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Woman Maoist surrenders before police in Malkangiri
Malkangiri: Lachi Khara, a woman cadre of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), gave up arms and surrendered before Odisha Police Sunday. Khara surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police. Khara was an area committee member of military platoon under the Malkangiri-Koraput-Visakhapatnam Border...
Rs 2.5 crore road in Kesinga NAC lies unused
Odisha cadre IAS officers get key portfolios at Centre
Bhubaneswar: Following a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle, the Central Government has allocated important portfolios to two Odisha cadre IAS officers. An official notification released by the central government reads that 1985-batch Odisha cadre IAS officer Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary of Department...
Suspected child lifter thrashed in Balasore
Indian, Chinese militaries hold 9th round of talks to resolve border dispute
New Delhi: After a gap of over two-and-half months, the Indian and Chinese armies on Sunday held another round of Corps Commander-level talks with an aim to move forward on disengagement of troops from all friction points in eastern Ladakh, sources said. The ninth round of high-level military talks began...
Read moreThousands of Maharashtra farmers march towards Mumbai for rally on Monday against farm laws
Mumbai: Thousands of farmers have left from various parts of Maharashtra to participate in a rally at the Azad Maidan here Monday against the Centre’s three new farm laws. Police have stepped up security at the venue in south Mumbai and personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have also been deployed there. Drones will also be used to keep an eye on the event, a police official said. The...
Read moreCRPF to use Netra drone for anti-Maoist operations
New Delhi: In a bid to gear up its force for a "big" anti-extremist operation in the Maoist hotbeds, especially in areas prone to attacks, the Central Resrve Police Force (CRPF) is engaged in adding updated gadgets and arms to its armoury. In the process, the force will use an upgraded version of the Netra-V2 drone named 'Micro UAV A-410'. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) weighing 6 kg with payload and...
Read moreIAF’s Rafale, Sukhoi fighters to be able to use Purvanchal Expressway soon
Lucknow: Combat aircraft, including the top-of-the-line Rafale or Sukhoi, will soon be able to land and take off from an airstrip being developed on the 340-km long Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. The government is developing a stretch of 3.2 kilometres near Sultanpur district on the Expressway where combat aircraft can land and take off. "The stretch is being developed in such a manner that any combat aircraft can land and...
Read moreChina targets telecom to breach security, govt wants firewall ready in 6 months
New Delhi: In a bid to counter cyberattacks and data theft, primarily perpetrated from China, the government seems determined to implement the new security directives in the telecom sector, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), within the next six months. Underlining the need of such directive, a confidential report of National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) says that India is among top three countries in the world facing cyber-attacks. "A...
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BJD plans to hold cricket & football tourneys across Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD has come up with a plan to organise football and cricket tournaments from panchayat to the district level in a bid to further strengthen its rural base following the BJP making inroads into the interior areas of the state, party sources said Sunday. The BJD is drawn into the politics of sports with...
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee dares Centre to bring law restricting 1 member per family in politics
Kultali (West Bengal): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee hit back Sunday at the BJP over accusations of nepotism in his party. He dared the Centre to bring a legislation allowing only one member of a family in politics. Abhishek Banerjee, the Diamond Harbour MP, is also West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew. He said he...
Odisha: Today’s Pics
Ahead of the Republic Day, a small time seller sells Tricolours to customers in his stall at Choudhury Bazar in Cuttack Youngsters in action on the opening day of the 26th Odisha State Table Tennis Championships at the JN Indoor Stadium in Cuttack
Designer Sabyasachi launches his summer collection
Bhubaneswar: Renowned fashion designer Sabyasachi Satpathy launched his summer wear collection online, Sunday. Titled Prakruti by Keembadanti for Men and Women, the collection is a reflection of flora and fauna as well as the wildlife of Odisha, said Sabyasachi. “The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on normal life and the fashion industry is no exception. In order...
Soldier injured in Pak ceasefire violation succumbs
Jammu: An Army soldier injured in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan on the Line of Control in J&K's Rajouri district, succumbed to his injuries Sunday. An Indian Army statement said, "Pakistan Army had resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the LoC in Sunderbani sector of J&K January 18 which was responded to strongly by our own troops."...
Aviation industry professionals to be considered for vaccinations
New Delhi: India's civil aviation industry professionals will be considered for anti-Covid vaccination during the second stage of the national inoculation drive. The industry has played a crucial role in evacuation of millions and re-connecting supply chains to ferry essentials during the pandemic period. The sector is considered as crucial for fast economic recovery, as air passengers'...
Sundar eyeing Test opener slot
New Delhi: Coach Ravi Shastri’s dressing room stories of grit and determination work as a tonic for young Washington Sundar. He is ready for any challenge even if it means opening the batting for India in Test matches. In his under-19 days, Sundar was a specialist top-order batsman. However, he then honed his off-spin to such an...
Coronavirus an eye-opener to increase allocation for health sector
Hyderabad: The Covid-19 pandemic should serve as an eye-opener for the government to increase allocation for the health sector in the Union Budget 2020-21, feel representatives from the sector. Pointing out that the pandemic exposed the "shortcomings" in the India healthcare system, they have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hike the allocation in the Budget to...
Rakul Preet Singh begins shoot for next movie ‘Thank God’
Mumbai: Actress Rakul Preet has started shooting for her upcoming film "Thank God" here. On Sunday, the actress took to Instagram to share multiple moments from her first day of work on the set. She posted a selfie on Instagram Stories while going to the set, and wrote: "Happy face before a new film." In another story,...
Andhra Pradesh ASHA worker’s death following COVID-19 vaccine jab triggers protest
Amaravati: A woman public health worker, who had taken coronavirus vaccine January 19, died at a government-run hospital in Guntur in the early hours of Sunday while undergoing treatment for alleged reactions. While family members of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker Vijaya Lakshmi (44) alleged that she died due to the adverse effect following vaccination, the...
