Month: January 2019

Prez Donald Trump(L), Lady Gaga(C) and American VP Mike Pence

International

Lady Gaga calls out Trump and Pence on shutdown

January 21, 2019

Los Angeles: Lady Gaga slammed US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on the ongoing federal government shutdown ...

State

Mega meet to press for multiple demands

January 21, 2019

Lakhanpur: Farmer leaders in various parts of Jharsuguda district are preparing for successful organisation of a farmers’ samavesh January 27 ...

State

Chandahandi set to get big irrigation boost

January 21, 2019

Nabarangpur: Good news for farmers of Chandahandi block in Nabarangpur district. In a major boost to agriculture, the state government has ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May is scrambling to find a way ahead after MPs comprehensively rejected the deal she negotiated with the EU (Ben STANSALL)

International

May set to unveil Brexit ‘Plan B’

January 21, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May will unveil her Brexit ‘Plan B’ to Parliament, Monday after MPs shredded her EU ...

International

2 bus disasters leave 35 dead in Bolivia

January 21, 2019

La Paz: Bolivian authorities said Sunday a bus rolled over on a mountain road in the southern part of the ...

State

Road mishaps claim eight lives in state

January 21, 2019

Kendrapara/Choudwar: Eight persons were killed in separate road mishaps in Kendrapara, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts Monday. In the first incident, ...

There are districts such as Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay on Hong Kong island, and Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon that can seem suffocatingly busy (AFP)

International

Above the concrete canopy: Hong Kong from the sky

January 21, 2019

Hong Kong: A giant container ship sailing under a suspension bridge; Chinese cemeteries as densely packed as the housing blocks ...

State

Farmers feel let down by horticulture dept

January 21, 2019

Nayagarh: Hundreds of farmers of eight blocks of Nayagarh district have accused the horticulture department of cheating and letting them down. ...

International

First robotic surgical procedure performed in Pakistan

January 21, 2019

Karachi: A "successful" robotic surgical procedure was carried out for the first time in Pakistan on a female patient at ...

State

2.39L KALIA applicants in Angul

January 21, 2019

Angul: The state government’s Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme has received tremendous response from farmers as ...