Leopard skin seized in Nuapada forest, one arrested
Nuapada: The Odisha Vigilance's forest wing seized a leopard skin and arrested an alleged hunter in Udyanbandh Forest Range under Khariar Forest Division in Nuapada district Tuesday. The accused, identified as Inyat Alli, a resident of Kumuntimunda village under Kumna...
Odisha steps up preparedness as depression likely to intensify, 33 ODRAF teams deployed
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday stepped up preparedness and deployed 33 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams in vulnerable districts as a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression and trigger heavy to...
Asian Games: India women thrash Sri Lanka by 147 runs to retain gold
Nisshin (Japan): The Indian women's cricket team reasserted its continental dominance by clinching a second successive gold medal at the Asian Games, thrashing familiar foes Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final Tuesday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side's gold was...
One-off T20I: India survive Japanese scare to win by two runs
Sano (Japan): Seasoned spinner Axar Patel choked the inexperienced Japanese batters just in time as India survived a scare to win the rain-curtailed one-off T20 International between the two mis-matched sides by a mere two runs here on Tuesday. With...
24 pilgrims injured as bus from West Bengal rams into another bus in Bhadrak
Bhubaneswar: Twenty-four pilgrims, including seven women and some children, were injured, ten of them critically, when a bus carrying devotees from Hooghly in West Bengal rammed into another pilgrim bus on NH-16 near Dhamra Railway Overbridge in Bhadrak district early...
Odisha Assembly Monsoon Session starts with ruckus over mining law, errors in textbooks
Bhubaneswar: Monsoon Session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly began Tuesday as scheduled, with the House opening its proceedings at 11 am. The seventh session of the 17th Assembly began with the singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ and the national anthem after Speaker Surama Padhy took her seat. Chief Minister and Leader...
Read moreDetailsJamui molestation case: Two arrested, five held so far including 3 juveniles
Patna: Bihar's Jamui police have arrested Nandan Yadav, the alleged prime accused in the molestation and harassment of a minor girl student, following a police encounter in which he sustained a gunshot injury to his leg, officials said Tuesday. According to police, Yadav was being taken to the reported crime scene as part of the investigation when he attempted to escape from custody. Police said an encounter followed, during which he...
Read moreDetailsBJP MLAs walk out of J&K Assembly over Maharaja Hari Singh holiday row
Srinagar: The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Tuesday in protest against the remarks by ruling National Conference (NC) MLAs over the holiday declared on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. The Assembly witnessed pandemonium after NC MLA Abdul Majid Larmi remarked that the government should either restore the holiday on the birth anniversary of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah or cancel the...
Read moreDetailsCentre to SC: NTA restructuring underway following expert panel recommendations
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the National Testing Agency (NTA) is being strengthened through a functional-vertical structure, the appointment of senior government officers and the creation of specialised professional positions as part of ongoing reforms. In an additional affidavit filed before the apex court in the batch of petitions concerning reforms in the functioning of the NTA, the Union Ministry of Education said a total of...
Read moreDetailsRajya Sabha polls: 10 UP, one Uttarakhand seats to go to polls October 16
New Delhi: Elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal will be held October 16, the Election Commission announced Tuesday. The elections will cover 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand, where the terms of the sitting members end November 25, along with a bypoll to one seat from West Bengal. The notification will be issued September 29, nominations can be filed until October...
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Leopard skin seized in Nuapada forest, one arrested
Nuapada: The Odisha Vigilance's forest wing seized a leopard skin and arrested an alleged hunter in Udyanbandh Forest Range under Khariar Forest Division in Nuapada district Tuesday. The accused, identified as Inyat Alli, a resident of Kumuntimunda village under Kumna police station, was arrested for allegedly violating Section 9 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The offence...
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Hyderabad: GHSPCA rescues python used in Ganesh procession dance
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Odisha steps up preparedness as depression likely to intensify, 33 ODRAF teams deployed
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday stepped up preparedness and deployed 33 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams in vulnerable districts as a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression and trigger heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of the state. Official sources said 24 ODRAF teams have been...
