Bhubaneswar man swept away in drain amid heavy rain
Bhubaneswar: Amid heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar, a 35-year-old man was reportedly swept away in an overflowing drain near Vani Vihar Saturday, prompting an intensive search by Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The missing man, identified as Anil Singh of the...
Odisha ramps up traffic, transport measures for Rath Yatra rush
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday finalised a comprehensive transport and traffic management plan to ensure the safe and smooth movement of devotees expected to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri. Reviewing the preparations, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena directed...
‘Rangabati’ fame Odia folk singer Haripal gets PMAY house in Sambalpur
Sambalpur: Padma Shri awardee and Sambalpuri folk singer Jitendra Haripal of 'Rangabati re Rangabati' fame has been sanctioned a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) 2.0 by Odisha government. The assistance was sanctioned following Haripal's appeal to Chief...
Buried Mid-day Meal stock unearthed in Odisha school
Khordha: Midday meal supplies, including rice, pulses, oil and turmeric, were recovered from beneath the ground at Achyutpur Government Upper Primary School under the Tangi education block in Khordha district Friday. Following the incident, three cooks allegedly involved in the...
Chauliaganj IIC found dead at official quarters in Kataka
Kataka: Beauty Mohanty, inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Chauliaganj Police Station, was found dead at her official quarters in Kataka Saturday. Her body was recovered from the quarters and sent to SCB Medical College and Hospital for postmortem. The exact cause of...
Doctors’ strike put on hold after talks with Odisha Health Minister
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) reportedly put its statewide strike on hold Saturday after talks with Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling, who said the discussions had ended on a positive note. Mahaling said the government had appealed to the doctors to resume duty in the interest of patients. OMSA leaders,...
Read moreDetailsSKM backs CJP protest over alleged exam irregularities
New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had led the 2020-21 protest against the now-scrapped central farm laws, has extended support to the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led sit-in against alleged exam irregularities and announced that its delegation will join the agitation at Jantar Mantar Sunday. In a letter addressed to CJP president Abhijit Dipke, SKM said on Sunday that it stood in "wholehearted solidarity" with the peaceful democratic protest...
Read moreDetailsMaharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde hospitalised
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has been admitted to a hospital in Thane after suffering from a bout of viral fever and cold, an official said Saturday. The deputy chief minister, who was admitted to the hospital Friday, has been strictly advised by his doctors to rest, he said. Shinde had complained of a cold and fever over the last few days and sought treatment, the official said, adding...
Read moreDetailsMonsoon Session of Parliament from July 20 to August 13
New Delhi: Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from July 20 to August 13, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren said Saturday. The 25-day session with 19 sittings comes after the ruling BJP's victories in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry assembly polls. The aftermath of the rebellion in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Shiv Sena (UBT) will also play out in the forthcoming session. A decision by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla...
Read moreDetailsCentre directs Telegram to curb piracy, seeks action report in 15 days
New Delhi: The Centre has served a notice to popular messaging app Telegram, directing it to crack down on the widespread dissemination of pirated films, OTT content and other audio-visual material through its platform, government officials said Saturday. In its notice, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sought an Action Taken Report from Telegram within 15 days, with officials underlining that the government's approach marks a shift from piecemeal takedowns of...
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Sonam Kapoor shares glimpses from Anshula Kapoor’s mehendi ceremony
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor took to her social media account Saturday afternoon and treated fans to glimpses from what appeared to be the Mehndi ceremony of her cousin Anshula Kapoor. Sonam did not reveal the exact ceremony, but the vibrant decor, live music and mehendi setup suggested it was a traditional mehendi celebration. Taking to her social...
Bhubaneswar man swept away in drain amid heavy rain
Bhubaneswar: Amid heavy rainfall in Bhubaneswar, a 35-year-old man was reportedly swept away in an overflowing drain near Vani Vihar Saturday, prompting an intensive search by Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The missing man, identified as Anil Singh of the Patarabandha slum, was reportedly walking near the drain when he slipped and was carried away by the...
Aamir Khan’s Pali Hill home abuzz with wedding preparations
Mumbai: Hindi film industry's Mr Perfectionist is all set to enter matrimony for the third time with his ladylove Gauri Spratt this Sunday, July 5. Ahead of the D-day, the wedding preparations have already commenced at Aamir's Pali Hill residence. A video that has surfaced on social media shows the house decorated with lights. We could also see chairs...
India-Peru FTA: Piyush Goyal says, ‘there are certain…’
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said negotiations for a proposed India-Peru free trade agreement (FTA) are unlikely to conclude anytime soon, citing concerns over market access in certain products. "There are certain concerns. There are many products where we cannot offer them market access. I do not see Peru FTA happening very soon,"...
Supreme Court upholds wife’s right to seek husband’s call records
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi High Court ruling that a wife can seek assistance of the court to collect evidence such as call detail records (CDRs) and hotel booking details of her husband to substantiate her charge of adultery levelled against him. A bench of Justices Manmohan and K Vinod Chandran dismissed the...
Omar Abdullah government under fire over controversial school textbook
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is facing severe criticism over allegations that a "textbook purchased under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme glorifies separatist leaders and terrorists". Jammu and Kashmir Peoples' Forum (JKPF), a social and non-political organisation, has strongly criticised the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleging that a textbook purchased under...
Pakistan senator seeks Ishaq Dar’s resignation over rape case
Lahore: A Pakistani senator, with close links to the country's military establishment, Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after a relative of his was arrested in a case concerning the abduction and gangrape of two foreigners here. Senator Faisal Vawda also accused the federal government and the provincial government in Punjab of protecting...
More than 40 injured as two MSRTC buses collide on narrow bridge in Jalna
Jalna: More than 40 persons were injured after two Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses, including one with a sizable number of schoolchildren, collided on a narrow bridge in Jalna district Saturday, a police official said. The incident occurred around 9:15 am near Shahapur village on National Highway 753H when the Beed-Jalna and Bhambri-Ambad buses were...
Odisha ramps up traffic, transport measures for Rath Yatra rush
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday finalised a comprehensive transport and traffic management plan to ensure the safe and smooth movement of devotees expected to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri. Reviewing the preparations, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena directed officials to accord top priority to hassle-free travel for pilgrims arriving from across Odisha and other states....
Ukrainian drone strike hits oil terminal in St Petersburg
Moscow: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year....
























































































