Tension prevailed in a village in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday night as a group of villagers brutally attacked four persons of the village on suspicion of practicing sorcery.
Berhampur, Oct 27: Tension prevailed in a village in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday night as a group of villagers brutally attacked four persons of the village on suspicion of practicing sorcery.
The incident occurred in Madhurjholi village under Kabisuryanagar police station limits in the district late last night.
The victims, who sustained grievous injuries, have been admitted to Aska hospital for their treatment.
On being informed, four platoon of police force have been deployed in the village to control the situation.
Meanwhile, local police detained two persons of the village in this connection and initiated a probe into the matter.
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 9: BJP State vice-president Lekhasri Samantasinghar on Saturday targeted the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the income tax raids on liquor traders and seizure of hundreds of crores of black money from them in Odisha.
Samantsinghar alleged that Ministers Niranjan Pujari, Pradeep Amat, Tukuni Sahu, and BJD leader Yogesh Singh are involved in the frauds. She said while a Congress MP from Jharkhand is the owner, the BJD is the manager.
"What were the State government agencies like Vigilance, Crime Branch, Excise Department and EOW were doing," wanted to know Samantsinghar.
She further alleged that the liquor traders are a big source of funds for the BJD during elections.
Samantsinghar also alleged that a particular company was given tender many times by the State government. She demanded that the Chief Minister make it clear which leaders and Ministers are involved in the alleged tender issuance process.
"The raids have been conducted and huge amounts of black money seized. These have been possible because of Narendra Modi's leadership, alleged Samantasinghar.
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Mumbai, Dec 9: Actress Prachi Desai, who is receiving a lot of appreciation to her streaming series ‘Dhootha’, has said that she was initially unsure of being part of the series but Telugu star Naga Chaitanya and the director of the series, Vikram K. Kumar persuaded her and expressed their confidence in her.
After thorough discussions and a script narration that highlighted the depth of her role, and more importantly how her arc drives the story forward, the actress underwent a change of heart. This marked a significant shift for her as she embraced the challenge of making a debut in the Telugu language.
The actress said: “Both Vikram K. Kumar and Naga Chaitanya were very keen and sure they wanted me to do this role and they weren’t going to give up.”
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Talking about her director Kumar, she said: “Working with Vikram was an incredible experience. He's a director renowned for his visionary approach to storytelling, particularly within the realm of thriller narratives, and his fervour for the genre is widely acknowledged. His creative direction and unique perspective added depth and dimension to ‘Dhootha,’ making it a memorable project. Collaborating with him allowed me to explore my character in new and exciting ways, pushing the boundaries of my performance.”
‘Dhootha’ is streaming on Prime Video. (IANS)
Surat, Dec 9: Former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha feels that BCCI management and selectors might take two or three more tournaments to assess the squad thoroughly ahead of the T20 World Cup in 2024.
India and South Africa are gearing up to lock horns in the T20I series which gets underway on Sunday. The visitors have gone to South Africa with more or less a similar team that played against Australia post ODI World Cup.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will join the team during the Test series which gets underway on December 26 in Centurion. However, Ojha feels it will to quick to say anything about the future of Kohli and Rohit in India's limited-overs squad.
In an exclusive interview with IANS, Ojha highlighted how management and selectors are giving chances to youngsters to see how new players can adjust to different roles in a given situation.
"It is too quick to say that Rohit and Virat aren't a part of the white-ball setup. The think and management know about the potential of Rohit and Virat. Right now new players are being given a chance, they are being understood how will they react in a given situation," Ojha asserted.
"Like they did ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup by trying out new players and when the showpiece event came, everyone had clarity about the role. Hence I feel that is why role redefining is going on so it will be very quick to say that Virat and Rohit will not be a part of the squad in white-ball cricket," he added.
When asked about the possibility of Kohli opening for India in the T20 World Cup, Ojha mentioned that such decisions would be made by the administration. He stressed that the next two or three tournaments would provide insights into the think tank's strategies for Team India.
"That management and selectors will decide, in the coming two or three series we will get to know what Team India's think tank is thinking," said Ojha on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 where is playing for Urbanrisers Hyderabad.
Urbanrisers Hyderabad and Manipal Tigers will lock horns in the finals of Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 on Saturday here at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. Speaking about the finals and preparations that go into them, Ojha pointed out how being mentally and physically fit is the biggest challenge for cricketers who have taken retirement.
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"Challenges are different in IPL and International cricket. Here (in LLC) the biggest challenge is how you keep yourself fit mentally and physically because you are not playing regular cricket. Players are at different levels of their career and to come back and play cricket is a big thing," he signed off. (IANS)
