Odisha youth kills grandpa

Rourkela: A man hacked Wednesday night his grandfather to death with an axe, police said Thursday. The accused, Bimal Tirkey carried out the gruesome act at Tunguritoli village under Gurundia police station limits as his grandfather, Ben Tirkey, had objected...

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10 people killed after SUV falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban

Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, Road accident

Banihal/Jammu: Ten people were killed after an SUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and fell into a gorge in Ramban district Friday, officials said. The vehicle, a Tavera, was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300 feet gorge at the Battery Cheshma area of the district around 1.15 am, they said. Ten people have died, the officials said. Police and State Disaster Response Force...

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Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs

Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, IPL

Jaipur: Riyan Parag smashed a 45-ball 84 not out as Rajasthan Royals defeated Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL match here Thursday. Sent in to bat, Parag hit seven fours and six sixes on way to his highest IPL score as RR recovered from 36 for 3 in the eighth over to post a challenging 185 for 5. In reply, opener David Warner made a 34-ball 49 but DC...

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UP: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Mukhtar Ansari

Banda/Lucknow: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh Thursday following a cardiac arrest, its principal said. Earlier in the day, Ansari was taken to the hospital from the Banda district jail after his health deteriorated. Banda Medical College principal Suneel Kaushal told PTI over phone that Ansari died following a cardiac arrest at the facility. There was a heavy deployment of police personnel outside the...

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Ambani, Adani collaborate for first time: Reliance picks 26 pc stake in Adani Power project

Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani

New Delhi: In the first collaboration between rival billionaires, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has picked up a 26 per cent stake in a Madhya Pradesh power project of Gautam Adani, and signed a pact to use the plants' 500 MW of electricity for captive use. Reliance will pick up 5 crore equity shares in Mahan Energen Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power Ltd, of face value Rs 10 at...

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Slurry pipelines threaten wildlife in Odisha’s Keonjhar

Keonjhar: Laying of pipelines for transportation of minerals in Keonjhar district is posing threats to wildlife in forests and also harming the environment, locals pointed out Thursday. Despite repeated notices issued by the Forest department to various mining and industrial firms asking those to follow rules while laying slurry pipelines, the effect has been nil. Most importantly,...

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Rourkela: Theatre fest leaves lingering memory

Rourkela: The fiveday festival to mark the ‘World Theatre Day’, March 27, ended Wednesday evening in Rourkela amid much fanfare at the ‘Music Circle Auditorium’. The festival was organised by ‘Sampark’, one of the leading cultural organisations of this city. The entire event turned out to be a success as there were large crowds at the venue...

Odisha, Farmer, Ganjam, Berhampur, Fish

Odisha: Behera’s ‘fishinspiration’ story motivating many

Berhampur: A fish farmer has carved a niche for himself by becoming self-reliant in fingerlings production which has contributed immensely in increasing the output in districts of South Odisha. The deeds of Sureshen Behera, 44, a resident of Tareipatapur village under Chhatrapur block in Ganjam district have now spread far and wide. Behera may have studied till...

Odisha, YouTube, Wildlife, Jajpur

Odisha: Popular YouTuber, hubby surrender

Jajpur: A couple who had been booked for taking pictures with wild animals and also domesticating them surrendered before Forest department officials Wednesday night, police said in Jajpur Thursday. The couple had been absconding for a couple of days after police raided their house March 24 and 25. The two identified as Monalisha Bhadra and her husband...

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Odisha youth kills grandpa

Rourkela: A man hacked Wednesday night his grandfather to death with an axe, police said Thursday. The accused, Bimal Tirkey carried out the gruesome act at Tunguritoli village under Gurundia police station limits as his grandfather, Ben Tirkey, had objected to his drinking spree on the occasion of Holi. Police said that the accused has confessed to...

Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, IPL

Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs

Jaipur: Riyan Parag smashed a 45-ball 84 not out as Rajasthan Royals defeated Delhi Capitals by 12 runs in their IPL match here Thursday. Sent in to bat, Parag hit seven fours and six sixes on way to his highest IPL score as RR recovered from 36 for 3 in the eighth over to post a challenging...

Mukhtar Ansari

UP: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Banda/Lucknow: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died at the Banda Medical College in Uttar Pradesh Thursday following a cardiac arrest, its principal said. Earlier in the day, Ansari was taken to the hospital from the Banda district jail after his health deteriorated. Banda Medical College principal Suneel Kaushal told PTI over phone that Ansari died following a cardiac...

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Odisha Vigilance arrests four persons on graft charges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested three government servants and a private person on corruption charges. In a press statement, the Vigilance said it has arrested GST officer Manas Ranjan Behera, OSD Narendra Kumar Chandrakar, revenue supervisor Ganesh Mallick and Khirod Rath, a private person in three different cases. Behera and Chandrakar have been apprehended by Odisha...

 

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