Bhubaneswar, 13/11: In a major development, Odisha Deputy CM Pravati Parida advised beneficiaries to link their mobile number to a single bank account instead of multiple accounts. Deputy CM informed that around 5 lakh women have been so far deprived of the benefits due to discrepancy in linkage of mobile number, bank account and Aadhaar…
Jaipur, 13/11: An Independent candidate for the Deoli-Uniara Assembly bypoll allegedly slapped a Sub-Divisional Officer engaged in election duty on Wednesday as area magistrate, officials said. Voting for the bypolls to seven Assembly seats in Rajasthan is underway with close to 25 per cent of votes cast till 11 am. The counting of votes will…
Unidentified thieves stole ornaments and cash from Maa Santoshi temple in Junani village, Nuapada. The priest Manmohan Shukla reported the theft to founder Mulchand Singhal. Khariar police are investigating. Unidentified miscreants allegedly stole ornaments and cash from the donation box of Maa Santoshi temple at Junani village under Khariar police station in Nuapada district on…
Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra has attributed the surge in onion prices to high rates in major producing regions.He stated “Onion prices are high even in Nashik, with rates reaching Rs 45 per kilogram. Since Odisha doesn’t produce onions domestically, we rely on imports. Efforts are being made to sell…
Bonai: In a shocking incident an old man sustained critical injury after being attacked by a bear in Sundergarh district of Odisha on Wednesday. The incident took place in the forest near Taladihi village in Barasuan Forest Range in the district.The victim has been identified as 55 year old Gura Munda of Taladihi.As per reports, Gura…
On Panchuka’s second day, Lord Jagannath donned the Bankachuda Besha at Puri Srimandir. Devotees thronged for darshan on Kartika Sukla Dwadashi. Echoes of ‘Jai Jagannath’ reverberated in Puri. On the second day of Panchuka, Lord Jagannath graced his devotees in the Bankachuda Besha at Puri Srimandir. The divine darshan, which took place on the auspicious occasion…
Chennai, 13/11: A 25-year-old man stabbed oncologist Balaji, who was on duty at Chennai’s Kalaignar Centenary Hospital on Wednesday, multiple times. The doctor has been admitted to the hospital’s ICU and is in a critical conditions. Two people have been arrested in connection to this incident, Health Minister Ana Subramanian said.
Salipur: In a rare incident, a 15 feet long python snake has been rescued in Cuttack district of Odisha on Wednesday. The huge snake was rescued from a bush in the bank of River Mahanadi in Nankar Gada area in Barada panchayat under Kisan Nagar police station limits in the district.As per reports, the locals had…
New Delhi: The impressive year-to-date rally in gold has seen a temporary dip following the recent US election results, according to a World Gold Council report. A mix of stronger bond yields, a rising US dollar, and growing investor confidence in stocks and cryptocurrencies have cooled off gold’s momentum.The election outcome has also eased some geopolitical…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths arrested Pradipta Kumar Sahoo, Junior Assistant (in charge of Accounts) at the Khordha Block Education Office for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 6,000.The bribe was taken from a complainant to facilitate the release of the bill of differential pay in favour of his sister who is a retired primary school…
