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Man uses father’s service gun to rob bank, arrested after dramatic chase
Bird flu scare: Carcasses of crows found again in Khordha village
Bird flu scare: Carcasses of crows found again in Khordha village
30 fishermen held for sneaking into turtle habitation
Kendrapara: Thirty fishermen have been arrested for allegedly carrying out illegal fishing activity in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, which is the world's largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley tutles, officials said Tuesday. Five fishing vessels used in...
Additional manpower hired to battle Covid-19 to be retained for another month
Police Housing official under Vigilance scanner, properties worth crores unearthed
Man uses father’s service gun to rob bank, arrested after dramatic chase
Sundargarh: Following a dramatic chase and exchange of fire near Sankara village in Sundargarh district, local police nabbed a man who allegedly robbed the Axis bank on Hospital Road in Sundargarh town Tuesday. According to a source, the accused -- the...
Bird flu scare: Carcasses of crows found again in Khordha village
Khordha: Two days after residents of Kotalanga village under Begunia tehsil in Khordha district spotted carcasses of crows lying around in different parts of the village, more such carcasses were found Tuesday morning. Fearful of a probable bird flu outbreak,...
30 fishermen held for sneaking into turtle habitation
Kendrapara: Thirty fishermen have been arrested for allegedly carrying out illegal fishing activity in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, which is the world's largest nesting beach for Olive Ridley tutles, officials said Tuesday. Five fishing vessels used in...
Additional manpower hired to battle Covid-19 to be retained for another month
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to continue with the additional manpower hired to tackle Covid-19 outbreak in the state for one more month despite a decline in fresh cases. According to a source, Health and Family Welfare Department (H&FW) has...
Police Housing official under Vigilance scanner, properties worth crores unearthed
Bhubaneswar: Following a raid on various properties linked to Odisha Police Housing & Welfare Corporation (OPHWC) deputy manager Pratap Kumar Samal, Vigilance officials Tuesday seized assets worth crores - disproportionate to his known sources of income. According to a source...
Talks over Neradi barrage, Kotia dispute likely as Naveen, Jagan meet
Bhubaneswar: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to meet Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar later Tuesday to discuss several disputes affecting interstate ties. According to sources in the government, talks over several disputes including...
Sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo, five others from Odisha get Padma awards
New Delhi: Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo and five other noted personalities from Odisha were among those given the Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Tuesday. Sahoo was awarded the country’s second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan for his contribution...
Read moreSacrilege incidents: Supreme Court notice on Punjab plea against observations in HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the Punjab government challenging certain findings and observations in the April 9 order, passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Kotkapura violence cases in connection with incidents of sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and J. K. Maheshwari, in an order passed Monday, said: "Issue notice. M/s....
Read moreChina delivers largest, most advanced warship to Pakistan
New Delhi: China has delivered to Pakistan the largest and most advanced warship that Beijing has ever exported, in a move that highlights the friendship between the two countries, The Global Times reported. Designed and built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC), the frigate was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in a commissioning ceremony in Shanghai, CSSC announced in a statement Monday. The Type 054A/P frigate was named the PNS...
Read more4 infants die after fire breaks out in Bhopal hospital
Bhopal: At least four children died of suffocation after a fire broke out in the special newborn care unit of Kamla Nehru Children's Hospital in Bhopal. The fire broke out on Monday. A total 40 children were in the special ward of the hospital at the time of the incident. Of these four died, and 36 were evacuated to safety by the fire officials along with the hospital staff, said Medical...
Read moreElection Commission: 22 BJD MLAs don’t attract disqualification
New Delhi: The 22 BJD MLAs who were appointed as chairpersons of various district planning committees and special development councils some years ago do not attract disqualification for holding office of profit, the Election Commission (EC) has opined. In an opinion rendered to the Odisha Governor last month, the poll panel said out of the 22 MLAs, offices held by 20 were exempted from disqualification under statutory law. Two MLAs had...
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T20 World Cup: England face New Zealand in first semi-final
Abu Dhabi: Two years after their epic ODI world final at Lord's, England and New Zealand will renew rivalries at another ICC event as they lock horns in the first semi-final of the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup, here Wednesday. The Eoin Morgan-led England have been brilliant in all three departments of the game and the pre-tournament...
Governor cannot delay decision on disqualification of MLAs: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday orally observed that the Manipur Governor cannot delay a decision on the recommendation made by the Election Commission on disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs on the issue of the office of profit. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the petitioner, submitted before a bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao that a...
Sacrilege incidents: Supreme Court notice on Punjab plea against observations in HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the Punjab government challenging certain findings and observations in the April 9 order, passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Kotkapura violence cases in connection with incidents of sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib. A bench of Justices Indira...
Man uses father’s service gun to rob bank, arrested after dramatic chase
Sundargarh: Following a dramatic chase and exchange of fire near Sankara village in Sundargarh district, local police nabbed a man who allegedly robbed the Axis bank on Hospital Road in Sundargarh town Tuesday. According to a source, the accused -- the son of a police officer -- allegedly stole Rs 15 lakh from the bank using his father's...
MDL delivers 4th Scorpene Submarine ‘Vela’ to Indian Navy
Mumbai: The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) Tuesday delivered the fourth Scorpene Submarine of Project P-71 to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS Vela, officials said here. The acceptance papers were signed by retired Vice-Admiral Narayan Prasad who is Chairman and Managing Director of MDL and Rear Admiral K.P. Arvindan, in the presence of...
Bigg Boss 15: Netizens upset with superstar Salman Khan for this reason
Mumbai: Drama never ceases to stop in the 'Bigg Boss 15' house. The current season of the reality show has surpassed all levels of fights, drama and mind games. Last week, during the captaincy task in 'Bigg Boss 15', Umar and Simba were battling it out being in the opposite teams. The two got into a verbal...
Virat shouldn’t leave captaincy of India’s ODI, Test sides: Virender Sehwag
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag feels that Virat Kohli should not leave the captaincy of the Test and ODIs after the 33-year-old's tenure as skipper of the national T20I side came to an end Monday. Kohli played his last T20I as a skipper in Dubai against Namibia as the Men in Blue bowed out in...
Bird flu scare: Carcasses of crows found again in Khordha village
Khordha: Two days after residents of Kotalanga village under Begunia tehsil in Khordha district spotted carcasses of crows lying around in different parts of the village, more such carcasses were found Tuesday morning. Fearful of a probable bird flu outbreak, panicked villagers informed the local Animal Husbandry Department to take stock of the situation. On being informed,...
Power couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt to marry in 2022?
Mumbai: The versatile Ranbir Kapoor and the very gorgeous Alia Bhatt are painting the town red with their lovey-dovey PDA. A few days back, the lovebird was spotted spending some quality time in a resort in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Although fans want the couple to get hitched soon, there has been no official confirmation. Earlier reports said that...
Meta launches business hub, playbook to empower SMBs in India
New Delhi: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Tuesday announced the launch of a business hub and 'Grow Your Business' playbook to empower small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India. The 'Grow Your Business Hub' is a one-stop destination for the micro, small and medium businesses to find relevant information, tools, and resources curated to cater to...
