‘Don’t politicise Rath Yatra affairs’, minister under fire over stampede deaths
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday urged the opposition parties not to politicise the affairs related to Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. His appeal came after the opposition BJD and Congress demanded his resignation over the "irregularities and negligence" during...
Odisha expands chit fund payout; 5 lakh more to get relief
Gang rape of tribal woman reported in Odisha; suspects in custody
Landslides hit Koraput after heavy rain; two trains cancelled
State govt appeals to officers to call off agitation in Odisha
No linkages between Covid vaccine and heart-related deaths: Govt
New Delhi: In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah linking heart-related deaths in Hassan district to Covid vaccine, the Union Health Ministry Wednesday said extensive studies by ICMR and AIIMS have conclusively established no linkages between coronavirus vaccines and sudden deaths. Siddaramaiah had Tuesday said "hasty approval and distribution"...
Read moreMicrosoft plans 9,000 more job cuts; fourth layoff this year
Redmond: Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but said that it will comprise less than 4% of the workforce it had a year ago. Microsoft said the cuts will affect multiple teams around the world, including its sales division and its Xbox video game...
Read moreTelangana sets up expert panel to probe chemical factory blast
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has constituted a four-member expert committee to investigate Monday’s explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which claimed the lives of 40 workers and left several others injured. The committee, to be headed by B. Venkateshwar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, will identify the causes and establish the reasons and events that led to the major explosion. The members of the committee are T. Prathap Kumar, Chief Scientist, CSIR-IICT,...
Read moreSecurity forces in gunfight with militants in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists at Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said Wednesday. He said that based on a specific intelligence report, a joint search operation was launched in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. “Contact has been established with the terrorists, and the operation is in progress,” he said. The anti-militant operation started on the day the annual Amarnath Yatra begins...
Read moreBangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to six months by ICT
Dhaka: Bangladesh's deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Wednesday sentenced to six months in prison in a contempt of court case by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), according to a local media report. The verdict was issued by a three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper said. In the same verdict, the tribunal sentenced Shakil Akand Bulbul of Gobindaganj...
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Malkangiri: Minority protesters demand action against accused
Malkangiri: A large number of people, belonging to a minority community, held a protest rally in Odisha's Malkangiri district Wednesday, demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in an attack on them. The rally was organised under the banner of Malkangiri District Christian Manch, and the protesters submitted a memorandum to the district collector's office. They alleged...
US prioritizing India as key defense ally in region: Hegseth
Washington: The US gives India priority as its “key defence partner in South Asia”, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has affirmed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, according to a Pentagon Spokesperson, Colonel Chris Devine. “When he spoke to Rajnath Singh Tuesday, Hegseth emphasised the priority the US places on India as its key defence partner in South Asia,”...
‘Don’t politicise Rath Yatra affairs’, minister under fire over stampede deaths
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Wednesday urged the opposition parties not to politicise the affairs related to Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. His appeal came after the opposition BJD and Congress demanded his resignation over the "irregularities and negligence" during the festival, which led to the death of three people in a stampede near the Gundicha Temple...
Microsoft plans 9,000 more job cuts; fourth layoff this year
Redmond: Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but said that it will comprise less than 4% of the workforce it had a year ago. Microsoft said the cuts will affect...
Telangana sets up expert panel to probe chemical factory blast
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has constituted a four-member expert committee to investigate Monday’s explosion at Sigachi Industries in Pashamylaram, which claimed the lives of 40 workers and left several others injured. The committee, to be headed by B. Venkateshwar Rao, Emeritus Scientist, CSIR-IICT, will identify the causes and establish the reasons and events that led to the...
Security forces in gunfight with militants in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists at Chatroo area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said Wednesday. He said that based on a specific intelligence report, a joint search operation was launched in Kanzal Mandu, Kishtwar. “Contact has been established with the terrorists, and the operation is in progress,”...
Odisha: Today’s pics
Goddess Mahalaxmi heads to Gundicha Temple for Hera Panchami ritual in Puri OUAT students collect insects for research purposes in Bhubaneswar Mahaprabhu's Bamana, Parashurama avatars at various Adapa Mandaps in Berhampur
Odisha expands chit fund payout; 5 lakh more to get relief
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed authorities to compensate an additional 5 lakh small depositors who were duped by different chit fund companies in the state. The depositors will get back their money within three to four months, a release by the chief minister's office (CMO) said. The CMO stated that the new...
Gang rape of tribal woman reported in Odisha; suspects in custody
Jajpur: Odisha Police Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly gang-raping a tribal woman in Jajpur district, officials said. The incident took place when the 32-year-old woman was herding goats in the Bhalukhai forest Tuesday afternoon. The incident came to light after the survivor, along with her husband, lodged a police complaint. In the complaint, the woman said...
Job shock: Microsoft announces another round of mass layoff
Redmond: Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices Wednesday. The company declined to say how many people would be laid off but that it will comprise less than 4 per cent of the workforce it had a year ago.
