Mumbai, 12/3: Jaguar Land Rover has shelved plans to build electric vehicles at parent company Tata Motor’s upcoming $1 billion factory in southern India, four people with knowledge of the matter said. The British luxury car unit was unable to find the right price-quality balance for locally sourced EV parts, three of them said, adding…
Bhubaneswar: The Centroxy Bhubaneswar City Marathon 2025 was held in Shikarchandi of the State Capital City recently with over 1,000 participants. The marathon was organized by Kalinga Runners Trust and co-sponsored by Kingfisher Premium Packaged Drinking Water. Olympian Lilima Minz flagged off the marathon while Sushree Dibyadarshini, the captain of the Odisha Women’s Cricket Team,…
Pakistan: The Pakistani army has successfully rescued 104 hostages and killed 16 terrorists of the BLA who had hijacked the Jaffar Express on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out the hijack in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan where they have blown up the railway track. As a result the Jaffar Express came to a halt. It…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow and orange warnings for several districts in the state, indicating a severe heatwave condition from March 13 to March 16. According to the latest forecast, a yellow warning has been issued for March 13, indicating that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in one or two…
SUBARNAPUR, 12/3 — Police are carrying out ganja smuggling. While carrying ganja on a scooty, the police have arrested a home guard and another person and produced them in court. Binika police. While patrolling in Subarnapur district, Binika police stopped two youths on a scooty near the electricity grid on Papakshay road. The police stopped…
Bhubaneswar: Keeping safety and security of the citizens during the upcoming Holi festival 2025, restrictions have been imposed on the sale of harmful colours in Odisha. If anybody is found selling harmful colours, strict action will be taken against him, said Sanjay Kumar, ADG, Law and Order on Wednesday. Odisha Police on Monday informed about…
Bhubaneswar: Restrictions have been put in the user of mobile phones by journalists at the press gallery of Odisha Assembly. They have been denied mobile phones into the Assembly. As per reports, journalists cannot take mobile phones with them to the press gallery of Assembly. This restrictions was put today. However, the journalists who were present…
Bengaluru, 12/3: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has agreed to join a multi-state coalition that Tamil Nadu is stitching up to fight the union government on delimitation of Parliament seats. Siddaramaiah conveyed support during his meeting with Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ponmudy and Rajya Sabha member M M Abdulla here.
Puri: Babusaan, the Odia film actor and son of late actor Uttam Mohanty has visited Puri today for ‘Asthi Bisarjan’. This rites will be executed at the Swetaganga tank in the holy town. As per reports, Babusaan is present at the Swetaganga pond in Puri of Odisha today along with wife Trupti, relatives and others. He…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken a significant step towards recovering outstanding dues by releasing the names of major holding tax defaulters. These defaulters owe a substantial amount, exceeding Rs 1 crore in dues. According to a release issued by BMC, the south-east and south-west zones have five individuals each who owe more…
