Bhubaneswar: Dreaded criminal Sheikh Hyder who was arrested Thursday in Sangareddy district of Telangana was brought Friday morning to Odisha. The dreaded criminal had escaped from the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMH) in Cuttack April 10. He was arrested while travelling on a two-wheeler...
Bhubaneswar: With increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases being detected across Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to impose a night curfew across the state and weekend shutdowns in 10 districts bordering Chhattishgarh to curb the spread of the virus. Besides, the state government has decided...
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday announced sweeping restrictions, including a weekend curfew and the closure of malls, gyms, spas and auditoriums, in a bid to break the chain of COVID infections in the city. There will be no in-house dining in restaurants...
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday asked states to make rational use of medical oxygen and ensure there is no wastage while stressing that there is sufficient stock of oxygen in the country. Medical oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of COVID-19 affected patients....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,989 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,58,342 with 14,621 active cases. Out of the 2,989 new cases, 1,733 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,256 contracted the virus locally. Sundargarh registered...
Bhubaneswar: Several private agencies now seem to have made Odisha one of their favourite destinations for making hay while the sun shines at the tax payers’ expense, thanks to the officials of the Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) who connived with these firms to...
Pipili: With only two days left for Pipili Assembly constituency to face by-elections, Congress party candidate for the by-poll Ajit Mangaraj died of COVID-19 Wednesday, a party source said. Politicians and public cutting across party lines expressed grief as the news of Mangaraj's death broke....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,267 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 3,55,353 with 12,244 active cases. Out of the 2,267 new cases, 1,314 were reported from quarantine centres while 953 contracted the virus locally. Sundargarh has...
New Delhi: With an aim to expand the basket of COVID-19 vaccines and enhance the pace of inoculation in India, the Centre said Tuesday it has fast-tracked emergency approval for foreign-produced jabs. However, these COVID-19 vaccines must have similar clearances in other countries. The move...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee sat on a dharna Tuesday in the heart of the city. Mamata Banerjee was protesting against the Election Commission’s (EC) ‘unconstitutional’ decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours. In an appeasing...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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