Woman killed in lightning strike at farmland in Odisha’s Angul

Angul: A 42-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning while working in a farmland in Odisha’s Angul district on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Sumati Behera of Majhimunda village under Bagedia police limits.According to reports, Sumati had gone to her farmland with her sister-in-law around 9.30 am to clear grass in the cultivated…

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Chirag Paswan says his party will appeal against SC verdict on Dalit sub-groups

Patna, 3/8: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday opposed the Supreme Court judgement allowing states to create sub-groups within Scheduled Castes for a slice of the 15 per cent quota, and declared that his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will appeal against it Addressing a press conference here, Paswan said he was in favour of…

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J&K: Unidentified militant killed as army foils infiltration bid

Kashmir, 15/11:An unidentified militant was killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The terrorists were trying to infiltrate, taking advantage of poor visibility and bad weather, a police official said. The contact was established with the infiltrating terrorists,…

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Congress Had Handed Over Haryana To ‘Dalal’ And ‘Damad’, Says PM Modi At Gohana Rally

Gohana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying that the grand old party during its helm had handed over the state to ‘dalals’ (middlemen) and ‘damads’ (sons-in-law). Stepping up the attack, PM Modi, who returned from his three-day hectic tour of the US on Tuesday night, in a power-packed…

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Rani Panda’s Jatra Troupe Meets With Road Accident, Four Hurt

Bhubaneswar: Four members of a jatra party named Natya Mandap sustained severe injuries when the truck they were travelling in overturned near Goleipur in Jajpur district on Thursday.According to reports, the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over on the roadside. The injured, including artistes and the…

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Samajwadi Party workers cut tomato-shaped cake on Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday

Varanasi, 1/7: Samajwadi Party workers in Varanasi celebrated its chief Akhilesh Yadav’s 50th birthday on Saturday by cutting a tomato-shaped cake and distributing tomatoes among people to underline its rising prices. A party worker who organised the celebration said they could have distributed sweets but “even the sweets have become expensive

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