lok Seva Bhawan. Reflecting on his experience that took place barely a month before he…

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Parliament standing committees announced; BJP keeps home, finance and defence

New Delhi: After about four months since the 17th Lok Sabha was formed, the government on Thursday, in a late evening development, announced various department-related standing committees. The Congress has been given the chairmanship of the committeeon External Affairs (Shashi Tharoor), Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports (Digvijaya Singh), the committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry…

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Reasi terror attack: NIA searches underway in two districts of J&K

Jammu, 27/9: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday launched searches at multiple places in Rajouri and Reasi districts as part of its investigation into the deadly terror attack in June on a bus carrying pilgrims who were returning from Shiv Khori temple official said. NIA is conducting searches at seven locations in Jammu and Kashmir,…

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