Youths are India’s greatest asset: President
Bhubaneswar/Kataka: Asserting that youths are the greatest asset of India, President Droupadi Murmu Monday said universities have the responsibility of shaping citizens guided by integrity, discipline, sensitivity and a commitment to the national interest. Murmu said this after inaugurating the...
Odisha govt unveils stipend for OUAT PG and PhD students
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday announced a monthly stipend for Post Graduate (PG) and PhD students of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The scheme will be applicable to all regular PG and PhD students pursuing agriculture and allied subjects...
Odisha announces Rs 110 crore flood relief package for affected families
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday sanctioned an immediate relief package of Rs 110 crore for flood-affected families, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directing officials to expedite assistance and assuring that additional funds would be allocated after a comprehensive damage assessment...
Odisha flood threat eases as river levels continue to recede: EIC Dilip Raut
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved "significantly", with water levels in major rivers steadily declining and no fresh rainfall reported in the Mahanadi catchment, Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources) Dilip Raut said Monday. "The absence of rainfall in both the...
Farmer dies while checking flood-hit paddy field in Bhadrak
Bhadrak: As floodwaters slowly began receding, a farmer's desperate attempt to check whether his paddy field had survived ended in tragedy. Abhimanyu Mallick, who set out with the hope of saving his crop, drowned while crossing a flood-swollen canal to...
Bypoll: Prashant Kishor captures Bankipur, ending BJP’s hold since 1995
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Monday wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by...
Read moreDetailsCM Shivakumar inducts 19 ministers into Karnataka Cabinet
Bengaluru: In the first expansion of the two-month old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn in as ministers Monday even as a Congress legislator resigned from his post over his exclusion from the ministry. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Ministers in a ceremony held at the Lok Bhavan premises here. The Congress legislators, who were sworn-in as...
Read moreDetailsCJP welcomes SC clarification on FIRs against NEET protesters, seeks immediate implementation of assurances
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified that the expression "criminal antecedents" in its earlier order referred only to persons involved in grave and heinous offences and said states were at liberty to...
Read moreDetailsVishwesh Negi appointed India’s next envoy to Iran
New Delhi: Diplomat Vishwesh Negi has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Iran, Ministry of External Affairs said Monday. An IFS officer of the 2002 batch, he is presently a joint secretary in the ministry and is expected to take up the assignment shortly. "Vishwesh Negi, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran," MEA said in...
Read moreDetailsRepresentatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta appear before Par panel on IT
New Delhi: Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta, YouTube and top officials of the ministries of Home and MeitY Monday appeared before a parliamentary panel on the issue of social media regulation. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, headed by BJP member Nishikant Dubey, was held days after the government summoned Meta's global team for briefly restricting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post. Union Home Secretary...
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Youths are India’s greatest asset: President
Bhubaneswar/Kataka: Asserting that youths are the greatest asset of India, President Droupadi Murmu Monday said universities have the responsibility of shaping citizens guided by integrity, discipline, sensitivity and a commitment to the national interest. Murmu said this after inaugurating the Jagadguru Kripalu Maharaj University in Kataka. She said India is among the countries with the youngest populations...
Odisha govt unveils stipend for OUAT PG and PhD students
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday announced a monthly stipend for Post Graduate (PG) and PhD students of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The scheme will be applicable to all regular PG and PhD students pursuing agriculture and allied subjects at OUAT. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo announced...
CM Shivakumar inducts 19 ministers into Karnataka Cabinet
Bengaluru: In the first expansion of the two-month old Karnataka Cabinet led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, 19 MLAs were sworn in as ministers Monday even as a Congress legislator resigned from his post over his exclusion from the ministry. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Ministers in a ceremony...
Odisha announces Rs 110 crore flood relief package for affected families
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday sanctioned an immediate relief package of Rs 110 crore for flood-affected families, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directing officials to expedite assistance and assuring that additional funds would be allocated after a comprehensive damage assessment is completed. The government said relief operations are continuing across the affected districts, with officials working to...
Odisha flood threat eases as river levels continue to recede: EIC Dilip Raut
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha has improved "significantly", with water levels in major rivers steadily declining and no fresh rainfall reported in the Mahanadi catchment, Engineer-in-Chief (Water Resources) Dilip Raut said Monday. "The absence of rainfall in both the upper and lower reaches of the Mahanadi basin has significantly reduced the immediate flood risk across the...
Bypoll: Prashant Kishor captures Bankipur, ending BJP’s hold since 1995
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Monday wrested the Bankipur assembly constituency of Bihar, a BJP bastion which the party had never lost since 1995, in a by-poll that was necessitated after its national president Nitin Nabin vacated the seat. He defeated his nearest BJP rival Neeraj Kumar by a margin of 19,324 votes. Kishor, a...
CJP welcomes SC clarification on FIRs against NEET protesters, seeks immediate implementation of assurances
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified that the expression "criminal antecedents" in its earlier order referred only to...
Want healthy kidneys for life? Follow these five simple habits
While many people closely monitor their heart health, kidney care often takes a back seat. Yet, the kidneys are among the body's hardest-working organs, functioning round the clock to filter waste, regulate blood pressure and maintain the body's fluid and electrolyte balance. Health experts say that a few simple lifestyle changes can go a long way in...
Vishwesh Negi appointed India’s next envoy to Iran
New Delhi: Diplomat Vishwesh Negi has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Iran, Ministry of External Affairs said Monday. An IFS officer of the 2002 batch, he is presently a joint secretary in the ministry and is expected to take up the assignment shortly. "Vishwesh Negi, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as...
Viral video shows Delhi Police urging CJP organisers to make crowd-control arrangements
New Delhi: A video purportedly recorded at Jantar Mantar a day before the CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' protest march July 20 has surfaced online, showing senior Delhi Police officers asking the organisers to implement adequate crowd-management measures before the gathering swelled. The viral video captures an interaction involving New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma, Joint Commissioner...
























































































