Month: February 2023

Quake Death Toll Surpasses 21,000 In Turkey, Syria

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Damascus: The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria four days ago has surpassed 21,000, according to latest data released by authorities and rescuers. The death toll from the earthquakes climbed to 17,674 in Turkey, with 72,879 injuries, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Thursday. In Syria, 1,678 people were killed in government-held areas, and the death toll in the opposition-held region stood at 2,190, according to media reports. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Turkey’s southern province of Kahramanmaras at 4:17 a.m. local time, followed by…

Orissa HC Grants Conditional Bail To 29 Lawyers Of Sambalpur Bar Association

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Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to 29 lawyers who were arrested on charges of vandalism on the premises of the Sambalpur Bar Association in December 2022 during an agitation demanding the establishment of a permanent bench of the High Court in Sambalpur. The hearing of the case was conducted on Thursday, but the court reserved its verdict. On Friday, the High Court set conditions even after granting bail to the 29 lawyers. The High Court has set conditions, including not holding rallies, and issuing comments…

Opium Worth Rs 90 Lakh Seized, 1 Arrested In Balasore

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Balasore: In a major achievement, the Jaleswar anti-drug department has seized opium worth around Rs 1 crore from the National Highway No. 60 near the Amardarod Bypass. According to sources, personnel of the Narcotics department and the Jaleshwar anti-drug department and an anti-drug satellite unit jointly seized 990 grams of opium and arrested a businessman in this connection. According to Bhagwan Mahanandia, IOC, Basta Excise PS, the seized opium is said to be of over Rs 90 lakh in the market. The Narcotics department has registered a case and initiated…

Jajpur To Become Number One District In Odisha: CM

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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated Jajpur Zilla Mahotsav 2023 through video conferencing. The Mahotsav will be held for six days.   Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Patnaik said, “Jajpur is the confluence of different religions, philosophies and spiritualism. Culture of Jajpur reflects various philosophies. Jajpur was once the capital of Odisha. It was the centre of religion, literature and culture. Like Hinduism, Buddhism also developed here”. The Chief Minister pointed out that Ratnagiri, Lalitagiri and Udayagiri have become the centre of attraction for Buddhists all over the…

Gopal Das Proceeds To Gujarat For Narco Analysis & Polygraph Tests

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  Jharsuguda: Dismissed ASI of Odisha Police, Gopal Krishna Das, who has hogged the headlines over the last 11 days after killing Health Minister Naba Kisore Das in broad daylight, was on Wednesday flown to Gujarat for narco analysis and polygraph tests. Earlier in the day, the Crime Branch, which is investigating Naba Das’ murder had moved the local JMFC court seeking permission for the test, only after the prime accused had given his consent for narco analysis. After securing the court’s permission Gopal was ferried to Jharsuguda airport amid…

Revenue Official Caught Taking Bribe From Blind Person In Mayurbhanj, Arrested

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials today arrested one Sanjay Kumar Padhi, Revenue Supervisor of Suliapada tahasil in Mayurbhanj while he was allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 from a blind person (complainant) to facilitate the sanction of incentive amount in his favour towards marriage between a disabled and a normal person. As per the scheme of the SS&EPD Department of the State Government incentive is awarded for marriage between person with bench mark disability and other person. The blind person got himself married with a normal person (without…

CM Inaugurates New Auditorium Of Rama Devi Women’s University

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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the new 1000-seat gigantic air-conditioned auditorium at the Rama Devi Women’s University here today. Faculty members and students of Rama Devi Women’s University thanked the Chief Minister for the new state-of-the-art auditorium. Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Aparajita Chowdhury has called it a historic day.

RBI’s MPC Hikes Policy Rate By 25 Bps

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Chennai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent. Wednesday’s MPC meeting is the last one for this fiscal. The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to the banks. Announcing the hike, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the MPC decided to hike the policy rate by 25 bps to 6.5 per cent. As expected, there was a split in the rate hike decision with four members voting for the hike…

Woman Gives Birth Under Earthquake Rubble In Syria; Newborn Survives

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Damascus: A pregnant mother who was trapped under a collapsed building in Aleppo, Syria, after Monday’s devastating earthquake gave birth to her child under the rubble but died before rescue workers could reach her, local activists reported. Her newborn was saved by rescue workers. The dramatic scene unfolded just hours after a Syrian volunteer organisation shared a video showing a young child being pulled alive from the earthquake rubble in the village of Qatma. Deaths in both Syria and Turkey from Monday’s massive 7.8 earthquake and multiple aftershocks topped 8,000…

Naba Das Murder: Crime Branch Interrogates ASI Gopal Das’ Wife Jayanthi Again

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Berhampur: A team of the Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the murder of Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das in Jharsuguda on January 29, reached Berhampur on Tuesday night to interrogate accused ASI Gopal Krushna Das’ wife Jayanthi Das. Lady inspector Anila Anand interrogated Jayanthi at Gopal’s ancestral house in Jaleshwarkhandi. She was assisted by lady DSP Sathini Oram of Berhampur police. Jayanthi and her children are currently staying with her parents in Berhampur. It is worth mentioning here that soon after the crime on January 29, Jayanthi had…