Odisha govt hikes DA by 2% for employees, pensioners
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners. With the revision, the DA has been raised from 58 per cent to 60 per cent,...
Opposition targets Odisha govt over long queues at petrol pumps
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday targeted the BJP government in Odisha over long queues and panic buying at petrol pumps, even as the state administration maintained that there was no fuel shortage and appealed to people not to stockpile...
Odisha: Ambulance runs out of fuel on Kathajodi bridge; patient dies
Cuttack: A patient died after an ambulance ran out of fuel on the Kathajodi River bridge while being shifted from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar Friday, triggering outrage among locals and the victim’s family. The patient, a youth from Kendrapara who had...
No fuel shortage in Odisha, says minister amid panic buying
Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing fuel crisis in Odisha, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Friday said there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state. He said Odisha has adequate fuel stock and urged people...
Odisha govt issues ordinance to amend Indian Stamp Act
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a notification to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, to regulate stamp duty and simplify the registration of housing apartments, officials said Friday The state government had earlier obtained approval of the cabinet for...
Unemployed ‘youngsters like cockroaches’ become media, activists; attack system: CJI
New Delhi: Likening some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches”, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday said they go on to "become" media, social media and RTI activists and start attacking the system. The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a...
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New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday decided to hear cases exclusively through video conference Mondays and Fridays, and judges "unanimously resolved" to encourage car-pooling arrangements amongst themselves in order to ensure optimum fuel utilisation. The move came following a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on cutting down avoidable expenditure due to the ongoing West Asia crisis. "Matters listed on miscellaneous days (i.e. Mondays, Fridays, or such other days as declared to...
Read moreDetailsStrait of Hormuz open to all except hostile countries: Iranian FM Araghchi
New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Friday said that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all vessels, except for those belonging to countries engaged in a conflict with Iran. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Araghchi said that Iran continues to facilitate the passage of vessels, noting that it had already done so for several Indian ships. He said safe passage of all vessels is Iran's policy...
Read moreDetailsNEET aspirant dies by ‘suicide’ in Delhi; family takes body for cremation without informing police
New Delhi: A 20-year-old NEET aspirant, who had been preparing for the medical entrance test for the past few years, allegedly committed suicide at her residence in northwest Delhi's Azadpur, police said Friday. The deceased's family members later took the body to a crematorium without informing police, a senior officer said. No suicide note was found at the spot, and the exact reason behind the woman taking the extreme step is...
Read moreDetailsMadhya Pradesh HC declares Bhojshala a temple
Bhopal/Indore: The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in Dhar by ruling that the site is a temple and that the Hindu community possesses an inherent right to worship there which was never lost to history. In a significant judgment delivered Friday, the division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi set aside decades of administrative compromises...
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SC to hear cases through video conferencing Mondays, Fridays for optimum fuel utilisation
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Strait of Hormuz open to all except hostile countries: Iranian FM Araghchi
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NEET aspirant dies by ‘suicide’ in Delhi; family takes body for cremation without informing police
New Delhi: A 20-year-old NEET aspirant, who had been preparing for the medical entrance test for the past few years, allegedly committed suicide at her residence in northwest Delhi's Azadpur, police said Friday. The deceased's family members later took the body to a crematorium without informing police, a senior officer said. No suicide note was found at...
Odisha govt hikes DA by 2% for employees, pensioners
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and pensioners. With the revision, the DA has been raised from 58 per cent to 60 per cent, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. The increase will be implemented retrospectively from January...
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Madhya Pradesh HC declares Bhojshala a temple
Bhopal/Indore: The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in Dhar by ruling that the site is a temple and that the Hindu community possesses an inherent right to worship there which was never lost to history. In a significant judgment delivered Friday, the division bench of...
Unemployed ‘youngsters like cockroaches’ become media, activists; attack system: CJI
New Delhi: Likening some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches”, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday said they go on to "become" media, social media and RTI activists and start attacking the system. The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a lawyer for "pursuing" a senior advocate designation....
‘Golmaal 5’: Akshay Kumar to get Rs 35-40 crore, Ajay Devgn’s fee surprises fans
Mumbai: Hindi film industry’s “Khiladi” Akshay Kumar, who will be seen in the fifth installment of Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal, is getting a whopping Rs. 35-40 crore for his 18 to 22-day shoot, which is more than the film’s lead actor Ajay Devgn’s upfront fees. According to reports, Akshay Kumar is shooting for 18-22 days, and he is...
