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Punjab bandh: Farmers block roads at many places, traffic hit on Patiala-Chandigarh NH                                                                                                                         

By Odisha News Online 124
CHANDIGARH, DEC 30 : Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands of protesting farmers. The […]Continue Reading
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‘Insult to Manmohan Singh, his community’: Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over denial of CONGRESS LEADERsite for former PM

By Odisha News Online 144
NEW DELHI, DEC 28 : Political tussle over the memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh escalated on Saturday as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government saying that it was a “total insult” to Singh that his last rites were performed at the Nigambodh Ghat […]Continue Reading
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PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi and other leaders pay homage to Manmohan Singh at his residence

By Odisha News Online 161
NEW DELHI,DEC 27 : Several top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence. Draped in tricolour, the body of the former prime Minister was placed in a flower-bedecked casket at his residence, where leaders cutting across party lines paid their last respects to […]Continue Reading
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5 soldiers killed, 5 injured after Army vehicle plunges into 300-foot gorge in Kashmir

By Odisha News Online 191
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 404
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 221
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