Plane with 379 passengers catches fire on runway of Japan’s Haneda airport; flyers evacuated

Tokyo, 2/1: A Japan Airlines aircraft was engulfed in flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated. Live footage on public broadcaster NHK showed the aircraft erupt in flames as it skidded down the…

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Centre To Launch Drive To Strengthen Women Panchayat Leaders

New Delhi:  The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising a national workshop of elected women representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions in which ‘Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan’ will be launched, to strengthen their role in governance, on March 4 at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The Sashakt Panchayat-Netri…

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BJD MP Sasmit Patra Raises Several Issues Regarding Odisha’s Development In Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 9/2(AO Bureau): BJD MP Dr Sasmit Patra is known to be quite vocal about raising important issues related to Odisha in Rajya Sabha. He has also been praised for his strong opinion and intellectual way of articulation.  Today also he raised several issues concerning Odisha’s development and pending with the Centre. These demands…

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‘Those who voted against BJP betrayed nation’: Gujarat Minister

Ahmedabad, 17/12: Gujarat MoS Cooperative, Salt industry, Printing and Small Scale Industry Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday said that people who voted against the BJP in Vadgam constituency in the state Assembly polls “have betrayed the nation”. Congress leader Jignesh Mevani got elected from Vadgam for the second consecutive time.   Addressing people at his native…

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Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar rules out any interference in police action against BJP leader Ravi

Belagavi, ,20/12: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday ruled out any interference in the police action and arrest of BJP MLC C T Ravi, for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar. Calling Ravi a “filthy mouth”, he accused the former BJP national general secretary of using derogatory words  

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ED arrests Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam in money laundering case

Ranchi, 15/5: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Jharkhand rural development minister Alamgir Alam on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case, PTI reports citing sources. This comes after the ED grilled Alam for over nine hours on Tuesday. The ED had last week arrested Alam’s personal secretary and state administrative service officer Sanjeev…

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