Sambalpuri Singer-Actress Ruksana Bano Passes Away During Treatment; Family Alleges ‘Murder’

  Bhubaneswar: The renowned Sambalpuri singer-actress Ruksana Bano passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. Her untimely demise has sparked controversy, with her family alleging foul play. Ruksana, who had been battling illness for the past 15 days, was initially admitted to a hospital in Bhawanipatna on August 27. As her condition…

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Excise policy case: Supreme Court refuses interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, next hearing on August 23

New Delhi, 14/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but decided to consider his plea challenging his arrest by the CBI in connection with the liquor policy scam case. We are not granting interim bail,” a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan categorically told senior…

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Big statement of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Bitcoin! Said- cryptocurrency will not be recognized in the country

New Delhi, 29/11:If you invest in Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, then you may get a big shock. In fact, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while answering a question in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, said that there is no proposal to recognize bitcoin as a currency in India….

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Odisha Govt Orders Strict Verification of Voter ID Cards for Pension Applicants

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors to carefully verify voter identity cards of applicants seeking social security pensions, following reports of manipulation in age details. As per a letter issued by R. S. Gopalan, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), it was observed…

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Bodies of 3 labourers rescued in Dalmia cement factory mishap, ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh announced

Sundargarh: After 40 hours of intensive rescue operation, three bodies of labourers were recovered from the Dalmia Cement factory. On January 16, a massive mishap reportedly took place at Dalmia Cement factory in Rajgangpur of Odisha’s Sundargarh district allegedly after the coal hopper collapsed during stocking. The Odisha government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs…

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RPDAC Meeting for Utkal B1 & B2 Coal Mines Held

Angul, 29/8: The Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) me ineting for Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s Utkal B1 & B2 Coal Mines was held here today under the Chairmanship of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) Shri Dr Suresh Chandra Dalai, IAS. Angul’ Collector and District Magistrate Mr Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS, Superintendent of…

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