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Pradipta Naik all set to be LoP in House
Top Sri Lanka defence official faces criminal charges for failure to prevent Easter Sunday attacks
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s sacked top Defence Ministry official Hemasiri Fernando will face criminal investigation for his alleged failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people and injured over 500, an official said here Monday. Fernando, who was...
Akhilesh betrayed his father, uncle, Mayawati punished him: BJP
Bumrah holds key for India: Michael Clarke
IAF achieved military objective in Balakot strike: Air Marshal Dhanoa
Patnagarh MLA Meher arrested over PWD engineer sit-up row
Bolangir: Bowing to severe criticism and public pressure, the district police Monday arrested BJD’s Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher in connection with the incident of forcing a government official to do sit-ups as punishment for alleged poor quality of road construction work in his constituency. The government official, who was forced...
Read moreAdhir Chowdhury apologises for ‘naali’ remark against Modi
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stoked a controversy Monday with his ‘naali’ (drain) remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, with the BJP launching a scathing attack on him and his party, stating that this ‘arrogance’ will finish them. Later, Chowdhury, the Congress leader in the LS, clarified that his intention was not to insult the Prime Minister and he regrets if Modi was hurt by...
Read moreJharkhand youth lynched to death for refusing to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, 5 arrested
Seraikela-Kharsawan (J’khand): Five persons were arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 24-year-old man, who was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft and seen in a purported video being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Hanuman’, police said. A special investigation team (SIT) has been set up to look into the death of Tabrez Ansari, who was declared ‘brought dead’ by doctors at the Tata Main...
Read moreIncome tax exemption limit of Rs 2.5 lakh may not be raised in 2019 Budget
New Delhi: The current basic income tax exemption limit of Rs 2.5 lakh is unlikely to be raised in the forthcoming full Budget 2019-20, according to informed sources, as the Finance Ministry has already announced a provision whereby individuals earning up to Rs 5,00,000 can get full tax rebate under Section 87A. Those earning Rs 5,00,000 per annum will, however, be required to file tax returns even if they have zero...
Read moreSatabhaya victims still await justice in colony
Kendrapara: Around 600 households in the picturesque coastal villages of Satabhaya panchayat in Kendrapara district, who were victims of climate change and massive coastal erosion engulfing major areas of the seven villages here, are far from living a normal life. These aggrieved villagers were later shifted and resettled at Bagapatia – a low lying area close to the troubled site. Unfortunately, even after almost two years of their settlement they are...
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Collar guide to personality
Shivaji Mohinta There is a tale for every (shirt) collar that a corporate boss wears. It is often a reflection of one’s personality and behavioral characteristics. How to determine one’s managerial style from the neck? One’s preferences for a particular style of collars can throw up a fair idea about the dominant functional style and likings (or...
Daunting task
Encephalitis has claimed 152 lives in Bihar. It is extremely distressing that such a large number of children have ‘succumbed to the disease’. Equally worrying is the fact that the physicians themselves are reported to be equivocal in many cases about whether encephalitis is behind the mass mortality. Muzaffarpur district is the worst affected and it has...
Shakib’s all-round show sinks Afghanistan
Southampton: After contributing with a crucial half century during the batting, World No.1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (5/29) produced a magical bowling display picking up a five-wicket haul to help Bangladesh to a 62-run win against Afghanistan in their World Cup encounter here, Monday. Chasing a getable 263 runs, the Afghans, who showed a great fight before...
Monsoon rains cover half of the country: IMD
Mumbai, June 24: India’s annual monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country and conditions are favourable for further advancement into the central and western parts this week, a weather department official said Monday. The monsoon’s progress will help farmers to accelerate sowing of summer-sown crops, which has been lagging due to a delay in the...
BJP fields Jaishankar for Gujarat RS seat after he formally joins party
New Delhi: BJP Monday named External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as its candidate for a Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, hours after he joined the saffron party in the presence of its working president J P Nadda. Jaishankar, a career diplomat and former foreign secretary, was inducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his government and given...
17 dead in lightning, rain-related incidents in UP
Lucknow: At least 17 people have lost their lives, while 19 others have sustained injuries in various incidents of lightning and excessive rainfall across the state, officials said Monday. The casualties took place on Sunday, a UP government statement said. "Seventeen (17) persons lost their lives, while 19 persons sustained injuries across the state. All the deaths...
Pradipta Naik all set to be LoP in House
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union home minister Amit Shah Monday appointed Bhawanipatna MLA Pradipta Kumar Naik as the leader of the BJP’s legislature party in the State Assembly. This will pave the way for the four-time BJP MLA to become the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the house. At the first meeting of...
BJP gets first Zilla Parishad in Bengal as TMC members switch sides, MLA joins too
New Delhi/ Kolkata: The BJP Monday took control of the South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad in West Bengal from the TMC, its first in the state, after majority of its members, besides an MLA, switched sides. In a jolt to the TMC in South Dinajpur district, veteran leader Biplab Mitra also joined the BJP. Mitra who was considered...
334 soldiers killed from 2016-18 in areas where AFSPA is in force: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 334 soldiers were killed from 2016 to 2018 in areas where the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is in force, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament Monday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said 113 soldiers were killed in 2016, 125 in 2017 and 96...
Wood crunch delays chariot work in Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal: Delay in construction of three chariots ahead of Car Festival here is attributed to unavailability of new timber. The Endowment and the Forest departments which should have sorted out the problem long ago are holding each other responsible for the delay. The construction of the second chariot has begun at Rathagada. But lack of new wood...
