Odisha CM announces financial aid, seed kits & housing subsidy for cyclone-hit victims
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the...
52-yr-old Unit-4 market: A bustling commercial hub
By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Spread over nearly eight acres, the Bhoumanagar Haat, popularly known as Unit-4 Market, is one of the oldest and most prominent commercial centres in the state capital. The market was inaugurated October 2, 1974, by...
Orissa HC launches online summons system
By KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Orissa High Court’s two-day conference of District Judges began at the Odisha Judicial Academy Saturday, with Chief Justice Harish Tandon inaugurating the event and launching an online summons management system for government employees. The...
Deprived Schools: 134-year-old school has no land of its own
By ABHIMANYU NAYAK. OP Balipatana: Biswanathpur Government Upper Primary School in Balipatana block of Khordha district, established in 1892, has entered its 134th year but continues to grapple with inadequate infrastructure, staff shortages and other basic facilities. The century-old institution,...
Teacher engaged in SIR work attacked
Jharbandh: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work was allegedly attacked by a youth at Badaanki village under Jharbandh block in Baragada district Sunday. Krupa Sindhu Bariha, a teacher at Badaanki School, was working as...
‘Murasu’ intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; Odisha evacuates people from vulnerable areas
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected to make landfall in adjoining...
Read moreDetailsNSA Doval meets Vietnamese counterpart, reviews bilateral defence cooperation
Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official visit. "National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met today with General Phan Van Giang, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist...
Read moreDetailsEight labourers electrocuted while working on road-construction project in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted when a machine being used during road construction work came into contact with an electricity line in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district Monday, police said, adding that five others sustained burn injuries in the accident. The accident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area, where a narrow road connecting Chhapoli to Kadamkund was being constructed with public participation. Udaipurwati SHO Rampal said a machine being...
Read moreDetailsThree rebel AAP MLAs from Punjab join BJP
New Delhi: In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, three of its leaders from the state, including Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and two other legislators, joined the BJP Monday. Earlier in the day, suspended AAP MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said he resigned as a legislator of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. In a post on Facebook, Singh -- the MLA...
Read moreDetailsIndia’s manufacturing sector activity growth eases in Oct on softer rise in output, new orders
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity growth eased in October as output and new orders rose at softer rates, while moderate cost pressures provided support and a buffer against a sharper decline, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 54.7 in October from 55.1 in September. Still, it remained above its long-run average and comfortably above the neutral mark of 50.0....
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Odisha CM announces financial aid, seed kits & housing subsidy for cyclone-hit victims
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the office of the Special Relief Commissioner to review the situation. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari,...
NSA Doval meets Vietnamese counterpart, reviews bilateral defence cooperation
Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official visit. "National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met today with General...
ED registers money laundering case against Subhash Chandra
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against media baron Subhash Chandra in connection with an alleged loan fraud that caused a Rs 1,322 crore loss to Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), officials said Monday. Chandra is alleged to have inflated his net worth to avail loans from LICHFL and then defaulted...
BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader’s objection
Mumbai: A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. While Mirza's clip urging people to avoid noise and air pollution was removed on Sunday, campaign videos...
Tiger Shroff’s spokesperson denies reports of actor’s first public appearance since attack at book launch
Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff's spokesperson has dismissed reports suggesting that the actor would make his first public appearance since the attack at a book launch event in Mumbai November 3. According to reports, the ‘Baaghi’ actor was reportedly expected to step out for his first public appearance since the attack at the launch of actor and wellness...
Eight labourers electrocuted while working on road-construction project in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted when a machine being used during road construction work came into contact with an electricity line in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district Monday, police said, adding that five others sustained burn injuries in the accident. The accident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area, where a narrow road connecting Chhapoli to...
Three rebel AAP MLAs from Punjab join BJP
New Delhi: In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Punjab assembly polls, three of its leaders from the state, including Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh and two other legislators, joined the BJP Monday. Earlier in the day, suspended AAP MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said he resigned as a legislator...
India’s manufacturing sector activity growth eases in Oct on softer rise in output, new orders
New Delhi: India's manufacturing sector activity growth eased in October as output and new orders rose at softer rates, while moderate cost pressures provided support and a buffer against a sharper decline, a monthly survey said Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 54.7 in October from 55.1 in September. Still,...
‘Murasu’ intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; Odisha evacuates people from vulnerable areas
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected to make landfall in adjoining Andhra Pradesh. The India Meteorological Department (IMD),...
Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh resigns from AAP; 3rd MLA to do so in two days
Chandigarh: In a major development in Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Amritsar North MLA, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, resigned Monday, following in the footsteps of two other MLAs who resigned the previous day. Singh, a former IPS officer, also sent his resignation letter to the Punjab Assembly Speaker Monday. He was suspended by the AAP for...
