Puri: After widespread resentment among local residents over establishment of a parking lot and shoe stand on land of Emar Mutt which was recently demolished for the Puri Heritage Corridor project, the tender was scrapped by the Puri Municipality authorities. Informing about the development, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Puri Municipality, Bijay Das said, “The […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a direction to the Central government to ward off misuse of Aadhaar card information. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice C. Hari Shankar asked the government to pay heed to suggestions given by a court-appointed Amicus Curiae (friends of the court) like having […]
Bhubaneswar: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday termed the National Population Register (NPR) exercise as a precursor of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to allow it in Odisha. As governments of 13 states including Odisha have already announced not to allow NRC and six chief ministers […]
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the Budget session of Odisha Assembly, Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) on Thursday demanded 50 per cent share in the 2020-21 state budget for the overall development of farmers in the State. NNKS has been spearheading the farmer agitation in the State demanding price, prestige and pension. Addressing a presser, NNKS convenor, […]
New Delhi: R K Pachauri, a former chief of The Energy and Resources Institute, passed away on Thursday after a prolonged cardiac ailment, TERI Director General Ajay Mathur said. He was 79. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing away of R K Pachauri, the founder Director of TERI. The entire TERI […]
New Delhi: In the wake of nationwide protests against the CAA, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday vehemently defended the contentious law and said that anyone could seek time to debate the issue with him on merits. “Whoever wants to clarify this issue can seek an appointment with me. I will personally clarify the […]
Keonjhar: A king is loved and remembered for the welfare of his people. The magnanimity of Dhananjay Narayan Bhanjdeo, the scion of Keonjhar dynasty has now become the talk of the town after he recently announced to donate acres of land to people. The coronation of Keonjhar king was held in a grand ceremony last […]
Bhubaneswar: Motor vehicles conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) will not be sold or registered in Odisha from April 1, 2020, the State Transport Authority (STA) said on Thursday. “As per order passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court, no Motor Vehicle conforming to the emission standard BS-IV shall be sold or registered from […]
Puri: The development works of Swargadwar cremation ground in the pilgrim town of Puri commenced on Thursday following the ground-breaking ceremony or Bhoomi Pujan in the presence of district collector Balwant Singh. Various infrastructures and amenities will be developed at Swargadwar which is the most sought-after place for people to perform the last rites of […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s ability to wage war on Iran without congressional approval has been limited in a Senate bill passed by his fellow Republicans. The Iran war powers resolution was approved by a vote of 55-45 – hours after Trump warned that it would make America less safe from Iran, the BBC reported […]
Beijing: Death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic has gone up to 1,483 with Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, reporting 116 new fatalities, the country’s health officials said on Friday. The hard-hit province reported 4,823 new confirmed cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said. The new cases included 3,095 clinically diagnosed ones which […]
Washington: India urgently needs more ambitious structural and financial sector reform measures and a medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy due to the rising debt levels while ensuring a more accommodative fiscal stance in the budget, the IMF has said. Responding to a question on the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, International Monetary Fund […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved eight investment proposals worth Rs 1,609.49 crore and slated to create employment opportunities for 1,450 people. The proposals in the food processing, chemicals, plastics, tourism, steel downstream and infrastructure sectors were approved in the 89th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held under the chairmanship of […]
Bolangir: The nurses of Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Bolangir have called for cease work strike today protesting the attack on a colleague by the relatives of a patient on Thursday night. As per reports, the victim nurse identified as Pratima Pradhan was on duty at the female medicine ward last night when […]
Islamabad: The visiting IMF mission has asked Islamabad “to reduce its trade and commerce reliance on Beijing” and look for other international options by signing free trade agreements (FTA) with other countries too, a media report said on Friday. The development comes as the mission has extended its stay in Pakistan for making more efforts […]
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