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Kolkata rape-murder: SC raps West Bengal govt, questions delay in filing of FIR

By Odisha News Online Aug 20, 2024 301

NEW DELHI, AUG 20: Terming the rape and murder case of a medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital as horrific, the Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the West Bengal government over delay in filing FIR in the matter. Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the top court said […]Continue Reading

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CBI women officers who handled Hathras, Unnao cases to probe Kolkata murder

By Odisha News Online Aug 20, 2024 239

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 :  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has handed the responsibility of the probe into the gruesome rape and murder of a Kolkata trainee doctor to two of its most senior women officers. Sampat Meena, Additional Director at the CBI, has led high-profile cases such as the 2020 Hathras rape-murder and […]Continue Reading

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Pune Porsche crash: Two more held for alleged swapping of blood samples

By Odisha News Online Aug 20, 2024 246

PUNE, AUG 20 : The Pune police have arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged swapping of blood samples in the Porsche car crash case, a top official said on Tuesday. With the arrest of the duo late Monday night, the number of persons held in the Porsche car crash case has gone […]Continue Reading

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Don’t want to be another Abhaya: Woman doc in Jaipur demands action against colleague who threatened her

By Odisha News Online Aug 19, 2024 260

JAIPUR, AUG 19 : A woman resident doctor at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College here has accused a male colleague of threatening to “do worse” to her while expressing apprehension that he could be implying “anything from rape to murder”, police said on Monday. The woman made the accusation on a WhatsApp group of […]Continue Reading

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Netizens slam teenager for forcing flower seller mother to buy iPhone after 3-day hunger strike

By Odisha News Online Aug 19, 2024 177

NEW DELHI, AUG 19 : The obsession with Apple products among gadget enthusiasts has always been strong. Recently, a video went viral on social media showing a temple flower seller mother forced to buy an iPhone for her son after he went on a 3-day hunger strike. The incident has sparked widespread discussion among social […]Continue Reading

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Privatisation of IAS is ‘Modi’s guarantee’ for ending reservation: Rahul slams lateral entry recruitment

By Odisha News Online Aug 18, 2024 288

NEW DELHI, AUG 18 : Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed as an “anti-national step” the government’s move of recruiting public servants through lateral entry, alleging that the reservation of SCs, STs, and OBCs is being “openly snatched away” by such an action. The former Congress president also alleged […]Continue Reading

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SC takes suo motu cognisance of Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, hearing on August 20

By Odisha News Online Aug 18, 2024 246

New Delhi, Aug 18 : The Supreme Court on Sunday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata and will hear the case on August 20. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and including Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, […]Continue Reading

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Centre reviews preparedness to tackle Mpox

By Odisha News Online Aug 18, 2024 240

NEW DELHI,AUG 18 : The Centre on Saturday reviewed the Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, situation and preparedness in the country after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Union Health Minister J P Nadda, who chaired the review meeting, said no cases of Mpox have been […]Continue Reading

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Centre asks states to provide 2-hourly situation report in wake of doctors’ protest

By Odisha News Online Aug 18, 2024 246

NEW DELHI, AUG 18 : The Union Home Ministry has asked all state police forces to provide it situation reports every two hours in the wake of protests by doctors, nursing staff and others against the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in […]Continue Reading

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‘None of you will escape’: Gurugram’s Ambience Mall receives bomb threat

By Odisha News Online Aug 17, 2024 262

GURUGRAM, AUG 17 : Ambience Mall in Gurugram was evacuated on Saturday after it received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises, police said. Bomb and dog squad teams are at the spot and a search operation is underway, they said. Ambience Mall management received a bomb threat email at […]Continue Reading