Pending cases may touch 5-crore mark in 2 months: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said Tuesday the number of pending cases across various courts in India could touch the five crore mark in a couple of months. Kiren Rijiju expressed concern over the issue of pendency. He said...
BJD demands passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament’s Winter Session
New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) demanded Tuesday the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament. BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra raised the issue at an all-party meet convened by the government a...
Facelift on cards for Badaghagra waterfall
Keonjhar: The Badaghagra waterfall, a major tourist site in Keonjhar district which is lying neglected since the last few years will soon get a facelift, sources said Monday The Water Resources department will take up upgrading and beautification work at...
No let-up in human-elephant conflict in Keonjhar district
Keonjhar: There is no letup in the human-elephant conflict in Keonjhar district. It has claimed the lives of 32 elephants and 47 people in the last six years, a report said. With food scarcity growing by the day, elephant herds...
‘Magji Laddu’ all set to get GI tag
Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal is famous for its delicacy ‘Magji Laddu’ and the good news is that it is all set to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The laddu is available with confectioners in Bhuban, Mandar, Kashipur, Sadangi, Gondia, Bidharpur, Deogaon...
JSL ropes in ReNew Power for 300 MW hybrid power project in Odisha
New Delhi: Leading stainless player Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has partnered with ReNew Power to develop its proposed 300 MW hybrid energy project, the company said here Monday. The project will generate 700 million units of green energy annually through...
Border situation with China, ‘misuse’ of agencies likely to dominate Winter Session
New Delhi: The border situation with China, the alleged misuse of government agencies, price rise and unemployment will dominate the proceedings of the Winter Session of Parliament starting Wednesday. The results of the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are also likely to play out during the start of...
Read more6.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's East Java province Tuesday, but there was no potential for a tsunami. According to the national meteorological, climatological and geophysical agency, the earthquake occurred at 1.07 p.m. with the epicentre situated 284 km southwest of Jember Regency and at a depth of 10 km under the seabed, Xinhua news reported. The tremors of the quake did not have the potential to trigger giant waves, it...
Read more7 killed as roadside bomb strikes bus in Afghanistan
Kabul: Seven civilians were killed and six others injured Tuesday as a roadside bomb struck a bus of government employees in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province, a police spokesman said. It was a roadside bomb that struck the bus of the employees of Petroleum Directorate of Hiratan border town at 7.30 a.m. in Police District 3 of Mazar-i-Sharif city, leaving seven dead and six others injured," Xinhua news agency...
Read moreGautam Adani among 3 Indian billionaires on Forbes Asia Heroes of Philanthropy list
Singapore: Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota, as well as Malaysian-Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his lawyer wife Shanthi Kandiah, were named in the 16th edition of Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list released Tuesday. The unranked list "highlights leading altruists in the Asia-Pacific region who demonstrated a strong personal commitment to philanthropic causes," Forbes said in a press release. Adani was listed for having pledged Rs 60,000...
Read more33 killed in Colombia landslide
Bogota: At least 33 people were killed due to a landslide that buried vehicles along a highway in Colombia, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada said. The landslide that occured Sunday buried a bus carrying passengers from Cali to Condoto, along with a car and a motorcycle on the Pereira-Quibdo Highway in the western-central department of Risaralda, reports Xinhua news agency. "We have identified 33 deceased people, including three minors. We have rescued...
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Ahead of counting both BJP, Congress exude confidence in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Two days ahead of the counting of votes for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, both BJP and Congress claimed Tuesday that they will get more than 40 seats of the total 68. Himachal Pradesh BJP president Suresh Kashyap said heavy voting by the women electorate and the overall 76.61 per cent polling in the Assembly elections...
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Cultural program organised by Kerala Tourism at hotel Swosti Premium in Bhubaneswar Protesters hang their clothes to dry on police barricade at PMG Square in Bhubaneswar Anganwadi and ASHA workers protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar
Pending cases may touch 5-crore mark in 2 months: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said Tuesday the number of pending cases across various courts in India could touch the five crore mark in a couple of months. Kiren Rijiju expressed concern over the issue of pendency. He said while such cases are likely to come down in the Supreme Court and high courts, the ‘real...
Border situation with China, ‘misuse’ of agencies likely to dominate Winter Session
New Delhi: The border situation with China, the alleged misuse of government agencies, price rise and unemployment will dominate the proceedings of the Winter Session of Parliament starting Wednesday. The results of the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are also likely to play out during the start of the session. The session begins December 7,...
BJD demands passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament’s Winter Session
New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) demanded Tuesday the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament. BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra raised the issue at an all-party meet convened by the government a day before the session begins. Sasmit Patra said empowerment of women is necessary for the overall development...
Big guns face heat as India meet Bangladesh in must-win 2nd ODI
Mirpur: Trying to pick up pieces after a demoralising defeat, India’s decorated top-order will be desperate to change the narrative and give a better account of itself against slow bowling in the do-or-die second ODI against Bangladesh here Wednesday. There is no denying the fact that the star-studded batting line-up needs to deliver if India are to...
Odisha startups crowd puller at MiO Conclave 3.0
Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The third edition of state’s flagship investors’ summit— Make in Odisha (MiO) Conclave 2022— at Janata Maidan here, wherein Odisha received an impressive Rs 10.50 lakh crore investment intents, came to an end December 4 (Sunday). On the last day of the mega event, public got the chance to witness the exhibition of...
Scientific tools are of utmost importance: Experts
Bhubaneswar,: A seminar on the theme ‘Observing environmental changes from space’, organized by the Orissa Environmental Society (OES), Sunday where environment experts expressed opinion that to address the challenges of global environment deterioration, climate changing, horrible weather patterns and flora and fauna declining at the present juncture, various scientific tools and technologies use are of utmost importance,...
‘Gyan Sarobar’ to educate people about their rights
Bhubaneswar: A Library-cum-Citizen Information and Assistance Centre named ‘Gyan Sarobar’ was dedicated for the City people at the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), here Monday. “The Information-cum-Assistance Centre will serve as a repository of government-declared entitlements, guidelines, advisories, IECs and other learning materials such as budget analytics, development reports and reference materials relating to social...
Monalisa read 30 novels to play an erotic poetess in ‘Hasratein’
Mumbai: 'Bigg Boss 10' fame Monalisa, who is popular for her work in Bhojpuri cinema, is playing the role of an erotic poetess in the web series 'Hasratein' and says she did a lot of research for her role. She says: "When I was offered the role, my first notion was to gain as much knowledge about...
