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Odisha Cyclone devastates Puri & Other parts, Naveen Patnaik says it was the first one in 43 years to hit Odisha and one of the three to hit in the last 150 years.

Lakhs of people have been affected, and the State government has launched massive rescue and restoration operations. Life remained paralysed on Saturday, a day after ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm Fani, ripped through eight districts of Odisha. Initial reports suggested 20 people had died
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Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur stirs controversy, Hemant Karkare tortured me, later retracts the statements

Malegaon blast accused and BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has said former Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare died during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as she “cursed” him for torturing her. Addressing BJP workers here Thursday night, Pragya also claimed Karkare had made up his mind not to release her. […]
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Meet Pramila Bisoi, the SHG Woman Leader from Aska in Ganjam District of Odisha is Naveen Patnaik’s become biggest political move to empower women

A 68-year-old village self help group member in Odisha has been allotted the BJD ticket for the Aska Lok Sabha seat, from where party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had begun his political career around 20 years ago. Pramila Bisoi, who has formal education till Class 3, was chosen as candidate for the seat […]
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Congress Manifesto promises more power to farmers, promises to bring down India’s fiscal deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2020/21 if voted back to power

The Indian National Congress on Tuesday released its poll manifesto ahead of the 2019 general elections. Here are some of the promises the party has made in the document. Employment “All of the 4 lakh vacancies as on 1 April 2019 in the Central Government, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Judiciary and Parliament will be filled […]
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India’s growth trajectory hindered due to high level of unemployment in formal sectors

India’s growth trajectory hindered due to high level of unemployment in formal sectors.Statistical Commission PC Mohanan said on Wednesday that he and colleague J Meenakshi were unhappy at the non-publication of jobs data that had been due for release in December and alleged interference by other state agencies over backdated GDP data. Business Standard said […]