Damana Market: Business booms, parking woes bite
Bhubaneswar: Damana Market remains one of the prominent markets in Bhubaneswar, catering to thousands of residents of the City’s northern neighbourhoods. Spread over 8 acres and 162 decimals, the market currently operates on around 4 acres due to certain legal...
Woman ‘gangraped’ in Jajpur, two held
Jajpur: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men at Chandikhole area in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Sunday. Two accused were arrested Saturday, after the woman filed a complaint at Kalinga Nagar police station Wednesday night, they said....
Deprived Schools: Kids bear brunt of water, infra woes
Phulbani: Water woes, absence of a dining hall and poor infrastructure have made schooling difficult for children at Gochhapada Government Primary School in Kandhamal district raising concerns among students and parents. Despite repeated appeals to education officials to address the...
Odisha targets export-led growth
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will undertake a high-level investment outreach to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to 11, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, with a strategic focus on attracting global capital, strengthening export-oriented industries and building...
Odisha eyes district level tourism drive for rural economy growth
Bhubaneswar: The state government has asked every district to develop five to 10 smaller tourism destinations as part of a fresh push to take tourism beyond established hotspots and make it a driver of rural economic growth, employment and local...
UN-backed proposed world map must depict J-K, Ladakh as per India’s official map: MEA
New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi's assertion came two days after it voted in favour of a UN...
Read moreDetailsNew adjective every year to hide own failures: Congress on PM’s ‘naraaz phoopa’ jibe
New Delhi: Congress Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of labels such as "naraaz phoopa" was part of his modus operandi of giving the Opposition a new adjective every year to keep his own "failures" hidden. The Opposition party also accused him of misusing the platform of Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), where he addressed the centenary celebrations on Saturday, by turning it into "yet another political...
Read moreDetailsBuilding collapse in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan; people feared trapped
New Delhi: A building collapsed in the Satya Niketan area of south Delhi Sunday, with some people feared trapped under the debris, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said. Five fire tenders and police teams have been rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway, he said. Following the incident, emergency personnel reached the site and began efforts to ascertain the number of people trapped and the extent of...
Read moreDetailsAt least 10 dead after consuming spurious liquor in MP’s Sagar; CM orders probe
Sagar (MP): At least ten persons died and some others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district Sunday, an official said, days after a similar tragedy in neighbouring Gujarat. A local BJP MLA, however, said 11 persons had died after consuming the spurious liquor. MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a probe into the incident, asserting that no guilty person would be spared. The district administration sealed...
Read moreDetailsISRO staff bodies seek clarification on trajectory of privatisation
New Delhi: Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency's Chairperson V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter, dated September 4, the associations also raised questions about the agency's future role, and the consequences for serving employees and future recruitment. "Private participation in defined commercial activities can coexist with...
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New adjective every year to hide own failures: Congress on PM’s ‘naraaz phoopa’ jibe
New Delhi: Congress Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of labels such as "naraaz phoopa" was part of his modus operandi of giving the Opposition a new adjective every year to keep his own "failures" hidden. The Opposition party also accused him of misusing the platform of Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), where...
Iran claims strike on US ship in Strait of Hormuz as fighting escalates
Cairo: Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned US vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries. The US did not immediately confirm the purported attack, which came a day after the US military said forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to...
Building collapse in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan; people feared trapped
New Delhi: A building collapsed in the Satya Niketan area of south Delhi Sunday, with some people feared trapped under the debris, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said. Five fire tenders and police teams have been rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway, he said. Following the incident, emergency personnel reached the site...
Who is Bittu Tabahi? 21-year-old’s river clean-up draws global attention
Biaora(Madhya Pradesh): A 21-year-old college student from Madhya Pradesh has turned an unlikely social media identity into an environmental campaign after spending months cleaning a heavily polluted river largely on his own. Surendra Singh Choudhary, better known online as Bittu Tabahi, has been removing plastic, algae, sludge and other waste from the Ajnar River in Biaora, Rajgarh...
FPIs resume selling; pull out Rs 7,443 cr from equities in first week of Sep
New Delhi: After investing in Indian equities for two consecutive months, foreign investors turned net sellers in the first week of September, pulling out Rs 7,443 crore as a rebound in crude oil prices, rising US bond yields, and a firm dollar dented risk appetite. The outflow came after Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) infused over Rs 29,600...
As onion prices soar govt sells 4,000 tonnes of buffer across 17 cities to cool prices
New Delhi: The government has sold about 4,000 tonnes of buffer onions across 17 cities in the first ten days of a subsidised sale aimed at curbing skyrocketing prices, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said Sunday. The Centre, through its agencies NCCF and Nafed, is sitting on a buffer stock of 1.21 lakh tonnes of onion for...
India emerges as key diesel supplier to Europe as Russian, US flows falter
New Delhi: India has emerged as a crucial source of diesel for Europe, supplying about 60 per cent of the fuel transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb to the region in August, as Russian exports remain severely constrained and US shipments begin to weaken, according to data from Vortexa - real-time data and advanced analytics for energy and freight. About...
UN-backed proposed world map must depict J-K, Ladakh as per India’s official map: MEA
New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi's assertion came two days after it voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at correcting the...
At least 10 dead after consuming spurious liquor in MP’s Sagar; CM orders probe
Sagar (MP): At least ten persons died and some others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district Sunday, an official said, days after a similar tragedy in neighbouring Gujarat. A local BJP MLA, however, said 11 persons had died after consuming the spurious liquor. MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered a probe into...
Damana Market: Business booms, parking woes bite
Bhubaneswar: Damana Market remains one of the prominent markets in Bhubaneswar, catering to thousands of residents of the City’s northern neighbourhoods. Spread over 8 acres and 162 decimals, the market currently operates on around 4 acres due to certain legal disputes. Established August 12, 1990, the market remains open daily from morning until around 11 pm, while...
