Author: National Desk
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MP govt orders to remove Muslim staff from Maa Sharda temple in Maihar
Bhopal An order issued by the Department of Culture of Madhya Pradesh government regarding the removal of Muslim employees associated with the Maa Sharda Temple in Maihar in Satna district has become the talking point in the state. The department has issued a letter to Satna district administration to comply with the directive issued earlier regarding…
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BJP MLA’s son caught red-handed accepting Rs 40L bribe in K’taka
Bengaluru – The chief accountant of Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Prashanth Madal, was caught red-handed by the Karnataka Lokayukta officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh on Thursday. Prashanth is the son of sitting BJP MLA from Channagiri Assembly constituency, K. Madal Virupakshappa. With Karnataka set to go to the polls…
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Alcoholic man poisons wife, two daughters to death in Bengaluru
Bengaluru – In a shocking incident, a man killed his wife and two daughters by lacing their food with poison in the Konanakunte police station limits in Bengaluru. The deceased have been identified as Vijayalakshmi (28), Nisha (7) and Deeksha (5). The husband, Nagendra, who was reportedly depressed after being detected with cancer, also tried to…
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Told Russian counterpart to end war and engage in meaningful diplomacy: Blinken
New Delhi – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that he urged Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to end the Ukraine war and engage in meaningful diplomacy. Addressing a press conference after the day-long deliberations at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting, Blinken, while referring to his brief unscheduled meeting with his Russian…
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Delhi LG approves committee to prevent unauthorised prison telephony
New Delhi – Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has approved the constitution of a high level committee to suggest ways and identify means to address the issue of illegal telephone communication in the jails in the national capital. The committee will submit its recommendations within a month. The committee constituted under DG (Prisons) will explore…
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BJP-NDPP retain power in Nagaland, Congress again draws blank
Kohima – The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in Nagaland for a second successive term by winning 37 seats together in the 60-member state Assembly, for which elections were held on February 27. The Congress, which governed the state for many years till 2003, had contested…
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MP: Cong opposes move to go digital in Assembly; returns iPads
Bhopal – The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday opposed the introduction of a digitalised system in the Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session with all legislators being provided iPads, citing various reasons. Senior Congress leaders including the party’s Madhya Pradesh unit chief Kamal Nath and Leader of Opposition Govind Singh have returned their iPads…
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Prominent doctor missing in Bihar, family suspects kidnapping (Lead)
Patna- A prominent doctor in Patna, associated with the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), has gone missing since Wednesday evening though police have managed located his car. His family members suspect that he has been kidnapped but no ransom call has been received yet. Dr Sanjay Kumar had informed his wife Prof Saloni Kumari, an…