Ram Navami celebrations pass off peacefully
Rourkela: With the district administration making elaborate security arrangements to tackle any unpleasant situation, Ram Navami celebrations in Sundargarh district remained peaceful. Contrary to other areas in the district, the procession was taken out Thursday in Rourkela. “This is the...
Woman organ donor given guard of honour
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Voting begins in 8 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Polling for the first round of Lok Sabha elections in eight constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am Friday. The seats include Saharanpur, Bijnor, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina (reserved), Moradabad, Rampur and Pilibhit. These fall in the Jat and sugarcane belt of the state. Among the prominent candidates...
Read more50 pc booths being monitored through webcasting in UP
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is monitoring polling across 50 per cent of the booths through webcasting. Additionally, the ECI has deployed 1,510 video teams at the polling booths, as stated by the chief electoral officer (CEO). The commission has established 111 model polling stations, with 45 booths managed by women personnel, 36 by youths, and 32 by differently-abled staff. Arrangements including wheelchairs and volunteers have been made for...
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New Delhi: Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi will be the new Navy Chief by the end of this month succeeding incumbent Admiral R Hari Kumar. Admiral Kumar will retire from service April 30. Vice Admiral Tripathi is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. "The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff as the next Chief of the Naval...
Read moreIran fires air defence batteries in provinces as explosions heard near Isfahan
Dubai: Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near a major airbase at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. One government official suggested sites may have been targeted by drones. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment....
Read morePolling begins in 39 Lok Sabha segments in TN, voting delayed in some booths
Chennai: Polling began at 7 AM Friday in all the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 general election, amid tight security arrangements. People arrived at the polling stations enthusiastically and waited for their turn to vote, with personnel of the state and central police forces standing guard. The fate of 950 candidates will be decided by about 6.23 crore voters who are set to exercise their franchise...
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50 pc booths being monitored through webcasting in UP
Lucknow: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is monitoring polling across 50 per cent of the booths through webcasting. Additionally, the ECI has deployed 1,510 video teams at the polling booths, as stated by the chief electoral officer (CEO). The commission has established 111 model polling stations, with 45 booths managed by women personnel, 36 by youths,...
Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to be new Navy Chief
New Delhi: Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi will be the new Navy Chief by the end of this month succeeding incumbent Admiral R Hari Kumar. Admiral Kumar will retire from service April 30. Vice Admiral Tripathi is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. "The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, presently serving...
Virat Kohli’s statue installed at Jaipur Wax Museum on World Heritage Day
Jaipur: A wax statue of ace India cricketer Virat Kohli was installed at the Jaipur Wax Museum on the occasion of World Heritage Day Thursday. Visitors will now get the opportunity to click themselves with the former India captain's wax figure at the wax museum housed in the Nahargarh Fort, said Anoop Srivastava, the Founder-Director of Jaipur...
Iran fires air defence batteries in provinces as explosions heard near Isfahan
Dubai: Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near a major airbase at the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. It remained unclear if the country was under attack. However, tensions remain high after Iran's unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel. One government official suggested sites may have been targeted...
Voting underway in 12 LS seats in Rajasthan, two Union Ministers in fray
Jaipur: Voting for the first phase of elections was underway in 12 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan Friday. The voting began at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m. Rajasthan Chief Secretary Sudhanshu Pant was among the first 50 voters to cast his vote. He joined the queue of voters at 7 a.m. and cast his...
Ram Navami celebrations pass off peacefully
Rourkela: With the district administration making elaborate security arrangements to tackle any unpleasant situation, Ram Navami celebrations in Sundargarh district remained peaceful. Contrary to other areas in the district, the procession was taken out Thursday in Rourkela. “This is the tradition we have been following from the beginning,” said one Shankar of Daily Market Akhada. A total...
Woman organ donor given guard of honour
Hatadihi: A woman from Sadha village under this block in Keonjhar district, whose organs were donated following her death with the written consent of her family members, was given a guard of honour during her funeral Thursday by the district administration. The deceased woman was identified as Sanjukta Jena, 48, wife of Rabindra Jena of Sadha village....
Artist turns Jajpur home into gallery
Bhubaneswar: Noted writer and painter Prafulla Mohanti, who is a British citizen of Indian origin, recently converted his two-storey house in Nanpur village of Jajpur district into an art gallery, which was recently opened on his 90th birthday. The gallery titled ‘The Creative Hands’ houses hundreds of paintings made by Mohanti and other artists. The artist reportedly...
NHAI to monetise 33 highway stretches in FY25
New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified 33 highway stretches including in Odisha, cumulatively spanning 2,741 km to monetise during the current financial year through toll operate transfer (TOT) and infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) modes. The identified stretches include Panikoili-Rimuli in Odisha, Lucknow-Aligarh, KanpurAyodhya-Gorakhpur and Bareilly-Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, Gurugram-Kotputli-Jaipur bypass and Jaipur-Kishangarh in...