Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Sunday arrested Ashok Padhy, junior engineer (JE), Phiringia block in Kandhamal district, while demanding and accepting taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 at his government quarters from a contractor for clearing his final bill. The entire bribe money has been recovered from his possession and seized, Odisha Vigilance said in a…
Dehradun: The death count in the bus accident in Uttarakhand’s Almora district has climbed to 36. According to district authorities, the 45-seater passenger bus fell into a 200-metre-deep gorge at Marchula this morning while travelling from Pauri in Garhwal to Ramnagar in Kumaon — an overnight journey of about 250 km. It met with the…
New Delhi: The Election Commission removed poll-bound Maharashtra’s DGP Rashmi Shukla on Monday, days after the Congress alleged that the IPS officer had a “clear bias” against the opposition. In a letter last month, the Congress also accused the senior IPS officer of illegal “phone tapping” The Election Commission ordered the state’s chief secretary to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Forest Minister, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, ordered a detailed inquiry into the unnatural deaths of around 50 elephants this year. The minister has directed the Additional Chief Secretary of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Satyabrat Sahu, to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit a report within a month. The investigation aims to identify…
Bhubaneswar: The loss due to cyclone ‘DANA’ and the following floods that affected about 14 districts of Odisha is approximately Rs 600 crores, said Suresh Pujari, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister of Odisha on Monday. On the damage assessment report after cyclone ‘Dana’, Pujari said, “As an aftermath of cyclone ‘Dana’ and the following floods,…
Bengaluru,3/11: Kannada film director Guruprasad, best known for his works such as Mata and Yeddelu Manjunatha, was found hanging at a flat in a private apartment complex on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru on Sunday. The 52-year-old director’s death is suspected to be a case of suicide that occurred two days ago, but police are…
Cuttack, 3/11: In a major development, Odisha Cricket Association today held a Special GBM to discuss preparations for the India-England ODI cricket match to be played at Barabati Stadium on February 9 Ticket rates were finalised today
Mumbai, ,3/11: India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday described the unprecedented 0-3 whitewash to New Zealand at home as “a very low point of my career” and took full responsibility for the debacle in the Test series. India faced a humiliating 0-3 defeat at home for the first time ever after suffering a 25-run defeat…
Wayanad: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigned in Wayanad in support of party candidate and sister Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday ahead of the bypolls slated to be held on November 13.Addressing an election rally in Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi said, “I am lucky to have her as a sister. Now,…
Ranchi, 3/11: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit. Shah, while releasing the saffron party’s manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the upcoming assembly elections in Jharkhand, announced that…
