Sand mining threatens Kataka’s groundwater, infrastructure
Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying...
Forester suspended in Nabarangpur over illegal tree cutting
Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur Divisional Forest Officer has suspended Bipin Kumar Harijan, a forester posted in the Maidalpur Section under Dabugaon Range over allegations of unauthorised tree cutting and financial irregularities. The action was taken after Harijan’s response to a show-cause...
Rachin Ravindra dislocates shoulder during promo shoot, doubtful for India T20Is
Christchurch: New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra’s availability for the upcoming five-match T20I series against India has been thrown into doubt after he suffered a dislocated right shoulder during a promotional shoot in Auckland. Ravindra sustained the injury while attempting a...
Deprived schools: Infrastructure bottlenecks cripple 56-year-old school
By SUBASA CHANDRA PADHY, OP Brahmapur: Dilapidated classrooms, a lack of safe drinking water and a severe staff crunch plague many schools in Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) area, with Balbadi Primary School standing as a stark example of government apathy...
Seized vehicles pile up at Infocity police station
Bhubaneswar: Vehicles seized in various cases have been piling up for a long time on the premises of Infocity police station, raising concerns over the shrinking space in the police station compound. The vehicles, which have been lying there for...
Eight Odisha devotees killed after car swept away by swollen stream in MP
Bhubaneswar/Agar-Malwa (Madhya Pradesh): Eight devotees, from Odisha, including three children and two women, were killed after the car they were travelling in was swept away by a rain-swollen stream near the Maa Baglamukhi Temple in Nalkheda in Madhya Pradesh's Agar-Malwa district, police said Saturday. The victims were residents of Odisha...
Read moreDetailsRejinagar bypoll drama: Mamata faction candidate reverses withdrawal
Kolkata: High drama continued ahead of the upcoming bypoll of the Rejinagar Assembly constituency in West Bengal's minority-dominated Murshidabad district, with Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress, withdrawing his earlier decision to pull out of the contest. Earlier in the day, Chowdhury had told reporters that he intended to withdraw his nomination, citing reluctance among party workers to campaign under the new symbol...
Read moreDetailsIIT Bombay student dies by suicide after being caught using chatGPT in exam
Mumbai: A second-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay died by suicide after he was found using a mobile phone during an examination, triggering protests by students on the institute's Powai campus. The incident took place Friday evening and marks the third reported suicide at the IIT Powai campus in the past six months. The deceased student was identified as Sahil Wakode, who was pursuing his second year...
Read moreDetailsSundar Pichai, Elon Musk on guest list for Xi state dinner
Washington: Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are among the business leaders due to attend a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, as Washington prepares for talks with Beijing on artificial intelligence, trade and export controls. The guest list also includes Michael Dell, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Jane Fraser and Tim Cook. A senior US official said a number of American officials would attend. The...
Read moreDetailsTrump renews $100,000 H-1B fee, targets layoffs
Washington: President Donald Trump has renewed a $100,000 fee for certain H-1B visa applications and ordered closer scrutiny of employers that lay off American workers, according to a White House fact sheet and an executive order. The measures combine the fee renewal with new checks on sponsoring employers’ employment practices. Agencies must consider recent and planned layoffs when assessing applications under the skilled-worker visa programme. The executive order directs the secretaries...
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Rejinagar bypoll drama: Mamata faction candidate reverses withdrawal
Kolkata: High drama continued ahead of the upcoming bypoll of the Rejinagar Assembly constituency in West Bengal's minority-dominated Murshidabad district, with Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress, withdrawing his earlier decision to pull out of the contest. Earlier in the day, Chowdhury had told reporters that he intended to...
US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea’s ruling party and military
Addis Ababa: The United States lifted sanctions against Eritrea's ruling party and the military that the Biden administration imposed, according to the US Department of the Treasury. The sanctions were issued in 2021 over humanitarian and human rights concerns in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, which suffered violent conflict at the time. Eritrean forces backed Ethiopian...
Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan to appear in court after arrest
Kolkata: Congress's Nandigram by-election candidate Milan Pradhan, arrested for his alleged involvement in at least four cases related to rioting, murder and criminal intimidation that were filed during the 2007 anti-land acquisition movement, will be produced before a court Saturday, police said. The party would hold a rally in Kolkata during the day in protest against Pradhan's...
Eight Odisha devotees killed after car swept away by swollen stream in MP
Bhubaneswar/Agar-Malwa (Madhya Pradesh): Eight devotees, from Odisha, including three children and two women, were killed after the car they were travelling in was swept away by a rain-swollen stream near the Maa Baglamukhi Temple in Nalkheda in Madhya Pradesh's Agar-Malwa district, police said Saturday. The victims were residents of Odisha and had travelled from Ujjain to Nalkheda...
Sand mining threatens Kataka’s groundwater, infrastructure
Kataka: Unregulated sand mining from the Mahanadi and Kathajodi rivers could worsen Kataka’s groundwater crisis, with the city’s water table showing a declining trend in recent years, according to research by the Department of Geology at Ravenshaw University. Researchers studying the riverbeds said excessive removal of sand is reducing the amount of sand available in the riverbeds,...
Mamata faction loses Rejinagar candidate after Nandigram withdrawal
Kolkata: In another setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress, its candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, withdrew his nomination Saturday, a day after the faction pulled out of the contest in Nandigram. The development comes a day after Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the candidate of the...
Ukraine receives 3.3-billion-euro EU tranche for defence needs
Kyiv: Ukraine has received a new 3.3-billion-euro (about 3.78 billion US dollars) tranche from the European Union to finance priority defence needs, Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi said Friday. The funds will be used, in particular, to purchase missiles and drones, Koretskyi said on Telegram. The tranche was disbursed under the Ukraine Support Loan mechanism, which envisages...
Hemant Soren skips PMLA court appearance, next hearing September 21
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren did not appear in person before a special PMLA court in Ranchi Saturday in connection with a money laundering case linked to 8.86 acres of land in the Bargain area of the city. His counsel informed the court that the Chief Minister was occupied with pre-scheduled constitutional responsibilities. The court has...
Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal 5’ to release next year
Mumbai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty Saturday announced that the fifth installment of his Golmaal franchise is set to light up the silver screen with “laughter and joy” January 8, next year. Rohit took to Instagram, where he shared the vibrant poster of the film. The poster had Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Shreyas Talpade and...
Asian Games: Manu Bhaker cherishes flag-bearer honour, urges Indian athletes to embrace experience
Nagoya: Manu Bhaker’s journey from a 16-year-old making her Asian Games debut to becoming one of India’s flag-bearers has given her a moment to reflect on how far she has come in sport. The double Olympic medallist, who will lead the Indian contingent alongside kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat at the Asian Games opening ceremony here Saturday, said...
