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India’s youth greatest strength, potential unmatched globally: Rahul Gandhi at ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event

By Odisha News Online Aug 8, 2026 29

PRAYAGRAJ/UTTAR PRADESH, AUG 8 :  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described India’s youth as the country’s “greatest strength”, saying their potential is unmatched globally, and raised concerns over unemployment, exam paper leaks, declining manufacturing and the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs. Addressing the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme at KP Continue Reading

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Champat Rai resigns from Ram temple trust, Krishna Mohan is new interim chief

By Odisha News Online Jul 6, 2026 61

NEW DELHI, JULY 6 : The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, appointed newly inducted trustee Krishna Mohan as the Interim General Secretary and announced a fresh administrative review as it sought to address the fallout from the alleged donation theft […]Continue Reading

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Prateek Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son and Akhilesh Yadav’s half-brother, dies at 38

By Odisha News Online May 13, 2026 145

UTTAR PRADESH,MAY 13 : Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and stepbrother of Akhilesh Yadav, passed away at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital in Lucknow early on Wednesday morning. Prateek, a fitness enthusiast and owner of a prominent gym in Lucknow, was 38 years old. According to sources, […]Continue Reading

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Akhilesh Yadav calls PM’s austerity appeal an ‘admission of failure’

By Odisha News Online May 11, 2026 120

UTTAR PRADESH ,MAY 11 : Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the BJP government had failed in handling both the economy and foreign policy. He was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal regarding an austerity drive amid the West Asia conflict. Akhilesh called the appeal, made a day ago, an “admission […]Continue Reading

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UP teens climb water tank to shoot reel; 1 falls to death, 2 rescued by Air Force

By Odisha News Online May 3, 2026 158

UTAR PRADESH, MAY 3 : A bid to shoot a social media video turned deadly in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar after five children climbed a 60-foot-high water tank, leading to a fatal fall and a high-risk overnight rescue. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the children climbed the structure to film a reel, unaware […]Continue Reading

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Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Tobacco baron’s son arrested

By Odisha News Online Feb 12, 2026 258

UTTAR PRADESH, FEB 12 : Police on Thursday arrested Shivam Mishra, the son of a local tobacco baron in Kanpur, for his involvement in a car crash earlier this week, that left several people injured, reported PTI. According to Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal, cited by the news agency, the 35-year-old would be produced in a […]Continue Reading

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UP: 2.89 crore voters removed from draft rolls; marks highest number of deletions in country after initial phase of SIR

By Odisha News Online Jan 6, 2026 348

UTTAR PRADESH, JAN 6 : As many as 2.89 crore voters, who made up 18.70 per cent of the total electorate in Uttar Pradesh, were removed from the draft electoral rolls published on Tuesday after the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. The state has topped the list of voter deletions in the […]Continue Reading

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Lakhs bathe in freezing Sangam waters as Magh Mela begins in Prayagraj

By Odisha News Online Jan 3, 2026 439

PRAYAGRAJ, JAN 3: Lakhs of devotees from different walks of life, including the elderly and children, took a dip in the icy cold waters of the Sangam here on ‘Paush Purnima’ as the Magh Mela began on Saturday. The month-long ‘Kalpavas’, which is believed to absolve people of their sins, also began with ‘Paush Purnima’. […]Continue Reading

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Four arrested for Sonbhadra mine collapse that killed seven; SIT cites gross negligence

By Odisha News Online Nov 22, 2025 259

LUCKNOW, NOV 22 : Four persons were arrested in connection with the stone mine collapse that claimed seven lives in Sonbhadra district of eastern Uttar Pradesh on November 15. According to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the incident, the four persons arrested on Friday included Anil Kumar, 59, Chandrashekhar, 46, Gaurav Singh, 34, and […]Continue Reading

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River of diyas, chorus of aarti, 2 world records: Ayodhya’s Diwali makes history again

By Odisha News Online Oct 19, 2025 349

UTTAR PRADESH, OCT 19 : Ayodhya, the city of Lord Rama, beamed with the glittering lights of earthen lamps and created history once again, bathing the holy city in a river of over 26 lakh diyas and registering two Guinness World Records in the process on the occasion of chhoti Diwali on Sunday. Uttar Pradesh […]Continue Reading