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JM Sports Academy, Bhubaneswar hosted the felicitation ceremony and honoured several sports journalists from various media houses.

Nayak works as an Anchor and Senior Bulletin Producer at Argus, one of the leading media houses in the state.

Social worker Dr Santosh Jena was present in the ceremony as the Chief Guest, accompanied by Bhawani Rath and Cine Producer Atish Kumar Rout. JM Sports Academy Chairperson Mirarani Das also graced the occasion, along with other academy officials -- Secretary Jashobanta Das and Legal Advisor Subrat Mohapatra.

The JM Sports Academy is giving gymnastics training since 2013. The academy has also played host to several national level competitions, while many of its athletes have won medals in various national and state level events.

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"Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will speak in the Rajya Sabha at around 12 noon. He will take part in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address," PMO said in a post on X.

Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi will speak in the Rajya Sabha at around 12 noon. He will take part in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address. — PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 3, 2024

As proceedings of Rajya Sabha began this morning, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhhar offered condolences on the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge called on the government to enact legislation aimed at preventing similar incidents in the future.

The Chairman asked leader of the House to work together with LoP so that such events can be avoided.

Prime Minister addressed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday following which the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die. Speaker Om Birla said it recorded a productivity of 103 per cent.

Birla said that a total of 7 sittings were conducted during the session for about 34 hours.

During the Session, 539 newly elected members took Oath.

The first session also saw the re-election of Om Birla as Speaker and the President's speech.

Birla also informed that 68 members participated in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's Address.

"Referring to the election of Lok Sabha Speaker held on June 26, Birla expressed gratitude for electing him as Speaker for the second time through voice vote," the release said.

On June 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the Council of Ministers to the House, informed Birla.

Lok Sabha Speaker informed the House that the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address on June 27, lasted for more than 18 hours and 68 Members participated in the discussion. In addition, 50 Members laid out their speeches.

The discussion concluded with the reply of the Prime Minister on July 2. Rahul Gandhi's appointment as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha was announced in the House on June 27, he further informed.

While a total of 41 matters were taken up under Rule 377, 3 Statements were made under Direction 73A. This apart, 338 papers were laid during the Session, informed Birla.

The release added that Birla expressed his gratitude to Bhartruhari Mahtab, Pro-tem Speaker for the smooth conduct of proceedings during the Oath of the Members and election of the Speaker. He also thanked the Prime Minister, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Leaders of Parties, and Members of the House for their contributions to running the House smoothly.

This was the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha after the results of the Lok Sabha polls earlier this month. The session began on June 24 with oath-taking by the new members.The BJP-led NDA formed its third successive government following the Lok Sabha polls. While the NDA won 293 seats, the opposition INDIA bloc won 243 seats.

(ANI)

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The deceased farmer couple have been identified as Gambhir Rana and his wife Gita Rana. 

According to the information, the farmer couple along with their cow were on their way to their farmland  when they were hit by an unknown vehiclea and they died on spot. The accident was so severe that a cow was also killed on the spot.

A pal of gloom descended in the area following the tragic accident.

On being informed, police reached the spot and started the investigation.

Irate locals staged a road blockade along Raipur-Gopalpur NH-59 demanding the seizure of the vehicle and compensation to the family members of the deceased.

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