Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing of Odisha’s petition on Mahanadi dispute to October 9 as the Centre sought four more weeks to present data on formation of a special tribunal to adjudicate the case. The Centre had earlier sought time twice from the apex court to prepare draft with necessary documents […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways today diverted some Odisha bound trains including Rajdhani Express running from New Delhi following derailment of Azamgarhg-Delhi Kaifiyat Express in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh today that left around 50 injured. New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express leaving New Delhi on August 22 will run via Kanpur-Lucknow-Muradabad-Gaziabad, a Railway statement said. Similarly, New […]

New Delhi: After receiving the Outlook India Speakout best administrator award in New Delhi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated it to the 4.5 crore people of Odisha. “I would like to dedicate the award to the 4.5 crore people of my State. Odisha was importing rice when I became the Chief Minister in 2000.  […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: More than 200 activists of Agami Odisha, a regional outfit, today began a five-day Satyagraha by the name Mahanadi Bachao Andolan to put pressure on the Centre to constitute a tribunal to resolve the inter-state water sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Activists staged dharna and showcased songs, dance to create awareness on […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for arrested BJD MP Ramchandra Hansda, the CBI court granted him a two day leave basing on his petition to vote in the Vice Presidential elections. After getting necessary permissions from the court, Hansda left for New Delhi and cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential election held today. Hansda said […]

Kandhamal: The collector of Kandhamal Brunda D today appealed to all government employees here to donate a day’s salary for the treatment of the conjoined twins of the district. The twins, renamed as Jaga and Balia by AIIMS authorities, will be operated after their health condition improves at AIIMS, New Delhi. The AIIMS has formed […]

New Delhi: UPA’s Vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi met BJD MPs at Bhartruhari Mahtab’s residence here and thanked the regional party for its support ahead of the poll scheduled for August 5. MPs Baijayant Panda, Tathagat Satpathy, Prasanna Patasani, Pratyusha Rajeswari Singh, Anubhav Mohanty, Pratap Deb, Pinaki Mishra and others were present to meet Gandhi. […]

Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district, who are at the New Delhi AIIMS for treatment, are likely to go through surgeries to be conducted in three different phases. The twins, Honey and Singh, will be operated by a 16-member team of doctors. “Around 75 to 80 per cent […]

New Delhi: A major fire broke out on Monday in a government building, housing offices including of the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department among others, officials said. No injuries were reported. The fire was reported on the fourth floor of the Lok Nayak Bhawan in the upscale Khan Market area around 4 p.m, officials […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Paika Rebellion is the first war of Independence in India said President Pranab Mukherjee today at the event held at New Delhi to commemorate 200th year celebration of Paika Rebellion of Khurda. “I will not call it a rebellion by the Paikas but frankly speaking it is one of the earliest freedom movements […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today demanded the Paika Rebellion of Khurda be called as the first war of Independence in the Country. In a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Patnaik said “The Paika Rebellion (1817 AD) of Odisha, which took place 40 years before the Sepoy Mutiny (1857 AD) eminently qualifies to […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Odisha boy Sriyansh Das has brought laurels for the State by winning a gold medal in the Under-8 Boys Category at the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi. Sriyansh won the gold medal in the Under-8 category by defeating his Bangladeshi counterpart by 5 points. Sriyansh hails from Barabati village under Rasulpur block […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Taking an initiative to reduce examination period and to give teachers extra time to check answer sheets, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to hold Class 10 and 12 Annual Examinations on the same dates in two shifts – morning and afternoon. As per a report published in the Hindustan […]

New Delhi: The Kandhamal conjoined twins will be operated at the AIIMS, New Delhi, only if a team of doctors formed for their treatment feels condition of the babies is suitable, said AIIMS neurosurgery department head Prof Ashok Mohapatra today. Talking to media persons Mohapatra stated, “Primary investigation of the conjoined twins was done yesterday […]

Bhubaneswar: The conjoined twins of Milipada village under Phiringia block of Kandhamal district today left for New Delhi AIIMS along with family members in Rajadhani Express for further treatment. The twins, Honey and Singh, were also accompanied by Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram assistant manager Soumya Samantray to AIIMS, New Delhi where the conjoined babies will […]