Bhubaneswar: The state government is all set to confront for yet another scam. This time, allegations of misappropriation in purchase of school furniture has come to the fore. As per reports, finance commission had sanctioned Rs 50 crore in 2008 for purchase of school desks. On May 23, 2008, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had approved […]

Bhubaneswar: Another senior minister in Naveen Patnaik`s Cabinet has been accused of delivering "inflammatory speech" at a public meeting in Ganjam district. A complaint had been lodged against Revenue and Disaster Management Minister S N Patro at Jarada police station in Ganjam district on Monday. Patro allegedly asked the people of Patrapur block to "ostracise […]

Bhubaneswar: The dwindling numbers of elephants in the state in the recent past has raised concerns among people, environmentalists and animal care organisaitons. For this, Odisha Television Ltd (OTV) has launched an awareness campaign—‘Save Elephant’. The gruesome killing of two elephants including a tusker at Narshinghpur and Gurudujharia has sent shock waves across the state. […]

Bhubaneswar: Winding up of operations by IT majors and relocating to cities outside the state has heightened worries for the government. Recently, Posco ICT Company Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korean steel Major Posco, had decided to pull out of the state. Now, Mindtree, an IT consulting firm, also decided to shut down its operations […]

Cuttack: In yet another shocking incident, poachers have allegedly gunned down a tusker and decamped with the ivory at Abhimanpur in Narsinghpur here on Monday night. The gory incident occurred barely 1.5 km away from the Jadapada forest beat house here. It is suspected that five rounds of bullets have been fired at the elephant. […]

New Delhi: The turf war on the probe into the 2G scam escalated on Tuesday with the PAC taking serious note of its criticism by Congress which today further stepped up its attack on Murli Manohar Joshi. "A Congress leader Manish Tewari has said that the BJP should rein in Dr Joshi. The PAC has […]

New Delhi: Taking the 2G probe to the doorstep of the Prime Minister`s Office, PAC is likely to ask Principal Secretary to the PM, T K A Nair, and Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to appear before it this fortnight in connection with the telecom scam. Sources said Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee, headed by senior […]

Jammu: China`s presence in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (PoK) is "increasing steadily" and its troops are "actually present" along the Line of Control, a top Army Commander said, adding the Chinese footprints are "too close for comfort" for India. "Chinese presence in Gilgit-Baltistan and the Northern Areas is increasing steadily… There are many people who are […]

New Delhi: Compassionate appointments cannot be made as a matter of right as it has to be done only when the family is in need of financial security after the death of the bread winner otherwise it would be unconstitutional, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and R M […]

New Delhi: With JPC versus PAC controversy deepening, Congress on Tuesday alleged that the "duplicity" and "opportunism" of BJP in demanding JPC had been exposed by the way the PAC led by M M Joshi had taken up the 2G probe. "The manner in which PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi is functioning proves the opportunism […]

Puducherry: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said the UPA Government did not discriminate among states in allocation of funds unlike the NDA regime when states had to go `like beggars` to the Centre for getting their due. "We do not play politics with development and have extended unprecedented assistance to all state governments irrespective […]

Kochi: NHRC Chairperson Justice K G Balakrishnan has told Income Tax authorities that details of his I-T returns cannot be disclosed but he had no objection in revealing his total income or taxable income and the amount paid as income tax during 2005-10. Balakrishan, who has come under attack for alleged amassing of wealth by […]

New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday registered the ninth case in its probe of alleged corruption during Commonwealth Games naming seven senior engineers of CPWD and DDA for allegedly inflating cost of laying of synthetic turf as it carried out searches at 20 locations across the NCR. Besides these officials, a sports equipment providing company […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred rpt referred a set of 10 vital questions for consideration by a larger bench on the Constitutional validity of the present collegium system which gives primacy to the judiciary over the executive in the appointment of apex court and high court judges. A special bench of justices […]

Raipur: CRPF troops across the country will take a "Chintalnar pledge" tomorrow with a vow to wipe out "anti-national forces" as they remember their 75 colleagues who were killed exactly a year ago in a deadly Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh`s Dantewada. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) headquarters in Delhi has sent an oath message […]

New Delhi: CBI on Tuesday registered a case and began a probe into the death of Sadiq Batcha, a close aide of former Telecom Minister A Raja who has been arrested in the multi-crore spectrum allocation scam. The agency has started its investigations under section 174 of the CrPC in the mysterious death of Batcha […]

Puttaparthi: Followers and admirers from various corners of the country and scores from abroad have converged on this little town ever since godman Sathya Sai Baba`s health severed a setback. With hopes that he will recover as he did in the past, the devotees are praying that the 85-year-old Baba gets well soon to bless […]

New Delhi: A pilot and a tout were arrested in Ahmedabad by Delhi Police for allegedly helping a youth obtain flying licence from the country`s airline regulator DGCA using forged marksheets, taking the total number of arrests in such cases to 11. Hiren Nagar (27), a pilot, and a tout Eknath Patil (46) were arrested […]

Chandigarh: Army Chief General V K Singh on Tuesday discussed operational and training issues with Lt Gen S R Ghosh, GOC-in-C of the Command. A defence release said Gen Singh also met participants of a two-day Tri Service Seminar on the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) conducted by the Western Command. He complimented the participants […]

Islamabad: Seeking a "new chapter" in the UK-Pak ties months after accusing Islamabad of not doing enough against terrorism, British Premier David Cameron on Tuesday said Pakistan has suffered heavily at the hands of militants. "Terrorism threatens both our countries. Pakistan has suffered heavily…," Cameron, who is here on a day-long visit, said at a […]