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Capital celebrates Ganesh puja with fervour

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The Capital came alive with devotion and festive fervour Monday as Ganesh Puja was celebrated with grandeur across the City. Thousands of devotees thronged colourful pandals and puja mandaps to offer prayers to Lord Ganesha amid special rituals, aartis, devotional music...

Pending UCs near Rs 26K-crore in state

RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Utilisation certificates (UCs) for government funds to the tune of nearly Rs 25,938 crore has remained pending, raising questions over financial discipline and the monitoring of public expenditure across several key departments in the state. The issue came to the fore...

Man beats wife to death

Attabira: A 32-year old woman died allegedly after being assaulted with a stick by her husband following an argument at Gadtiatikra village under Amalipali gram panchayat in Baragada district, police said Monday. The incident took place around 8pm Sunday when Rajkumar Khadia, 46, allegedly got...

Pakistan retains Rs 70 lakh bounty on JeM chief Masood Azhar

Islamabad: Pakistan has maintained a reward of 7 million rupees on information leading to the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, who continues to be listed in the country's Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) "Red Book" of most-wanted terrorists, officials said Monday. Azhar, the founder and...

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Xi, Modi agree India, China should be partners: Wang Yi

Beijing: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached "most important consensus" during their meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit that China and India should be partners, the top Chinese diplomat said Monday. Summing up Xi's two-day visit to New Delhi...

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BJD plans economic blockade against MMDR Act

Bhubaneswar: The BJD in Odisha Monday announced that it would launch an economic blockade soon, demanding withdrawal of the MMDR Amendment Act that will allegedly restrict the state's powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land parcels, a charge rejected by the ruling...

 

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