Bhubaneswar: To provide respite to citizens from the scorching heat, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started installing temporary sheds in all major traffic junctions across the City. However, the move got mixed reactions from a cross-section of people. Taking to social media, one denizen asked, “Why not promote median plantation of big trees for a permanent solution?...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded the highest-ever collection of Gross GST of Rs 5,902.25 crore in April 2024 against corresponding collection of Rs 5,035.74 crore recorded during April 2023, registering a growth rate of 17.21 per cent as against the national average growth rate of 13 per cent, a state Finance department release stated. The state also recorded...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier. Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the party said in a statement. Sharma was the key man who...

Aries: Today you will feel like going green, and Ganesha approves. You could plant a sapling, or organise some dustbins to keep the neighbourhood clean. If you wish to make the world a better place to live in, do it but take it step by step. Taurus: You are likely to become too ambitious today and strive...

Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderbad pulled off a nervy one-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Thursday. Nitish Reddy (76 not out) and Travis Head (58) scored half centuries to help Sunrisers Hyderabad post 201/3 after opting to bat. In reply, Riyan Parag (77) and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (67) stitched a 133-run stand after...

Kolkata: Hours after a temporary female staff at the Raj Bhavan filed a written complaint with the police accusing West Bengal Governor CV Bose of 'outraging her modesty', the latter denied the charges Thursday night, calling the accusation an attempt to gain electoral benefits. “Truth shall triumph. I refuse to be cowed down by engineered narratives. If...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Thursday lodged a complaint to the Election Commission against a senior IPS officer, alleging that the police officer violated the model code of conduct (MCC) and demanding his transfer outside Odisha. A delegation of state BJP leaders submitted a petition before the Odisha chief electoral officer and complained that IPS officer Ashish Singh violated...

Bhubaneswar: The social media monitoring cell of the Odisha Police has blocked 292 offensive posts related to the general elections 2024. These posts were posted by supporters of various political parties and other groups on social media platforms like ‘YouTube’, ‘Instagram’, ‘Facebook’ and ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), a release said Thursday. On the orders of Election Commission of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to be under the grip of a severe heatwave Thursday, with the mercury shooting past the 44 degrees Celsius mark at several places, the Met Department said. Bolangir sizzled at 45 degrees Celsius, followed by Angul town at 44.7 deg C, Nuapada (44.6 deg C), Talcher (44.5 deg C), Boudh (44.3 deg C), Baripada...

Mumbai: Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar Thursday described the omission of Rinku Singh from India's T20 World Cup squad as the "toughest" call, saying the in-from swashbuckler has "done nothing wrong" and it all came down to combinations. Rinku, Kolkata Knight Riders' big-hitting finisher from Aligarh, could not find a place in the 15-member squad as the...