Jumbo menace: Irate villagers thrash forest officials in Balasore
Nilagiri: Alleging inadequate measures from the Forest Department to prevent the trouble from jumbos, villagers of Hatimunda under Nilagiri block in Balasore district thrashed six forest personnel including a ranger and ransacked two vehicles Friday night. The irate villagers armed...
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Thiruvananthapuram: A Hindu group Saturday called for a shutdown in Kerala following the "detention" of few religious leaders the previous night from the Sabarimala temple premises. The most prominent among the detained Friday night were Hindu Iykavedi (HI) President and senior BJP leader K.P. Sasikala. She was detained while proceeding towards the Lord Ayyappa shrine. Carrying the customary holy kit 'Irumudi Kettu' on her head, Sasikala was stopped by the police...
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Jumbo menace: Irate villagers thrash forest officials in Balasore
Nilagiri: Alleging inadequate measures from the Forest Department to prevent the trouble from jumbos, villagers of Hatimunda under Nilagiri block in Balasore district thrashed six forest personnel including a ranger and ransacked two vehicles Friday night. The irate villagers armed with wooden planks allegedly attacked the forest personnel and damaged their vehicles. “We were guarding the village...
Veteran actor, adman Alyque Padamsee dead
Mumbai: Veteran actor, theatre personality and advertising guru Alyque Padamsee died here Saturday morning, family sources said. He was 90. He is survived by three former wives and four children besides other relatives. Among other achievements, Padamsee is best remembered for his role of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in Richard Attenborough's multi-Oscar award winner classic, "Gandhi" (1982). A renowned...
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Sambalpur crematorium lying defunct, public sore
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