Campaigning ends for phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats
New Delhi: The curtains came down Wednesday evening on a high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats across 13 states April 26. Staggered over seven stages, the first phase of the elections held last Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories...
Read morePant, Axar dazzle as DC beat GT by 4 runs in IPL
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant dazzled with an unbeaten 88 as Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Titans by four runs in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday. Invited to bat, Pant (88 not out of 43 balls) and Axar Patel (66 off 43 balls) scored contrasting fifties to power Delhi Capitals to 224 for 4. In reply, Sai Sudarshan (65 off 29 ) and David Miller (55 off 23) scored fifties but couldn't...
Read moreBiden signs a USD 95 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Washington: President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday a USD 95 billion war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. “We rose to the moment, we...
Read moreCan’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), as it reserved its judgement on a clutch of petitions claiming the polling devices can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court said it cannot change the thought process of those doubting the advantages of polling machines and advocating going...
Read more‘Congress’ loot… zindagi ke baad bhi’, says Modi as Pitroda’s inheritance tax remarks fuel fresh attack, opposition party distances itself
Ambikapur/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on inheritance tax to step up the ruling BJP's blistering attack on the issue of "wealth redistribution", saying "zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi" is the opposition party's mantra to "loot" people. In his poll rallies, Modi framed Pitroda's comments in his wider onslaught against the Congress, asserting that they have exposed its hidden...
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RGH’s unused laparoscopy machine under probe
Rourkela: An unused laparoscopy machine lying at the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) here has prompted medical superintendent Dr Ganesh Das to look into the matter. He has ordered a probe as to why it has been lying unused for close to a year now despite the presence of trained technicians in the hospital. Since the machine was...
Problems plague Joda’s newly-built stadium
Joda: Hardly two months have elapsed since its inauguration. However, the walls of the newly-built multi-purpose indoor stadium here in Keonjhar district have developed cracks. Plasters are falling off the walls as well as the beams and ceiling, sources informed Wednesday. The gymnasium has been the worst affected with cracks appearing on many portions of the walls....
Ailing tusker dies in Sundargarh
Sundargarh: An ailing tusker died Wednesday while undergoing treatment in Khesara forest of Banki range under K Balanga police limits in this district. Forest department officials informed that the tusker was found a few days back roaming in the Koida forest range. Later on, it fell sick after entering the Banki forest range and stopped moving around....
Valuables razed in Excise office fire
Keonjhar: Many confiscated vehicles and seized items were reduced to ashes in a massive fire that broke out late Tuesday night on the premises of the Barbil Excise office in this district. Officials said among the vehicles that were gutted were one Scorpio and two Bolero SUVs, one auto-rickshaw, and 11 two-wheelers. Many valuable documents and other...
OPID Court convicts 2 for cheating NBFC of Rs 1.64cr
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Court in Balasore has convicted two persons for cheating a non-banking financial company (NBFC) of Rs 1.64 crore by disbursing 13 loans in favour of fictitious loanees by using forged documents, official sources said Wednesday. While the court awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a...
Odisha Wonder Women’s Convention by ILO, OASME
Bhubaneswar: To address the issues faced by women entrepreneurs in procuring government tenders, Odisha Wonder Women’s Convention 2024 was organised jointly by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME) here Wednesday. OASME women's wing chairperson Jyotirmayee Mohanty extended a warm welcome to all guests and dignitaries. The key note...
‘Declining growth in population worrisome’
Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the dwindling population growth in Odisha, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) state head Mohammad Nadeem Noor said that the demographic transition will have a toll on economic development of the state. “The state’s population growth rate has been constantly declining since 1971. Earlier, it accounted for 4 per cent of the country’s total...
‘Lungi vs dhoti’ politics
Bhubaneswar: A ‘lungi versus dhoti’ debate emerged in Odisha politics after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for appearing in a video message wearing a lungi. While BJP leaders claimed dhoti was the culture of Odisha and not lungi, those of the BJD highlighted the importance of lungi and how weavers in...
BJP ‘chargesheet’ against BJD govt
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of elections, the BJP Wednesday unveiled a ‘chargesheet’ against the nearly 25-year-old BJD government in the state, accusing it of being involved in corruption and irregularities. Accusing the BJP of levelling ‘malicious and defamatory content without evidence’, the BJD moved the Election Commission against the ‘chargesheet’ and claimed it violated the model code of conduct....
Horoscope April 25: Sagittarius’ business is set to sky-rocket, pleasant and joyous day for Pisces
Aries: All eyes may be on you today — for your looks, skills, or even your funky bag! Make hay while the sun shines, and charge your batteries with all that attention. You can get some decent work done with that energy, says Ganesha. Taurus: You may tend to feel frustrated when the results are not the...
