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Showmen Raj Kapoor wife Krishna Raj Kapoor passes away

Mumbai:1/10/18:Krishna Raj Kapoor, the matriarch of the Kapoor family passed away leaving the entire Kapor family to mourn this loss. She was about 88 years old and lived in the heritage RK Cottage in Deonar, Chembur. She was showman Raj Kapoor’s wife and mother of Randhir, Rishi, Rajeev, Rima and Ritu Kapoor. She was grandmother of Kareena, Karisma, Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir was ...

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NALCO to spend Rs.100 Crores in CSR activities at Koraput

  Damanjodi / Bhubaneswar, 01.10.2018 :   Addressing the Unions, Associations, members of Management and Employees of NALCO, Chairman Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand unveiled a new business plan acronymed “NALCO:3-4-5”, that envisages increasing NALCO’s 3-digit profit figure to 4-digits and 4-digit turnover to 5-digits. NALCO has already achieved 4-digit figure at Rs.1342 crore in 2017-18 and is likely to achieve more ...

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State Bank of India has lowered its ATM cash withdrawal limit to Rs 20,000 a day

New Delhi: 1/10/18:The State Bank of India (SBI) has lowered its ATM cash withdrawal limit to Rs 20,000 a day from Rs 40,000, according to a report. The new restriction will be effective from October 31. The public sector bank (PSB) said the move was to address the growing incidence of ATM fraud and to encourage digital transactions. “Daily cash ...

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BJD staged a massive demonstration protesting the soaring petrol and diesel prices

Bhubaneswar:1/10/18: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday staged a massive demonstration in front of Governor’s House here protesting the soaring petrol and diesel prices in the state. Upping the ante against the NDA-led Union government, the activists of the ruling party organised a mega convention in the capital city to pressurise the Centre to take steps in reducing ...

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Students’ union elections have been cancelled at seven educational institutions

Bhubaneswar: 1/10/18:The students’ union elections have been cancelled at seven educational institutions, including five colleges and two universities in Odisha as incidents of pre-poll violence kept the campuses across the State on the boil on Monday. Following student unrest on its campuses, Ravenshaw University in Cuttack and Sambalpur University cancelled the polls. Students’ union elections Similarly, the polls were also ...

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Odisha unit of Congress finalised the names of 44 party candidates for the 2019 polls

Bhubaneswar1/10/18:: The Odisha unit of Congress is seemingly gearing up fast for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state as it finalised the names of 44 party candidates for the 2019 polls today. “The Pradesh Election Committee (PEC) finalised 44 candidates for the assembly elections. They have been selected on the basis of winnability factor,” said Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Niranjan ...

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Shree Jagannath Temple Administration implemented queue mode darshan of deities

Puri:1/10/18: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) today implemented queue mode darshan of deities at Jagannath temple in Puri amid protest by members of Jagannath Sena a local outfit. There are reports of barricades being removed by outfit members who were protesting queue mode the darshan, said officials adding that penal action is being initiated against the trouble makers. The queue system ...

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Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is vacating his chair today

Newdelhi:1/10/18:Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is vacating his chair today after over an year in office as the top jurist. He became he Chief Justice on August 28 last year. CJI Misra was elevated as a top court judge on October 10, 2011. CJI-designate Ranjan Gogoi will assume charge on Wednesday. A highly scholastic and an avid reader, Justice ...

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ICG to embark on voluntary discarding of Plastic Campaign

Newdelhi:1/10/18:Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is launching a campaign for voluntary discarding of the use of plastic in Coast Guard premises from tomorrow. In order to lead by example and in support of the government policy ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’, Coast Guard Headquarters, New Delhi has issued direction to all Coast Guard units in the country for encouraging ICG personnel for ...

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High level meeting between Indian and Vietnamese Coast Guards

Newdelhi:1/10/18:A High Level Meeting between Coast Guards of India and Vietnam was held at Coast Guard Headquarters here today under the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2015. Director General Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Shri Rajendra Singhled the Indian side while Commandant, Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) Major General Nguyen VanSonled a six member Vietnamese side. During the ...

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