Odisha CM announces financial aid, seed kits & housing subsidy for cyclone-hit victims
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the...
52-yr-old Unit-4 market: A bustling commercial hub
By BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Spread over nearly eight acres, the Bhoumanagar Haat, popularly known as Unit-4 Market, is one of the oldest and most prominent commercial centres in the state capital. The market was inaugurated October 2, 1974, by...
Orissa HC launches online summons system
By KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Orissa High Court’s two-day conference of District Judges began at the Odisha Judicial Academy Saturday, with Chief Justice Harish Tandon inaugurating the event and launching an online summons management system for government employees. The...
Deprived Schools: 134-year-old school has no land of its own
By ABHIMANYU NAYAK. OP Balipatana: Biswanathpur Government Upper Primary School in Balipatana block of Khordha district, established in 1892, has entered its 134th year but continues to grapple with inadequate infrastructure, staff shortages and other basic facilities. The century-old institution,...
Teacher engaged in SIR work attacked
Jharbandh: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work was allegedly attacked by a youth at Badaanki village under Jharbandh block in Baragada district Sunday. Krupa Sindhu Bariha, a teacher at Badaanki School, was working as...
‘Murasu’ intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; Odisha evacuates people from vulnerable areas
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday expedited the evacuation of people from vulnerable areas after Murasu intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, officials said. Southern Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall under the impact of the storm, which is expected to make landfall in adjoining...
Read moreDetails‘Don’t travel by air’, says SC; refuses urgent listing of plea alleging 700% hike in airfares
New Delhi: Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Aparesh Kumar Singh. "The aviation fare has increased by 700 per cent," the advocate said. "Don't travel by air," the bench observed. The advocate then...
Read moreDetails‘Enough is enough’: Ashoke Pandit slams BMC, questions silence during Bakri Eid & Christmas
Mumbai: Filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit has lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its awareness campaign urging citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali. The filmmaker questioned why the civic body does not issue similar appeals during other religious festivals such as Eid and Christmas. In a strongly worded video message addressed to BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, Ashoke accused the civic body of being overly focused on...
Read moreDetailsUkraine, Russia both report cyberattacks on emergency apps
Kyiv: Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia say that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with residents in Ukraine receiving messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv. In a post late Sunday on Telegram, Ukraine's air raid alert channel wrote that "unauthorized parties" had interfered with the messaging app's operation, and that it had been temporarily suspended. It warned users...
Read moreDetailsNSA Doval meets Vietnamese counterpart, reviews bilateral defence cooperation
Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official visit. "National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met today with General Phan Van Giang, Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist...
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‘Don’t travel by air’, says SC; refuses urgent listing of plea alleging 700% hike in airfares
New Delhi: Don't travel by air, the Supreme Court told a petitioner Monday while refusing urgent listing of a plea alleging nearly 700 per cent increase in airfares. An advocate mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Aparesh Kumar Singh. "The aviation fare has increased by 700 per...
‘Enough is enough’: Ashoke Pandit slams BMC, questions silence during Bakri Eid & Christmas
Mumbai: Filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit has lashed out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its awareness campaign urging citizens to avoid bursting firecrackers during Diwali. The filmmaker questioned why the civic body does not issue similar appeals during other religious festivals such as Eid and Christmas. In a strongly worded video message addressed to...
Ukraine, Russia both report cyberattacks on emergency apps
Kyiv: Authorities in both Ukraine and Russia say that their emergency alert mobile applications were targeted by cyberattacks late Sunday, with residents in Ukraine receiving messages that there was a high nuclear radiation danger in the capital Kyiv. In a post late Sunday on Telegram, Ukraine's air raid alert channel wrote that "unauthorized parties" had interfered with...
Birthday boy Shah Rukh Khan shares heartfelt handwritten note for fans outside Mannat
Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan thanked fans for their love in a handwritten note of gratitude that was displayed on a large screen outside his residence, Mannat, on the occasion of his 61st birthday Monday. The actor, who usually greets fans from the balcony of his house, skipped his customary birthday appearance outside Mannat this year, but...
Odisha CM announces financial aid, seed kits & housing subsidy for cyclone-hit victims
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a relief package for people affected by Cyclone Arnab, covering households, farmers, fishermen, livestock owners and traders. The package followed a high-level review meeting chaired by CM Majhi Sunday at the office of the Special Relief Commissioner to review the situation. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari,...
NSA Doval meets Vietnamese counterpart, reviews bilateral defence cooperation
Hanoi/New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence cooperation and agreed to further deepen engagement in the sector. Doval arrived in Vietnam Sunday on an official visit. "National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met today with General...
ED registers money laundering case against Subhash Chandra
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against media baron Subhash Chandra in connection with an alleged loan fraud that caused a Rs 1,322 crore loss to Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Limited (LICHFL), officials said Monday. Chandra is alleged to have inflated his net worth to avail loans from LICHFL and then defaulted...
BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza’s pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader’s objection
Mumbai: A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from its social media handles following objections from BJP Mumbai chief Ameet Satam. While Mirza's clip urging people to avoid noise and air pollution was removed Sunday, campaign videos featuring...
Tiger Shroff’s spokesperson denies reports of actor’s first public appearance since attack at book launch
Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff's spokesperson has dismissed reports suggesting that the actor would make his first public appearance since the attack at a book launch event in Mumbai November 3. According to reports, the ‘Baaghi’ actor was reportedly expected to step out for his first public appearance since the attack at the launch of actor and wellness...
Eight labourers electrocuted while working on road-construction project in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Eight labourers were electrocuted when a machine being used during road construction work came into contact with an electricity line in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district Monday, police said, adding that five others sustained burn injuries in the accident. The accident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area, where a narrow road connecting Chhapoli to...
