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Delhi HC Issues Directions To Centre To Prevent Misuse Of Aadhaar

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the Central government to ward off misuse of Aadhaar card information. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar asked the government to pay heed to suggestions given by a court-appointed Amicus Curiae (friends of the court) like having […]

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Sitaram Yechury Urges Naveen Patnaik Not To Allow NPR In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday termed the National Population Register (NPR) exercise as a precursor of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to allow it in Odisha. As governments of 13 states including Odisha have already announced not to allow NRC and six chief ministers […]

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Odisha Farmers Seek Rs 75,000 Cr Allocation In State Budget

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Budget session of Odisha Assembly, Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Thursday demanded 50 per cent share in the 2020-21 state budget for the overall development of farmers in the State. NNKS has been spearheading the farmer agitation in the State demanding price, prestige and pension. Addressing a presser, NNKS convenor, […]

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Former TERI Chief R K Pachauri Passes Away At 79

New Delhi: R K Pachauri, a former chief of The Energy and Resources Institute, passed away on Thursday after a prolonged cardiac ailment, TERI Director General Ajay Mathur said. He was 79. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing away of R K Pachauri, the founder Director of TERI. The entire TERI […]

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Will Personally Clarify On CAA To Whoever Wants: Shah

New Delhi: In the wake of nationwide protests against the CAA, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday vehemently defended the contentious law and said that anyone could seek time to debate the issue with him on merits. “Whoever wants to clarify this issue can seek an appointment with me. I will personally clarify the […]

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Keonjhar King Donates Acres Of Land To Locals

Keonjhar: A king is loved and remembered for the welfare of his people. The magnanimity of  Dhananjay Narayan Bhanjdeo, the scion of Keonjhar dynasty has now become the talk of the town after he recently announced to donate acres of land to people. The coronation of Keonjhar king was held in a grand ceremony last […]

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BS-IV Vehicles Will Not Be Sold Or Registered In Odisha From April 1

Bhubaneswar: Motor vehicles conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) will not be sold or registered in Odisha from April 1, 2020, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Thursday. “As per order passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, no Motor Vehicle conforming to the emission standard BS-IV shall be sold or registered from […]

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Swargadwar Crematorium Development Works Begin In Puri

Puri: The development works of Swargadwar cremation ground in the pilgrim town of Puri commenced on Thursday following the ground-breaking ceremony or Bhoomi Pujan in the presence of district collector Balwant Singh. Various infrastructures and amenities will be developed at Swargadwar which is the most sought-after place for people to perform the last rites of […]

US Senate Passes Bill To Curb Donald Trump's War Powers On Iran

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval has been limited in a Senate bill passed by his fellow Republicans. The Iran war powers resolution was approved by a vote of 55-45 – hours after Trump warned that it would make America less safe from Iran, the BBC reported […]

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China's Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 1,500

Beijing: Death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic has gone up to 1,483 with Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, reporting 116 new fatalities, the country’s health officials said on Friday. The hard-hit province reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said. The new cases included 3,095 clinically diagnosed ones which […]

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Urgent Need For More Ambitious Structural And Financial Sector Reform Measures In India: IMF

Washington: India urgently needs more ambitious structural and financial sector reform measures and a medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy due to the rising debt levels while ensuring a more accommodative fiscal stance in the budget, the IMF has said. Responding to a question on the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, International Monetary Fund […]

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Odisha Approves Investment Proposals Worth Rs 1,609 Cr

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved eight investment proposals worth Rs 1,609.49 crore and slated to create employment opportunities for 1,450 people. The proposals in the food processing, chemicals, plastics, tourism, steel downstream and infrastructure sectors were approved in the 89th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held under the chairmanship of […]

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Bolangir Hospital Nurses Call For Ceasework Stir Protesting Attack On Colleague

Bolangir: The nurses of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir have called for cease work strike today protesting the attack on a colleague by the relatives of a patient on Thursday night. As per reports, the victim nurse identified as Pratima Pradhan was on duty at the female medicine ward last night when […]

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IMF Asks Pakistan To Cut Reliance On China

Islamabad: The visiting IMF mission has asked Islamabad “to reduce its trade and commerce reliance on Beijing” and look for other international options by signing free trade agreements (FTA) with other countries too, a media report said on Friday. The development comes as the mission has extended its stay in Pakistan for making more efforts […]

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Pulwama Attack Anniversary: PM Modi Pays Tribute To Slain CRPF Personnel

New Delhi: India will never forget the martyrdom of the security personnel killed in last year’s Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He termed the slain security personnel were “exceptional individuals” who devoted their lives to serving and protecting the nation. On February 14 last year, a convoy of vehicles carrying security […]

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