Odisha Lok Sabha, Assembly polls: Congress announces fresh candidate list
Bhubaneswar: In a fresh list, Congress Sunday announced names of two candidates for Lok Sabha polls and eight candidates for Assembly polls in Odisha. In place of Dulal Chandra Pradhan, Congress has fielded Nagendra Pradhan in the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency. For the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, the party nominated...
Read moreHeroin worth Rs 600 crore seized from Pakistani boat off Gujarat coast; 14 held
Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized 86 kg of drugs worth Rs 600 crore from a Pakistani boat and arrested 14 persons on board the vessel off the Gujarat coast, the maritime security agency said Sunday. The overnight operation in the Arabian Sea was carried out in coordination with the Gujarat Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), it said in a release. This was the 11th...
Read moreVirat Kohli, Will Jacks power RCB to comfortable win against GT
Ahmedabad: Will Jacks slammed a sensational hundred while Virat Kohli upped his game in the middle overs as Royal Challengers Bengaluru outplayed Gujarat Titans by nine wickets in the IPL here Sunday. Kohli (70 not out of 44), whose approach in the middle overs was questioned in the previous game, employed the sweep shot against the spinners to make a statement before Jacks (100 not out off 41) cut loose to...
Read moreAAP claims party’s LS poll campaign song banned by EC
New Delhi: The AAP Sunday claimed the Election Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on the party's Lok Sabha campaign song, 'Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge', stating that it shows the ruling BJP and central investigation agencies in a bad light. There was no immediate response from the poll panel to the AAP's claim. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader Atishi said, "It is probably the first time...
Read moreExpelled BJP leader Usman Ghani briefly detained in Bikaner
Jaipur: Usman Ghani, who was recently expelled from the BJP, was briefly taken into preventive custody in Bikaner for not allowing police to check his vehicle, officials said Sunday. The Bikaner police took Ghani into custody under section 151 of Code of Criminal Procedure (arrest to prevent the commission of cognisable offence) Saturday and later produced before Additional District Magistrate (ADM) for release, they said. The incident took place in front...
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Fake doctors thriving in Nayagarh
Nayagarh: Quacks and fake doctors are ruling the roost in this district as proper punitive action is not being taken against them by either the Health department or the police, sources said Sunday. This, however, is not a problem that has cropped up suddenly. It has been there for close to two decades now. The district hit...
Locals in Keonjhar join hands to protect trees
Keonjhar: Residents of Gobindpur locality in this town are vehemently opposing the move to cut 12 very old mango trees by an ‘influential’ person of Ward No-11. They are angry that the Forest department has given him the permission to mow down the trees. They asserted that the need of the hour is to plant trees and...
Teeth To NOTA
I n a significant development amid a low voter turnout in the initial two phases of the ongoing general elections, the Supreme Court has sought a response from the Election Commission of India regarding the protocol to be followed if NOTA (none of the above) option surpasses the number of votes received by the candidates in a...
12 labourers hurt as borewell drilling vehicle overturns
Ganjam: In a tragic road mishap, 12 labourers were rendered hurt after a borewell drilling vehicle overturned on Taptapani Ghati road in Ganjam district Sunday morning. Among them, five persons sustained critical injuries and are currently, undergoing treatment at the Digapahandi hospital. Reports said, the borewelldrilling vehicle carrying 12 labourers was heading towards Berhampur from Katama village...
2-year-old boy drowns in pond
Baliapal: In a tragic incident, a two-year-old child drowned in a pond at Sunarui village under this block of Balasore district Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Anshuman Panigrahi, the only son of Kunjabihari Panigrahi of the village. As per reports, when the family members were busy doing household chores Sunday morning, Anshuman went to...
Cops bust online job racket; 3 held
Bhubaneswar: In yet another case of cyber fraud, the Commissionerate Police Sunday busted a fake online job racket and arrested three men who allegedly duped a man to the extent of Rs 2.5 lakh. The accused men lured the victims into their trap by offering money, in exchange for five-star ratings to hotels and restaurants, said ACP...
WSC students return from S’pore after 6-month stint
Bhubaneswar: After completing a six-month paid internship programme in Singapore, 24 students from World Skill Center (WSC) returned to the state Sunday. Following their arrival at the Bhubaneswar International Airport from a direct flight from Singapore, students were received by WSC officials. Under WSC’s ‘Student Internship Programme’, 2022- 23 batch students from the ‘School of Engineering’ and...
IMD issues red alert for today
Bhubaneswar: Forecasting severe heatwave conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday issued a red alert for 15 out of 30 districts of the state for April 29. The districts are Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Khurda, and Jajpur. Meanwhile, the state continued to reel under severe heatwave conditions with...
Don’t involve children in elections: CEO to parties
Bhubaneswar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha Sunday urged all political parties in the state to not involve children in election-related activities of any form. This CEO’s direction assumes considerable significance in the backdrop of a series of complaints recently filed by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) against BJP MP candidate from Bhubaneswar, Aparajita Sarangi, and party...
Weekly Horoscope April 29 to May 5: Know prediction for this week
New Delhi: Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 29 to May 5. Aries This week, the stars may lead you to a hidden part of yourself where you will be introspective and reflective. Take this chance to dive into your inner world and bring to light...