Odisha rivers in spate, more showers likely in next two days
1 killed, 30 injured as bus overturns after hitting road divider near Pipili
ASI writes to Lord Jagannath temple authorities to open ‘Bhitara Ratna Bhandar’
Odisha, Centre agree to resolve issues in rural housing scheme
Torrential rains likely in Odisha, IMD issues Orange Warning
Odisha rivers in spate, more showers likely in next two days
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Almost all rivers across Odisha are in spate owing to torrential rain earlier this week, but the state government Friday rejected possibility of flood for now. It has, however, put several districts on alert in the wake of an...
1 killed, 30 injured as bus overturns after hitting road divider near Pipili
Puri: At least one person was killed and 30 others injured when a passenger bus overturned after hitting a road divider in Puri district, a police officer said Friday. The accident took place when the bus was on its way...
ASI writes to Lord Jagannath temple authorities to open ‘Bhitara Ratna Bhandar’
Puri: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has urged the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to open ‘Bhitara Ratna Bhandar' of the 12th-century shrine in Odisha's Puri. The superintending archaeologist of ASI in a letter to the chief administrator of...
Odisha, Centre agree to resolve issues in rural housing scheme
Bhubaneswar: The BJD government in Odisha and the Centre have agreed to resolve issues related to the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin in the state and take action against fraudulent beneficiaries and complicit officials, an official release said....
Torrential rains likely in Odisha, IMD issues Orange Warning
Bhubaneswar: There will be no respite for rain-battered Odisha as the Met office Friday warned of another spell of heavy showers for the next two days due to the possible formation of a new low-pressure area. The weather system is...
Satya Ranjan Sahoo appointed Boudh district collector
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government appointed Friday OAS officer Satya Ranjan Sahoo as the new Collector of Boudh district. Earlier Sahoo was serving as the director of Secondary Education in the state. Satya Ranjan Sahoo, OAS (SAG), Director, Secondary Education, Odisha,...
Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
New York: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats after writing ‘The Satanic Verses’, was attacked and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck when a man stormed the stage during an event here Friday. The attack took place when Salman Rushdie was getting ready...
Read moreCops recover over 2,200 live cartridges ahead of Independence Day, terror angle being probed
New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, the Delhi Police recovered over 2,200 live cartridges near Anand Vihar Inter State Bus Terminal and arrested six people in this connection, officials said Friday. The accused have been identified as Ajmal (20), Rashid alias Lallan (20) and Saddam, all residents of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, Parikshit Negi, a native of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, Kamran from Delhi, and Nasir, a resident of Roorki in Uttarakhand,...
Read moreUK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear
London: The United Kingdom's economy shrank in the three months to June, figures released Friday showed — a smaller-than-expected contraction that nevertheless added to jitters about the rocky months ahead. The Office for National Statistics said Britain's gross domestic product fell by 0.1% between April and June, down from 0.8% growth in the previous quarter. GDP shrank by 0.6% in June, and growth estimates for May were revised down from 0.5%...
Read moreRetail inflation decreases to 6.71% in July, lowest since March
New Delhi: Retail inflation in the country eased to 6.71 per cent in July. It is the lowest rate of inflation since March. However, the inflation figure was still above the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) target range for seven straight months. The RBI’s upper limit of inflation stands at 6 per cent. In June, inflation stood above 7 per cent for the third month in a...
Read moreJahangirpuri violence accused gets interim bail on humanitarian grounds
New Delhi: A court here has granted bail to an accused in the Jahangirpuri violence case on humanitarian grounds after his submission that there was no one in the family to look after his wife whose delivery is due after August 20. "There is one minor son of the accused. The parents of the accused/applicant are living separately as the applicant had performed marriage against the wishes of his parents. Hence,...
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‘Game of Thrones’ sequel ‘House of the Dragon’ a ‘complex Shakespearean family drama’
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ED’s Growing Pain
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Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York
New York: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born controversial author who faced Islamist death threats after writing ‘The Satanic Verses’, was attacked and suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck when a man stormed the stage during an event here Friday. The attack took place when Salman Rushdie was getting ready to deliver a lecture, New York police...
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Odisha rivers in spate, more showers likely in next two days
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Almost all rivers across Odisha are in spate owing to torrential rain earlier this week, but the state government Friday rejected possibility of flood for now. It has, however, put several districts on alert in the wake of an IMD forecast of another spell of heavy showers in the next two days due to the likely...
