Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday asserted that Lord Jagannath remains the supreme ruler of Odisha, while the Chief Minister’s role is dedicated to serving the people.Addressing a felicitation ceremony in Puri, Majhi said that the position of Chief Minister should not be viewed as a symbol of authority but as a responsibility to…
Bhubaneswar: A series of accident has once again rocked Bhubaneswar, the state capital city of Odisha, leaving two people dead and seven others injured, three of them critical.According to eyewitnesses, the series of accident near the Press Chhaka on the Sainik School road took place after a speeding car (OD35K 3399) suddenly lost control and…
In a thrilling operation that brought relief to anxious villagers, forest officials successfully captured a massive 16-foot-4-inch saltwater crocodile that had been terrorising the Jarimula area for nearly two years.The giant reptile had become a nightmare for locals after it entered a private pond about 500 meters from the Bank of Baroda in Jarimula market…
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Odisha government and actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty’s former wife, Varsha Priyadarshini, on a plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him over allegations of harassment and mental cruelty.A Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi passed the order while hearing a special leave petition…
New Delhi, 16/6: The 20-odd Trinamool Congress rebels will get a new political identity in a 2022-born party – Nationalist Citizens Party of India – from Tripura that managed just 822 votes (0.03%) in two seats it contested in the 2023 Assembly election. Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar will be…
Washington DC, 16/6: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday “the deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is complete”, authorising the “toll free opening” of the Strait of Hormuz immediately. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorise the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorise the immediate removal…
New Delhi, 14/6: The post-election crisis in Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress reached a crescendo on Sunday with at least 19 rebel MPs announcing that they will be merging with a little-known ‘Nationalist Citizens Party of India’ (NCPI) and officially urging Speaker Om Birla to allot them separate seating in Lok Sabha. This culminates the party’s…
Kolkata, 14/6: Senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Sunday formally aligned himself with the dissident faction seeking control of the party’s parliamentary wing, endorsing a proposal toto retain Mamata Banerjee in an advisory role, even as the rebels claimed two more MPs were set to join them, taking their strength in the Lok Sabha to…
New Delhi, 14/6: In a major step towards reducing dependency on imported fossil fuel and clean energy, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that India has given legal recognition to 100% ethanol fuel. This means that vehicles will now be allow to run entirely on ethanol.While speaking at an event…
New Delhi, 14/6: The BJP’s quest for a numerical supremacy in Parliament to avoid instances of failing to amend the Constitution may be a long road in the Lok Sabha while it is cruising towards a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha aided by defections from rivals. At least 20 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members…
