Subarnapur Collector surprise visit to District Watershed Project Office: Senior Assistant suspended for negligence in work

SUBARNAPUR , 16/10— Subarnapur Collector Dr. Nruparaj Sahu made a surprise visit to the District Watershed Project Office without any prior notice. During this visit, a senior clerk working in the Subarnapur Watershed Project Office found the Collector in a completely intoxicated state with both legs on the table. After checking the smell of alcohol…

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Man held for raping 5-year-old girl in Odisha’s Deogarh

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Deogarh district of Odisha.According to reports, the incident occurred last night under the Deogarh police station limits. A complaint was lodged after the child was allegedly raped while she had gone to watch a local event. Following the complaint, police began an investigation.The…

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US controls Iran’s fate: Pete Hegseth insists Washington’s objectives in Tehran have not changed

Washington, 19/3: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the United States’ objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on February 28. The United States has carried out ⁠strikes against 7,000 targets inside Iran, and hit more than 40 Iranian mine-laying vessels and 11 submarines. “Our objectives, given directly…

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Government junks claims of Covaxin approval due to political pressure

New Delhi, 17/11: The Union Health Ministry, on Thursday, termed media reports which claimed that regulatory approval for the Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin was rushed due to political pressure as “misleading” and “fallacious”.     It said scientific approach and prescribed norms were adhered to in approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use authorisation.   There have…

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NCPCR directs FIR against Darul Uloom Deoband over fatwa

New Delhi, 22/2: The apex child rights body NCPCR has issued directive to the Uttar Pradesh government to register an FIR and take legal action against Darul Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic educational institution, following the discovery of alleged objectionable content on its website. In a letter addressed to the senior superintendent of police (SSP)…

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Ex-Speaker Surjya Patro Sick, Not To Take Anymore Assignments, Informs Son

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader, former Assembly Speaker, and ex-Minister Surjya Narayan Patro is unwell and undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city. Patro, who resigned as the Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Saturday, is suffering from kidney ailments and a serious bacterial infection in his left eye. He has been admitted to the…

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Traffic holds up elderly man as metro rail pillar collapse fells kin in Bengaluru

Bangalore, 10/1: Vijay Kumar had no inkling that the traffic jam he was caught in on the Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout here would wipe out two of his family members. A steel rod centering of the Metro Rail collapsed, killing Vijay Kumar’s daughter-in-law Tejaswini (28) and two-and-a-half year old grandson Vihaan, and injuring…

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