Ten fishermen held in Kendrapara turtle habitat
Kendrapara: Ten marine fishermen were arrested from the sea waters of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday for illegally fishing in the turtle congregation zone, a forest officer said. The fishing trawler, used by the fishermen, was also...
LPG crisis: Odisha simplifies process to speed up PNG rollout
Bhubaneswar: Amid supply constraints of LPG cylinders, the Odisha government has simplified approval processes for early execution of piped natural gas (PNG) distribution projects across cities in the state, officials said. In a move to fast-track the expansion of clean...
IMD issues yellow warning for eight districts in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning for eight districts in Odisha. The districts include Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput. Meteorologists said wind speeds could reach 40 to 50 kmph and are expected to...
Wanted Maoist among 5 surrender in Odisha; insurgency in final stage
Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in the final stage with the surrender of five Naxals, including the most-wanted red rebel Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, a senior officer said...
Odisha police arrest Kolkata man in multi-crore online investment fraud case
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said Wednesday. The...
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes hit Mideast
Dubai: Iran Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the United...
Read moreDetailsIsraeli strikes kill 1,094 in Lebanon since war began
Beirut: Israeli strikes have killed 1,094 people in Lebanon since war began, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Wednesday. A total of 22 people had been killed over the past 24 hours. At least 121 children and 81 women were among the dead in Lebanon, the ministry said. It said 153 people were also wounded over the past day, raising the total number of injured to 3,119. Earlier, mourners gathered Wednesday in...
Read moreDetailsIndia, US discuss regional security, boost defence ties
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met visiting US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby on the sidelines of the India–US Defence Policy Group meeting in New Delhi Wednesday, discussing strengthening defence cooperation and strategic partnership. "Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby on the sidelines of the India–US Defence Policy Group meeting today. They exchanged views on advancing bilateral defence cooperation, regional...
Read moreDetailsWest Asia crisis: 4.26 lakh passengers return to India, says MEA
New Delhi: Amid the West Asia conflict, a total of 1,043 Indian nationals, including 717 students, have crossed out of Iran with the assistance of the mission in Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, also said the overall flight situation continues to improve, and that around 4.26 lakh passengers have returned from...
Read moreDetails‘No trust without ties’: Israeli envoy on Pakistan’s bid to broker US-Iran talks
New Delhi: Israel does not place trust in countries with which it lacks diplomatic relations, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar said, responding to a question on whether Tel Aviv trusts Pakistan in the context of the ongoing Iran conflict and related diplomatic efforts. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Azar emphasised that Israel's approach is guided by its own assessment and that of key allies. "We are not going to...
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Israeli strikes kill 1,094 in Lebanon since war began
Beirut: Israeli strikes have killed 1,094 people in Lebanon since war began, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Wednesday. A total of 22 people had been killed over the past 24 hours. At least 121 children and 81 women were among the dead in Lebanon, the ministry said. It said 153 people were also wounded over the past...
Ten fishermen held in Kendrapara turtle habitat
Kendrapara: Ten marine fishermen were arrested from the sea waters of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday for illegally fishing in the turtle congregation zone, a forest officer said. The fishing trawler, used by the fishermen, was also seized by the forest patrolling team. The fishermen, who hail from the coastal districts, were later produced...
No LPG if PNG refused: Centre
New Delhi: The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas (PNG) where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing reliance on a single fuel. As India grapples with an LPG shortage due to...
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes hit Mideast
Dubai: Iran Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport. Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the United States deployed paratroopers and more Marines to...
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Concluding day of the 1st National Indoor Athletics Championship at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
‘We are not dalaal nation like Pak’: Govt at all-party meet
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to US President Donald Trump that the war in West Asia must end soon as it is hurting everyone, the government told an up-in-arms Opposition at an all-party meeting Wednesday, terming Pakistan a "dalaal" (broker) nation in reference to its reported mediation in the conflict. There is nothing new...
India, US discuss regional security, boost defence ties
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met visiting US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby on the sidelines of the India–US Defence Policy Group meeting in New Delhi Wednesday, discussing strengthening defence cooperation and strategic partnership. "Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby on the sidelines of the India–US...
West Asia crisis: 4.26 lakh passengers return to India, says MEA
New Delhi: Amid the West Asia conflict, a total of 1,043 Indian nationals, including 717 students, have crossed out of Iran with the assistance of the mission in Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs said Wednesday. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), MEA, also said the overall...
Pradhan urges Majhi, Puri to fast-track oil reserve project in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday urged his cabinet colleague in Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry Hardeep Singh Puri, and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to expedite implementation of the proposed 'Strategic Petroleum Reserve' (SPR) project in Jajpur district. The issue has been in focus since the breakout of war in West Asia snapped the supply...
LPG crisis: Odisha simplifies process to speed up PNG rollout
Bhubaneswar: Amid supply constraints of LPG cylinders, the Odisha government has simplified approval processes for early execution of piped natural gas (PNG) distribution projects across cities in the state, officials said. In a move to fast-track the expansion of clean energy infrastructure across urban Odisha, the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department has issued a comprehensive order...
