MP: Three-year-old trapped in Ujjain borehole, rescue underway​

Bhopal/Ujjain: A tense rescue operation is underway in Jhalariya village of Badnagar, Ujjain district, after a three-year-old child fell into a borewell and became trapped at a depth of nearly 60 feet.​The incident occurred when the child, identified as Bhagirath, who had arrived in the area with his family three days earlier to graze sheep, accidentally slipped into the uncovered borewell.​ Upon receiving information, the administration immediately mobilised resources. The child,...

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Nitish Kumar to take oath as Rajya Sabha member today

Nitish Kumar

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) Chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha Friday. Both Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary arrived in the national capital Thursday and are likely to attend the oath-taking event. Following his election to the Rajya Sabha, Kumar resigned from the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) March 30. Nitish Kumar arrived in New Delhi and...

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Bengal polls: Amit Shah to release BJP’s manifesto today in Kolkata

Amit Shah

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will Friday release the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled later this month. The BJP is describing the manifesto as the “Sankalp Patra”. HM Shah released a social media post in the morning announcing this development, where he also said that the people of West Bengal, who are saddled by the misrule of the...

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Misri, Rubio discuss trade; US diplomat set to visit India in May

Marco Rubio

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit New Delhi next month, it was announced here after his "productive meeting" with India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on a range of issues, including trade and the Quad. Misri, who is on a three-day visit here, met Rubio at the White House. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relationships, especially trade, critical minerals, defence and the Quad. "Welcome to the White...

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MP Aparajita Sarangi urges Odisha govt to reconsider halting metro rail project

Bhubaneswar: Member of Parliament Aparajita Sarangi Friday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, strongly urging the Odisha government to revisit its recent decision to halt the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project. In her letter, Sarangi emphasised that Bhubaneswar is at a “tipping point” due to rapid urbanisation, rising traffic congestion, and the growing demand for sustainable mobility...

MP: Three-year-old trapped in Ujjain borehole, rescue underway​

Bhopal/Ujjain: A tense rescue operation is underway in Jhalariya village of Badnagar, Ujjain district, after a three-year-old child fell into a borewell and became trapped at a depth of nearly 60 feet.​The incident occurred when the child, identified as Bhagirath, who had arrived in the area with his family three days earlier to graze sheep, accidentally slipped...

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar to take oath as Rajya Sabha member today

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) Chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha Friday. Both Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary arrived in the national capital Thursday and are likely to attend the oath-taking event. Following his election to the Rajya Sabha, Kumar resigned from...

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Bengal polls: Amit Shah to release BJP’s manifesto today in Kolkata

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will Friday release the election manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled later this month. The BJP is describing the manifesto as the “Sankalp Patra”. HM Shah released a social media post in the morning announcing this development, where he also said...

Marco Rubio

Misri, Rubio discuss trade; US diplomat set to visit India in May

Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit New Delhi next month, it was announced here after his "productive meeting" with India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on a range of issues, including trade and the Quad. Misri, who is on a three-day visit here, met Rubio at the White House. The two leaders reviewed...

Lead with heart, build future generations: Suman Dalmia

Suman Dalmia is the visionary Chairperson of Indian Public School (IPS) in Sambalpur, Odisha. Under her leadership, the institution has grown into a premier CBSE-affiliated day-cum-residential school known for its holistic approach to education. Dedicated to student-centric learning, she has integrated modern infrastructure with specialised coaching for competitive exams like JEE and NEET. Her focus on high...

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Man drowns at Raniduduma fall

Nandapur: A 32-yearold man drowned at Raniduduma waterfall in Koraput district Thursday while visiting the site with relatives and friends, police said. The deceased was identified as Bhawani Shankar Mohanty, an accountant at Pratibha Nursing College in Koraput and a native of Jagatsinghpur district. Sources said Mohanty had taken his brother-in-law, Saan Kumar, from Bhubaneswar, along with...

Accused held for raping visually impaired minor

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: Days after a church was ransacked by agitators over a visually impaired girl being found pregnant, police have arrested a 28-yearold youth in connection with the alleged rape of the minor victim in Anandapur area of Keonjhar district. The accused, identified as Balaram Ho alias Kabu, belongs to a minority community. He was arrested by a...

Issueless woman kills niece out of jealousy; arrested

Berhampur: Police Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her nine-year-old niece in Ganjam district, officials said. The incident took place at Laxmanapalli near Chhamunda village under Jagannathprasad police station limits of the district Wednesday. The victim’s mother alleged that after committing the murder, the woman wrapped the body in a plastic sheet and dumped it in...

Villagers oppose private firm’s coal mining project

Talcher: Residents of Dharampur and Kankili panchayats in Angul district Thursday staged strong protests against a private company that has secured a tender for coal mining in the area. Villagers asserted that they would not allow any private firm to acquire land under any circumstances. They also turned back vehicles that had arrived to conduct borewell surveys...

 

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