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Mallya ‘devastated’ to lose control of Force India

Budapest: Vijay Mallya is ‘devastated’ to have lost control of the Force India Formula One team but the embattled tycoon should still have a say in what happens next, according to his right-hand man Bob Fernley. The Briton, who was deputy team principal until a...

Iskcon rubbishes land grab charge

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of demolition of some structures of Iskcon temple, the spiritual organization Sunday rubbished the claims by the authorities regarding encroachment of national highway property by it. A joint team of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority and the National...

Scribe hurt in road mishap

Bhubaneswar: A lady reporter of Odia daily, Dharitri, sustained injuries after a speeding motorcycle hit her at Nayapalli, Sunday. The victim has been identified as Adya Varsha Mohanty. Nayapalli police have detained the accused engineering student, identified as Muhammad Ahmed of Jagatsinghpur. Police have also...

Choose to refuse plastics

Plastic Free July, started initially for the said month alone, has become a means to encourage people to stop the use of specific plastics forever. Once individuals realize the magnitude of the plastics problem, they are bound to discontinue the mindless use of plastics.  To take...

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BJD ready for early polls

Bhubaneswar: With speculations rife that the country may go for early elections this year, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) claimed to be ready for the polls in accordance with the preparations of state election commission. Party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Pratap Keshari Deb...

Mission Pol Khol: BJP plans to ‘expose’ BJD leaders

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party plans to launch a state-wide campaign named “Pol Khol” soon to expose the ruling Biju Janata Dal leaders associated with various scams and corruption cases. BJP national general secretary and Odisha party in-charge Arun Singh who has...

Survivors of Nellie massacre shaken by citizenship test

Nellie (Assam): Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a four-year-old daughter in one of India’s worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban says he is still trying to prove he’s a citizen of the Hindu-majority nation. Suban is one of hundreds of thousands of Bengali-speaking...

India to make airspace over cities virtually invincible

New Delhi: India is working on a mega defence project to make the airspace over almost all its major cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, virtually impregnable, sources in the military establishment said. The government is procuring a variety of air defence systems, including missiles, launchers...

DQ row: Govt seeks ATR from BDA, CDA, OSHB

Bhubaneswar: Expressing dissatisfaction over the carelessness of officials of BDA, CDA and OSHB regarding implementation of recommendations of Task Force on Discretionary Quota (DQ), the state government Friday sought action taken reports from all the three agencies. General Administration secretary AKK Meena has written to...

 

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