A rather peaceful state of Odisha has suddenly witnessed eruption of violence in many parts, thanks to the cut throat competition among candidates for the forthcoming Panchayat elections.From Dhenkanal to Keonjhar, from Rourkela to Cuttack and Puri, pre-poll violence has started in every nook and corner of the State, notwithstanding the fact that the law…Continue Reading
The Odisha Vigilance sleuths have so far detected moveable and immovable assets worth over Rs 3.39 crore in the possession of Sunil Kumar Panda, Chief Engineer-cum-Chief Electrical Inspector in Sambalpur district. The assets were detected during searches at the house and other property of Panda following allegations of accumulation of disproportionate assets by him. The Vigilance department…Continue Reading
National An Amtrak Acela train arrives at South Station in Boston. Craig F. Walker / The Boston Globe, File By Associated Press February 14, 2022 | 4:13 PM NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed Amtrak train headed from Boston to Washington with more than 100 passengers lost power and got stuck in New York City…Continue Reading
National People hold signs and pictures of Christina Yuna Lee during a rally in the Chinatown section of New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Seth Wenis / AP By Associated Press updated on February 14, 2022 | 2:39 PM NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was stabbed to death inside her lower Manhattan apartment by…Continue Reading
National “This should instill in the families of victims across the state and across the country, a sense of hope.” A poster of Marise Ann Chiverella is displayed with a vase of flowers and a trooper’s hat at a Pennsylvania State Police news conference in Hazleton, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 10. Michael Rubinkam/AP photo By Jaclyn…Continue Reading
National Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein are accused of trying to launder 119,754 bitcoin, worth about $4.5 billion. In this courtroom sketch, attorney Sam Enzer, center, sits between Heather Morgan, left, and her husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, in federal court, Tuesday, Feb. 8, in New York. Elizabeth Williams/AP Photo By Mara Luisa Pal, Washington Post…Continue Reading
National Sens. Angus King of Maine and Steve Daines of Montana said visitation and workloads have increased in the parks system. The pink granite ledges of Maine’s Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park. Jerry & Marcy Monkman/The Boston Globe By Associated Press February 14, 2022 | 8:22 AM BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine’s…Continue Reading
Eight people — including four teens — were feared dead Monday after the small plane they were in crashed into the ocean off North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The group of duck-hunters reportedly included a woman who posted eerie photos on Facebook around 11 a.m. Sunday — before the plane disappeared — including shots from inside…Continue Reading
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the protests by truck drivers and others who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. In invoking Canada’s Emergencies Act, which gives the federal government broad powers to restore order, Trudeau ruled out using…Continue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and other politicians who voted for the disastrous New York bail-reform laws keep quoting a “study” that claims only 2% of defendants released under the new law get rearrested for a violent felony while their case is pending. That study is technically accurate as far as it goes, but the…Continue Reading
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