Bhubaneswar, February 20: The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed intense disruptions as members of both BJD and Congress launched protests over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement across the State, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn proceedings till 4 PM.As soon as the House met for Question Hour at 10.30 AM, BJD and Congress MLAs rushed to…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance sleuths launched simultaneous searches at three locations in Kalahandi district today in connection with allegations of possessing disproportionate assets against Bhagbat Bhusan Behera, a Forester under the Bhawanipatna Forest Range.The searches are being conducted at Behera’s residential triple-storeyed building in Hill Town at Bhawanipatna, his brother’s house in Deundi village under Junagarh…
A youth was found dead in a hotel room in Pokhariput under Airfield police limits in Bhubaneswar today. The deceased was identified as Bubuna Pradhan, a resident of Old Town. Reports said Bubuna had checked into the hotel with his girlfriend, who hails from Nayagarh district. The couple had reportedly been in a live-in relationship…
Bengaluru, 20/2: The Nelamangala Town police arrested a 45-year-old provision store owner within five hours of a woman being murdered in front of her wheelchair-bound husband at Pete Beedi on Wednesday. Police said mounting medical expenses and business losses allegedly drove the accused to commit the crime.
Kochi, 20/2: The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the producers of The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the Union Government on a petition filed by a Kannur native seeking quashing of the film’s certification and direction for modifications, including reconsideration of its title. The…
Bengaluru,19/2 : With two years left for the next Assembly election, BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa sounded the poll bugle Thursday by claiming that the BJP would assume power “on its own,” signalling that the saffron party has its own plans that may or may not include JD(S). We should come to power in the…
New Delhi, 19/2: Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, on Thursday defended use of copyright news articles and opinion pieces in training AI models like ChatGPT, saying it followed the US principle of fair use. Open AIthe company behind ChatGPT, aims to balance content use with collaboration with creators, he said. “Our stance is…
Washington DC, 19/2: The United States and Israel are reportedly edging closer to launching what could be a large-scale military operation against Iran, with plans said to be taking shape for an intervention that may begin “very soon”. The development, first reported by Axios, suggests an operation far more extensive than last year’s 12-day confrontation,…
Feb 19: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to develop two separate City Economic Regions (CERs) to accelerate balanced economic growth across Odisha.In his letter, he proposed the formation of the Sambalpur–Sundargarh–Jharsuguda–Bargarh cluster and the Angul–Dhenkanal cluster as distinct economic regions, modeled on the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack–Puri–Paradip…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: The Odisha Vigilance on Thursday apprehended Daitari Mallik, Tahasildar of Soro in Balasore district, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹40,000 to facilitate the release of five detained stone-laden trucks.According to official sources, the trap was laid today, during which Mallik was caught red-handed while accepting the bribe through his…
