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Odisha govt. announces cash award for information on illegal sex determination

Bhubaneswar, Nov 11 (UNI) In a bid to prevent the sex determination tests, the Odisha government on Friday announced cash award of Rs 25,000 for information about the illegal sex determination in the state.
The cash award will be given to the informer in three installments, Secretary Health and Family Welfare Smt Shalini Pandit said.
She said information from people's sources will be very helpful in preventing this malice. The government accordingly simplified the guidelines and issued them to District Collectors and enforcement authorities for intensifying implementation of the PC and PNDT Act throughout the State.

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Opposition hell-bent on disintegrating nation: Rajnath

24 Apr 2024 | 12:55 AM

Bhagalpur, April 23 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday alleged that the entire opposition was hell-bent on disintegrating the nation for the sake of power but the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would never let them do so.

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Calcutta HC may suggest ECI for deferment of Baharampur LS poll

Calcutta HC may suggest ECI for deferment of Baharampur LS poll

23 Apr 2024 | 9:29 PM

Kolkata, Apr 23 (UNI) Calcutta High Court on Tuesday said it may appeal to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for deferment of the Baharampur Lok Sabha poll in Murshidabad district since the area witnessed violence on April 17, the Ram Navami festival day, court sources said.

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Conrad urges Assam, Meghalaya residents to refrain from ‘vigilante justice’

23 Apr 2024 | 9:13 PM

Shillong, April 23 (UNI) Condemning the triple murders in East Garo Hills district, close to the inter-state boundary with neighbouring Assam,
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday urged the people of both states not to take the law into their own hands and refrain from ‘vigilante justice’ over the incident.

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Mizoram :Nine-year-old boy gets Clean and Green Earth award

23 Apr 2024 | 9:09 PM

Aizawl, Apr 23(UNI) A 9-year-old boy of South Hlimen in the southern outskirts of Mizoram’s capital Aizawl City bagged the first ‘SEL Foundation Award for Clean and Green Earth’ for his relentless commitment to cleaning his village and a nearby amusement park.

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Mizoram: over three thousand proxy employees working under Mizoram government

23 Apr 2024 | 9:03 PM

Aizawl, Apr 23(UNI) As many as 3,365 proxy employees are working in place of regular Mizoram state government employees,state Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DP and AR) has recently said.

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