4 injured in lightning strike at Angul village

Angul: Four persons were seriously injured after a lightning strike hit a house in Baluakata village under Angul Sadar police station limits on Friday amid a Kalbaisakhi thunderstorm.The injured have been identified as Saroj Gochhayat, his wife Kalpana Gochhayat, Suryakanta Naik, and Saraswati Gochhayat, all resident of Baluakata village. They were rescued and admitted to…

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Adani, Tata join race to build Bengaluru tunnel road

Bengaluru, 5/8: Ten of the country’s leading construction firms, including the Adani Group, L&T Ltd, and Tata Projects have shown interest in building Bengaluru’s proposed 16.75-km tunnel road that will connect Central Silk Board to Hebbal. On Monday, representatives from these companies attended a pre-bid meeting held at the headquarters of Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd…

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Robin Uthappa to don Chennai Colors in Upcoming IPL

Mumbai, 22/1 (AO Bureau) After all the franchise revealed their retention list for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) Opening of Batsman Robin Uthappa has left Rajasthan Royals to join Chennai Super Kings for the next season of IPL. “Robin is our newest Bat-Man! Welcoming you with #Yellove Vanakkam,” CSK tweeted from their official handle…

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Karnataka Cabinet approves amendment to KTPP Act for 4% quota for Muslim contractors in tenders

Bengaluru, 15/4: The Karnataka Cabinet has given its nod for amending the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act aimed at providing 4 per cent reservation in tenders to Muslim contractors, official sources said. The Cabinet also approved the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide ‘B’ khatas to all…

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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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