Bengaluru, 22/3: A city and sessions court in Bengaluru adjourned the bail hearing of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who is accused in the gold smuggling case, to Saturday after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) submitted objections on Friday. Ranya moved sessions court after a special court judge rejected her plea following DRI’s objections. On…
Aul, 22/3: In a sad piece of news, Debendra Sharma, the former MLA from Aul in Kendrapara district, breathed his laston Friday. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. He was 66 years old. Debendra Sharma was known as a grassroots-level organizer and a dedicated leader. He was elected to…
New Delhi, 21/3: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday targeted the DMK, alleging that “some parties” are using the language row as a tool to hide their corruption even as he insisted that the country has faced problems over the language question in the past as well and it should not be repeated However,…
Lucknow, 21/3: In a significant decision the Allahabad High Court has said that being a customer of a prostitute or being caught in a sex act with a prostitute does not prove the offense of human trafficking. A single bench comprising Justice Vinod Diwakar gave this ruling on a petition challenging his trial and summons…
New Delhi, 21/3: : A month-and-half after its electoral debacle in Delhi, AAP on Friday pressed the ‘reboot’ button by choosing party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s close associates Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Pankaj Gupta, Sandeep Pathak, Gopal Rai and Saurabh Bharadwaj for key assignments that could see a fresh round of confrontation with Congress. Sisodia has…
Bhubaneswar: Nine workers of Tata Steel Kalinganagar were injured in an accident at the Steel Melting Shop of the plant in Jajpur on Friday. All the injured workers were immediately admitted to the Tata Steel Medical Hospital at Kalinganagar for treatment. One of the injured was already discharged after receiving first aid, a communiqué issued by…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to improve the road infrastructure in Odisha, the State Cabinet has approved the proposal for ‘Odisha State Road Policy 2025’ with an aim to provide a framework for a quality road network, ensuring safe, sustainable, and efficient movement of people and goods across the state. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi…
Sundergarh: A school van carrying 15 students overturned near Salangabuda under Dharudihi police station in Sundergarh district, leaving eight students injured. The accident occurred when the van belonging to of St. Francis School in Deodapada lost balance while trying to avoid a speeding bike. The injured students were rushed to the Sundargarh district headquarters hospital,…
Bhubaneswar: Liquor smugglers find different ways and means for their business and avoid being caught by the police and the officials of Excise Department. One such unique method of liquor business has come to the fore in Bhubaneswar in which two men were seen selling country-made liquor in cold drink bottles. Acting on a tip-off,…
Bhubaneswar, March 21: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KFin Technologies Limited of Hyderabad here on Friday for fostering talent development, promote industry-academia collaboration and local hiring. KFin Technologies Limited, which is in the business of providing Financial Services, IT and ITeS-related services, is committed to…
