Puri prepares for Ratha Jatra amid fresh Covid alarm
Ghost beneficiaries plague MGNREGS
Amrut Sarovar creates jobs in Jagatsinghpur
Raghunathpur: A pond project under the Centre-sponsored Amrut Sarovar scheme was launched at Bidyadharpur under Raghunathpur block in Jagatsinghpur district. The scheme aims at providing workdays to local labourers and facilitating water conservation through pond digging. In the first phase,...
Boat owners net Ghol fish to earn a fortune
Huge quantities of Phailin rice rotting in panchayat godown
Puri prepares for Ratha Jatra amid fresh Covid alarm
Bhubaneswar: Wearing masks was made mandatory for devotees coming to see the annual Ratha Jatra festival in Puri July 1 amid rising Covid-19 cases in Odisha, a senior official said Monday. Around 10 lakh people are expected to gather for...
Ghost beneficiaries plague MGNREGS
Saintala: Wages under MGNREGS are allegedly being embezzled in the names of dead persons and ghost beneficiaries. One such incident has come to the fore in Karatmala panchayat under Saintala block in Bolangir district. Locals alleged that projects under Mahatma...
Amrut Sarovar creates jobs in Jagatsinghpur
Raghunathpur: A pond project under the Centre-sponsored Amrut Sarovar scheme was launched at Bidyadharpur under Raghunathpur block in Jagatsinghpur district. The scheme aims at providing workdays to local labourers and facilitating water conservation through pond digging. In the first phase,...
Boat owners net Ghol fish to earn a fortune
Paradip: Catching a rare variety of marine fish known as Ghol or Telia fish has changed the fate of some fishermen and boat owners in this port town as it brought them a fortune. Even a single catch of Ghol...
Huge quantities of Phailin rice rotting in panchayat godown
Bahanaga: More than 200 quintal of rice sanctioned for distribution of relief among the residents affected by cyclonic storm Phailin is rotting in the godown of Bahanaga panchayat in Balasore district though eight years and six months have passed since...
Fake teachers galore in Nayagarh; action far cry
Nayagarh: At a time when School and Mass Education (S&ME) department is conducting verification of certificates of teachers, action taken against the fake teachers is a far cry, even as complaints of over 500 fake teachers working in Nayagarh district...
SC extends response deadline of Maha rebel MLAs to July 12
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday queried whether the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker can become a judge in his own cause and decide whether the motion to remove him is invalid. The top court also extended, till July 12, the time granted by Deputy Speaker to the 16 dissident MLAs to...
Read moreAIMIM extends support to Yashwant Sinha
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Monday announced its support to opposition parties' joint candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election for the President of India. AIMIM legislators will be voting for opposition candidate Sinha in the Presidential elections, announced party president Asaduddin Owaisi. The Hyderabad MP tweeted that Yashwant Sinha earlier spoke to him over phone. Sinha filed his nomination in the presence of leaders of different political parties in Monday....
Read moreSC declines to pass order on plea for no floor test in Maha till July 11
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined to pass an interim order on the Maharashtra government counsel's submissions that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly till July 11, as it extended, till July 12, the time granted to the 16 dissident MLAs to submit their response to the disqualification notices. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala said it cannot pass an order, which would...
Read more‘Intensify sanctions on Russia’: Zelensky at G7 Summit
Kiev: In a virtual address to the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he wanted the ongoing war waged by Russia against his country to end before winter. The BBC reported that the Ukrainian President asked the G7 leaders reconstruction aid, anti-aircraft defence systems, help on grain exports and security guarantees. He also asked to "intensify sanctions" on Russia. A day before his address, Zelenksy said in his...
Read moreUddhav reallocates portfolios of 9 rebel ministers amid political crises
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Monday stripped nine rebel ministers, who are camping in Guwahati, of their portfolios. An official statement said the portfolios of these ministers have been handed over to other ministers in the Thackeray-led government for ease of administration. After the rebellion led by Eknath Shinde, the Shiv Sena now has four cabinet ministers, including CM Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Anil Parab, and Subhash Desai. Barring Aaditya...
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SC to hear plea against attacks on Christian institutions, priests
New Delhi: The Supreme Court a Monday agreed to examine a plea alleging increase in attacks on Christian institutions and priests across the country. The petitioners are the Archbishop of the Bangalore Diocese, along with the National Solidarity Forum, and the Evangelical Fellowship of India. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves mentioned the matter before a vacation bench of...
Mukul Roy resigns as Chairman of Bengal Assembly’s PAC
Kolkata: Mukul Roy, who is officially still an elected BJP legislator, Monday tendered his resignation from the post of Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal assembly. Although Roy cited health grounds as the reason for his resignation, political observers feel that through this, he wanted to bring an end to the already...
AIMIM extends support to Yashwant Sinha
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Monday announced its support to opposition parties' joint candidate Yashwant Sinha in the election for the President of India. AIMIM legislators will be voting for opposition candidate Sinha in the Presidential elections, announced party president Asaduddin Owaisi. The Hyderabad MP tweeted that Yashwant Sinha earlier spoke to him over phone. Sinha...
Jitendra Kumar learns real magic tricks for ‘Jaadugar’
Mumbai: Actor Jitendra Kumar, who is playing the protagonist in the upcoming film Jaadugar, says he went through month-long training to learn magic tricks and also did an online magic show to pass the test as a magician. The film revolves around a young man named Meenu who is a football player as well as a magician....
Champion shuttler PV Sindhu shares pic with Allu Arjun
Hyderabad: She may be the queen of the badminton courts but P V Sindhu has her share of fan moments too. The star shuttler shared a pic of hers with Pushpa actor Allu Arjun in the same frame. The picture of the two personalities has taken the Internet by storm with the loving comments from their fans flooded in...
Victory of Bal Thackeray’s Hindutva: Eknath Shinde on SC relief
Mumbai: Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde Monday termed the relief by the Supreme Court to him and other dissident Sena lawmakers as the victory of Bal Thackeray's Hindutva and the ideals of his mentor Anand Dighe. The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance the disqualification proceedings before the Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly till July...
Mayank Agarwal added to India’s Test squad: BCCI
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday confirmed that opener Mayank Agarwal has been added to the Test squad ahead of the rescheduled Edgbaston Test against England as a cover for captain Rohit Sharma, who tested positive for Covid-19. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India's Test squad for...
SC declines to pass order on plea for no floor test in Maha till July 11
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday declined to pass an interim order on the Maharashtra government counsel's submissions that there should not be any floor test in the Assembly till July 11, as it extended, till July 12, the time granted to the 16 dissident MLAs to submit their response to the disqualification notices. A bench of...
Ram Pothineni likely to hitched later this year
Hyderabad: Actor Ram Pothineni is likely to get hitched very soon. According to online sources, Ram Pothineni, who has been in a relationship for a while now, will make an announcement regarding his marriage soon. The iSmart Shankar actor, is in love with his school classmate for years now, and it has since been reported that both families...
‘Intensify sanctions on Russia’: Zelensky at G7 Summit
Kiev: In a virtual address to the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he wanted the ongoing war waged by Russia against his country to end before winter. The BBC reported that the Ukrainian President asked the G7 leaders reconstruction aid, anti-aircraft defence systems, help on grain exports and security guarantees. He also asked...
