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Guv invites Naveen to form govt
Bhubaneswar: Governor Ganeshi Lal Sunday invited Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, who led the party to an emphatic victory in both Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha, to form the next government in the state. Set to be sworn in as the chief minister for a record...
Read moreVotes from upper caste Hindus, OBCs and STs won it for NDA
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got maximum support from the Other Backward Castes (OBCs), followed by Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs), according to the IANS-CVOTER analysis of the voting pattern in the General Election 2019. Among the social groups, 47.1 per cent of OBCs voted for the NDA against 43.2 per cent STs and 39.5 per cent SCs. The NDA got overwhelming support across the broad spectrum...
Read more‘Will ensure education for all in my constituency’
Chandrani Murmu became the youngest Lok Sabha MP in 2019. Her journey from being an engineer to a Parliamentarian is nothing less than spectacular. Murmu discussed future plans with Orissa POST’s Biswa Bhusan Mohapatra. She is just 25 years, 11 months old. She contested from Keonjhar (reserved for ST) LS seat on a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ticket and won against former BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a difference of 66,203...
Read moreFather-son duo ruined Congress in Odisha, says Kanhu Lenka
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress party leader in the state, Kanhu Charan Lenka, Sunday fired salvos against the state party leadership and also blamed them for the election debacles which lead to the humiliating defeat of the party in the state. In a statement to the media Sunday, Lenka blamed Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik and his son Navajyoti Patnaik for ruining the party prospects in the state in the...
Read moreKALIA aid hours after Naveen’s swearing-in
Bhubaneswar: Around 25 lakh farmers of Odisha will get the first instalment of financial benefit under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme after Naveen Patnaik’s swearing-in for the fifth consecutive term. On the same day of the swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to be held at the IDCO Exhibition Ground here on May 29, Naveen will distribute the amount to beneficiaries at a special programme at the State Secretariat....
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Cech targets Europa League success against former club Chelsea
London: Petr Cech will bring down the curtain on a glittering playing career in strange circumstances as the Arsenal goalkeeper faces his former and potentially future employers Chelsea in the Europa League final Wednesday. Cech, 37, enjoyed the best years of his career at Stamford Bridge, winning 13 trophies including four Premier League titles and the Champions...
Juve still behind in Europe despite Ronaldo
Milan: Massimiliano Allegri oversaw his final game as Juventus coach Sunday, after guiding the team to an eighth consecutive Serie A title but paying the price for yet another Champions League failure despite the sensational signing of Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was left out alongside a host of other starters as the Allegri era ended with...
Nepalese designer reveals if he is in a relationship with Karan Johar
New York: New York-based Nepalese designer Prabal Gurung has denied rumours about having a ‘romantic relationship’ with filmmaker Karan Johar. A photograph of the two, now deleted by the designer, took social media in a tizzy Sunday. Gurung has now released a statement on Twitter clarifying that Karan is just his ‘dearest friend’. "Can we have some...
Good box-office numbers encourage me to do good films: Ayushmann
Mumbai: With one hit after another to his credit, Ayushmann Khurrana says good box office numbers give him the courage to do films with a social message. ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’, ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’, ‘Badhaai Ho’ and ‘AndhaDhun’ have all done well for him in recent times. The actor has taken a career turn to do ‘Article 15’,...
8 healthy tips to maintain menstrual hygiene this summer
New Delhi: Menstrual hygiene is vital year-round, but it's advisable to be more careful in the summer season when heat and sweat can lead to more rashes, say experts. Ahead of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed May 28, Monica Bindra, co-founder, LAIQA, and Gurinder Singh Sahota, founder, Silky Cup, have shared tips: * Change your pad every...
Ranveer to play Gujarati character in new film
Mumbai: In the midst of working on '83’, actor Ranveer Singh has signed up another film. He will play a Gujarati in Yash Raj Films' (YRF) ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’, to be helmed by debutant writer-director Divyang Thakkar. The actor calls it a ‘miracle script’. The project, a humorous entertainer set in Gujarat, is being produced by YRF's homegrown...
Sonia Gandhi ready to sacrifice everything to save India’s basic values
New Delhi: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has written a letter to the voters of Rae Bareli thanking them for their support to her in the Lok Sabha elections. Gandhi, in her letter written May 24 and released here Sunday, said that her life is like an open book. "You are my family. The hope and courage that...
Prison riot leaves 15 dead in Brazil
Sao Paulo: Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil Sunday, the regional prison authority said. The clashes broke out around 11:00 am during visiting hours at the facility, located some 28 kilometers from the state capital Manaus. "It was a fight between the inmates. There had never been deaths...
Votes from upper caste Hindus, OBCs and STs won it for NDA
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) got maximum support from the Other Backward Castes (OBCs), followed by Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs), according to the IANS-CVOTER analysis of the voting pattern in the General Election 2019. Among the social groups, 47.1 per cent of OBCs voted for the NDA against 43.2 per cent STs...
Nobel laureate Gell-Mann dies at 89
Santa Fe: Murray Gell-Mann, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who brought order to the universe by helping discover and classify subatomic particles, has died at the age of 89. Gell-Mann died Friday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His death was confirmed by the Santa Fe Institute, where he held the title of distinguished fellow, and...
