Dhamra Port row sparks rail blockade

Tihidi/Chandbali: Rail services on the Bhadrak-Dhamra line were disrupted Wednesday as local organisations blocked the tracks near Gurudaspur level crossing in Tihidi block, protesting alleged neglect by Dhamra Port Company Ltd. (DPCL) in providing employment and transport opportunities to local...

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BEO suspended over SIR lapse

Hatadihi: Hatadihi Block Education Officer (BEO) Rajib Dalei in Kendujhar district has been suspended for alleged negligence in work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Dalei received the suspension order through a special messenger around noon Wednesday and...

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Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,377, over 5,000 missing

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,377, over 5,000 missing

Kathmandu: The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said. At least 364 bodies have been recovered from Chitwan district, 228 from Nawalparasi East, 222 from Nawalparasi West and 198 from Nuwakot, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA)....

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Donald Trump pledges Rs 4.75 lakh dividend to adults if Republicans win midterms

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 (Rs 4,75,000) payment to every adult American citizen if Republicans win control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. The President announced what he called the "Trump dividend" during his address to the special midterm Republican National Committee convention in Dallas. "But what we're doing is because we've done so well, and because our country is making so...

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Supreme Court dismisses Abu Salem’s plea seeking release after 25 years

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, who sought release from custody on the grounds that he has completed 25 years in jail in India as mandated under the terms of his extradition from Portugal. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta upheld the April order of the Bombay High Court which had dismissed his petition seeking immediate release as premature and...

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Mayawati expels nephew Akash Anand from BSP, says he is ‘freed’

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Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Thursday expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the BSP, saying he has been freed from the party and that his personal attachment appeared to outweigh his concern for his own political career. She announced this after welcoming Akash Anand's father-in-law Ashok Siddharth’s decision to retire from politics. Expelled BSP leader and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth announced his retirement from politics, a day after...

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Mamata Banerjee gets conditional nod for Sreerampore meeting from Calcutta HC

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court Thursday gave conditional approval for a political programme of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Sreerampore in Hooghly district Friday. The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction has planned a political programme at Sreerampore Friday, where the main speaker will be the former CM. The faction also...

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,377, over 5,000 missing

Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,377, over 5,000 missing

Kathmandu: The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said. At least 364 bodies have been recovered from Chitwan district, 228 from Nawalparasi East, 222 from Nawalparasi West and...

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Two Indians arrested in Nepal for brown sugar smuggling

Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals have been arrested in Nepal's Jhapa district for allegedly smuggling brown sugar, police said. The accused were arrested from Ward No. 2 of Damak Municipality along with 41.23 grams of brown sugar, the Nepal Police said in a bulletin Wednesday. Brown sugar is a street name commonly used for heroin, particularly lower-purity or...

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Digvijaya Singh announces ‘Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra’ from Ujjain to Ayodhya

Bhopal: Amid controversy surrounding allegations of donation theft at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh has announced the 'Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra', which will begin in Ujjain October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, and proceed towards Ayodhya. While announcing the march, Digvijaya Singh described it as a journey from 'Shivdham' (the...

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Baby orangutans show range of emotions at Nandankanan

Bhubaneswar: Five orangutans, who were recently rescued from Odisha's Baleshwar district and kept at a zoo here, have been displaying a range of emotions, from momentary mood swings, playful actions to anxiously clinging to each other. On Thursday, they were taken out of their quarantine cell for a sunbath to keep them "stress-free", a senior official of...

 

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