Paris: The eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise ‘Shakti’ concluded on Tuesday after two weeks of intensive training and cooperation between the Indian and French armed forces.Held from June 18 to July 1 in France, the exercise was hosted by the 13th French Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13 DBLE) and involved more than 500 personnel…
Kolkata, 1/7: The authorities of South Calcutta Law College have expelled three accused in the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old student from the institute, an official said on Tuesday. Prime accused Monojit Mishra, who was a contractual employee at the college, was among those expelled from the institute. Mishra, along with co-accused Zaib Ahmed and…
Raipur: Three persons, including a woman, were killed after a passenger bus collided with a truck in Raipur on Monday morning, police said.The incident in which six persons were also injured took place on Raipur-Jagdalpur National Highway near village Kendri under Abhanpur Police station limits, police saidFurther probe into the case is underway.In a similardevelopment, at…
New Delhi: Air Marshal S. Sivakumar VSM took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at Indian Air Force Headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, an official said. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Administration branch of the IAF in June 1990.He holds an MBA in HRM from Pondicherry University and an MPhil degree in…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has sent two officers to Telangana to coordinate the rescue operation for the Odia workers working in the Sigachi pharma company’s factory, where an explosion has killed at least 36 people and left many injured, including several from Odisha.The two officers are Pritish Panda, OSD, Directorate of Odisha Paribar and Dr. Chandra…
Bhubaneswar: Rain in North Odisha is continuing as an impact of the low pressure in Bay of Bengal. The rainfall is likely to continue till July 4.The low pressure developed over the north west Bay of Bengal and adjoining coast of Bangladesh. It will advance towards West and North west direction towards the Gangetic West Bengal…
Bhubaneswar: Taking disciplinary action, Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday suspended five party members for their alleged involvement in assault on a BMC official in Bhubaneswar. The five members included Corporator Aparup Narayan Rout alias Jeevan Rout, Rashi Ranjan Mahapatra, Debasish Pradhan, Sachikant Swain and Sanjeev Mishra. Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal placed them under…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance arrested Soil Conservation and Watershed Development Joint Director Dayanidhi Bagh in disproportionate assets (DA) case following raid yesterday. During simultaneous house searches, the Vigilance officials had unearthed disproportionate assets including 2 buildings, one 3-BHK flat in Bhubaneswar, 84 acres of land comprising 2 farm houses over 48 acres at Nabarangpur, Gold 312 gms, Bank…
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to visit Odisha on a two-day tour beginning July 14 to attend a series of events in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.As per reports, the President will attend the convocation ceremony of AIIMS Bhubaneswar on July 14. The following day, July 15, she will attend the convocation ceremony of Ravenshaw University in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today held discussions with representatives of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and HDFC Bank at the Lok Seva Bhawan here, urging them to improve loan disbursal under various welfare schemes aimed at benefiting the poor.The performance of these three banks in Odisha was unsatisfactory in schemes such as agricultural loans,…
