NHAI plants 5.20 lakh saplings across Odisha in 4 months
Bhubaneswar: The NHAI has planted 5.20 lakh saplings across Odisha over the past four months to expand green cover and promote biodiversity along highway corridors, an official statement said Monday. The plantation drive includes initiatives such as the 'Arogya Van'...
Six-foot crocodile rescued from village pond in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Forest department officials rescued a six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile from a pond in a village in Odisha's Kendrapada district Monday and later released the reptile into the Bausagada river inside Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said. The crocodile was spotted...
Campus Polls: BJD student wing accuses BJP govt of misusing official machinery
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the regional party's student wing, Monday accused the BJP government in Odisha of using the administration to secure electoral gains for the ABVP in student union polls, alleging interference by ruling-party leaders, intimidation...
Odisha students’ union polls: From Puri to Ganjam, these colleges have called off elections
Bhubaneswar: Citing "law-and-order concerns" and "campus disturbances", students' union elections have been cancelled at several colleges across Odisha. This has triggered protests, campus unrest and sine die declarations at some institutions. Students and student organisations have opposed the cancellations, alleging...
BCCI denies reports of India-Sri Lanka ODI shift to Ahmedabad
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday denied reports that the opening ODI of the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka has been moved from Delhi to Ahmedabad. In a brief statement, Saikia said the match, to be played...
Rahul Gandhi, 10 other INDIA bloc leaders file petition before SC against SIR of electoral rolls
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders have moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the exercise. The writ petition, filed...
Read moreDetailsFamily to hold funeral of Indian killed in Riyadh airport attack
Dubai: The family of an Indian national killed in an attack at Saudi Arabia's international airport decided to hold his funeral in Riyadh, Indian Embassy said Monday. Mohammed Yousuf Ali was killed in an attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh Saturday, which left 300 people injured, including 10 Indian nationals. Saudi Arabia has blamed Yemen's Houthis for the attack. "Regarding Riyadh airport attack October 10. The family of...
Read moreDetailsJust 3 dates left at Ramlila Maidan this year; booking costs Rs 1.21 lakh
New Delhi: Protesting at Ramlila Maidan, one of the three new demonstration sites in Delhi, can become a distant as well as costly affair, as the site has no free dates for the next two and a half months and even then, the booking amount can soar to upwards of Rs 1 lakh. Officials in the know said the 12-acre ground, which can accommodate 50,000 people, can now be booked only...
Read moreDetailsCentre caps trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30%, SC asks why not other medicines
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said the Centre's response on capping the trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP) is "hardly anything to be happy about" and questioned why the government cannot cap trade margins of other medicines. The Centre, which has earlier come under severe criticism from the top court for steep markup of cancer drugs by hospitals, said that the government...
Read moreDetailsEU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian individuals, firms over drone, missile parts
Brussels: The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on almost 1,600 Russian people and companies linked to Russia's arms industry, notably targeting those suspected of involvement in making parts for drones and missiles. In the biggest single listing of sanctions since the Kremlin launched full-scale war on Ukraine almost five years ago, the EU also targeted 77 people accused of organising, working on, or running in "sham elections" in occupied parts of...
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India, UK agree to exchange annual data on trade pact utilisation by businesses
New Delhi: India and UK Monday agreed to exchange data annually on the use of their Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), including businesses' claims for lower tariffs and feedback on implementation, starting a year after the pact comes into force, to help more firms benefit, according to a joint statement. The CETA, a kind of free...
Tobey Maguire officiates ex-wife Jennifer Meyer’s wedding
Los Angeles: Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire officiated the wedding of former wife Jennifer Meyer with music executive Geoff Ogunlesi just weeks after the actor finalised his divorce from the jewellery designer. Maguire and Meyer separated a decade ago, and Meyer filed for divorce six years ago, which was finalised September 21. The former couple share two children,...
NHAI plants 5.20 lakh saplings across Odisha in 4 months
Bhubaneswar: The NHAI has planted 5.20 lakh saplings across Odisha over the past four months to expand green cover and promote biodiversity along highway corridors, an official statement said Monday. The plantation drive includes initiatives such as the 'Arogya Van' programme, bee corridor plantations, median greening and community plantation activities, the statement issued by the Ministry of...
Family to hold funeral of Indian killed in Riyadh airport attack
Dubai: The family of an Indian national killed in an attack at Saudi Arabia's international airport decided to hold his funeral in Riyadh, Indian Embassy said Monday. Mohammed Yousuf Ali was killed in an attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh Saturday, which left 300 people injured, including 10 Indian nationals. Saudi Arabia has blamed...
Plea in SC opposes contempt petition, seeks balance between right to protest, public order
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court opposing a contempt petition against authorities over traffic-and-transit curbs during protests in Delhi, stressing that the right to assemble cannot override public order and commuters' mobility. The application comes amid ongoing contempt proceedings in the top court, where a special Sunday bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi...
Just 3 dates left at Ramlila Maidan this year; booking costs Rs 1.21 lakh
New Delhi: Protesting at Ramlila Maidan, one of the three new demonstration sites in Delhi, can become a distant as well as costly affair, as the site has no free dates for the next two and a half months and even then, the booking amount can soar to upwards of Rs 1 lakh. Officials in the know...
Centre caps trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30%, SC asks why not other medicines
New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said the Centre's response on capping the trade margin of anti-cancer drugs at 30 per cent of the maximum retail price (MRP) is "hardly anything to be happy about" and questioned why the government cannot cap trade margins of other medicines. The Centre, which has earlier come under severe criticism from the...
Six-foot crocodile rescued from village pond in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Forest department officials rescued a six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile from a pond in a village in Odisha's Kendrapada district Monday and later released the reptile into the Bausagada river inside Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said. The crocodile was spotted by villagers at Pentha under the Rajnagar forest range, following which forest officials were alerted. The villagers...
Campus Polls: BJD student wing accuses BJP govt of misusing official machinery
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the regional party's student wing, Monday accused the BJP government in Odisha of using the administration to secure electoral gains for the ABVP in student union polls, alleging interference by ruling-party leaders, intimidation of candidates and manipulation of the election process across campuses. Addressing a press conference here today, BCJD...
Rahul Gandhi, 10 other INDIA bloc leaders file petition before SC against SIR of electoral rolls
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders have moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the exercise. The writ petition, filed Monday, names the ECI and Chief Election...
