Nitish Kumar takes oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for record ninth time

Patna, January 28: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time at Raj Bhavan on Sunday after snapping ties with “Mahagathbandhan”. A total of eight leaders took oath as Cabinet Ministers in the new Government led by Nitish Kumar. Three from BJP – Samrat Choudhary, Vijay […]

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Massive security breach in Lok Sabha, 2 intruders jump from gallery, spray colour gas

New Delhi, December 13: In a major security breach, two men, both carrying canisters emitting a yellow smoke, jumped from the visitors’ gallery and ran into the Lok Sabha chamber on Wednesday while the House was transacting the Zero Hour. The breach in the security came on the 22nd anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. […]

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Cyclone Michaung: 54 trains under ECoR jurisdiction cancelled

Bhubaneswar, December 2: In view of the impending cyclone Michaung, as many as 54 trains originating, terminating and passing through the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway ( ECoR) have been cancelled to ensure the safety of passengers. 1. 03357 Barauni-Coimbatore Spl Express on 02.12.2023. 2. 03358 Coimbatore-Barauni Spl Express on 06.12.2023. 3. 12245 Howrah-SMVB Express […]

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Uttarakhand: All 41 Trapped Workers Rescued From Silkyara Tunnel

Uttarkashi, (Uttarakhand) November 28: All the 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel since November 12, have been successfully rescued on Tuesday evening. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met the workers who have been rescued along with Union Minister of State General (Retd) VK Singh. A portion of the tunnel collapseed in on November 12, […]

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Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies at 75 

Bhubaneswar, November 14: Subrata Roy, the founder of Sahara India Pariwar, passed away on Wednesday. He was 75. He was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH) on 12th November 2023, following a decline in health. He breathed his last at 10.30 PM. He died due to cardiorespiratory arrest following an […]

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Signal overshooting led to train crash in Andhra Pradesh, says ECoR official

Bhubaneswar, October 29: The train accident that occurred on Sunday evening between Andhra Pradesh’s Kantakapalle and Alamanda railway stations near Vizianagaram was due to overshooting. Overshooting is a situation when a train marches ahead, ignoring the danger signal. According to the information provided by the East Coast Railway, the mishap occurred when the Rayagada-bound 08504 […]

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Six killed, 18 injured as two passenger trains collide in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram

Visakahapatnam, October 29: At least six people died and 18 injured as Vishakapatnam-Rayagada and Visakhapatnam to Palasa trains derailed after they collided near Alamanda Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh this evening. Six people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident, said Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram as quoted by the ANI. According to Railway […]

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Odisha announces Rs 5 crore assistance to rain-hit Himachal Pradesh

Bhubaneswar, September 2: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced an assistance of Rs 5 Clcrore for Himachal Pradesh. The State has recently been ravaged by incessant rains causing massive loss of life and property. The assistance will be given from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF). Writing a letter to Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh […]

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Jaya Varma Sinha takes charge as Railway Board’s first woman Chairperson & CEO

New Delhi, September 1: Senior Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer Jaya Varma Sinha took over the charge of new Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) in Rail Bhavan. She is the first woman to be appointed to this Apex post of Indian Railways. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet […]

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