India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir has quashed the controversy surrounding reports of leaked dressing room conversations during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, calling it just a report not a truth.There were reports of disquiet and turmoil in the Indian team dressing room during their ongoing series after their 184-run defeat to Australia in the Boxing Day…
New Delhi, 2/1: The quartet of shooter Manu Bhaker, chess world champion D Gukesh, men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar were on Thursday named recipients of this year’s Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award . The 22-year-old Bhaker became independent India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of…
Patna: Arif Mohammad Khan took the oath as Bihar’s 42nd Governor on Thursday at Rajendra Mandapam, Raj Bhavan.Patna High Court Chief Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran administered the oath of office and secrecy to Khan.The ceremony was attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and other ministers.Khan, who previously served as Kerala…
New Delhi: In line with his commitment to ‘Housing for All,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Swabhiman Apartments, Ashok Vihar, Delhi, on January 3 at 12.10 p.m. The visit will mark the inauguration of newly-constructed flats for dwellers of Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) clusters under the In-Sit u Slum Rehabilitation Project.During the event, the Prime Minister…
Doda: Three youths were found dead in a guest house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah on Wednesday evening, police said. The trio had come to Bhaderwah to celebrate the new year.The deceased were identified as Mukesh Singh (39), Ashutosh Singh, and Sunny Choudhary, all residents of Jammu.The police were alerted after one of the deceased did…
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s biggest industrial land parcel measuring over 5,286 acres — at a strategic location close to the Navi Mumbai Airport, JNPT and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project — has been sold to Reliance Industries Ltd at a valuation of mere Rs 2,200 crore.Anand Jain-promoted Jai Corp Ltd. informed the stock exchange that Urban Infrastructure…
Bhubaneswar: The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Thursday recovered the blood-stained body of a youth from the railway tracks near Punama Gate in Bhubaneswar.While the police are yet to ascertain the cause of death, the deceased’s family members identified the victim as Swaraj Behera. His family members also alleged Behera was murdered and his body was…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday released the control room numbers for the upcoming three-day 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas scheduled in Bhubaneswar from January 8.The control room telephone numbers are 0674 2390411/0674 2390811 they will remain functional from January 2 to 11.The 18th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held at the Janata Maidan in…
Bhubaneswar: As a New Year present to the residents of Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi announced on Wednesday to fill up the vacant posts in various government departments. In the upcoming five years, as many as 1.50 lakh posts will be filled he said.Further, Odisha CM said that in the next two years, 65,000 vacant…
Kandhamal: The district of Kandhamal is shivering as the intensity of winter is getting harsh. The day-to-day activities of the people are getting disrupted because of the winters. Snowfall in Daringbadi is witnessed as a result of winter.The villages of Daringbadi, Dasingbadi, Sikarmaha and Brahmani are experiencing the first snowfall of the season in Kandhamal….
