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550 Hajj pilgrims die amid scorching heat in Mecca, mercury rises to 51 degrees

By Odisha News Online 560
NEW DELHI, JUN 19 : Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the Hajj, underscoring the grueling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who died were Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, two Arab diplomats coordinating their countries’ responses […]Continue Reading
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Bengal train mishap: Five feared dead, several injured as Kanchanjungha Express collides with goods train near New Jalpaiguri

By Odisha News Online 541
KOLKATA, JUN 17: Atleast five passengers are now feared to be dead and 20-25 injured after a Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train on Monday morning near New Jalpaiguri “The situation is serious. The incident occurred when a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express,” says Abhishek Roy, Additional SP of Darjeeling Police. Continue Reading
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Four Maoists killed in encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum

By Odisha News Online 533
Jharkhand,Jun 17: At least four Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district on Monday morning, officials said. The incident took place in Tonto and Goilkera area, they said. “Four Maoists were killed in the gunfight, while two have been arrested,” Jharkhand Police spokesperson and IG Continue Reading
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Poll official refutes media report on mobile phone-EVM link in Mumbai North West LS seat; calls it false news

By Odisha News Online 554
MUMBAI,JUN 16: A poll official on Sunday said an EVM was a standalone system that does not need an OTP to unlock it. Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, was reacting to a report in Mid-day newspaper about a kin of Ravindra Waikar, the Shiv Sena candidate who emerged victorious […]Continue Reading
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Delhi HC orders Sunita Kejriwal to take down video recording of court proceedings in excise policy case

By Odisha News Online 476
NEW DELHI, JUN 15: The Delhi High Court on Saturday directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal to take down a video recording of court proceedings related to the excise policy case from social media platforms. On March 28, Kejriwal had addressed Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in person when he was produced for the […]Continue Reading
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Nitish brought shame to Bihar when he touched feet of Modi: Prashant Kishor

By Odisha News Online 459
BHAGALPUR, JUN 15: Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having “touched the feet” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure his own continuance in power. Kishor, who has been running the ‘Jan Suraaj’ campaign, was addressing a public meeting in Bhagalpur on Friday. “People ask me Continue Reading