Maritime search, rescue hinges on coordination, technology: ICG
Bhubaneswar: The future of maritime search and rescue (SAR) operations hinge on various aspects like advanced technological integration, real-time information sharing and seamless inter-agency synergy, Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani said Wednesday. Sivamani chaired a meeting of the...
Odisha student union polls October 15, collectors and SPs directed to ensure peace
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors and Superintendents of Police to visit the state-run colleges and universities and extend all necessary support to ensure that student union elections are conducted peacefully and without disruption, officials said Wednesday....
ISL to be live and free on YouTube this season
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Odisha govt reshuffles seven IAS officers
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Odisha CM hails PM Modi for 25 years in public service, says he brought ‘can-do’ attitude in India
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years in public service, saying he has transformed the country's earlier apprehensive outlook into a confident "can-do" attitude. From assuming office as Gujarat Chief Minister October...
Oppn MPs stopped by security en route to Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc decided to hold a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar Wednesday to raise the issue of 'vote chori' and seek the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after their eight-hour dharna to press for a meeting with election commissioners. The...
Read moreDetailsJantar Mantar protests require 10-day prior permission: Delhi Police
New Delhi: With INDIA bloc leaders marching to Jantar Mantar seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal, the Delhi Police Wednesday reiterated that permission to protest at the site has to be sought 10 days in advance and gatherings not exceeding 1,000 people. The clarification comes amid heightened security in central Delhi, with the INDIA bloc holding a protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision...
Read moreDetails‘Every FIR a medal’: Rahul Gandhi after being booked over Akashvani sit-in
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said every FIR is a "medal on my chest" and asserted that he would continue to fight to protect the Constitution. Gandhi also said there are 45 FIRs against him and his target is 100. Asked about an FIR being registered against him for entering the Akashvani Bhawan premises and staging an eight-hour sit-in there, Gandhi told reporters after the INDIA bloc lunch here,...
Read moreDetailsHenri B. Kagan, Kenso Soai win Chemistry Nobel for ‘spectacular’ reaction
Stockholm: Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Wednesday for their efforts to resolve mysterious mirror images in chemical molecules. "Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how homochirality can emerge spontaneously," Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said in a news release. "The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular."...
Read moreDetailsSC to examine plea for recall of split verdict on law governing appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking recall of its recent split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners should be referred to a larger Constitution bench. On September 23, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma gave split opinions on whether a batch of pleas challenging the validity of a 2023...
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Jantar Mantar protests require 10-day prior permission: Delhi Police
New Delhi: With INDIA bloc leaders marching to Jantar Mantar seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal, the Delhi Police Wednesday reiterated that permission to protest at the site has to be sought 10 days in advance and gatherings not exceeding 1,000 people. The clarification comes amid heightened security in central Delhi, with the INDIA bloc holding a protest...
‘Every FIR a medal’: Rahul Gandhi after being booked over Akashvani sit-in
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said every FIR is a "medal on my chest" and asserted that he would continue to fight to protect the Constitution. Gandhi also said there are 45 FIRs against him and his target is 100. Asked about an FIR being registered against him for entering the Akashvani Bhawan premises and...
Oppn MPs stopped by security en route to Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc decided to hold a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar Wednesday to raise the issue of 'vote chori' and seek the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after their eight-hour dharna to press for a meeting with election commissioners. The surprise announcement came after a solidarity lunch...
Maritime search, rescue hinges on coordination, technology: ICG
Bhubaneswar: The future of maritime search and rescue (SAR) operations hinge on various aspects like advanced technological integration, real-time information sharing and seamless inter-agency synergy, Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani said Wednesday. Sivamani chaired a meeting of the National Maritime Search and Rescue (NMSAR) Board here. Constituted in 2002, the NMSAR Board serves as the...
Odisha student union polls October 15, collectors and SPs directed to ensure peace
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors and Superintendents of Police to visit the state-run colleges and universities and extend all necessary support to ensure that student union elections are conducted peacefully and without disruption, officials said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg has given directions to collectors and SPs while chairing a meeting to review...
