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Odia Puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr Conferred Padma Shri

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New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Padma Shri to Odia puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Octogenarian Kuanr was conferred with the award for preserving a dying art like puppet dance. Four eminent personalities from Odisha were shortlisted for the conferment of the 2023 Padma Awards. The three others – Krishna Patel for art, Antaryami Mishra for literature and education, and Patayat Sahu for agriculture, will be conferred the Padma Awards on April 4. The President conferred…

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Scheduled To Meet Naveen Patnaik Today

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Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, is scheduled to meet her Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik at his residence Naveen Niwas at 4.30 pm on Thursday. Chief Ministers of two neighbouring states are expected to hold discussions on various issues, including the construction of a West Bengal guesthouse at Puri. Soon after Mamata arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening, she left for Puri and spent two days there. She visited the site for the proposed West Bengal guesthouse in Puri site and…

Over 10,000 Encounters In UP Under Yogi Govt

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Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has claimed that more than 10,000 encounters have taken place between police and criminals in the state in the past six years during which 63 criminals had been killed. A policeman had also been martyred, according to data released by the state government. “In terms of the number of encounters, Meerut is at the top in the state with the highest number of 3,152 encounters taking place since 2017, in which 63 criminals were killed and 1708 criminals were injured,” the official…

Six Killed In Hyderabad High Rise Fire

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Hyderabad: Six people were killed in a huge fire that broke out in a multi-storey building in Secunderabad here on Thursday night, officials said. The deceased include four women. Seven others were rescued by fire service personnel. Hyderabad District Collector Amoy Kumar said the victims died of suffocation due to the smoke. The deceased, all stated to be in their 20s, succumbed at Gandhi Hospital. They hailed from Warangal, Mahabubabad, and Khammam districts and were said to be employees of a company operating out of the building. After battling for…

After The Award, It’s Party Time For ‘RRR’ Team, Courtesy Rajamouli

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Hyderabad: Post the awards ceremony, it is usually time to celebrate. And that is exactly what the RRR team did at director S.S. Rajamouli’s Los Angeles home on Monday. Fresh from their win at the 95th Oscar Awards presentations, the ‘RRR’ team let the good times flow. Pictures and videos from the after-event party show the cast and crew enjoying the hospitality of the director, who just can’t seem to stop grinning for a moment. Actor Ram Charan’s wife Upasana took to her social media handles to share some of…

Centre To Seek Parliament’s Approval For 2nd Batch Of Supplementary Demands For Grants

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New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday will seek Parliament’s approval for the second batch of supplementary demands for grants (2022-23). Through the demands for grants, the government plans to spend an additional Rs 1,48,133 crore for the remaining period of the current fiscal. The Lok Sabha will also take up for discussion and voting the supplementary demands for grants for the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2023-24. The lower house will also take up for discussion and voting the supplementary demands for grants for Jammu and Kashmir for…

FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23: India Register 3-2 Win Against Germany

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Rourkela: The Indian men’s hockey team registered an impressive 3-2 win against reigning World Champions Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 match at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, here on Friday. Goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (30+) and Sukhjeet Singh (32′ and 43′) for India while Paul-Philipp Kaufmann (45′) and Michel Struthoff (58′) scored for Germany. India had begun this season of the prestigious league with a 4-3 and 7-4 win against New Zealand followed by a 2-3 loss and 2-2 (3-1 SO) win against Spain in…

Karnataka Records Its First H3N2 Variant Death

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Karnataka: With the death of a 85-year-old man in Hassan, Karnataka recorded its first death from H3N2 variant in the state. According to health department sources, the elderly man from Alur in Hassan died on March 1. Commissioner of Health Department D. Randeep, who He had advised conducting an audit of the death, confirmed the death due to H3N2 variant on Friday. The now-deceased man carried symptoms of fear, chills, cough and sore throat. Following the death, teams from the health department are carrying out medical tests at Alur and…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia Arrested In Excise Policy Scam

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New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning. Sisodia’s questioning began at around 11.10 a.m. As per sources, he was asked about kickbacks which were allegedly received to campaign in Goa elections. He was also confronted with the statement of accused Dinesh Arora who has now turned approver. Sisodia was also asked Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla, the former CA of BRS leader K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief…

Indian-American Neal Mohan Is New YouTube CEO

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New Delhi: Indian-American Neal Mohan will be the new YouTube CEO, as current head Susan Wojcicki has announced to step down after 25 years at the Google-owned company. Currently chief product officer, Mohan became part of Google, the parent company of YouTube, in 2008. He is a Stanford graduate and earlier worked with Microsoft. Mohan and Wojcicki have worked together for nearly 15 years. He became YouTube’s chief product officer in 2015. “Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the head of…