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ASI, Home Guard held in Rs 1 lakh bribery case

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) attached to Mancheswar Police Station and a Home Guard driver have been arrested for allegedly accepting a total bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a complainant in exchange for returning two seized mobile phones and extending favours in a criminal case, Odisha Vigilance said on Thursday.

Stampede-like situation, hospitalisations mark UDF Govt swearing-in

Unprecedented crowds, severe congestion and alleged security lapses marked the swearing-in ceremony of the new UDF government led by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, with nearly 30 people requiring emergency medical assistance amid the chaos.