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Bolangir: A man was beaten to death after he rejected a marriage proposal for his sister at Ankariapada village under Puintala Police limits in the district on Sunday. According to sources, the deceased Gobardhan Giri, a native of Kutrapali village had come to his in-laws’ house at Ankariapada where he was brutally attacked by one […]

Moradabad: In an unprecedented move, the Moradabad District Magistrate (DM) locked up over two dozen mediapersons inside an emergency ward for two hours while Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was visiting the district hospital. DM Rakesh Kumar Singh posted guards outside the gate to ensure that the journalists did not come out during Adityanath’s […]

New Delhi: Indo Tibetan Border Police DIG Aparna Kumar has become the first Indian civil servant to scale the Mount Denali in Alaska, the highest mountain peak in North America. The officer climbed the peak on her third attempt, and also completed her “Seven Summits” Challenge, an ITBP statement said here. An IPS officer of […]

New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will strengthen its position in the Rajya Sabha with the addition of four more members later this week. This will be following the inclusion of four Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) member. With this, the NDA will have 115 MPs with a […]

Birmingham: Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored yet another half-century in the ongoing World Cup during his side’s 31-run loss to England at Edgbaston. On Sunday, Kohli scored his fifth fifty on the trot in the ongoing tournament and became the second batsman after Australia’s Steve Smith to score five consecutive half centuries in a World […]

New Delhi: Determined to increase its earnings, the Indian Railways is mulling implementing a “give it up” scheme asking passengers to sacrifice the subsidy on train tickets. A senior Railway Ministry official aware of the development told IANS: “The railways has submitted a 100-day plan to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to increase the earnings.” […]

Continuing with its recruitment spree, the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Rourkela Steel Plant has invited applications for several Executive and Non-Executive posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date of submission of application is July 31, 2019. SAIL Recruitment 2019 Vacancy Detail Post and Vacancies […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on ganja smuggling, the Excise department today busted a racket in Bhubaneswar and seized a huge cache of the contraband item. Acting on a tip-off, the Excise officials raided a duplex building near Kolathia in Khandagiri area of the capital city. During the search, the sleuths seized 10 quintals of […]

Jammu: Thirty three people were killed and 22 injured on Monday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, an official said. The accident took place at 8.40 a.m. when a mini bus travelling from Keshwan area to Kishtwar town went out of the driver’s control and plunged into a gorge near Sirgwari […]

Mumbai: Actress Sonakshi Sinha has contributed some of her wardrobe items for Alia Bhatt’s initiative Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe (MiSu). The garments from Sonakshi’s wardrobe will be available on SaltScout.com, an online platform for charity auctions and sales, from July 2. Sonakshi is the second celebrity guest to join the initiative, which aims to […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Ecotourism is the buzzword. Odisha government, too, seems keen to make the most of it having set aside Rs 7.7 crore in the current budget for infrastructure development at ecotourism sites. This sector has tremendous potential for revenue generation and the best thing about it is that local communities have a […]

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a new scheme – ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy’ (STRIDE). Broadly, STRIDE will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant. STRIDE shall support research capacity building as well as basic, applied and transformational action research that […]

Boudh: A youth in Odisha allegedly slit the throat of his aunt with a knife for resisting rape. The shocking incident was reported from Kantamal area of Boudh district on Sunday. According to sources, accused Binod Deep allegedly tried to rape his relative aunt after finding her alone in the house. When his aunt resisted, […]

New Delhi: All private and special category schools are mandated to admit in Class 1 or below at least 25 per cent students belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Pokhriyal said the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act […]

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi was set to meet on Monday Chief Ministers of five Congress-ruled states for the first time after the Lok Sabha election defeat and made it clear he was firm on giving up the party’s leadership. Shortly after Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot said that Gandhi should remain at the party’s helm, […]