New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has uncovered large-scale irregularities in the ownership pattern, financial resources and technical ability of five companies granted mining licences for offshore blocks bearing rare and atomic minerals. The companies, while applying for mining licence in June 2010,...
BHUBANESWAR: Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar, the grand old premier club of Bhubaneswar, organised a peaceful awareness rally Rotary Skatathon with the theme ‘Rebuilding Bhubaneswar-Plant Trees’ here Sunday. This noble effort was carried out as part of the campaign of rebuilding Bhubaneswar in order to recover...
BHUBANESWAR: ‘Kanya Kiran’, a massive awareness programme to stop violence against women and girl child, will be carried out at global level from the next year, announced Achyuta Samanta, founder, KIIT & KISS. He was speaking at the flag-off ceremony for the programme's coordinators, volunteers...
BHUBANESWAR: Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State Branch set an example by assisting cyclone victims in Puri Sunday. Normal life for people of different blocks in Puri is still a dream even five weeks after the cyclone. Under the guidance of secretary, Indian Red Cross...
As per tradition, Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra catch fever after ritualistic bath ‘Snana Yatra’. During this time, they are worshiped in secret by Daitapatis and Raj Vaidya in ‘Anasara Ghara’. However, devotees worship their artistic representations in ‘Patti Dians’ BHUBANESWAR: Artistes of Balasore...
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Sunday arrested a man who was on the run after brutally killing his younger brother Friday night near Panchamukhi apartment at Atalagada in Pahala on the outskirts of the city here. Speaking to the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police Anup Sahu...
Washington: Some of the former top US diplomats and foreign policy experts have hailed the appointment of S Jaishankar as the new External Affairs Minister and have exuded confidence that US-India strategic ties will be further enhanced under his watch. Jaishankar, 64, known for his...
Moscow: Large parts of Asian Russia could become habitable by the late 21st century due to climate change, new research has found. Researchers from the Krasnoyarsk Federal Research Center, Russia, and the National Institute of Aerospace, US, used current and predicted climate scenarios to examine...
New Delhi: The government will look at setting up a national institute for valuers on the lines of chartered accountants’ apex body ICAI, a senior official said Saturday. A similar attempt was made way back in 2008. “We now feel that we have enough critical...
Bhubaneswar: Syndicate Bank Saturday told the media that it aims to achieve profit between Rs 500 crore and Rs 1,000 crore in FY 2019-20, as the bank’s Non-Performing Assets (NPA) came down to 6.1 per cent from 12 per cent. Addressing a press conference in...
India’s air-power shortcomings are becoming harder to ignore. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, very publicly, flagging Pakistan’s collaboration with China...
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By Aakar Patel While Gandhi Jayanti is still fresh on our minds and the right to peaceful assembly is in...
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By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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