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Nirbhaya Case: 4 Convicts To Be Hanged On January 22 At 7 AM

New Delhi: Four convicts in the sensational 2012 Nirbhaya Gang rape and murder case will be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail, a Delhi court said on Tuesday. The order was pronounced by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora who issued death warrants against them. The four death row convicts are […]

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Baby Kept As 'Mortgage' By Nursing Home

Baghpat: In a shocking incident, a doctor at a private nursing home in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh held parents to ransom by holding on to their baby, as the couple could not pay the hospital bills of Rs 40,000. Shikha, the mother of the child, said that she had given birth to a baby […]

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Lady Constable Of Odisha Police Now An OAS Officer!

Koraput: Taking a humongous leap in her career, lady constable Ritu Singh serving with Odisha Police has proved that women, though have one life to live like others, can do wonders like none else. She has cracked the State Civil Services Examination 2018 conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), securing 204 rank leaving […]

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Bharat Bandh: Security Tightened In Odisha, Private Buses To Stay Off Roads

Bhubaneswar: Public transport system is likely to be adversely affected due to the Bharat Bandh call given by Central trade unions tomorrow. As several political parties have extended support to the all India general strike, the private bus owners association has decided to suspend bus services as a precautionary measure. Apart from several Central Unions, […]

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Quota For Local Officers in IAS, IPS To Be Decreased By 17 Percent

The Centre has decided to lower the quota from existing 50 per cent to 33 per cent for local officers from state services to IAS, IPS and IFoS in the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday. The Personnel Ministry has finalised all modalities in this regard and an official […]

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India's Per-Capita Income Rises 6.8 % To Rs 11,254 A Month In FY20

New Delhi: The country’s per-capita monthly income is estimated to have risen by 6.8 per cent to Rs 11,254 during 2019-20, government data on national income showed on Tuesday. In 2018-19, the monthly per-capita income had stood at Rs 10,534. “The per-capita net national income during 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs 1,35,050 showing a […]

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PM Modi Removed 3 Curses Of Indian Politics - Appeasement, Casteism, Dynasty: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has removed three curses of Indian politics — appeasement, casteism and dynastic politics — and taken certain bold decisions which no one dared to take in the last 70 years, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Shah also said Modi is the epitome of selfless service to the […]

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Suicides: Nearly 12 lives lost every 24 hours in Odisha!

Bhubaneswar:  Only in the last month of year 2019, Odisha saw nearly half a dozen suicides. The count of 12 suicides every day in State is simply devastating. The victims’ status ranges from housewives, students to professionals. While 2019 provisional data available with State Health Department shows Odisha recorded 923 suicides by adolescents and adults, […]

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Odisha High School Head Master In Vigilance Net

Nabarangpur: The Head Master of a High School landed in Vigilance net on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. As per the reports, the vigilance department today raided five places belonging to Ranjit Kumar Panigrahi, the Head Master of Boragaon Project High School under Raighar block of Nabarangpur district. Sources […]

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From Selling Snacks On Streets To Cracking OAS, Odisha Youth's Inspiring Journey

Bhubaneswar: Talent can take you to the doorsteps of success, but it’s only hard work that catapults you over the threshold to achieve it. For Birendra Tripathy, securing 67th rank in Odisha Civil Services Examination, 2018, was nothing less than a dream come true. For his mother, three sisters, father, who cooks at marriage parties […]

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Nirbhaya Case Convicts Showed No Fear, Guilt

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya Rape and murder case. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora. All the convicts were produced before the court through video conferencing. During the hearing, Akshay, a convict, alleged that the jail superintendent had […]

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Potato Prices Cross Rs 35-per-kg Mark In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: No respite seems to be in store for the consumers as potato prices are following the trajectory of onion and have been rising in several parts of Odisha. Potato was being sold at Rs 35 per kg in Bhubaneswar while volatility in its retail prices was observed in different parts of the State today. […]

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2 Missing Odisha Schoolboys Yet To Be Traced

Dhenkanal: Two Class VIII students of Brajanath Badajena High School (BB High School) in Dhenkanal town who went missing on Sunday are yet to be traced. As per reports, Ayushman Nayak and Om Prakash Parida, both class VIII students hailing from Kunjakanta and Gudianali areas respectively went out on Sunday morning informing their parents that […]

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High-Tech Gadgets To Detect Illegal Use Of Mobile Phones In Odisha Jails

Bhubaneswar: Worried over instances of criminals using mobile phones and operating their crime syndicates from inside the jails, the authorities have now decided to make extensive use of technology to curb such menace. As per official sources, high-tech mobile phone detectors will be provided to jail authorities to trace cell phones sneaked in by inmates […]

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Odisha Legislative Council Bill May Change Electoral Maths For Rajya Sabha Seats

Bhubaneswar: With four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha all set to fall vacant by April this year, speculations have begun over the ruling-BJD’s choices and strategies. Three Rajya Sabha seats will fall vacant following the end of tenure of – Sarojini Hembram, Narendra Swain and Ranjib Biswal. Besides, one more seat in the Upper House […]

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