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Odisha To Witness Wet Spells, Thunderstorm For Next Two Days

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of northern, southern and coastal Odisha are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall for next two days, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. “Thunderstorm and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur in some places of northern Odisha and one or two places of southern Odisha on Tuesday. Similarly, […]

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Nothing More Urgent: CJI On Nirbhaya Convict's Mercy Plea

New Delhi: One of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent hearing on his plea against the dismissal of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind. Mukesh Kumar Singh (32) submitted the plea last week. His mercy plea was dismissed by the President […]

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Novel Coronavirus: Govt Deploys Health Team On Nepal Border

New Delhi: In the wake of a confirmed case of a novel coronavirus in Nepal, the Union Health Ministry has subsequently strengthened its vigil in the areas bordering Nepal. The recent deployment of health team has taken place at Panitanki in West Bengal, the entry point from Nepal, said the Health Ministry on Monday. “Update […]

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ED Finds 'Financial Links' Between PFI And Anti-CAA Protests In UP

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has found that the recent violent protests in Uttar Pradesh against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) had a “financial link” with the Kerala-based outfit PFI, official sources said on Monday. The agency, which is probing the Popular Front of India (PFI) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) since […]

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Odisha Prepared To Tackle Coronavirus: State Health Secretary

Bhubaneswar: Amid coronavirus scare, Union Health Secretary reviewed preparedness to deal with the situation with health secretaries of all the States through video conferencing today. Attending the review meeting, Odisha Health Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal informed the Centre that the State government is all prepared to deal with the situation. “Novel Coronavirus which started in […]

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Bhubaneswar Airport Roof Collapse: Preliminary Probe Concludes

Bhubaneswar: Airports Authority of India (AAI)’s a preliminary investigation into the collapse of a roof of an under-construction building at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar last week has concluded. BPIA Director VV Rao informed that the Executive Engineer and General Manager of AAI’s Regional Headquarters at Kolkata were on a one-day visit to […]

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Odisha vulnerable as Coronavirus enters Malaysia, Not to Panic says State govt

Bhubaneswar: With a new strain of Coronavirus, the virus that causes common cold, acute respiratory infections like MERS & SARS, having taken a lethal grip on China and it being further spread to many southeast Asian nations like Malaysia, Thailand, Korea etc, the Union Health Ministry has alerted all states to take preventive action against […]

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Govt Signs Accord With NDFB, ABSU To Resolve Bodo Issue

New Delhi: The government on Monday signed an accord with the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), one of the dreaded insurgent groups of Assam, providing political and economic bonanza sans a separate state or Union Territory. The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), which has been spearheading a movement for a Bodoland state since 1972, […]

Padma Row: "What about Sonia Gandhi?" BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra Hits Back At Congress

New Delhi: The BJP on Monday staunchly defended its decision to confer Padma award to singer Adnan Sami by claiming that Sonia Gandhi too should be subject of discussion if everyone has to be judged by his or her parent’s deeds. “You know Sonia Gandhi’s father was related to Hitler. But when she was made […]

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Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Rejection Of Complaint For FIR Against Sole Witness

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday dismissed a plea filed by the father of one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, challenging the court’s order by which it had rejected his complaint questioning the credibility of the sole witness in the case. Judge A K Jain […]

West Bengal Assembly Passes Anti-CAA resolution
West Bengal Assembly Passes Anti-CAA Resolution, Demands Its Repeal

Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly Monday passed a resolution against CAA brought by the state government demanding that the contentious citizenship law be repealed forthwith and NPR and the proposed NRC be withdrawn. Speaking on the resolution, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Citizenship Amendment Act is “against the Constitution and humanity”. “We want this […]

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Bird Flu Confirmed In Odisha, Chicken Culling To Begin Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) today confirmed bird flu strain in the samples which it had sent to Bhopal for laboratory tests. As per reports, some chickens were recently found dead inside the OUAT farm following which blood samples of the dead chickens were sent to Bhopal for testing. “We received the […]

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Delhi Assembly Polls: Baijayant Panda, Pratap Sarangi Campaign For BJP

Bhubaneswar: It’s going to be a litmus test for the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadami Party (AAP) as it is likely to face a tough challenge in upcoming 2020 Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 8. Many believe that there will be a triangular battle between the AAP, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and […]

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Odisha Gears Up For First-Ever Khelo India University Games

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government under the aegis of the Sports Authority of India and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will host the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar from February 22 to March 1. The event which aims to create a platform for youth […]

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No Power Can Stop Kashmiri Pandits From Returning To Kashmir: Defence Minister

Mangaluru: No power can now stop Kashmiri Pandits from going back to Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, forcefully defending the NDA government’s decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir and abrogating its special status under Article 370. In an address at a rally here, the Defence Minister also sent a strong message to […]

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