Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra assured citizens that petrol and diesel stocks remain sufficient for the next 13 days, despite panic buying across the state.Long queues formed at fuel stations after concerns spread about possible disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz. Several pumps temporarily ran dry as demand surged…
Bhubaneswar: Bijay Kumar Mohanty, a Junior Engineer (JE) with the Command Area Development (CAD) Division in Bhadrak, was arrested by the Odisha Vigilance Department on charges of possessing disproportionate assets.According to the Vigilance Department, searches conducted at the properties linked to Mohanty revealed assets far beyond his known sources of income. These include two multi-storeyed…
New Delhi, 15/5: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) will shift to a computer-based testing (CBT) mode from 2027 onwards, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday, May 15, amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged NEET -UG paper leak.Addressing the media in his first public response since the paper leak…
New Delhi, 15/5: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the re-examination for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 will be conducted on Sunday, June 21, 2026, days after canceling the May 3 examination over widespread allegations of a paper leak. In a post on X, the exam-conducting body said,…
New Delhi, 14/5: A day after significantly increasing the import duty on precious metals, the government on Thursday imposed a limit of 100 kg on gold imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme, which allows jewellery exporters to import raw or input material at zero duty
New Delhi, 14/5: Two LPG tankers headed for India successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions, even as an Indian-flagged dhow sank after being attacked near the vital shipping route, officials said on Thursday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Symi crossed the strait on May 13, while the Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine followed on…
New Delhi, 14/5 : Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced measures including two days of ‘work from home’ (WFH) for government offices, use of Metro trains on Mondays by ministers and officers, and a voluntary ‘no-vehicle day’ every week. In a press conference attended by her Cabinet colleagues, she said that the government…
New Delhi,14/5: Sidestepping the claims of senior leaders KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala, the Congress on Thursday chose a younger V D Satheesan to be the next Kerala Chief Minister after considering his public support and the leadership he gave to the party, while in opposition, in the state.The decision was announced here at a…
New Delhi, 14/5: Karnataka and 18 other states and union territories will undergo Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the third phase of exercise starting on May 30 and culminating with the publication of the final voter list between September and December. The process will be undertaken in different states on different dates,…
A shocking twist emerged in Nabarangpur district after a girl missing for 12 years contacted her family from Haryana, revealing a harrowing story of exploitation and abuse.The girl, now 28, disappeared in 2014 from the Dabugaon area when she was 16. Her family had filed a missing complaint at Dabugaon Police Station, but received no…
