Arms, ammunition recovered from Maoist dump in Odisha’s Koraput
Koraput: Odisha police have recovered arms, ammunition, equipment, and other articles hidden by Maoists in forest areas of Koraput district, a police officer said Monday. While interrogating surrendered Maoists, police officers obtained information about a concealed dump in the Badlipahad...
Similipal Tiger Reserve to remain closed for tourists from June 29
Baripada: The authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday announced that the reserve will remain closed for tourists from June 29 owing to the onset of the monsoon season. However, the ecotourism complexes at Jamuani and...
Odisha revises English spellings of 64 places, including …
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's 'Millennium City' Cuttack, will now be spelt as 'Kataka' as the state government Monday changed the English spelling of 64 places -- districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, blocks and urban bodies. In the same way, Balasore will now be written...
Odisha: ‘Swasthya Mitras’ seek job security, withdrawal of termination notices
Bhubaneswar: Around 993 employees working as 'Swasthya Mitras' under the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) have raised concerns over their impending retrenchment, alleging that they were issued termination notices despite earlier assurances regarding their continued employment. They staged a protest...
Subarnapur farmers threaten protest over uncollected paddy
Sonepur: Around 33,000 sacks of paddy have remained exposed to rain at the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS) in Singhijuba under Binika block of Odisha's Subarnapur district Monday, as millers are yet to lift the stock. However, continuous rainfall in...
At least 15 killed in Lucknow building fire
Lucknow: Fifteen people were "brought dead" at a hospital and seven injured were undergoing treatment after a massive fire gutted a three-floor commercial building housing an animation centre Monday, according to a hospital official. Dr Anil Agrawal, Medical Superintendent, Trauma Centre, KGMU, said that "21 to 22 children were brought...
Read moreDetailsIndians among 13 killed in Qatar explosion, says Qatar’s minister
Dubai: At least 13 people, including Indians, were killed in an explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the Gulf country's energy minister Saad bin Shreida Al-Kaabi said Monday. Al-Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said 66 people were injured in the fire caused by the explosion at the Barzan local gas supply facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City on Sunday evening, Doha News reported. During a...
Read moreDetailsIran agrees to IAEA inspections: JD Vance
Burgenstock (Switzerland): US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) back into the country, describing the move as a major breakthrough in negotiations aimed at permanently ending Tehran's nuclear weapons programme and reducing tensions across the Middle East. After a fresh round of talks in Burgenstock, Vance told reporters that the development was among the most significant achievements...
Read moreDetailsHow Keir Starmer will be replaced as UK Prime Minister and who could succeed him
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer conceded Monday that he had lost the support of his rank and file Labour party members in Parliament and that he will be stepping down as soon as his successor as party leader is chosen, possibly as soon as the middle of July. Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester whose resounding victory in a special UK election last week set in motion Starmer's...
Read moreDetailsCentral body finds 46 drug samples not of standard quality for May
New Delhi: The Central Drugs Laboratories found 46 drug samples manufactured by various firms to be "not of standard quality (NSQ)" in its monthly drug alert for May, health ministry officials said Monday. Further, the State Drugs Testing Laboratories have identified 113 drug samples as NSQ, they said. According to routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of NSQ and spurious drugs is being displayed on the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation...
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Arms, ammunition recovered from Maoist dump in Odisha’s Koraput
Koraput: Odisha police have recovered arms, ammunition, equipment, and other articles hidden by Maoists in forest areas of Koraput district, a police officer said Monday. While interrogating surrendered Maoists, police officers obtained information about a concealed dump in the Badlipahad forest area under Baipariguda police station in the district, said Koraput SP Rohit Verma. One Insas rifle,...
Similipal Tiger Reserve to remain closed for tourists from June 29
Baripada: The authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday announced that the reserve will remain closed for tourists from June 29 owing to the onset of the monsoon season. However, the ecotourism complexes at Jamuani and Talabandha will remain open for visitors, it said. STR Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni said the date...
Employee cannot benefit from failure to update address with employer: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside an Allahabad High Court judgment and a Labour Court award directing the reinstatement of a worker with back wages, holding that an employee who remained absent without authorisation and failed to substantiate his claims could not be granted such relief. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta...
Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp as he steps down as CRED CEO after Meta investment
New Delhi: Fintech platform CRED on Monday said it will raise Rs 8,550 crore in a funding round led by Meta, a mega deal that will see its founder Kunal Shah step down as Chief Executive Officer and lead the global tech giant's messaging platform WhatsApp. Shah will transition to the global leadership team at Meta but...
Adverse monsoon may pose headwinds for domestic growth, inflation outlook: RBI Bulletin
Mumbai: An adverse south-west monsoon may pose headwinds for the domestic growth and inflation outlook, even as the global economic landscape remains fragile, the Reserve Bank Bulletin said Monday. Geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions persisted despite the recent interim peace deal in West Asia, said an article on State of the Economy published in the June Bulletin....
Odisha revises English spellings of 64 places, including …
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's 'Millennium City' Cuttack, will now be spelt as 'Kataka' as the state government Monday changed the English spelling of 64 places -- districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, blocks and urban bodies. In the same way, Balasore will now be written as 'Baleshwar' and Rourkela as "Raurkela". Officials clarified that the corrections apply only to English spellings and...
Indians among 13 killed in Qatar explosion, says Qatar’s minister
Dubai: At least 13 people, including Indians, were killed in an explosion at the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the Gulf country's energy minister Saad bin Shreida Al-Kaabi said Monday. Al-Kaabi, who is also the CEO of QatarEnergy, said 66 people were injured in the fire caused by the explosion at the Barzan local gas supply...
Iran agrees to IAEA inspections: JD Vance
Burgenstock (Switzerland): US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) back into the country, describing the move as a major breakthrough in negotiations aimed at permanently ending Tehran's nuclear weapons programme and reducing tensions across the Middle East. After a fresh round of talks...
Maha: Six rebel UBT MPs join Shinde faction
Mumbai: In a major political upheaval in Maharashtra, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena Monday executed “Operation Tiger,” engineering a split within Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT). Six Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) from the UBT faction have formally joined the Shinde camp. The six rebel MPs include Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Omraje Nimbalkar (Dharashiv/Osmanabad), Nagesh Bapurao Patil...
PM Modi condoles deaths in Lucknow coaching centre fire, announces ex gratia
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a major fire at a coaching centre in Uttar Pradesh’s capital, Lucknow, and announced ex gratia for the victims. "Anguished by the loss of lives in a fire mishap in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. My condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured...
