New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales in India touched a record high of 41.08 lakh units in 2023, growing by 8.3 per cent over the previous year driven by SUVs, which accounted for almost half of the total dispatches from manufacturers to dealers. The record sales...
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for questioning in the railways land-for-jobs money laundering case probe, official sources said Wednesday. While Tejashwi (34), has been asked to depose before the...
Bhawanipatna: Local farmers staged a protest at Chicheiguda mandi under Junagarh block in Kalahandi district over alleged rigging in paddy weighing machines, a source said Wednesday. The farmers Wednesday alleged that the weighing machines at the mandi recorded 3kg less in weighing every 40kg of...
Bhadrak: Thieves stole donation boxes along with jewellery from Radhagobinda temple and Madanmohan temple under Puruna Bazar police limits in Bhadrak district, a source said Monday. According to the source, the theft took place Sunday night. The miscreants scooped out Lord Madanmohan’s eyes which has...
Bolangir: A farmer allegedly died by suicide by consuming pesticide due to crop failure in Odisha’s Bolangir district, a source said Saturday. The deceased farmer was identified as Chamru Bagh (46) from Baneikel village in Titilagarh of Bolangir district. According to the source, Chamru had...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence Wednesday said that the Indian Navy will induct the fast attack craft, INS Tarmugli, December 14. The ministry said that the ship has a unique distinction of having served under the flag of two nations with three names during...
Bhubaneswar: Former Governor of Odisha Ganeshi Lal had issued 319 grants from his discretionary funds totalling more than Rs 6 crore to Haryana-based recipients between FY 2018-19 and FY 2023-24, according to an RTI response received from the Governor's office. Notably, Lal- who hails from...
Nischintakoili: Police have arrested dreaded criminal Sushanta Sahu alias Lipu from Nischintakoili in Cuttack district, a source said Sunday. According to the source, the encounter took place Saturday night. Sahu was shot in his left leg by the cops in retaliation for an attack by...
Puri: A 15-member ASI team Tuesday reached Puri for laser scanning of Jagannath temple’s Ratnabhandar (temple treasury), a source informed. The team comprises 15 members and is led by ASI superintendent GB Gadnayak. It includes photographers, survey teams and other technicians. The 15-member team includes...
Bhubaneswar: Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over south Andaman Sea, a low-pressure area has formed over south Andaman Sea and adjoining Malacca Strait at 8:30 am of November 27, IMD Bhubaneswar said. The weather agency further said that it is likely to move...
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Of all the problems that India faces in its neighbourhood, the most pressing one seems to be emerging from Bangladesh...
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