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Odisha: Couple sentenced to life for killing minor child

Balasore, Apr 19 (UNI) Special Judge OPID and additional sessions judge, Biswajit Das, on Friday convicted a couple for murdering their differently-abled minor child and sentenced them to life imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs. 5,000 each.
The court further ordered a six-month jail term for each in case they failed to pay the fine imposed on them.
The convicts, Ganesh Jena and his second wife, Pratima Jena, residents of Chandmaripadia under Sahadevkhunta police station limits, strangled their minor son to death on August 5, 2022.
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Mizoram Governor clears MNF legislator of office-of-profit charges

08 May 2024 | 9:10 PM

Aizawl, May 8 (UNI) Mizoram governor Hari Babu Kambhampati vindicated Mizo National Front (MNF) legislator and chief executive member (CEM) of Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) Rasik Mohan Chakma from a move to disqualify him as a legislator on the allegations of ‘office of profit’, Aizawl Raj Bhavan sources said on Wednesday.

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Three held with heroin and marijuana worth Rs 3 6 cr in Meghalaya

08 May 2024 | 9:00 PM

Shillong, May 8 (UNI) The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Meghalaya police on Wednesday arrested three people and seized heroin and marijuana from inter-state buses in East Jaintia Hills district, police said.

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Meghalaya CM lashes out at Sam Pitroda’s “racist” remark

08 May 2024 | 8:53 PM

Shillong, May 8 (UNI) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday lashed out at Congress leader Sam Pitroda for his “racist” remark on the looks of residents of North East India and said his comment has “pained and hurt” the people of the northeast and the country as a whole.

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DRI officials seize 3 77 kg smuggled gold at BPIA, four passengers held

08 May 2024 | 8:20 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) The sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have arrested four persons and recovered 3.77 Kgs of smuggled gold worth Rs 2.79 crore at the Biju Patnaik International Airport.

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ECoR commissions 152 805 kms rail line of Khurdha Road-Bolangir Rail line project

08 May 2024 | 8:02 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 8 (UNI) The East Coast Railway has already commissioned 152.805 kms rail line work out of total length of 301 Kms Khurda Road-Bolangir Rail Line project, its General Manager (in-Charge) Mohes Kumar Behera said.

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