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Maoist carrying Rs 4 lakh bounty on head surrenders in Kalahandi
Puri, Lingaraj get Rs 845 cr allocation for modernisation
Railways weeds out illegal softwares, more Tatkal tickets for passengers now
Kumar Mangalam Birla meets Telecom Secretary, seeks ways to keep company afloat
UP man fined for driving car without wearing a helmet
Budget 2020: Double boost for health, industries, IT
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Tuesday tabled the State Budget for 2020-21 in the Assembly and announced doubling or increased allocations for several sectors including industries, science and technology and forest conservation among others. For a change, the minister read out the Budget speech from a tablet...
Read moreOdisha first state to have ‘climate, nutrition budgets’
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government in its maiden budget of the new term in the state has come out with two new separate budget documents especially crafted on the issue of climate and nutrition. The government claimed that the state became the first Indian state to do so. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari in his Budget address Tuesday said, “We propose to introduce a document on ‘Climate Budget’ to provide a brief account...
Read moreOdisha MLAs get tablets, triple MLALAD funds
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari in his budget speech Tuesday announced hiking of the MLA local area development (MLALAD) funds three times from the existing corpus to give an impetus to the growth of areas represented by the legislators. According to the statement made by the minister, the MLAs now will be entitled for Rs 3 crore each a year to spend on their constituency to sort out the woes...
Read morePrashant Kishor asks Nitish Kumar to come clean on Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse
Patna: Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for aligning with the BJP in his quest for power, and said Tuesday that the JD(U) leader cannot be wedded to Gandhian ideals and stand with those who support Nathuram Godse at the same time. Addressing a crowded press conference here, the first since his expulsion from the JD(U), which Kumar heads, Kishor asserted that the chief minister has...
Read moreDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls meeting with top officers to discuss implementation of 10 guarantees
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of top officers on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of “ten guarantees” including uninterrupted power supply, garbage-free Delhi and basic facilities for unauthorised colonies, sources said. Issues like potable piped water supply, education for every child, free bus ride scheme for different sections of society, healthcare facilities, safety of women and cleaning of Yamuna are included in the agenda of...
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Annual function sans glamour quotient riles Balasore college students
Bhograi: Students of RIHS Mahavidyalaya here in Balasore district were upset over the exclusion of glamour quotient for the upcoming annual function of the college’s dramatic society. They locked the college Tuesday, because the authorities failed to rope in popular Odia cine stars and singers for the function. The students alleged that the authorities were not interested...
State Archives week kicks off
Around 73 Odia cinema magazines’ covers along with their details are exhibited at the Odisha State Archives Panchasakha has penned books like Laxmi Purana where Maa Laxmi eats from the house of a low-caste woman, which itself speaks of a great social change Basanta Kumar Mallick| Professor BHUBANESWAR: Odisha State Archives in association with Odia Film Journalists’...
Wrestler Sunil Kumar ends India’s 27-year wait with Greco-Roman gold
New Delhi: Sunil Kumar overpowered Tuesday in emphatic fashion Azat Salidinov of Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in the 87kg summit bout to win India’s first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships in 27 years. Entering the gold medal bout after a come-from-behind victory in the semifinal, Kumar comprehensively defeated his opponent at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here....
Maoist carrying Rs 4 lakh bounty on head surrenders in Kalahandi
Bhawanipatna: A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 4 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in Kalahandi district Tuesday. Kesab Veladi (27) of Chhattisgarh, who had joined the CPI (Maoist) in 2009 and was involved in many crimes, surrendered before the police, Superintendent of Police, B Ganagadhar said. Veladi told police that he decided to...
Iran sentences alleged 8 United States ‘spies’ to 10 years in prison
Tehran: Iran sentenced eight environmental activists, including an Iranian who reportedly also has British and American citizenship, to prison sentences ranging from four to 10 years on charges of spying for the United States and acting against Iran’s national security, the judiciary said Tuesday. According to the judiciary spokesman, Gholamhossein Esmaili, an appeals court issued the final...
Odisha first state to have ‘climate, nutrition budgets’
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government in its maiden budget of the new term in the state has come out with two new separate budget documents especially crafted on the issue of climate and nutrition. The government claimed that the state became the first Indian state to do so. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari in his Budget address Tuesday said,...
Bhubaneswar among 5 cities to host U-17 Women’s WC matches, final at Navi Mumbai
New Delhi: Navi Mumbai will host November 21 the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 21 for which five host cities, including soccer-mad Kolkata, were unveiled Tuesday by the organising committee. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai will play host to 16 teams which will compete across 32 matches to lift the coveted trophy...
Odisha MLAs get tablets, triple MLALAD funds
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari in his budget speech Tuesday announced hiking of the MLA local area development (MLALAD) funds three times from the existing corpus to give an impetus to the growth of areas represented by the legislators. According to the statement made by the minister, the MLAs now will be entitled for Rs 3...
Karachi toxic gas toll rises to 14, many hospitalised
Karachi: A mysterious toxic gas has killed at least 14 people and several others have fallen sick in this port city of Pakistan, police said Tuesday. Authorities were alerted to the incident when the residents of Keamari area here began rushing to nearby hospitals with severe breathing problems Sunday night. The source of a toxic gas leak...
Puri, Lingaraj get Rs 845 cr allocation for modernisation
Bhubaneswar: The State Budget for 2020-21 has laid special emphasis for making budgetary allocations for the Puri Jagannath temple and the Lingaraj temple in the state capital with the combined allocation of Rs 845 crore. While Rs 3,208 crore has been allocated under the Augmentation Basic Amenities & Development of Heritage & Architecture at Puri (ABADHA) scheme,...
