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Jharsuguda: In order to evade taxes, people resort to various illegal methods little aware of the age old proverb that ‘nothing is certain but death & taxes.’ In one such incident, a trader in Sarbahal area of Jharsuguda, has put himself in trouble by lodging a fake complaint of cash robbery to evade taxes. As […]

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday postponed the joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) which was scheduled to be held on Sunday. The NTA reportedly postponed the exam for the candidates who were scheduled to appear it in Assam and Meghalaya. The exam has been postponed due to massive unrest in these States over the […]

Bhubaneswar: Sometimes, a simple advice during an unexpected juncture in life can have far-reaching consequences and often it turns out to be in fact one’s best life decision. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar today opened up on one such encounter in his life which he claims to be nothing less than a blessing. Sachin on Saturday […]

Kendrapara: Carcasses of three dolphins washed ashore at Pentha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday, officials said. The carcasses of the Irrawady dolphins are being examined to ascertain whether the sensitive marine animals died of natural causes or due to external injuries, a forest official said. Two out of the three animals were adults, […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid row over merger of State-run KALIA scheme with Centre’s PM-KISAN, it seems that Odisha government is also trying to piggyback its Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana on the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Data available on the Union Rural Development Ministry’s website claims that the Odisha government has not spent a single penny and […]

Thrissur: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday courted controversy over certain remarks made by him favouring ousted Thiruvananthapuram Press Club secretary, who was accused of moral policing by a woman journalist. The Union Minister was addressing delegates at the state conference of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) here. […]

Puri: With an aim to boost tourism and attract more foreign tourists to Odisha, the State government has started the Eco Retreat carnival along the Puri-Konark marine drive which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. The 49-day event is being organised on the Ramachandi beach, and will continue till January 31. The marine […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) lower order put up a brave fight but could not get their team past the finishing line, as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat them by…

Neemuch (MP): A 35-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district for allegedly raping his minor daughter repeatedly under the influence of alcohol, police said. The man is an alcoholic and his wife had left home three years ago, leaving behind their four children, including the 8-year-old victim, said City Superintendent of […]

New York: While it is not possible to put the entire Milky Way on a scale, that has not deterred astronomers from trying to make measurements of our home galaxy. According to a new “robust” estimate of Milky Way’s mass measurement, it is about 890 billion times the mass of our Sun. That is equal […]

New Delhi: After onions made headlines with exorbitant cost, milk will soon become dearer as major processing firms have decided to raise prices by up to Rs 3 per litre on the back of constrained supply. Accordingly, the rise is seen to be in line with the retail food inflation trajectory which has shown an […]

New Delhi: The apex child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked all state police chiefs to ensure that children are not misused by anyone for any unlawful activity like stone pelting and other violent acts during protests, including those against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The National Commission for Protection […]

Khurda: A college girl student died after being murderously attacked by a youth for allegedly rejecting his love proposal at Ganga Nagar village in  Balugaon area of the district. Meanwhile, the accused youth who also reportedly belongs to the same village has been detained in connection with the incident. Critically injured, the girl was immediately […]

Kendrapara: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached three more plots of land, owned by Sarathi Ashram and Satyam Charitable Trust, at Garapur on the outskirts of Kendrapara town. The central agency had attached 26 immovable properties of the trust in July this year. According to official sources, the ED attached the properties of the […]

Bhubaneswar: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Air Field Police Station in Bhubaneswar has been charged with duping a contractor of Rs 7.5 lakh. The complainant Anup Rath, claiming to be a civil contractor, has alleged that police are not taking any action against the ASI who is yet to return the money and is issuing […]