New Delhi: Indian Railways (IR) has planned a massive investment of Rs 16.7 lakh crore by 2031 for various infrastructure projects, as per a report by ICICI Securities. According to the report, this investment will focus on station upgrades, freight corridors, high-speed rail (HSR) projects, and electrification of tracks to enhance railway operations. The report said,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the PIL seeking independent probe by CBI or SIT into alleged honey-trapping of legislators, public servants and judges in Karnataka. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with regards to the matter of honey trapping in Karnataka had been filed on March 24 in the Supreme Court. According to…
Port Blair: An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the Andaman Sea on Wednesday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 75 kilometres. “EQ of M: 4.4, On: 26/03/2025 05:21:37 IST, Lat: 7.50 N, Long: 94.16 E,…
Kolkata: In the investigation of Mahadev app online betting scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today is conducting searches at 60 locations across Chhattisgarh, Bhopal, Kolkata, and Delhi. The CBI is searching premises linked to politicians, senior bureaucrats, police officers, key functionaries of Mahadev Book, and other private individuals suspected of involvement in the case….
Sambalpur: A Professor of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology has reportedly been suspended over a unusual misconduct. The said professor is an Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities. The professor who faced suspension has been identified as Dr. Jayaprakash Paramguru. As per the suspension letter he was suspended on charges of coming to…
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition has staged a high drama outside Odisha Assembly on Wednesday. Congress leaders and workers tried to break into the Assembly. As the police personnel refrained them from doing so, they scuffled with police. Meanwhile the Congress and BJD MLAs broke the police barricade. Congress workers and police clashed near the barricade. As per…
Bhubaneswar: Two more Congress MLAs have been suspended from Odisha Assembly. Congress MLAs Tara Prasad Bahinipati and Ramesh Jena have been suspended from Assembly for 7 days for disrupting proceedings of the House. As per reports, despite repeated warning by the Speaker, both these MLAs beat ‘ghanta’ inside the house. Accordingly, high noise got created making…
Bhubaneswar: The Congress workers continued to protest outside the Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar against the Odisha assembly speaker Surama Padhy’s decision to suspend 12 Congress MLAs for protesting in the well. The MLAs were suspended for seven days on the charges of “indiscipline, disrespecting the Chair and violating rules.” Congress MLA Sagar Charan Das said that…
New Delhi, 26/3: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to AAP leader and former chief minister Atishi on a plea challenging her election on grounds of alleged corrupt practices during the recent assembly polls here. Justice Jyoti Singh also issued notice to the Election Commission of India, Delhi Police and the returning officer…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has geared-up to give premature retirement to weed out officers and employees of doubtful integrity or inefficiency from public service. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja has issued an order in this regard with the aim to ensure efficiency in administration. In a letter to all the Secretaries, the Chief Secretary had directed them to…
