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Tata Power wins bids for two Odisha discoms WESCO, SOUTHCO
Stepmother cuts cheeks of minor girl with blade in Kandhamal district
CMC to allow only 100 guests for wedding ceremonies
Efforts on to solve Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border dispute amicably
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RBI keeps lending rate unchanged at 4%
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained status quo third time in a row and kept the benchmark lending rate unchanged at four per cent. This was announced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das here Friday. The RBI governor said that the central bank will maintain an accommodative monetary policy...
Read moreUN removes cannabis from strictest drug category
Berlin: The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that it had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to follow the World Health Organization’s recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Convention on Narcotic Drugs,...
Read moreThey managed to beat the Bhopal gas disaster, but not COVID-19
Bhopal: They managed to beat the Bhopal gas tragedy that occurred December 2 and 3 exactly 36 years ago, but they fell plea to COVID-19. Well we are talking of 102 people in this city who have died due to the pandemic COVID-19. They had managed to survive one of the greatest industrial disasters that India has ever seen. They survived that pain, but fell to beat the pandemic COVID-19. The...
Read moreOlive Ridley turtles return to Gahirmatha for nesting
Kendrapara: Pairs of Olive Ridley sea turtles have begun emerging on the swirling sea waters off Gahirmatha in Odisha, marking the commencement of the annual natural heritage of mass nesting, forest officials said on Thursday. Forest personnel on patrolling drives have sighted pairs of mating turtles. For undisturbed breeding of the aquatic animals, prohibition on sea fishing continues to remain in force in the marine sanctuary, they said. Gahirmatha beach in...
Read moreSupreme Court dismisses Vedanta’s interim plea to inspect, operate Sterlite plant
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to entertain an interim plea by mining major Vedanta Ltd seeking permission to inspect and operate the Sterlite copper unit at Tuticorin for four weeks to assess the pollution level. The plant was closed in May 2018. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the mining major, submitted before a bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman that Vedanta is producing 36 per cent to...
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Akshay Kumar gets Yogi Adityanath’s nod to shoot ‘Ram Setu’ in Ayodhya
Mumbai: Actor Akshay Kumar will reportedly shoot his next film, Ram Setu, in Ayodhya after getting permission from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The actor had met the UP Chief Minister for dinner at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai Tuesday night, according to a government spokesman. The Chief Minister appreciated Akshay's efforts in making films with...
Tata Power wins bids for two Odisha discoms WESCO, SOUTHCO
Bhubaneswar: Tata Power Co. Ltd was Thursday declared as the winner in bids for two electricity distribution companies (discoms) in Odisha—the Western Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (WESCO) and the Southern Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (SOUTHCO). Tata Power’s winning bid in the Odisha government’s discoms privatization round comes after the company won a 25-year...
Realme X50 Pro 5G receives UI 2.0 based on Android 11; read details
New Delhi: Smartphone maker Realme Friday announced that it has started rolling out the update for UI 2.0 for its 5G flagship X50 Pro 5G. According to the company, based on Android 11, the Realme UI 2.0 is one of the most customisable and seamless OS in the market, created for a highly personalized UI experience for...
Man-elephant conflict: Man trampled to death in Cuttack, elephant’s carcass spotted in Ganjam
Cuttack/Bhanjanagar: In two separate incidents reported from Cuttack and Ganjam districts Friday, a man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants and an elephant’s carcass was spotted respectively. The victim of the man-elephant conflict has been identified as Ratnakar Behera, a resident of Budhalinga village in Choudwar. Behera had gone to his farmland to harvest...
Stepmother cuts cheeks of minor girl with blade in Kandhamal district
Baliguda: In a shocking incident Thursday, a nine-year-old girl was allegedly tortured by her stepmother in Kandhamal district. In the evening, the victim was rescued by a team of ‘Childline’ and saved from further torture. Also read: Efforts on to solve Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border dispute amicably According to ‘Childline’ sources, the stepmother cut the cheeks of the...
Australia batsman Will Pucovski braced for ‘potential reality’ of facing Indian bowlers
Sydney: The hype around his potential Test debut against India has Will Pucovski more excited than intimidated and the rising Australian batsman cannot wait to take on the visiting bowlers after having watched them on TV ‘dominating around the world’. Led by pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, India's much-vaunted bowling attack features Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj...
Odisha reports 377 new COVID-19 cases, total exceeds 3.20 lakh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday registered 377 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,20,0394. Out of the 377 new cases, 215 were reported from quarantine centres while 162 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1334745008881070081 The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 4,558. With the recovery of 629 patients Wednesday,...
Impossible for on-field umpires to regulate switch-hit: Simon Taufel
Sydney: One of the most renowned umpires of all times, Simon Taufel feels it will not be practical to outlaw the switch-hit shot. Simon Taufel added that it’s ‘impossible’ for the on-field umpire to monitor the batsman for change in grip or stance. Earlier this week, former Australian skipper Ian Chappell had suggested the ICC to ban...
Muslim youth thrashed in UP court for inter-faith marriage
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): In another fallout of the new anti-conversion law, a Muslim youth was allegedly abused and beaten inside the court premises in Aligarh where he had come with a girl, to get legally married. The incident took place Thursday and video clips of the incident have gone viral on the social media. In the video,...
Narendra Modi chairs all-party meeting on COVID-19 situation in India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Friday an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits. Top Union Ministers were also present in the meeting. Narendra Modi had called the meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India, sources said. Floor leaders from all parties in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been invited to...
