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Odisha: Rlys Minister inaugurates east-side entry of Cuttack railway station

08 Dec 2024 | 1:08 AM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (UNI) Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated the East-Side
Entry of Cuttack railway station on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in the station's redevelopment
under the Amrit Stations Scheme.

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Odisha: Railways Minister Vaishnaw inaugurates foot overbridge

08 Dec 2024 | 12:49 AM

Balasore, Dec 7 (UNI) Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated a newly constructed three-metre-wide foot overbridge (FOB) at Balasore Station, built at a cost of over Rs three crore.

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CM relief fund is important: Nitish

CM relief fund is important: Nitish

07 Dec 2024 | 9:59 PM

Patna, Dec 7 (UNI) Outlining the importance of Chief Minister relief fund, the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that the fund is utilized to provide relief at the time of disaster.

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Nitish appeals to donate for Army Welfare

Nitish appeals to donate for Army Welfare

07 Dec 2024 | 9:53 PM

Patna, Dec 7 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appealed to the people to donate in Bihar State Ex-Servicemen Benevolent Fund for welfare and rehabilitation of Army personnel.

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ISKCON temple burnt down in Dhaka, ahead of Bangladesh visit of FS Vikram Misri

ISKCON temple burnt down in Dhaka, ahead of Bangladesh visit of FS Vikram Misri

07 Dec 2024 | 9:44 PM

Dhaka/Kolkata, Dec 7 (UNI) An ISKCON temple was burnt down in Dhaka and the idols vandalised, amid rising tensions between India and Bangladesh over attacks on Hindus and other minorities. The latest incident comes ahead of Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s visit to Bangladesh next week.

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Manipur Minister appeals to all to help in eradication of TB

07 Dec 2024 | 9:21 PM

Imphal, Dec 7 (UNI) Manipur Health and Family Welfare, IPR Minister, Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh, launched the Intensified 100 Day TB Campaign for six districts of Manipur here on Saturday.

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Modi and Nitish gave respectable representation to backwards in power: Choudhary

07 Dec 2024 | 9:16 PM

Patna, Dec 7 (UNI) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said that the NDA government in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar gave honorable participation to the backward and extremely backward class in power.

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Nitish instructs to complete milk production centre in Bariya within stipulated time

Nitish instructs to complete milk production centre in Bariya within stipulated time

07 Dec 2024 | 7:55 PM

Patna, Dec 7 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar instructed the authorities concerned to complete the milk production Centre being constructed at an expenditure of Rs 53.64 crore within the stipulated period.

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Meghalaya BJP legislator slams Assam beef ban

07 Dec 2024 | 7:03 PM

Shillong, Dec 7 (UNI) Former Meghalaya Cabinet Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, Sanbor Shullai has joined Kerala BJP vice-president Major Ravi in slamming Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's decision move to ban the consumption of beef in hotels, restaurants, and public places,
Shullai, one of the two BJP legislators in the 60-member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly,
termed the recent Assam cabinet’s decision to amend the Assam Cattle Preservation Act of 2021 as “violation of personal choice and constitutional rights.”
“Nowhere in any part of the world or under the Constitution of India, there is a law that restrict or ban consumption of any type of meat. You can’t force what people should eat. It is an individual choice,” the outspoken BJP legislator said.

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EOW arrest former PNB Bank Manager in a Rs 1.23 crore bank fraud case

EOW arrest former PNB Bank Manager in a Rs 1.23 crore bank fraud case

07 Dec 2024 | 5:45 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (UNI) The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch has arrested a former Manager of the Punjab National Bank from Burdwan, West Bengal
in a Rs 1.23 crore bank fraud case.

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Vigilance arrest Assistant Conservation of Forest in DA case

Vigilance arrest Assistant Conservation of Forest in DA case

07 Dec 2024 | 5:42 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (UNI) Vigilance department officials have arrested Rebati Raman Joshi, Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF), Hirakud Wild Life Division, Sambalpur in a
Disproportionate Assets Case.

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Odisha Assembly Passes Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill

Odisha Assembly Passes Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill

07 Dec 2024 | 2:21 PM

Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (UNI) The Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill 2024 was passed in the state Assembly to prevent cheating, corruption, examination paper leakage and unfair means in recruitment and entrance examinations.

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Bengal: Woman arrested for possessing over half-a-kg heroin

07 Dec 2024 | 12:26 AM

Kolkata, Dec 6 (UNI) The GRP and RPF on Friday arrested a woman, along with her pre-teen son, at Malda Town station in West Bengal after recovering about 594 grams of suspected heroin, official sources said.The woman, identified as Shamina Khatoon (27), a resident of Dakhin Hizaltola in Murshidabad district, who was with her son Zubail (5), was detained at platform number one of Malda Town station after they alighted from 15664 Kamakhya Puri Express this afternoon."One packet containing 594 gms appearing to be heroin was found in the ladies' bag. The articles are being seized and the accused person is arrested. A specific case under the NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act is being registered," a statement said. UNI PC SSP.

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Bengal teenager given death sentence for rape-murder of minor

07 Dec 2024 | 12:19 AM

Kolkata, Dec 6 (UNI) A POCSO court in West Bengal on Friday pronounced the death sentence to 19 year old Mostakin Sardar for the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl at Kultali in South 24 Parganas district on October 5.

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INDIA Bloc denied permission to protest in Delhi on Manipur: Congress President

INDIA Bloc denied permission to protest in Delhi on Manipur: Congress President

06 Dec 2024 | 11:56 PM

Imphal, Dec 6 (UNI) INDIA Bloc, Manipur has been denied permission to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar. Delhi Manipur Congress President , K Meghachandra said in a social media post on Friday. ,
”As we have not been given permission to hold our peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar today for Manipur, we strongly condemn such anti-democratic act of not allowing us to protest at Jantar Mantar today.”
A team of political leaders representing ten political parties were in New Delhi to take the protest to centrestage as the crisis in the state was continuing. A protest was planned on Dec 9 which was not allowed. K Meghachandra and Kshetrimayum Shanta, Convenor of the platform of the ten political parties submitted a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to visit Manipur this year.

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