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Lanjigarh: Situation at the Vedanta refinery at Lanjigarh returned to normalcy today following a meeting between security personnel and labourers in the presence of Kalahandi SP, B Gangadhar late on Saturday. At least two persons including security personnel of Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) were killed while 30 others injured in the violent clash between […]

Bhubaneswar:  The office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha today issued notification for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 assembly constituencies, where polls are scheduled to be held on April 18. The five Lok Sabha constituencies going to poll in second phase are Bargarh, Bolangir, Sundargarh, Kandhamal and Aska. Polls will also be held […]

Cuttack:  Locals of Chandini Chowk gheraoed the Lalbag Police Station in Cuttack today protesting the detention of a youth over a false case. According to sources, the Commissionerate Police had arrested one Chandan Maharana of Chandini Chowk area a week ago on charges of Non Bailable Warrant (NBW) issued against him for his alleged involvement […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification for the second phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections, kicking off the process of filing of nominations for another 97 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories. Voting in the second phase will take place on April 18, said the notification, which comes a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced 2019 exam, earlier scheduled to be held on May 19th this year has been postponed to May 27th due to clash of the exam date with Lok Sabha election dates, a notice issued by the  organising authority, IIT Roorkee informed. “In view of the clash in the dates […]

New Delhi/Mumbai: Jet Airways flight maintenance engineers have written to the aviation regulator DGCA stating that the company’s aircraft are fit and safe to fly. According to the Jet Aircraft Maintaince Enginners Welfare Association, the company has a 99.50 per cent technical dispatch reliability which is the highest in the industry. The corrigendum from the […]

Mumbai: Actress Alia Bhatt has teamed up with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the film titled “Inshallah”. Alia took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news. She wrote: “I was nine when I first walked into Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s office, all nervous and hoping and praying that I would be in his next film. It’s […]

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday met representatives of Internet companies, including Facebook and Twitter, to discuss issues related to the use of social media for campaigning in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls while the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) is in force. The meeting comes after the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change […]

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday announced a new manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, making it the company’s seventh such plant in the country. The manufacturing plant was launched in partnership with Flex Ltd. “We are delighted to announce our new smartphone manufacturing partnership with Flex Ltd. In line with our sincere commitment […]

San Francisco: As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, diagnosing diseases has become faster with greater accuracy. A new study from the Google AI research group shows that physicians and algorithms working together are more effective than either one alone. In the study, to be published in the journal Ophthalmology, the researchers created a system […]

Keonjhar: Three members of a family including an old woman and two minor girls were taken ill after consuming wild mushrooms last night in Mirigikhoji village under Patana block of Keonjhar district. As per reports, one Sadhabani Biswal, grandmother of two minor girls Rumi Biswal and Rami Biwal collected some wild mushrooms from their nearby […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told a Delhi court that Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, is not cooperating in the investigation and the agency may require his custodial interrogation in a money laundering case. A Special Public Prosecutor told Special Judge Arvind Kumar that despite being given various […]

New York: Women who drink sugar sweetened beverages are at an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, researchers have warned. The study, led by Harvard University researchers, found that drinking 1-4 sugary drinks per month was linked with a one per cent increased risk of death and 2-6 drinks per week with a six […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred gallantry awards — two Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras — to the armed forces personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to the duty. Two Kirti Chakras and two Shaurya Chakras were given posthumously. The President, who is also the Supreme Commander […]

Bhubaneswar: Just days before his retirement, Vice-chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Surendra Nath Pasupalak, today resigned from his post and the government job. Pasupalak sent his resignation letter to Chancellor of Universities & Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal through post. Governor Ganeshi Lal had reportedly directed to conduct a Vigilance inquiry into […]