Bhubaneswar: BJD leaders have met at a hotel in Patia in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. The senior and the youth BJD leaders have assembled at the said hotel. It has been reported that Shashibhushan Behera, Ashok Panda, Chandra Sarathi Behera, Nursingh Sahu, Praful Samal, Bhupinder Singh, Pravat Tripathy were present at the meeting. Discussions are rife…
Ratlam: Panic gripped residents of Jaora town in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district after an ammonia gas leak from an ice factory late on Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 10.30 p.m., sending residents in nearby colonies, including a police residential complex, into a state of alarm. The leak was first detected by police personnel on night…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the Navkar Mahamantra Divas and reflected on the profound spiritual impact of the Navkar Mahamantra, describing it as a guiding force that connects the individual to society and termed it as a ‘centre of faith.’ Sharing his thoughts after a collective chanting session at the Vigyan…
Bengaluru: A complaint alleging corruption in mining contract renewals has been lodged with Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Wednesday, targeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Ramamurthy Gowda, a social activist, filed the complaint, urging the Governor to sanction prosecution against CM Siddaramaiah in the case. The development has gained significance as sources confirm that Governor Gehlot, after hearing…
Bhubaneswar: Palpable tension prevailed at Tanupur village under Pattamundai block in Kendrapara when hundreds of devotees gathered to attend a special ‘Satsang’ program in honour of controversial godman Baba Sarathi. The event was met with strong opposition from local villagers, who had long been against the worship of Sarathi Baba who was earlier arrested for indulgence…
Bhubaneswar: The GA&PG department of Odisha has appointed Manoj Kumar Parida, retired IAS of the AGMUT cadre as the CIC. The General Administration and Public Grievance (GA&PG) department appointed retired IAS Manoj Kumar Parida as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). Three others were appointed as Information Commissioners. They include retired IPS Pranabindu Acharya, High Court advocate…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has created 247 posts in different categories in the State Forensic Science Department. The Home Department has confirmed this through a letter to the Accountant General, mentioning the number of posts in different categories with pay levels. The 247 posts include one Joint Director, two Deputy Directors, 20 Assistant Directors, 65…
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police’s special crime unit along with the Infocity police raided several locations in Patia this morning.The raids were conducted to nab sale of intoxicants in the area. In a bid to make the city free of intoxicants and to crack down the drug peddlers, the police conducted a surprise raid in Patia on…
Bhubaneswar: A devotee showed his utter faith and devotion to Goddess Tarini of Ghatagaan by donating a gold crown worth Rs 50 lakh. He had had made a spiritual promise before the Goddess who listiened to his prayers and blessed him as per his wish. The devotee, Bajrang Agarwal, a resident of Sundargarh district gifted the…
Washington DC, 9/4: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US will soon announce a “major” tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies to move their operations to the US.
