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Commercial LPG cylinder gets Rs 62.50 costlier; ATF price hiked by Rs 16 per litre

By Odisha News Online Oct 1, 2026 17

NEW DELHI,OCT 1 : The price of commercial LPG was increased by Rs 62.50 per 19-kg cylinder from Thursday, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rates were raised by Rs 16 per litre, according to state-owned oil companies. The latest revisions, effective from October 1, were made in line with movements in international benchmark prices and […]Continue Reading

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SC refuses to entertain PIL for Central law, guidelines to curb ragging in schools

By Odisha News Online Sep 29, 2026 18

NEW DELHI, SEP 29 :  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a central law and uniform guidelines to deal with bullying and ragging in schools and pre-university educational institutions across the country. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said the top court […]Continue Reading

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Nagaland reels from two suspected liquor tragedies in 16 days, with 19 deaths reported

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2026 40

NAGALAND, SEP 26 : At least 19 people have died in two suspected spurious-liquor incidents in Nagaland since September 10, with methanol detected in liquor samples linked to the earlier deaths in Tuensang and eight people now dead in a separate cluster in Mokokchung. The latest deaths have been reported from Mokokchung, where the toll […]Continue Reading

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Never in doubt: India fulfill Pushpa Rana’s dream with Asian Games kabaddi gold

By Odisha News Online Sep 26, 2026 27

NEW DELHI, SEP 26 : For Pushpa Rana, coming into the Asian Games, the goal was simple. It was her second time at the games and her debut as the captain of the Indian women’s kabaddi team. And as she will leave Japan, the Indian captain will return with a gold medal around her neck, […]Continue Reading

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At least nine killed as sleeper bus catches fire on Yamuna Expressway

By Odisha News Online Sep 24, 2026 36

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 : At least nine passengers were killed after a sleeper bus carrying around 35 people caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida late Wednesday night, the police said. According to the police sources, the accident happened at around 11 pm when the bus was near Jewar, Gautam Buddh Nagar […]Continue Reading

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Younger generation faces numerous challenges alongside limitless opportunities: President Murmu

By Odisha News Online Sep 23, 2026 43

New Delhi, Sep23 : President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the younger generation faces numerous challenges alongside limitless opportunities, and society has a collective responsibility to empower them to become successful, cultured and self-reliant. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Brahma Kumaris’ “Global Spiritual Palace” retreat Continue Reading

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BJP top leaders hail ABVP victory in DU story

By Odisha News Online Sep 19, 2026 37

NEW DELHI, SEP 19 : Hailing the “historic” victory of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday said the result reflected the youth’s faith in positive student politics rooted in the spirit of ‘Nation First’. His reaction came Continue Reading

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Kharge, Rahul, Amit Shah other leaders greet PM Modi on 76th birthday

By Odisha News Online Sep 17, 2026 34

NEW DELHI, SEP 17 : Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi good health and long life on his 76th birthday. Born on September 17, 1950, in Gujarat’s Vadnagar, Modi turned 76 on Thursday. In posts on X, Kharge and Gandhi extended their birthday greetings […]Continue Reading

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CJP to launch ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ campaign in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli

By Odisha News Online Sep 16, 2026 39

MAHARASTRA, SEP 16 : Highlighting the government apathy faced by tribal schools in India, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced the launch of the ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ campaign at Gadchiroli in Maharashtra from September 17. Addressing a press conference, Dipke pointed out that the campaign is to draw the government’s Continue Reading

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UPI MDR: What changes for merchants, consumers and payments above Rs 2,000 from October 15

By Odisha News Online Sep 15, 2026 33

NEW DELHI, SEP 15 : Ending nearly six years of zero-fee UPI merchant payments, the government on Tuesday introduced a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, with the new framework coming into effect from October 15. The government, however, has ring-fenced person-to-person payments and low-value merchant […]Continue Reading