Pollution wreaking havoc in Kendrapara
Kendrapara: This coastal district lacks a major industry with most of the residents earning their livelihood from agriculture. However, toxic effluents discharged by companies spread across four neighbouring districts, have made it living hell for people residing here. These chemicals...
Mahanadi riverbed turns breeding ground for Indian skimmers
NGT fiat to Maha Cement
Cops, villagers clash during anti-drug drive
Man arrested for setting fire to reserve forest
Campaigning ends for third phase of Lok Sabha elections, high stakes for BJP
Ahmedabad/Bengaluru: The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc fiercely attacking each other on issues like reservations and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna concluded Sunday evening in 92 seats spread over 11 states and Union...
Read moreNarine stars as KKR humble LSG by 98 runs, go to top of table
Lucknow: Sunil Narine's sparkling fifty and a collective effort by the bowlers fashioned Kolkata Knight Riders' 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL here Sunday. Deciding to bowl first didn't go as per plan for LSG as KKR became the first team to cross the 200-run mark at the Ekana stadium. Proving his worth with the willow once again, Narine (81 off 38 balls) went on a six-hitting spree,...
Read moreAbduction case: JD(S) leader HD Revanna remanded to police custody till May 8
Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) leader and party MLA HD Revanna was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a city court on Sunday in connection with a case of alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman. Revanna, who is the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, was arrested Saturday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) after his bail plea was rejected in a case...
Read moreEVM a theft machine, make sure you voted the right party: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday asked the voters in Kashmir to remain vigilant to the possibility of manipulation of the EVMs when they cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections. "It is important for all the voters to know that the EVM is a theft machine. On the polling day, you will go through the process of identification and then your finger will be inked. When you go...
Read moreEC orders transfer of Andhra Pradesh DGP KV Rajendranath Reddy
New Delhi: The Election Commission Sunday ordered the transfer of Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police KV Rajendranath Reddy with immediate effect, sources said. The poll authority has asked the state government to submit by Monday names of three eligible Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the rank of director general to fill the vacancy, the sources said. The reason behind the poll body's action was not immediately known. Elections for...
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Pollution wreaking havoc in Kendrapara
Kendrapara: This coastal district lacks a major industry with most of the residents earning their livelihood from agriculture. However, toxic effluents discharged by companies spread across four neighbouring districts, have made it living hell for people residing here. These chemicals have turned the waters of the seven rivers flowing through this district toxic. Sources pointed out Sunday...
Mahanadi riverbed turns breeding ground for Indian skimmers
Khuntuni: The sand bed of the Mahanadi river near Kakhadi under Khuntuni range in Athagarh forest division in Cuttack district has turned into a safe breeding ground for the endangered Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill. The birds are also known as 'Panichiri' in local parlance. Thirty five of the eggs have hatched and Forest Department officials are...
NGT fiat to Maha Cement
Jajpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to Maha Cement Company over a case filed before it alleging the establishment of a cement grinding unit on forest land at Bairi village under Barchana block in Jajpur district, a report said. The NGT while issuing notice has asked the Maha Cement as well as the...
Cops, villagers clash during anti-drug drive
Baliguda: In a bizarre incident, police had to face the wrath of some locals during an antidrug crackdown at Barikia under Midiakia panchayat and this police station limits in Ganjam district in the wee hours of Sunday. Police were tipped off that a huge stock of marijuana has been stored in some of the houses at Barikia...
Man arrested for setting fire to reserve forest
Rourkela: A team of forest personnel from the Bonai forest division nabbed a transporter while trying to set fire to a jungle, forest officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Satyanarayan Yadav, 39, a truck owner. The accused was handed over to the police. Police registered a case and produced him in the court from where...
Tories’ Countdown
The days of the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party government are numbered. What had been fast becoming clear now tends to be confirmed following results this week from local elections across England. There are clear current indications that the Tories are on their way out. The chances of the Labour Party capturing power...
More Strain
J ust when we thought that ties between India and Canada were at their lowest ebb and cannot deteriorate any further, three Indian nationals were arrested on the charges of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder in British Columbia. Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh have been charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with...
‘Water pollution will have disastrous effects’
Bhubaneswar: Using polluted water for domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural purposes, including fish and aquaculture farms can be hazardous to public health, opined experts in a seminar titled ‘Pollution of Coastal and Inland Waters,’ organised by Orissa Environmental Society (OES) here recently. The programme was held under the chairmanship of the OES president Sundar Narayan Patro. A...
STF seizes 49 kg marijuana, nabs 5
Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) has seized 49 kg of marijuana by intercepting two vehicles on National Highway-16 near Tangi area of Cuttack and claimed to have arrested five peddlers, including one from Bihar. Two four-wheelers and several incriminating materials have been seized from the possession of the accused, said a senior STF officer. According to...
Central govt making attempts to weaken RTI Act: Anjali Bharadwaj
Bhubaneswar: Noted social activist and co-convenor of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) and founding member of Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), Anjali Bharadwaj, accused the Central government of making every attempt to weaken the Right to Information (RTI) Act that makes the country truly democratic and gives people the power to question. “This is...