Pottangi: The efforts of the Andhra Pradesh government to induct villages under the Kotia panchayat in Koraput district continue. The Andhra government in the past had attempted to do so by offering lucrative sops to residents of various villages in Koraput district. Despite being thwarted on a number of occasions, the Andhra government has persisted with its...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a former accountant of a company for Rs 2.63 crore alleged fraud. The accused has been identified as Saroj Kumar Mohanty of Kaliabora in Jagatsinghpur district. EOW sleuths arrested him from City May 8 on the basis of a complaint lodged by managing director of Sealcoat Structural Works Private...

New Delhi: Yesteryear actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court late M Fathima Beevi and ‘Bombay Samachar’ owner Hormusji N Cama were among the eminent persons conferred Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu Thursday. BJP leader O Rajagopal, Ladakh’s spiritual leader Togdan Rinpochey, Tamil actor late ‘Captain’ Vijayakant (both...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state is going to be held May 13. The Cuttack Lok Sabha seat, one of the 21 parliamentary constituencies in the state, will go for voting in the third phase, May 25. This Lok Sabha seat holds a special significance as the historic Silver...

Aries: So, busy bee, you finally realise you've been ignoring your near and dear. And now, it's going to cost you a lot of effort to make it up to them. Dinner at the finest restaurant, a trip to the theatre, shopping at a posh boutique... be ready to splurge, says Ganesha! Taurus: Your vision today will...

Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs in their Indian Premier League match here Thursday. Star batter Virat Kohli slammed a 47-ball 92 as Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted 241/7 after being invited to bat first. In reply, Punjab Kings were all out for 181 in 17 overs. Rilee Rossouw made 61 in 27 balls,...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls with the goal of making Odisha the No. 1 state in the country by 2036. Releasing the regional party's manifesto, BJD president Naveen Patnaik announced the introduction of Kalingashree and Kalinga Bhushan awards annually, akin to Padma Shri...

New Delhi: India Thursday said Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian citizens in the case of killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar but it has not provided any "specific" evidence or information in the matter yet. "Let me first make it clear that no specific or relevant evidence or information has been...

Bolangir: Adrija Manjari Singh, the estranged wife of the scion of Bolangir's former royal family Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo, on Thursday said she will campaign against her brother-in-law Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, who is the BJD candidate for the assembly polls. She told a press conference that she was surprised to learn that BJD had given a...

Hyderabad: In a scathing attack against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin, BJP leader Navneet Rana has said that if the police were removed from duty for "15 seconds, the brothers would not know from where they came and where they went". The comments drew sharp criticism from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and...