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...

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...

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...

Bhubaneswar: Terming the Electoral Bond Scheme as “potentially the biggest corruption scam in the country”, Supreme Court Lawyer Prashant Bhushan called for a thorough probe by an independent body while attending a seminar here Sunday. The seminar ‘Electoral Bonds and our Right to Information’ was organised by Odisha Suchana Adhikar Abhiyan (OSAA) at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan in...

New Delhi: The ongoing fourth-quarter earnings season, global factors and macroeconomic data would guide the trends in the equity markets this week, analysts said. Markets would also take cues from trading activity of foreign investors, rupee-dollar trend and movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude. "Domestically, the next batch of Q4 earnings reports will drive stock-specific movements,...

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Sunday night to lead the BJP's campaign for its candidates Monday, officials said. Modi was received by senior BJP leaders including party's Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Modi was seen flashing a lotus symbol to people who were standing...

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...

Puri: Congress nominee for Puri assembly seat Uma Ballav Rath was seriously injured Sunday after he was assaulted by unknown miscreants, police said. Rath, who sustained head and body injuries, filed a complaint at Kumbharpada police station. He claimed that while canvassing near the bus stand, he was suddenly attacked by unknown people with bricks and glass...

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 Territories. The stakes are significant for the...