Bhubaneswar: More than 35.39 lakh farmers in Odisha will receive the 24th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme Friday, an official said. The instalment will be released at a national-level programme to be held in Gujarat. PM Narendra Modi will attend the event and release the...
Bhubaneswar: The Energy Department of Odisha signed four MoUs at the Asia Clean Energy Summit in Singapore to strengthen international research collaboration in renewable energy and emerging clean energy technologies, officials said Thursday. The agreements, with leading global technology and energy companies and Nanyang Technological...
Bhubaneswar: Rail services on the Howrah-Chennai route were disrupted Thursday after the swollen Bahuda river crossed the danger mark at two railway bridges in Odisha's Ganjam district following heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab, officials said. As many as 36 trains were cancelled, 30 diverted...
Kataka: The Orissa High Court has declared invalid the no-confidence motion initiated against Chameli Ojha, sarpanch of Tikhiri panchayat in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, providing her major relief. A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra delivered the verdict Wednesday, quashing the notice issued...
By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged large-scale irregularities in the selection of aircraft services for official use by the Odisha government, citing non-transparent procedures, violations of prescribed norms and financial losses to the state exchequer. In...
Bhubaneswar: Flash floods triggered by heavy rain fall due to Cyclone Arnab have affected as many as 62,500 people in Ganjam and Gajapati, the worst-hit districts in South Odisha, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said Thursday. Garg reviewed the situation at the office of the Special...
New Delhi: Having undergone a complete overhaul as far as the coaching staff is concerned, a bigger and trickier call for the Mumbai Indians' decision-making group will be deciding on a possible captain, with the two likely options being the tried and tested Rohit Sharma...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved 22 industrial investment proposals worth Rs 3,855 crore, which are expected to generate 7,765 jobs, officials said. The proposals were cleared by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), headed by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, an official statement...
Kataka: The Orissa High Court Thursday issued notices to five BJD MLAs in a case filed by the regional outfit seeking their disqualification for allegedly defying the party's collective decision and cross-voting in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections. Justice M S Sahoo directed the...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-Kataka Commissionerate Police returned stolen mobile phones to their owners Tuesday at a special event called ‘Mobile Handover Mela’, held at the Commissionerate Police headquarters Thursday. Most of the phones were reportedly stolen during the festive period between Rath Yatra and Durga Puja....
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By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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