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UPSC cancels candidature of Puja Khedkar from IAS, debars her from all future selections

By Odisha News Online Jul 31, 2024 265

NEW DELHI, JULY 31 : The UPSC on Wednesday said it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations or selections. “The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the provisions of the CSE-2022 Rules,” the […]Continue Reading

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Coaching centre deaths : Delhi HC pulls up authorities, slams freebies culture

By Odisha News Online Jul 31, 2024 207

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up authorities over the deaths of three UPSC aspirants who drowned in the basement of a coaching centre, saying such tragedies are bound to happen when there is no collection of taxes due to a “freebies culture.” A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice […]Continue Reading

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One-fourth of India dry mid-monsoon

By Odisha News Online Jul 31, 2024 207

NEW DELHI, JULY 31: Halfway through the monsoon season, the country has experienced patchy and uneven rainfall. Currently, 25% of the country’s geographical areas, encompassing 39% of districts, received deficient rainfall. This includes crucial agrarian states like Punjab and Haryana in the North, and Bihar and West Bengal in the East. Despite this, the country […]Continue Reading

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Iran says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran

By Odisha News Online Jul 31, 2024 403

IRAN,JULY 31: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion immediately fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and […]Continue Reading

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Deadly Wayanad landslides: Over 156 dead, hundreds missing; rescue operations continue

By Odisha News Online Jul 31, 2024 415

KERALA,JULY 31 : At least 156 people have been killed, and over 180 were injured after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Wayanad. According to government data, over 100 people are feared to be trapped under debris as multiple agencies and the Army race against time to save as many lives as […]Continue Reading

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106 dead in Wayanad landslides, hundreds feared trapped, entire area swept away

By Odisha News Online Jul 30, 2024 308

Kerala, July 30 :  At least 106 people have been killed, 128 injured, and hundreds of others are feared trapped after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Tuesday morning amid heavy rain. Multiple agencies, including the NDRF, and the Army have been deployed for rescue operations as three […]Continue Reading

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Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh pair brings second bronze medal to India

By Odisha News Online Jul 30, 2024 336

FRANCE, JULY 30: Manu Bhaker is now the only Indian athlete to win two medals in one Olympics. It was only poetic that she was the senior stateswoman making amends for the points dropped by Sarabjot Singh in the 10m air pistol. The match was as expected to be tense and it was. In the […]Continue Reading

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Madhya Pradesh boy rapes sister after watching porn, mother helps hide crime

By Odisha News Online Jul 28, 2024 327

Madhya Pradesh , July 28 : A nine-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district was sexually assaulted and murdered by her 13-year-old brother after watching porn on a mobile phone, the police said. After the incident, the teen’s mother and sisters, aged 17 and 18, helped in the cover-up, an official of the Madhya Pradesh […]Continue Reading

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Three civil service aspirants die as water fills basement of UPSC coaching institute in Delhi

By Odisha News Online Jul 28, 2024 234

NEW DELHI, JULY 28 : Three students, were found dead, and a few others are feared trapped after after the basement of a building housing a popular civil service coaching centre was flooded in central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar area on Saturday, officials said. The bodies of two female students and a male student were […]Continue Reading

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Uttarakhand rains: Mother, daughter buried alive in Tehri Garhwal landslide

By Odisha News Online Jul 27, 2024 274

DEHRADUN,JULY 27  : The incessant heavy rainfall in the hilly regions of Uttarakhand for the past three days has led to a series of landslides, with the latest incident occurring in Toli village, Bhilangana block, Tehri district. A mother and daughter were crushed to death in their sleep as their house was buried under the […]Continue Reading