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Security forces keep vigil in Murshidabad to prevent fresh violence

By Odisha News Online Apr 15, 2025 27

KOLKATA, APR 15 : Security forces kept a strict vigil to prevent any fresh episode of violence over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on April 15, officials said. Personnel of the BSF, CRPF, State Armed Police and RAF have been deployed in large numbers in Jangipur, Dhuliyan, Suti and Shamsherganj, where […]Continue Reading

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Murshidabad violence: 3 dead, 150 arrested; Suvendu slams Bengal govt, claims 400 Hindus ‘forced to flee’

By Odisha News Online Apr 13, 2025 83

KOLKATA, APR 13 : BJP leader and West Bengal Assembly’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday claimed that more than 400 Hindus have been “forced to flee” their houses, claiming that the people are facing religious persecution following central security forces being deployed in Murshidabad, after violence erupted in the area. He lashed out […]Continue Reading

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Protests over Waqf Act turn violent, three killed in Bengal’s Murshidabad district

By Odisha News Online Apr 13, 2025 46

KOLKATA,APR 13 : Three people were killed in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday as fresh protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent. Police said they have not resorted to firing in Samserganj block, claiming that the three people died due to firing by the BSF, which the border force denied. So far, 118 […]Continue Reading

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UPI services face nationwide outage, NPCI confirms technical issue

By Odisha News Online Apr 12, 2025 48

NEW DELHI , APR 12 :  Unified Payments Interface (UPI) operator, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), confirmed on Saturday, 12 April, that the widely-used online payment system is currently experiencing a technical glitch, causing disruptions for users attempting digital transactions. In a statement shared via social media platform X, the digital payments Continue Reading

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Amit Shah announces AIADMK-BJP alliance for 2026 TN elections, says EPS to lead it

By Odisha News Online Apr 11, 2025 43

CHENNAI, APR 11: Union Home Minister and BJP’s chief electoral strategist Amit Shah on Friday formally announced that his party will ally with the AIADMK for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections to unseat the DMK from power. Shah expressed confidence that Tamil Nadu will have an NDA government in 2026, adding that it will […]Continue Reading

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Delhi court sends 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to 18-day NIA custody

By Odisha News Online Apr 11, 2025 46

NEW DELHI, APR 11: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has granted 18 days custody of Tahawwur Rana to NIA for interrogation. The anti-terror agency had produced Rana before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House after formally placing him under arrest on his arrival at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday […]Continue Reading

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Vinesh Phogat opts for Rs 4 crore, not job or plot, from BJP govt in Haryana

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 51

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Wrestler-turned-Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat has chosen a cash prize of Rs 4 crore offered by the BJP-led Haryana government. She had the option of picking from among a cash reward, a residential plot, or a Group A government job under the state’s sports policy. This was the state’s attempt to […]Continue Reading

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Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana likely to be lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail after reaching India

By Odisha News Online Apr 10, 2025 82

NEW DELHI, APR 10 : Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who is being extradited from the US, is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail here when he reaches India, prison sources said. All necessary preparations have been made in the jail, they said. Rana, 64, is a […]Continue Reading

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Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

By Odisha News Online Apr 9, 2025 93

KOLKATA, APR 9 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in the state. Addressing a programme of the Jain community in Kolkata, Banerjee said she will protect the minority people and their property. “I know you are aggrieved because of the enactment of the […]Continue Reading

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LPG prices hiked by Rs 50/ cylinder for both subsidised and non-subsidised customers

By Odisha News Online Apr 7, 2025 55

NEW DELHI, APR 7 : Cooking gas or LPG price has been raised by Rs 50 per cylinder by distribution companies, Union Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday. The gas price has been increased for both Ujwalla and general category customers, the minister stated. The price of 14. 2-kg LPG cylinder will increase […]Continue Reading