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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Monday instructed the operators of Cuttack-bound buses to use the flyover from Crown Hotel instead of passing through the busy Acharya Vihar and Vani Vihar squares. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Commissionerate Police under Section 28...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) will Tuesday hear a petition seeking reforms in Puri Srimandir for better management of affairs, including hassle-free darshan by devotees, at the shrine. The matter will be heard by a three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justices Arun...

New Delhi, Sept 15: Facebook global executive Nick Clegg has proposed a "prospective" mechanism for WhatsApp to act on cases flagged by law enforcement agencies, but the government has refused to budge on its demand for traceability of messages. The issue of traceability has been...

New Delhi: With an aim to unearth financial irregularities and other fraudulent transactions at listed companies, capital market regulator Sebi is planning to set up a new whistle-blower mechanism for auditors and other 'gate-keepers' to report such cases. The proposed move assumes significance in the...

Bhubaneswar: Days after the National Students Union of India (NSUI) Odisha Convenor Itish Pradhan lambasted the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Niranjan Patnaik for party’s poor performance in the state elections, he has been shown the door. The NSUI, in a notification, has ordered suspension...

BHUBANESWAR: A seed ball bombing programme was organised by a team Rebuild Odisha near Dhauligiri here recently. With the co-operation of forest division of the city, the team tossed around 5,000 seeds on the outskirts of Dhauli. Around 40 volunteers from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri...

Cuttack: Chauliaganj Puja Committee in the Silver City here has earmarked a whopping sum of Rs 16 lakh to celebrate this year’s Dussehra lavishly. Expecting huge turnout at its puja pandal, the committee has urged district administration to deploy a few traffic police personnel in...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said there are clear signs of revival of most of the indicators of the economy with uptick in industrial production and fixed investment after economic growth plunged to a six-year low of 5 per cent in Quarter 1....

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the government should have taken chief ministers' views before changing the terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission, adding that unilateralism is not good for federal policy and cooperative federalism. Earlier in July, the Centre...

Chennai: A 'Mood of the Nation' survey conducted by the IIT Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) on the state of India in 2030 has revealed that most respondents were "highly positive" about the country a decade from now. IITMAA released the "Mood of the Nation" survey...