Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has reportedly given new appointment to as many as 29 Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers and appointed them as Block Development Officers (BDOs), informed the Panchayati Raj & D.W Department. According to the a notification issued by the department, Purna Chandra Bhoi, the Ex-BDO of Jharsuguda Sadar is posted as the BDO of Bargaon in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha to witness rainfall from tomorrow, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) while issuing warnings for the next seven days. The weather department issued yellow warnings saying that light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur in several districts of the state for four days. Below is IMD’s day-wise warning for Odisha: Valid up to…
Patna, 18/2: A firing incident has been reported from Patna’s Kankarbagh area on Tuesday. Four persons opened fire outside a house before hiding inside a nearby residence, according to ANI. STF and Bihar police have surrounded the house and have appealed the culprits to surrender, the news agency said
New Delhi, 18/2: The BJP on Tuesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his objections over the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner, describing it as an effort to undermine an elected government’s constitutional mandate through “malicious” judicial activism. It also claimed that the Congress leaders are acting…
Jaipur, 18/2: Orders replacing Urdu with Sanskrit as the third language in some government schools in Rajasthan followed by a minister’s remarks that many Urdu teachers secured jobs with fake degrees has created a row in the BJP-ruled state. Rajasthan’s education department had recently issued an order to Mahatma Gandhi Government School (RAC Battalion), Jaipur,…
Dubai/Karachi, 18/2: Intrigue, uncertainty, backstage drama. The ICC Champions Trophy has seen it all even before the curtains go up on the tournament and it would only get more stirring over the next three weeks, starting with the opening clash between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. Eight teams will vie for a trophy, often…
New Delhi, 18/2: The prosecution is seeking the death penalty for former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, ANI reported. While the public prosecutor is yet to file his written submissions, he is seeking the death penalty based on guidelines in Nirbhaya and other cases, the agency reported. The court has…
New Delhi, 18/2: The Supreme Court reprimanded YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia on Tuesday for the words he used in on Samay Raina’s YouTube show – India’s Got Latent. The top court granted interim protection from coercive action to Allahbadia in the FIRs lodged against him in this matter. The apex court heard a plea by Allahbadia…
Darlipali : NTPC Darlipali celebrated its 12th Foundation Day with great enthusiasm on February 17, 2025. Unit-1 at NTPC Darlipali was synchronized on 04 April 2019 and commercial operation started on 01 March 2020. Unit-2 was synchronized on 23 March 2021, and commercial operation started on 01 September 2021. In February 2024, Hon’ble Prime Minister…
Cuttack :The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has elected Pankaj Lochan Mohanty as its new president. While the cricket board has yet to make the announcement official, sources reported that Mohanty has already begun functioning as the acting president. Former OCA president Pranab Prakash Das had recently resigned, leaving the post vacant. Mohanty was the only…
