Notice to OMC over illegal tree felling in Keonjhar
Keonjhar: The Forest Department on Wednesday issued a notice to the regional manager of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at Suakati for allegedly felling trees for a road construction project at Kad abandh Sahi near Uparjagar village under Bhuyan Juanga Pirha...
Rice-laden truck plunges into river
Malkangiri: A truck carrying rice plunged into a river near Pangam village under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district early Wednes day morning, resulting in the destruction of rice worth more than Rs 5 lakh. According to reports, the truck...
NIT Rourkela innovates wastewater treatment
Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed a cost-effective ceramic adsorbent capable of removing harmful industrial dye from wastewater, offering a sustainable solution to water pollution. The research team from the Department of Ceramic Engineering,...
CUO eyes bamboo hub for tribal livelihood
Koraput: The Central Universi ty of Odisha (CUO) is planning to establish a Bamboo Resource and Development Centre in collaboration with Navsari Agricultural University (NAU), Gujarat, to promote sustainable livelihoods and entrepreneurship among tribal communities in Koraput district. The proposed...
Poll boycott threat over electrification delay
Thuamul Rampur: Residents of Tumonikhol village in Thuamul Rampur block in Kalahandi district have threatened to boycott future elections if their long-pending demand for an electricity connection is not met. The village, home to about 200 people from 45 families,...
US-Iran deal signed as Trump confirms diplomatic breakthrough
Washington: US President Donald Trump has secured a major diplomatic breakthrough with Iran, finalising a US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz before signing the accord at France's Palace of Versailles. Speaking to reporters after arriving in Paris, Trump said the agreement was...
Read moreDetailsFormer Bengal minister faces questioning over Messi tour event
Kolkata: After ducking Bengal Police summons thrice for questioning in relation to alleged irregularities during Lionel Messi’s 'GOAT India Tour' event at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake December 13 last year, former West Bengal sports, youth affairs and power minister Aroop Biswas, Thursday morning, finally appeared before the cops. Aroop Biswas appeared at the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, to face questioning...
Read moreDetailsFour detained in petrol bomb attack on RSS office in Ranchi
Ranchi: Police have intensified their investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provincial office in Nivaranpur, Ranchi, and have detained four individuals in connection with the incident. Those detained include the driver of the vehicle allegedly used in the attack and two of the suspected attackers. According to police officials, the detainees are being questioned to determine the motive behind the attack and uncover any larger...
Read moreDetailsWest Bengal Assembly budget session begins amid LoP verdict suspense
Kolkata: The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will start from Thursday amid the crucial verdict to be passed by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on the petition challenging the decision of Speaker Rathindra Bose to accept expelled Trinamool Congress Legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the new majority bloc of the party in the House and as the official Leader of Opposition (LoP). The budget...
Read moreDetailsKolkata Police deny Mamata Banerjee security withdrawal allegations
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Thursday denied the allegations raised by two Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members and one Lok Sabha member on Wednesday, accusing the West Bengal government of deliberately withdrawing the security arrangement to which former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is entitled. Wednesday night, two Rajya Sabha members of Trinamool Congress, namely Derek O'Brien and Sagarika Ghose, a journalist-turned-politician and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Mahua Moita, made social media...
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Hegseth urges Europe to lead continent’s defence at NATO
Brussels: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that America's allies in Europe must take the lead on the defence of their own continent and help turn NATO into a read hard-line military alliance. At a meeting of NATO defence ministers, Hegseth called for a reboot of the 32-nation organisation to turn it into a NATO 3.0...
Cultural groups call for stricter Rath Yatra guidelines
Puri: Concerned over unauthorised dance performances before the chariots during Rath Yatra, a coalition of cultural and heritage organisations Wednesday submitted a six-point memorandum to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and district authorities in Puri. The memorandum was submitted by Puri Parampara Suraksha Manch, Achyutant Trust and eight other organisations. A seven-member delegation led by forum convener...
Six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs signal crossover by skipping meeting
New Delhi: The writing appeared to be on the wall for Shiv Sena (UBT) as six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped its parliamentary party meeting Thursday, signalling that a formal crossover to the ruling Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde may be only a matter of time. Sena (UBT) MPs Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai and...
Voting starts for seven Karnataka Council seats amid political suspense
Bengaluru: Polling for seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council commenced at the Vidhana Soudha Thursday amid concerns over possible cross-voting by MLAs. The election to Legislative Council seats has turned into a high-stakes political battle, with the contest emerging as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal...
Indian teenager killed in runaway horse carriage accident in New York
New York: An Indian teenager died while trying to save his mother, who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage after the horse suddenly bolted at the famous Central Park in New York City. Romanch Mahajan, 18, was on his first trip to New York with his family when the incident took place Wednesday, The New York Times...
‘Islamabad MoU’ exposes Modi’s foreign policy failure: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress Thursday came down heavily on the government after the US and Iran signed a peace deal, saying the pact being called the 'Islamabad MoU' shows the newfound regional standing and global influence of Pakistan, which is a severe setback to both the substance and style of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy. Congress...
Former Bengal minister faces questioning over Messi tour event
Kolkata: After ducking Bengal Police summons thrice for questioning in relation to alleged irregularities during Lionel Messi’s 'GOAT India Tour' event at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake December 13 last year, former West Bengal sports, youth affairs and power minister Aroop Biswas, Thursday morning, finally appeared before the cops. Aroop Biswas appeared at the Bidhannagar...
Four detained in petrol bomb attack on RSS office in Ranchi
Ranchi: Police have intensified their investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provincial office in Nivaranpur, Ranchi, and have detained four individuals in connection with the incident. Those detained include the driver of the vehicle allegedly used in the attack and two of the suspected attackers. According to police officials, the detainees...
West Bengal Assembly budget session begins amid LoP verdict suspense
Kolkata: The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will start from Thursday amid the crucial verdict to be passed by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on the petition challenging the decision of Speaker Rathindra Bose to accept expelled Trinamool Congress Legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the new majority bloc of the...
Kolkata Police deny Mamata Banerjee security withdrawal allegations
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Thursday denied the allegations raised by two Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members and one Lok Sabha member on Wednesday, accusing the West Bengal government of deliberately withdrawing the security arrangement to which former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is entitled. Wednesday night, two Rajya Sabha members of Trinamool Congress, namely Derek O'Brien and Sagarika...























































































