Rs 201 crore anicut soon on Baitarani in Jajpur
Fate of Subarnarekha port hangs in balance
5T Secy interacts with schoolchildren
Sundargarh/Rourkela: Under the Odisha government’s 5T High School Transformation Programme, all government high schools in Sundargarh district are being given an overall facelift. Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian Saturday interacted with the students and teachers from various schools while...
Women lead battle for forest rights in Nayagarh
Toddler exposes mother’s murder; father arrested
Rs 201 crore anicut soon on Baitarani in Jajpur
Jajpur Town: An anicut will be set up on Baitarani river at Dhobabila under Dasarathpur block in Jajpur district at a cost of Rs 201 crore. The project has got the approval of the state Cabinet. Besides, Parbati Giri Mega...
Fate of Subarnarekha port hangs in balance
Baliapal: With opposition of the locals to the project refusing to die down, the fate of proposed Subarnarekha port project at Choumukh sea mouth under this block in Balasore district hangs in balance. The uncertainty over the project has intensified...
5T Secy interacts with schoolchildren
Sundargarh/Rourkela: Under the Odisha government’s 5T High School Transformation Programme, all government high schools in Sundargarh district are being given an overall facelift. Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian Saturday interacted with the students and teachers from various schools while...
Women lead battle for forest rights in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: After a decade of struggle, the women of Nayagarh district lead the battle for forest rights from the front; having reclaimed what they think is theirs and winning the rights over forests resources in 24 villages. Narrating their hardships...
Toddler exposes mother’s murder; father arrested
Umerkote: In a shocking incident, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl narrated before police how her mother was strangulated by her father. After the incident came to light, the deceased woman’s father demanded capital punishment for his son-in-law. The turn of events has...
Chameleons face triple whammy in Kendrapara
Mahakalapara: Climate change, environmental pollution and rampant trafficking have posed serious threats to the chameleons residing in the saline mangroves and casuarina forests of Kendrapara district. The chameleons, known for their unique ability to change the colour of their skin,...
Home Ministry to ban PFI after studying possible legal challenges
New Delhi: Days after the NIA and the ED raided several locations linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) across the country, the Union Home Ministry is planning to ban the extremist group based on the evidence gathered by the investigating agencies, sources said. However, before imposing the ban,...
Read morePakistan could import wheat from Russia: Shehbaz Sharif
New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan could import wheat from Russia in the aftermath of the destruction of farmland caused by the recent floods, local media reported. Pakistan may have to import about a million tonnes of wheat after the floods submerged one-third of Pakistan's territory and left 33 million of its people scrambling to survive, The News reported. In an interview, the prime minister said...
Read moreRussia backs India for permanent seat on UNSC
United Nations: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the Security Council calling it a key international actor. "The Council and UN have to be aligned to contemporary realities," he said Saturday at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly. "We see the prospect of making the Security Council more democratic exclusively, through broadening the representation of the countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America,"...
Read moreChandigarh airport to be named after Bhagat Singh: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that the Chandigarh airport will now be named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter. In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also said that climate change is a major threat to marine ecosystems and that the litter on beaches is disturbing. "It becomes our responsibility to make serious and continuous efforts to tackle these challenges,"...
Read moreNKorea fires one short-range ballistic missile into East Sea: SKorean military
Seoul: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the East Sea Sunday, South Korea's military said, two days after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived here for allied drills. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from an area in or around Taechon, North Pyongan Province, at 6:53 a.m., and that it flew some 600 kilometers at an apogee of around 60 km at a top...
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Servitors carry Lord Durga Madhab from Srimandir to Narayani temple in Dolamandap Sahi of Puri on the occasion of Gupta Gundicha. Players from the Bhilwara Kings and Manipal Tigers arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar for the Legends League. As part of Mahalaya, people gather at Bindu Sagar in Old Town area of Bhubaneswar to...
New generation should get a chance to lead the show: Gehlot
Jaipur: Amid the suspense over the CM face, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday gave a stunning statement and said that the new generation should get a chance to lead the show. Gehlot, who is in Jaisalmer to offer his prayers at Tanot Mata Temple, made the statement while speaking to the media. Meanwhile, as Gehlot was in...
Samsung working on dual under-display camera tech for facial recognition
Seoul: South Korean tech giant Samsung is likely working on a camera system for facial recognition that involves two under-display cameras. According to GSMArena, it is described in a patent application Samsung filed with the KIPRIS (Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service) back in March 2021. The document in question was made public last week and picked...
Ankita case: Father refuses cremation till final post-mortem report comes
Srinagar: Even as the administration is trying to persuade the family members of Ankita Bhandari, in whose killing Pulkit Arya, the son of now expelled BJP leader Vinod Arya is allegedly involved, to perform the last rites, they have refused to do so saying they will wait till the final post-mortem report comes. At present, the provisional...
Odisha logs 211 new Covid-19 cases, two more deaths
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Covid-19 tally rose to 13,33,168 Sunday as 211 more people, including 26 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The state had recorded 222 infections Saturday. The death toll rose to 9,190 as two more patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection, the bulletin said. Besides, 53 other Covid-19 patients have died due...
Last shoot of Vijay, Rashmika-starrer ‘Varisu’ to begin Sunday
Chennai: The last schedule of Tamil star Vijay's much-awaited Varisu, which is being directed by Vamshi Paidipally, is to begin on Sunday. The film's title Varisu means 'Successor' or 'Heir' in Tamil. Interestingly, the title poster has the tagline: The Boss Returns. Sri Venkateswara Creations, the production house behind the film, tweeted that there were two action...
Mahesh Babu, Namrata pen adorable posts for daughter Sitara
Chennai: Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu and his wife Namrata Shirodkar have each penned an adorable post for their daughter, Sitara Ghattmaneni, Sunday, which also happens to be Daughter's Day. Taking to Instagram, Mahesh Babu posted a picture of himself with his daughter and said: "Brightening up my world always. Happy Daughter's Day my little one Sitara Ghattamaneni!" ...
Govindpur declared Odisha’s first ‘Birds Village’
Sambalpur: Govindpur village in Odisha has declared itself as a "Birds Village" as the residents are firm in their resolve to protect birds coming to Hirakud Reservoir during their breeding and migration periods. Located near Hirakud Lake in Bargarh district, residents of the village under Lakhanpur wildlife range, have promised to keep the area pollution free for...
Home Ministry to ban PFI after studying possible legal challenges
New Delhi: Days after the NIA and the ED raided several locations linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) across the country, the Union Home Ministry is planning to ban the extremist group based on the evidence gathered by the investigating agencies, sources said. However, before imposing the ban, the officials of the Ministry of Home...
End of an era, BCCI says after one of greatest Jhulan’s retirement
New Delhi: The BCCI has described Jhulan Goswami's two decade-long international career as "monumental", saying an era has come to an end with the retirement of one of women's cricket's greatest players. The 39-year-old Jhulan retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the ODI series in England, in which the visitors secured a first-ever clean sweep...
