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Orissa govt cancels allotment of plots, houses under discretionary quota

December 19, 2014 2:32 am

The cabinet during a meeting on Thursday cleared the report which was submitted to the government last month.

Consider appointment of retired judge to head panel to probe allotment irregularities: HC

September 24, 2014 2:13 am

The HC also told the state that since compilation of data so far had been in ‘bits and pieces’, it would be better if one officer prepared a chart.

Meant for distressed,Orissa plot quota goes to babus,judges,journalists

January 03, 2012 1:44 am

Row led to CM scrapping discretionary land or house allotments last month

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Punjab and Haryana HC court stays order regularising SSA teachers in UT

Punjab and Haryana HC stays order regularising SSA teachers in UT

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:49 IST

The bench ordered that the single judge judgment will remain stayed until the next hearing on March 25, keeping the directions on regularisation on hold.

US seized two survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean

US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

January 15, 2026 22:42 IST

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media that the US Coast Guard had boarded the Motor Tanker Veronica early Thursday.

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News Today Live Updates, 15 January | US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:42 IST

Latest News Live Updates | Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media that the US Coast Guard had boarded the Motor Tanker Veronica early Thursday.

Maharashtra voted in its Municipal Corporation elections

Medical wards, all women staff: How youngsters in Pune felt empowered to vote

January 15, 2026 22:38 IST

For 20-year-old Arya Godbole, voting was thoughtful and with intent.

“There was no fee on the first registration earlier, but second, third and subsequent registrations were attracting stamp duty of 8 per cent. This made property registration extremely difficult for common people,” the MLA said in a press conference.

Mohali MLA hails decision after Punjab govt slashed stamp duty from 8% to 1% for buyers till Jan 31

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:37 IST

Mohali MLA Kulwant Singh assured that if any cooperative society delays issuing a no objection certificate (NOC), the government will appoint special registrars after three to four months and complete the registration process at its own level.

In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, Arundhati Roy, Shah Rukh Khan, Pradip Krishen,

37 years after its TV screening, Arundhati Roy debut film to premiere at Berlin fest

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:54 IST

The restored version of 'In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones' will premiere under Berlinale Classics section.

A photo released by the Akal Takht showed Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Jathedar Giani Tek Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib presenting Mann with a copy of the monthly Gurdwara Gazette and Sikh Code of Conduct. (Express Photo)

‘I neither have courage nor stature’: Mann appears before Akal Takht, clarifies remarks

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:35 IST

A photo released by the Akal Takht showed Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Jathedar Giani Tek Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib presenting Mann with a copy of the monthly Gurdwara Gazette and Sikh Code of Conduct.

Voting largely peaceful despite minor clashes, say cops

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:35 IST

Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti visited several parts of the city along with senior officers to review security arrangements.

International Booker Prize winner and Kannada-language writer, activist and lawyer from Karnataka Banu Mushtaq was surrounded by fans for autographs at the Pune Book Festival 2025 on Friday. Express Photo by Pavan Khengre, 19.12.25, Pune

‘Women expected to be silent, obedient…’ Banu Mushtaq on her fight against patriarchy and communalism

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:55 IST

Booker-winner Banu Mushtaq has said she often faced harassment and violence for challenging patriarchy and communalism. She was speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026

Protesters participate in a demonstration in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo)

Iran Protests Live Updates: Iran reopens airspace after five-hour closure; Air India, IndiGo among carriers affected

Updated: January 15, 2026 22:34 IST

Iran Protests Live Updates: The nationwide protests in Iran, sparked by worsening economic conditions, drew thousands of demonstrators to the streets. Iranian security forces responded with a brutal crackdown, with figures ranging from around 2,000 to possibly over 12,000, though the exact number of deaths is not known.