Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba likely to visit India

Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba

New Delhi: Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba is likely to pay a brief visit to India later this month, in his first trip to the country after beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict over two years back. The visit is in the process of being finalised and if everything goes according to plan, Kuleba will be in New Delhi by the end of March, people familiar with the matter said. The Ukranian...

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IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee for wrestling, WFI to take charge

Sanjay Singh - Wrestling Federation of India

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association Monday dissolved the ad-hoc committee for wrestling, saying "there is no further need" for it to continue after revocation of the suspension on the national federation, which now gets complete administrative control of the sport. The IOA said that the decision was also guided by the successful conduct of the selection trials for next month's Olympic qualifying tournament for which the panel collaborated with the...

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NDA announces Bihar seat-sharing pact: BJP to contest 17, JD(U) 16, Chirag’s LJP 5

Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi

New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Monday finalised its seat-sharing formula in Bihar for Lok Sabha elections, announcing the BJP will contest 17 constituencies, the JD(U) 16 and Chirag Paswan's LJP (Ram Vilas) five, while rebuffing the claims of the LJP faction led by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras. Two other NDA allies -- Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha -- will contest one seat each, Vinod...

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‘Shakti’ row: Amid political storm, MP Rahul Gandhi says comments taken out of context

Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Being at the receiving end of vociferous attacks over his ‘Shakti’ remarks, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday said that the statement had been taken out of context. The Congress MP blamed the “lies-manufacturing machinery” of the BJP for creating a needless controversy over his statement and also took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the latter twists his remarks if he doesn’t like them. Further defending...

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Sporadic nesting of Olive Ridleys begins in Gahirmatha

Kendrapara: Sporadic nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles has started at the beaches within Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary. The forest personnel have spotted as many as 32 nests of the endangered sea turtles at Nasi-1, Nasi2 and Madali -2 beaches. Official sources Monday said the forest personnel have collected 3,539 endangered Olive Ridley eggs from the sporadic nesting...

Ayush doctors warn of non-cooperation

Bhubaneswar: All Odisha Ayush Doctors Association (AOADA), representing Ayush doctors of Odisha working under the National Health Mission (NHM), has announced an indefinite non-cooperation movement from March 20 unless the government meets their demand for job regularisation. “The decision comes after the government fails to regularise AYUSH doctors working in community health centers (CHCs) and primary health...

DGP convenes pre-poll meet

Bhubaneswar: For smooth and safe conduct of the upcoming assembly and general elections, state director general of police (DGP) Arun Kumar Sarangi Monday virtually held a ‘cooperation meeting’ with SPs and Range DIGs of neighbouring states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Addressing reporters here after the meeting, Sarangi informed, “We had a cooperation meeting today. Superintendents...

SJTA deposits Rs 39cr Srimandir funds with 2 banks

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) deposited Rs 39 crore Srimandir funds in two nationalised banks here, Monday. According to SJTA Administrator (Development) Pradeep Kumar Sahu, Rs 36 crore was parked as fixed deposit with Canara Bank and Rs 3 crore with Bank of Baroda. “As per the standard practice, we invited biddings from nationalised banks....

Prepare plan to tackle heatwave, SRC tells DCs

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections during a scorching summer, the state government Monday directed all the District Collectors (DCs) to prepare a heatwave contingency plan. In a letter, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu said, “You are aware, General Election, 2024 has been declared by the Election Commission of India. Accordingly,...

Priest gets 18 month in jail for sexually harassing foreigner

Bhubaneswar: The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court here Monday awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) of 18 months to a priest of Lingaraj Temple after holding him guilty of sexually harassing a 28-year-old Swedish woman outside the 11th-century shrine in the City, February 19 this year. JMFC Payal Gupta convicted Kundan Mahapatra alias Kundu for the offences under...

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In Nepal’s volatile politics making new alliances or shuffling the pack of probable allies has become so common place that the victory of the Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal, in a vote of confidence recently, is not surprising. But, its importance lies in the fact that it marks a critical juncture in the nation’s search for...

 

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In Modi sarkar’s initial years since 2014, senior babus witnessed uncertain tenures, often shuffled between ministries within months. Even those...

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