New Delhi, 20/8:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary. India’s youngest prime minister, Gandhi held office during 1984-89. He was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber. On his birth anniversary, my tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji,’ Modi said on X,…
Chattisgarh, 20/8: The ruling Congress is aiming to win at least 75 of the 90 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, party’s state in-charge Kumari Selja has said. The state Assembly polls are due this year-end. Talking to reporters here on Saturday after meetings of the Chhattisgarh Congress political affairs committee and the…
Ladakh, 19/8: Eight soldiers were feared dead after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place at Kerey in southern Ladakh’s Nyoma Saturday evening, the officials said. They said a rescue operation was underway at the site.
Bhubaneswar : State Bank of India Officer Association (SBIOA) has observed 45th Foundation Day. A blood donation camp was organised by SBIOA at SBI Local Head Office Bhubaneswar on the occasion. SBI Bhubaneswar Circle Chief General Manager Shri Chander Shekhar Sharma inaugurated the blood donation event. More than 60 officers had participated in the blood…
Sambalpur, : Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) of total Rs 17.54 crore under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for infrastructure development in Nuapada, Balangir and Sambalpur districts of Odisha. As a part of the Aspirational District Programme of the Government of India, MCL has signed a MoU with the district…
Leh, 19/8: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday rode a motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake in the Union Territory of Ladakh on the eve of his father Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a party spokesman said. The former Congress president is currently on a tour of Ladakh — his first since the region was…
Bhubaneswar, : The 19th Annual Convocation of KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT-DU), Bhubaneswar was held on 19th August 2023, during which a total of 6638 students were conferred with Bachelor’s, Masters, and PhD degrees. Gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest, Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha exhorted the young graduates to spread the…
Chattisgarh, 19/8: Seeking to make inroads in Chhattisgarh, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced ten “guarantees” for the upcoming assembly polls in the Congress-ruled state including free electricity, monthly `samman rashi’ for women and Rs 3,000 monthly allowance for the unemployed. Addressing an AAP workers convention, the Delhi chief minister said his…
Bhubaneswar,19/8: As many as 412 persons joined state power infrastructure company ‘Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd’ today. 161 of them are Electrical Engineers, 54 Office Assistants, and 197 Electrical Technicians. An orientation programme was organized at Convention Centre in Lok Seva Bhawan. Addressing the new recruits, Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik said that Quality and…
Manipur, 19/8: Senior CPI(M) leader Jitendra Chaudhury, who is currently visiting strife-torn Manipur as member of a party delegation, on Saturday demanded the removal of Chief Minister N Biren Singh for “failing to restore normalcy”. Chaudhury, the Tripura unit’s general secretary and part of the CPI(M) delegation that is on a three-day visit to the…
