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Inzamam to resign as Pakistan chief selector
Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq Wednesday announced that he will step down as the chief selector once his tenure ends July 30. “I think it is time to step down, I will complete my term that ends July 30,” Dawn...
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ICJ directs Pak to stay Jadhav’s execution
The Hague: In a huge victory for India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, 49, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on espionage and terrorism charges”. Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy...
Read morePandemonium over House conduct, farmers’ issues
Bhubaneswar: The Assembly Wednesday witnessed four adjournments as both the opposition BJP and Congress MLAs shouted slogans in the well of the House over different issues. While BJP members raised the farmers issue during the Zero Hour, the Congress MLAs rushed to the well of the House alleging that the Speaker was not following rules while conducting business in the Assembly. There was a virtual din in the House when members...
Read more51L farmers benefited under KALIA: Govt
Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday said as many as 51 lakh farmers have so far been provided with financial assistance under the state's flagship KALIA scheme. Under the scheme, each farmer family gets Rs 5,000 financial assistance per crop. A farm household is entitled to get Rs 10,000 per year for two cropping seasons (Kharif and Rabi). Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo said in reply to written questions...
Read moreCM, ministers skip House business
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and a dozen ministers were conspicuously absent in the state Assembly Wednesday in order to take part in the Biju Janata Dal’s electioneering in Patkura Assembly constituency. Ministers Arun Sahoo, Ranendra Pratap Swain and Samir Dash who were supposed to answer members’ queries during Zero Hour in the day were missing. Sahoo, Swain and Dash are among the star campaigners who have been drafted for campaigning...
Read moreTwo-third cold storages lying defunct in state
Bhubaneswar: In spite of tall promises by the Odisha government to encourage vegetable farming in the state by building adequate infrastructure for storing and marketing the produce, the reality is vastly different as experienced from sky-rocketing prices at times and distress sales of crops at others. The root cause of the wild swing in prices, however, boils down to Odisha’s dependence on other states since most of the vegetables produced here...
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AI suffered loss of Rs 430 crore due to Pak air space closure
New Delhi: Air India suffered a loss of Rs 430 crore in the four-month period when air space was restricted by Pakistan after the Balakot air strikes, Civil Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said that the government was committed to privatisation of the...
Cabinet nod for National Medical Commission Bill
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India Act, 1956, and usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector. The Bill will be introduced in the current session of parliament. It was first introduced in Parliament in December 2017, but lapsed with the dissolution...
ICJ’s refusal to allow Kulbhushan Yadav’s return is unnerving: Randeep Surjewala
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala Wednesday welcomed the International Court of Justice verdict to put on hold the death sentence to retired navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistan military court in an alleged case of espionage and said refusal by the world court to allow his return to India is unnerving. “We welcome...
Bangla lawmaker criticised for hauling up students kissing in park
Dhaka: Bangladeshi lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury has been slammed online for calling the police on teenage lovers kissing in a park and posting their photos on social media in the socially conservative country. Ekramul Karim Chowdhury posted photos of the 18 teenagers to on, where they quickly garnered thousands of comments. But most users criticised him for...
Couple among 3 killed in lightning
Keonjhar: Three persons including two women of a family died after lightning struck them on farmlands in separate places under Harichandanpur block of Keonjhar district Wednesday. A woman who was injured in the incident was admitted to the hospital. The deceased were identified as a couple –Chaitanya Mohanta, 45, and his wife Meena Mohanta, 45 – of...
ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav a massive victory: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday described the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict to continue the stay on the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav as a “massive victory” for India. “The ICJ has given orders to Pakistan to give consular access to Jadhav and it is a massive victory,” Rajnath Singh told the media...
Chinese judge’s backing of ICJ verdict in Jadhav case a definite setback for Pakistan
Beijing: The 15-1 judgement of the ICJ in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case has definite political and diplomatic ramifications for Pakistan. The Chinese jurist and vice-president of the world court backed the majority judgement, signalling a setback for Islamabad in the high-profile verdict. There was no immediate official reaction here about the judgement by the International Court of...
Raheem Sterling shines in Manchester City’s emphatic victory over West Ham
Nanjing (China): Record Manchester City signing Rodri made his debut and Raheem Sterling scored twice as the Premier League champions came from behind to beat West Ham United 4-1 here Wednesday. West Ham took the lead with a Mark Noble penalty before Manchester City levelled through David Silva, then Lukas Nmecha scored from the spot to give...
Pandemonium over House conduct, farmers’ issues
Bhubaneswar: The Assembly Wednesday witnessed four adjournments as both the opposition BJP and Congress MLAs shouted slogans in the well of the House over different issues. While BJP members raised the farmers issue during the Zero Hour, the Congress MLAs rushed to the well of the House alleging that the Speaker was not following rules while conducting...
51L farmers benefited under KALIA: Govt
Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday said as many as 51 lakh farmers have so far been provided with financial assistance under the state's flagship KALIA scheme. Under the scheme, each farmer family gets Rs 5,000 financial assistance per crop. A farm household is entitled to get Rs 10,000 per year for two cropping seasons (Kharif and Rabi)....
