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New Delhi: A parliamentary panel Friday recommended that the Environment Ministry should push all states and Union territories to conduct drone surveys of lands in forest areas to help curb encroachment on them. In a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha Friday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change also said...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Friday decided not to organise the annual Iftar party and Eid Milan because of the West Asia conflict. Noting that thousands of innocent people have lost their lives and many more have been injured or displaced, the party said the decision was taken in solidarity with those affected by the conflict. In such a...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha Friday issued a whip, asking all its MLAs to remain present in the assembly for voting in the Rajya Sabha elections March 16. Government chief whip Saroj Pradhan, in a note, asked the party MLAs to remain present on the Assembly premises from 9 am to 4 pm Monday. The BJP's...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Senior BJP leader and former Balasore MLA Jiban Pradip Dash Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party, alleging moral degradation of the state leadership. Dash, a three-time MLA, announced his resignation at a press conference in Balasore, protesting the induction of chit fund-tainted former BJD MP Rabindra Kumar Jena into the BJP two days...

Baripada: At least 12 police personnel were injured, including three seriously, in an attack by a mob when the law enforcers tried to disperse the agitators blocking NH-220 in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Friday, a senior officer said. The agitation was sparked by a youth allegedly verbally abusing a girl in Binjhua village in the Tiring police station...

Berhampur: Two persons were arrested Friday for allegedly defrauding a man of Rs 75 lakh in Odisha's Ganjam district by selling him a land parcel already sold to other persons, police said. The accused land brokers have been identified as Somendra Kumar Sahu (63) and Sibasankar Choudhury (46), both from Ganjam district. The accused persons were nabbed...

New Delhi: Iran’s Ambassador to India, Dr Mohammad Fathali, Friday emphasised the strong ties between New Delhi and Tehran, saying that both countries share common interests and values and should continue supporting each other to overcome challenges. Speaking to media persons, the envoy said that the people of India and Iran share a sense of solidarity, which...

Kathmandu: The government of Nepal has decided to stop providing visa-on-arrival facilities to Iranian citizens visiting the country amid the ongoing US–Iran conflict in West Asia, the country's Department of Immigration said Friday. “The move is aimed at preventing an influx of Iranian citizens into Nepal due to the ongoing conflict in the region,” Ram Chandra Tiwari,...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry Friday said that India and the United States continue to remain engaged in discussions for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, rejecting media reports that suggested a pause in negotiations. In a statement, the ministry clarified that there has been no hold on bilateral engagement between the two countries....