Majhi warns corrupt Odisha officials, says governance no longer runs from ivory towers
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday warned corrupt officers and employees, saying that governance is no longer being run from ivory towers and that the government has been reaching out to people and listening to their concerns on...
Odisha government reshuffles IAS officers, appoints Saxena as BDA vice-chairman
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday effected a minor reshuffle among IAS officers, appointing Shubham Saxena, director of agriculture and food production, as vice-chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), according to an official order. Poma Tudu will replace Saxena as...
BJD, Congress call separate shutdowns in Jaleswar over girl’s rape, murder
Baleshwar: Normal life was affected in Odisha's Jaleswar town Tuesday as the opposition BJD and Congress called separate shutdowns to protest the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl earlier this month. The BJD called a 12-hour bandh from 6...
Mohan Majhi flags off special train carrying 1,000 people to Gujarat for Unity Day
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday flagged off a special train from Bhubaneswar to Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, carrying around 1,000 people from the state's Maoist-hit districts to participate in the 151st birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai...
3rd T20I: Abhishek Sharma’s 113 powers India to 6-wicket win over New Zealand
Wellington: Abhishek Sharma smashed a 38-ball 113 as India beat New Zealand by six wickets to win the third T20 Tuesday, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Abhishek and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (45 off 19) made...
Odisha, Andhra brace for Cyclone Arnab with 4,000 shelters ready
Bhubaneswar/ Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have set up nearly 4,000 cyclone shelters, moved thousands of people to safer locations, and put disaster management personnel on standby ahead of the "very severe" cyclonic storm Arnab, which is expected to make landfall near Visakhapatnam in the next 24 hours, officials said...
Read moreDetailsNo plan to raise ethanol blending in petrol above 20 pc: Hardeep Puri
Betul (South Goa): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Tuesday said the Centre has no immediate plan to increase the ethanol blending in petrol above the current level of 20 per cent. During an interaction at the inauguration of the 29th Energy Technology and Innovation Meet in South Goa, Puri also claimed that misinformation was being spread about biofuels. "In so far as biofuels are concerned, yes, the...
Read moreDetailsCyclone Arnab: 31 NDRF teams deployed across vulnerable states, strategy finalised
New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Tuesday said that 31 teams have been deployed across the states likely to be affected by impending Cyclone Arnab, and a strategy has been finalised for the situation. Cyclone Arnab has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal. NDRF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohsen Shahedi, speaking to IANS, said, "A coordination meeting was held Sunday under the...
Read moreDetailsSupreme Court to hear plea over journalist’s allegation against Rahul Gandhi November 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear November 3, a plea concerning a pregnant woman journalist's allegation that Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi pushed and pulled her during the Opposition INDIA bloc leaders’ march to the apex court premises over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant by senior advocate...
Read moreDetailsBihar MLC vote counting: Sanjay Yadav stages sit-in over missing CCTV cameras
Patna: A controversy over the absence of CCTV cameras in the ballot-opening and vote-counting area has erupted at the Patna counting centre during the counting of votes for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats Tuesday. Congress candidate Dr Sanjay Yadav staged a sit-in protest, alleging a lack of transparency in the counting process. Counting for the Patna Graduates’ and Patna Teachers’ constituencies is underway amid tight security in Bankipur girls senior secondary...
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No plan to raise ethanol blending in petrol above 20 pc: Hardeep Puri
Betul (South Goa): Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Tuesday said the Centre has no immediate plan to increase the ethanol blending in petrol above the current level of 20 per cent. During an interaction at the inauguration of the 29th Energy Technology and Innovation Meet in South Goa, Puri also claimed that misinformation...
Majhi warns corrupt Odisha officials, says governance no longer runs from ivory towers
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday warned corrupt officers and employees, saying that governance is no longer being run from ivory towers and that the government has been reaching out to people and listening to their concerns on the ground. Addressing the state-level observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026 at the Convention Centre in Lok...
Odisha, Andhra brace for Cyclone Arnab with 4,000 shelters ready
Bhubaneswar/ Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have set up nearly 4,000 cyclone shelters, moved thousands of people to safer locations, and put disaster management personnel on standby ahead of the "very severe" cyclonic storm Arnab, which is expected to make landfall near Visakhapatnam in the next 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. The Indian Railways cancelled at least...
‘I’m a criminal myself’: Harsh Gujral’s UP crime joke goes viral
Mumbai: Comedian and actor Harsh Gujral once narrated an interesting incident about the diminishing rate of crime in Uttar Pradesh. An old video of the comedian-actor from UP Creators Summit & Awards 2026 has resurfaced on the internet, and it shows him recollecting the funny incident as he stood next to the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath....
Tiger Shroff firing case: Mumbai Police invokes MCOCA against all accused
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Tuesday invoked stringent sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against all the accused arrested in connection with the firing incident involving Hindi film actor Tiger Shroff. An official statement said that provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), 1999 have been invoked in DCB CID CR...
‘I manifested this innings’: Abhishek Sharma after 113-run carnage; opens up on Yuvraj’s message
Wellington: Abhishek Sharma credited "preparation" behind his masterful knock of 113 from 38 balls during the third T20I against New Zealand, which the Southpaw stated he "manifested" to play. Abhishek slammed his 11th T20 hundred to help India hunt down 199 in just 13.2 overs as the Men in Blue took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the...
‘You still can’t get 50 off 12’: Yuvraj Singh teases Abhishek Sharma after Wellington century
New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh hailed Abhishek Sharma’s explosive century and praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s contribution as India crushed New Zealand by six wickets in the third T20I to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Abhishek, who has flourished under Yuvraj’s mentorship, delivered another breathtaking performance at the third T20I at the Hnry...
Actor Imran Khan gets major relief as Bombay HC stays ‘Leave India’ notice
Mumbai: Hindi film actor Imran Khan secured interim relief from the Bombay High Court Tuesday as the court stayed the implementation of a 'Leave India' notice issued against him by the Centre. A division bench of the High Court, hearing Khan's petition challenging the notice, directed that no coercive action be taken against him until the next...
NHRC issues advisory on women’s safety at workplaces and public spaces
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory on women's safety at workplaces and in public spaces, calling for measures across eight key areas and seeking reports on the progress of their implementation within two months. The advisory, titled ‘Women’s Safety at Work and Public Spaces’, has been sent to the Secretaries of...
Election Commission team reviews Punjab poll preparedness ahead of assembly elections
New Delhi: A team of senior Election Commission (EC) officials is in Chandigarh to oversee poll preparedness in Punjab, where assembly elections are likely to be held early next year along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. The EC team led by a senior deputy election commissioner is holding meetings with enforcement agencies, officials said Tuesday....
