Bengal pays last respects to KK with gun salute; family to leave for home with body

Kolkata, 1/6:West Bengal government on Wednesday paid last respects to renowned Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, with gun salute to his mortal remains.     Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who supervised the proceedings, paid floral tributes to the late singer, whose body was kept at Rabindra Sadan for some time.   Banerjee…

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8 critical after passenger bus collides with Hyva truck in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Karanjia: As many as 8 persons turned critical after a passenger bus collided with a hyva truck on the ghat road in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha on Monday morning. The accident took place in the Ghula Ghati in Satakosia area under Mahuldiha Police Station limits in Karanjia area. As per reports, the LAccMi bus collided head-on…

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Husband sets wife on fire in Odisha’s Balasore district

Jaleswar: In a shocking incident of domestic violence, a husband allegedly poured petrol on his wife and set her ablaze at her parental home in Narayanpur village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district of Odisha. The victim’s parents and brother sustained critical burn injuries while trying to rescue her.The victim, the daughter of Rajendra Samantaray…

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Odias celebrate Odisha Divas on April 1, CM extends wishes to state people

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is celebrating the 90th Utkal Divas / Odisha divas across the state on Wednesday. On April 1, 1936, Odisha was named as a separate state in the country of India following the protest and struggle of many great leaders.The Odia’s celebrate this day with cultural programmes, patriotic events and other ceremonies. Utkal Divas…

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Two soldiers killed, 3 injured in encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag

Srinagar, 10/8: Two army personnel were killed while three others were injured in an ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. The encounter broke out after a joint team of Army and J&K police launched a cordon-and-search-operation in the Ahlan area of Kokernag on a ‘specific input’ about…

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Meeting over Election Commissioner appointment in Delhi today: Report

New Delhi, 14/3: A meeting for the appointment of the Election Commissioner will be held at Delhi’s Lok Kalyan Marg on Thursday, ANI reported, citing sources. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary will reportedly participate in the meeting expected to be held in noon. This comes as the Supreme Court on Wednesday…

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