HC disqualifies Cong MlA Jogesh Singh
The Orissa High Court on Tuesday declared the election of Congress MlA from the Sundargarh (ST) constituency Jogesh Chandra Singh “null and void”. Singh had won the elections in 2014, polling over 41 per cent (66,138) votes defeating his nearest BJD opponent Kusum Tete by a margin of 12,584 votes. However,...
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Brown sugar worth Rs 50 lakh seized in Cuttack
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City college girl made intoxicated, rescued
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Collect fine with interest from companies: SC
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Man kills wife, absconds in S'garh
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Amethi: Youth killed, 4 injured in clashes between two groups; situation tense, heavy police force deployed
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XUB holds meet on Mahatma Gandhi
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Man made to kneel down for eve-teasing at Vani Vihar
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FIR against BJP district Prez for thrashing Power officials
Manhandling officials of Power department proved costly for some ruling party workers in Badaun as a case was registered against the local district BJP chief and his aides late on Mondaynight. They were accused of thrashing a senior Power department engineer and other employees for not withdrawing complaint of power theft....
14.5 lakh houses built for rural poor in 4 yrs
A total of 14,50,294 houses have been built in rural areas of the State under various housing schemes from the financial year 2014-15 till now. This was revealed at a review meeting held between Chief Secretary AP Padhi and district Collectors through videoconferencing on Tuesday. The houses built so far include 13,226...
Stay home secretary, caretaker get 10-yr RI
Additional Sessions Judge (Special) Ajanta Sadangi on Tuesday found guilty the secretary and caretaker of a Bhograi-based child care unit (CCI) Samaj Bikash Parishad of sexually assaulting a minor inmate of the stay home. The court sentenced Parishad’s secretary Durga Prasad Jena (62) and caretaker Namita Tripathy (42) to undergo...
Yogi government continues to improve the quality of education in government schools
Days of 'durries’ and mats in schools are over as students of state-run primary schools will now sit on benches with the Yogi Government asking the Basic Education department to make budgetary allocations for the same. BJP spokesman Shalabh Mani Tripathi said that after providing students with free shoes, socks,...
Yogi repeals 3 decision of Akhilesh govt; Martyr family to get govt jobs
The Yogi government rescinded three decisions of the previous Samajwadi Party regime, including the controversial Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam (Amendment) Bill-2015 which entailed curtailing the power of Mayors, saying that such draconian act was not required in Uttar Pradesh. The other Acts which were repealed include curtailing the speed limit...
UP govt warns bureaucrat for posting comment on Kasganj violence
A day after Governor Ram Naik left the BJP red faced by saying that Kasganj communal riot was a matter of shame and a blot on the state’, District Magistrate of Bareilly Raghvendra Vikram Singh stirred a hornets’ nest by posting on Facebook that Rs it had become a trend...
Violence-hit UP town tense, SP removed
The Union government sought a detailed report on the Kansganj incident from the state government even as the strife-hit district remained tense on Tuesday. Family members of a deceased also staged protests accusing the police of harassing his friends. Sources confirmed that after the Centre’s move was hastened due to Governor...
