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5 soldiers killed, 5 injured after Army vehicle plunges into 300-foot gorge in Kashmir

By Odisha News Online Dec 24, 2024 132

JAMMU/KASMIR, DEC 24 : Five soldiers died and five others sustained injuries after an Army vehicle veered off the road and fell into a gorge in the Balnoi area of Mendhar, Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday, officials said. The vehicle reportedly plunged into a gorge, approximately 300-350 feet deep. According to reports, police […]Continue Reading

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Champions Trophy: India vs Pakistan on February 23 as ICC announces full schedule

By Odisha News Online Dec 24, 2024 341

NEW DELHI, DEC 24 : The International Cricket Council announced the full schedule for the Champions Trophy on Tuesday, December 24. The board announced the schedule for all the teams, including the venues where the games will be played. The ICC announced that Pakistan will host the tournament alongside the United Arab Emirates since the […]Continue Reading

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Writer Taslima Nasrin accuses Mamata govt of forcing removal of ‘Lajja’ play from Bengal theatre festivals

By Odisha News Online Dec 24, 2024 175

KOLKATA,DEC 24 : Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voice of artistes and writers, claiming that the play ‘Lajja’ (Shame), adapted from her novel, was forced to be cancelled at two theatre festivals in the state. Nasrin alleged that the police intervened at the Gobardanga Natyoutsav in North […]Continue Reading

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Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at 90

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 202

MUMBAI, DEC 23 : Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as “Ankur”, “Nishant” and “Manthan”, died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90. The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney disease, Pia Benegal told Continue Reading

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Centre scraps ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8 students who fail to clear year-end exams

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 135

NEW DELHI, DEC 23 : The Centre has scrapped the ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Following the amendment to the Right to Education Act (RTE) in 2019, at least 16 states and two […]Continue Reading

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Two toddlers among three killed, six injured as truck runs over people sleeping on footpath in Pune

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 80

PUNE, DEC 23 : Two children and a man were killed and six other persons injured after a truck ran over people sleeping on a footpath in Maharashtra’s Pune city in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The incident took place at around 12.30 am on the footpath in Wagholi area where several persons […]Continue Reading

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India, Kuwait now strategic partners,,

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 95

NEW DELHI, DEC 23 : India and Kuwait on Sunday decided to elevate their bilateral relationship to a ‘strategic partnership’, under which both countries will explore ways to enhance cooperation in several sectors including education, information technology, pharmaceuticals, fintech, infrastructure, and security. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the Gulf nation Continue Reading

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Three Khalistan Zindabad Force members involved in Gurdaspur grenade attack killed in police encounter

By Odisha News Online Dec 23, 2024 164

PILIBHIT, DEC 23 : Three terror suspects allegedly involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur were were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police in Pilibhit early Monday, with Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav terming it as a major breakthrough against Pakistan-sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force module. […]Continue Reading

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Allu Arjun’s Hyderabad house vandalised by protestors over stampede death

By Odisha News Online Dec 22, 2024 101

Hyderabad, Dec 22 :  A group of persons, claiming to be members of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC), on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other things at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun. The group tried to force entry into the actor’s house, demanding one crore in compensation for the family […]Continue Reading

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‘Tweaking election rule’ Modi government’s calibrated erosion of EC’s integrity: Mallikarjun Kharge

By Odisha News Online Dec 22, 2024 80

NEW DELHI, DEC 22 : Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit out at the government for tweaking an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents, alleging it is part of the Modi government’s “systematic conspiracy” to destroy the institutional integrity of the Election Commission. Kharge also said the Modi Continue Reading