Subhadra Yojana second installment to be credited to bank accounts tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Subhadra Yojana second installment to be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries tomorrow said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi had launched the Subhadra Yojana at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on September 17.‘Subhadra Yojana,’ the new scheme of the Odisha government has now become a subject of discussion among the people of…

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Motorcycle thief stripped, tied up by locals in Odisha’s Dhenkanal; video goes viral

Dhenkanal: A suspected motorcycle thief was reportedly caught by locals, stripped and tied up near the fire station in Ward No. 2 under Bhuban police limits in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.According to information, a motorcycle was allegedly stolen from the Ganesh Bazar area on Thursday….

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One killed as Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express train catches fire in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam,29/12: A man was killed after two compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 66 km from here, a senior police official said on Monday. The official said they received information about the fire at 12:45 am. The official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of the affected coaches…

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ISKCON Faces Backlash For Unscheduled Rath Yatra Celebration

Bhubaneswar: Eminent sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik expressed his displeasure after the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organised an unscheduled Rath Yatra in Sandton, South Africa, ignoring appeals from the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and devotees to preserve the cultural and spiritual sanctity of Lord Jagannath’s festival. In a tweet, Pattnaik stated, “Jai Jagannath,…

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Man held in Mumbai for bid to smuggle Rs 1.5 cr-worth diamonds out of country

Mumbai, 12/8: The Customs department has arrested a man from the Mumbai international airport for allegedly trying to smuggle diamonds worth Rs 1.49 crore out of the country by hiding them in tea powder pouches kept in his luggage, officials said. The 30-year-old accused, Mukkim Raza Ashraf Mansuri, was arrested on Wednesday by the Air…

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Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar joins duty in Washim amid complaints of making VIP demands & using fake certificates

Mumbai, 11/7: Controversial probationary IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar, who was transferred from Pune to Washim, has joined her duties, however, preferred to be mum on the series of allegations that she faces including her caste certificate Even as the Maharashtra government has taken the issue seriously, the Prime Minister Office (PMO) and Mussoorie-based Lal…

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Amid protests, Kerala govt school implements unisex uniform

Kerala, 15/12: The introduction of gender-neutral uniform at a government school in Kerala has triggered a row with a section opposing it.     Government higher secondary school at Balussery in Kozhikode district in North Kerala introduced the gender-neutral uniform. Shirts and trousers have been made the uniform for both boys and girls in higher…

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Vijay Mallya moves Karnataka High Court, urges banks to stop charging interest on amounts already recovered

Bengaluru, 4/11: Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday requested the Karnataka High Court to direct banks to stop charging interest on amounts already recovered from him and the Kingfisher Airlines. Meanwhile, the banks have argued that all recoveries made remained temporary until Mallya submitted to the court jurisdiction.    

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