AIIMS Bhubaneswar opens dedicated heat stroke unit
Odisha: Man sentenced to 20 years RI by POCSO court for raping minor
ECoR offers economy meals for passengers at nine stations in summer
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide economy meals at nine important stations across its jurisdiction in the summer. ECoR sources here Thursday said economy meals are being provided to passengers at Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Titilagarh, Balangir, Kantabanji, Palasa,...
Odisha: BJD readies specially-designed buses for Naveen Patnaik’s campaign
Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka’s annual income dips
EC seeks BJP, Congress’s responses on charge of PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi violating model code
New Delhi: Taking cognisance for the first time of a model code violation allegation against a prime minister, the Election Commission Thursday asked the BJP to respond to complaints filed by opposition parties wherein they have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of delivering a divisive and defamatory speech in Rajasthan's...
Read moreCongress chief Kharge writes to PM Modi, seeks time to explain party’s ‘Nyay Patra’
New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought time from him to explain in person the party's 'Nyay Patra'. In his two-page letter, he told the prime minister that he is being misinformed by his advisors about things that are not even written in the 'Nyay Patra' -- the Congress' manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. The letter comes after the prime minister attacked...
Read moreJai Dehadrai withdraws defamation case against Mahua Moitra as ‘peace offering’
New Delhi: Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai Thursday withdrew from the Delhi High Court his defamation lawsuit against former partner TMC leader Mahua Moitra as a 'peace offering'. Dehadrai had last year accused Moitra of taking bribes from businessman and Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in Parliament, which led to her expulsion from the Lok Sabha on December 8. Following the row, Mahua filed a case against Dehadrai and...
Read moreCM Kejriwal ‘kingpin’ of excise scam, worked in collusion with his ministers, AAP leaders: ED tells SC
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is the "kingpin and key conspirator" of the excise policy scam and the arrest of a person for an offence based on material can never violate the “concept of free and fair elections”, the ED has told the Supreme Court. The Enforcement Directorate claimed that Kejriwal worked in collusion with his ministers and AAP leaders and was also involved in “demanding kickbacks” from liquor...
Read moreSC will share cause lists, info about filing and listing of cases through WhatsApp: CJI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will start sharing information relating to cause lists, and filing and listing of cases to advocates through WhatsApp messages, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud announced Thursday. The announcement was made by the CJI before a nine-judge bench headed by him commenced the hearing on a vexed legal question arising from the petitions whether private properties can be considered "material resources of the community" under...
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AIIMS Bhubaneswar opens dedicated heat stroke unit
Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar has opened a dedicated heat stroke unit in response to the prevailing scorching heat wave conditions in Odisha. Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, the Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, emphasized the necessity of this unit due to the intense heat wave conditions in the state. Equipped with necessary medical facilities and staffed by doctors from various...
Odisha: Today’s pics
People take a dip in Mahanadi river near Tulasipur area of Cuttack to get relief from sizzling heat Cuttack streets wear a deserted look amid scorching heat A flock of pigeons feed on paddy at Cuttack's Buxi Bazar area Broken concrete stairs of Gadagadia Ghat at Bali Jatra lower ground in Cuttack yet...
Odisha: Man sentenced to 20 years RI by POCSO court for raping minor
Balasore: Special Judge POCSO Ranjan Kumar Sutar Thursday convicted a rape accused and sentenced him to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment with a penalty of Rs 5,000. The court further ordered two more years of RI in case of default in paying the fine amount. According to the prosecution Tanmay Dhopal, the convict of Bishnupur village under...
ECoR offers economy meals for passengers at nine stations in summer
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide economy meals at nine important stations across its jurisdiction in the summer. ECoR sources here Thursday said economy meals are being provided to passengers at Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Titilagarh, Balangir, Kantabanji, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam Railway Stations. To ensure easy access, these meals will be available at counters...
Odisha: BJD readies specially-designed buses for Naveen Patnaik’s campaign
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD in Odisha has readied two specially-designed buses for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to tour the state during the campaign trail, party leaders said Thursday. Patnaik, who kicked off the party's campaign from his home turf Hinjili in Ganjam district Wednesday, is slated to address 36 rallies across the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in...
Selectors likely to name squad for T20 World Cup this weekend, say BCCI sources
New Delhi: The senior national selectors are likely to meet this weekend in Mumbai to name the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be played in the West Indies and the USA later this year, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources told IANS. The ICC has set a deadline...
Hackers attacked Indian firms on average 2,444 times per week in last 6 months: Report
New Delhi: Hackers have attacked Indian organisations on average 2,444 times per week in the last six months, compared to 1,151 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed Thursday. According to the cyber security platform provider Check Point Software, at present, over 90 per cent of attacks on companies originate from malicious emails. In the last...
IPL 2024: RCB opt to bat against SRH
Hyderabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here Thursday. For SRH, Jaydev Unadkat came in for Washington Sundar, while RCB fielded the same team. Bottom-placed RCB are on a six-match losing streak, while SRH has won their last four games to be...
PM Modi says Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance law to ‘save own interests’
New Delhi: Upping the ante against the Congress on the 'inheritance tax' issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday launched another scathing attack on the grand old party, saying it was former PM Rajiv Gandhi who abolished the inheritance law "to save their own interests" after the demise of his mother Indira Gandhi. Addressing a series of election...
Over 1,200 candidates, including Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini, in fray in phase two of LS polls Friday
New Delhi: As many as 1,202 candidates, including prominent faces such as Rahul Gandhi, Om Birla and Hema Malini, will try their electoral luck in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections Friday. Polling is scheduled from 7am in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union territories in this phase. The remaining five phases of the polls...