Wall hanging on Dandi March lauded
Sonepur: Expert woman weaver Shantilata Meher has woven a wall hanging depicting Dandi March on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrating the completion of 75 years of independence. The wall hanging is drawing appreciation from various quarters where...
Nine years on, Sona bridge nowhere near completion
Nilagiri: Nine years have passed since work on a bridge project was started at Ajodhya panchayat, a fringe area under Nilagiri block of Balasore, but it is nowhere near completion. Locals alleged that despite the allocation of funds, the construction...
Cashew farming under MGNREGS flops
Keonjhar: Cashew farming is being promoted through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to create scope of earning for people and enhance the income of interested farmers, but the initiative has allegedly been mired in irregularities in Keonjhar....
Lightning strikes primary school in Deogarh district, seven students hurt
Deogarh: At least seven school students sustained injuries following a lightning strike at a school in Odisha's Deogarh district Friday afternoon, an official said. The incident took place at Puturapasi Primary School in Tileibani block of Deogarh district. According to...
Bhubaneswar’s Sundarpada remains marooned due to swollen Daya river
Bhubaneswar: Many buildings on one side of Jatni-Sunderpada Road on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar appeared to be on an island as one drove along it. A closer look revealed that scores of residential apartments were marooned amid inundated fields as...
Deep depression to bring heavy rain in Odisha; no possibility of cyclone: IMD
Bhubaneswar: As the depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression bringing rainfall in Odisha and West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday rejected the possibility of any cyclone now. Social media was flooded with posts...
CBI names Manish Sisodia as an accused in FIR over liquor excise policy
New Delhi: A liquor trader paid Rs 1 crore to a company managed by an associate of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The CBI has made such a claim in its FIR on alleged corruption in the framing and implementation of the excise policy 2021-22. The probe agency, which...
Read moreMumbai cops get threat of ’26/11-style’ attacks
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Traffic Control has received a message purportedly warning of another terror attack in the country's commercial capital, officials said here Saturday. The threats were in a WhatsApp message, ostensibly from a neighbourhood nation, though details of the sender or when the strikes will take place were not clear. The message also claims that the next strike would revive the memories of the 26/11 terror attacks in the...
Read moreAt least 10 killed as gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital
Mogadishu: At least 10 people were killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said. Several other people were injured and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene of the attack at Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel, they said. The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before gunmen entered the building. Gunfire could still be heard early Saturday...
Read moreIndia adds 13,272 Covid cases
New Delhi: India Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, while the number of active cases came down to 1,01,166, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery...
Read moreDeath toll rises to 21 after Russia’s attack on Kharkiv
Kiev: At least 21 people died after a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to Kiev officials. A further nine people were pulled from the rubble of a residential building, dpa news agency quoted Ukraine's Civil Defence Service as saying in a Telegram post-Friday. Kharkiv was rocked by massive attacks Wednesday night, which destroyed two dormitories. Several dozen people were also said to have been injured...
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Mumbai cops get threat of ’26/11-style’ attacks
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Traffic Control has received a message purportedly warning of another terror attack in the country's commercial capital, officials said here Saturday. The threats were in a WhatsApp message, ostensibly from a neighbourhood nation, though details of the sender or when the strikes will take place were not clear. The message also claims that...
At least 10 killed as gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital
Mogadishu: At least 10 people were killed in an attack by Islamic militants who stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital late Friday, police and eyewitnesses said. Several other people were injured and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene of the attack at Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel, they said. The attack started with explosions outside...
India adds 13,272 Covid cases
New Delhi: India Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, while the number of active cases came down to 1,01,166, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active...
Death toll rises to 21 after Russia’s attack on Kharkiv
Kiev: At least 21 people died after a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to Kiev officials. A further nine people were pulled from the rubble of a residential building, dpa news agency quoted Ukraine's Civil Defence Service as saying in a Telegram post-Friday. Kharkiv was rocked by massive attacks Wednesday night,...
‘Computer, my personal phone seized’: Sisodia after 14hr raid
New Delhi: After nearly 14-hour CBI raid at his residence, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia told the media that the behaviour of the CBI team was good but they have seized 'my computer, mobile phone and some important documents'. "Their (CBI) behaviour was good. They have not called me for any investigation yet. They have seized...
Wall hanging on Dandi March lauded
Sonepur: Expert woman weaver Shantilata Meher has woven a wall hanging depicting Dandi March on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrating the completion of 75 years of independence. The wall hanging is drawing appreciation from various quarters where Meher has beautifully crafted the pictures of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 76th Independence Day celebration and the...
Nine years on, Sona bridge nowhere near completion
Nilagiri: Nine years have passed since work on a bridge project was started at Ajodhya panchayat, a fringe area under Nilagiri block of Balasore, but it is nowhere near completion. Locals alleged that despite the allocation of funds, the construction work is moving at a snail’s pace for nearly a decade due to the lethargy of the...
Cashew farming under MGNREGS flops
Keonjhar: Cashew farming is being promoted through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to create scope of earning for people and enhance the income of interested farmers, but the initiative has allegedly been mired in irregularities in Keonjhar. The scheme has failed to achieve its objectives for the beneficiaries. As per guidelines, cashew saplings are...
Brain-eating amoeba kills child in US
Omaha: Federal health officials confirmed Friday that a Nebraska child died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a river near Omaha. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presence of the naegleria fowleri amoeba in the child, according to the Douglas County Department of Health in Omaha. Health officials...
50% of companies planning job cuts amid economic downturn: Report
New Delhi: At least half of the companies worldwide are planning to lay off people, most are reducing bonuses and rescinding job offers amid the economic downturn, a new report has warned. According to the latest PwC 'Pulse: Managing business risks in 2022' survey in the US, 50 per cent of respondents are reducing their overall headcount,...
