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IAS Officers’ body to discuss assault on Puri collector today

Bhubaneswar: The IAS officers’ Association, Odisha chapter has called for an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the physical assault on Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal by Sri Jagannath temple servitors during the Niladri Bije of the deities in Puri on Sunday night and decide its future course of action. According to sources, the meeting is […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Attack on Union minister: CM orders RDC inquiry

Bhubaneswar: Succumbing to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s demand for a probe into the attack on the vehicle of Union Textiles minister Santosh Gangwar at Bargarh few days back, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday ordered an inquiry by the revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) into the incident. Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) sources said the inquiry will […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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BJD protest on June 29 ploy to shift focus from attack on Union ministers: BJP

Bhubaneswar: The BJD’s decision to hold a demonstration against alleged Central neglect in front of Raj Bhawan on June 29 is timed to divert attention away from the recent attack on the Union ministers by its workers in Bargarh, the BJP alleged today pointing out that it is staging a demonstration the same day to […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Attack on Gangwar: Rajnath urges CM to take action

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take appropriate action against those involved in the attack on the convoy of two central ministers at Bargarh during BJP’s Vikas Utsav celebrations on Friday. Rajnath also asked Patnaik to ensure that such untoward incidents are not repeated in future. […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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BPUT students hit road condemning attack on OTV scribe

Bubhaneswar: Students of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Monday evening hit the road protesting against assault on OTV scribe Pravat Bisoyi. The students of the university staged a demonstration at Master Canteen square here demanding stringent action against the attackers. Besides, the agitating students demanded to abolish child marriage in the state and […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Locals attack marriage procession in city

Bhubaneswar: Tension ran high in Bhimatangi area here after some locals attacked a marriage procession over playing of loud music on Wednesday night leaving several people injured. According to sources, the irate locals attacked Asutosh Swain, who was part of the procession, with sharp weapons. Besides, they also ransacked bikes and procession lights during the […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Security beefed up at Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: Following a terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) base at Pathankot in Punjab in the wee hours on Saturday, authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport here have stepped up security measures in and around the airport. Informing the media about this on Saturday, director of Biju Patnaik International Airport Sharad Kumar […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Woman Maoist led attack on Andhra legislator

Visakhapatnam: A woman Maoist is suspected to have led the team of rebels which gunned down a ruling TDP MLA and a former legislator in the tribal area of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The police on Monday released the names and pictures of three Maoists including two women who took part in […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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6 killed in attack on Afghan intelligence convoy

Kabul: A suicide attack on an Afghan intelligence convoy travelling towards the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least six people and injured six others, officials said. The attack took place at 5 a.m. in the fifth police district of Kabul when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated explosives hidden in his vehicle as the National […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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15 killed after gunmen attack village in Nigeria

Lagos: Nigerian Police said at least 15 people have been killed when unknown gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria’s Zamfara state. Police spokesperson Muhammad Shehu, told reporters in Gusau, the state capital, that the gunmen killed the people in Zakuna village, Xinhua news agency reported. The gunmen invaded Zakuna in the early hours of Friday […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Join 'mainstream' India for a life with dignity: PM Modi to Kashmiri youth

  Srinagar: On a day-long Jammu and Kashmir visit to inaugurate developmental projects, two days after the government announced an unconditional Ramadan ceasefire in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked “misguided” Kashmiri youth to join “mainstream” India for a life with dignity. Amid a separatist called shutdown and protest march and restrictions […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Rahul Gandhi launches scathing attack on PM after Yeddyurappa's resignation

  New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi launched a stinging attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday following the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa ahead of the trust vote in assembly, stating that “PM is corruption” and there is no institution “worthy of respect of the Prime Minister, Amit Shah and the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
North Korea again threatens to attack Guam

Seoul: North Korea on Friday once again threatened to attack the American island of Guam, where the US maintains a military base, following announcement of imminent joint naval drills between Washington and Seoul. In a statement published by North Korean state news agency KCNA, Pyongyang said it warned several times that it will counteract any […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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US condemns attack on Sikh man

New Delhi: The US embassy here on Sunday condemned the attack on a Sikh man who was injured in firing by a gunman in Washington. “Saddened by the shooting in Washington. Wishes for quick and full recovery. As @POTUS (President of the US) said, we condemn ‘hate and evil in all its forms’,” MaryKay Loss […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Sikh shot in 3rd attack on Indians in US in 10 days

New York: A Sikh man was injured when a masked gunman opened fire at him in front of his house in Washington after telling him “Go back to your own country.” The victim, who was hit in the arm, survived the Friday night attack, the third shooting of an Indian national in the last 10 […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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