Bhubaneswar, 25/4: Take the lead and work hard to make your city better. Stay with people and work hard to solve their problems. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik made the remarks while inaugurating a workshop on Municipal Governance and Development Methods for newly elected mayors and mayors at the Lok Sabha Bhavan today. Informing…
Kokrajhar, 25/4:Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani was granted bail on Monday by a Kokrajhar Court in a case related to a tweet by him against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kokrajhar First Class Judicial Magistrate Bhavna Kakoty granted him bail with several conditions, details of which are awaited. Mevani was taken back…
Bhubaneswar, 25/4: Chief Secretary Sri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra reviewed power supply situation in the state today in a high level meeting organised on digital mode from State Lokseba Bhawan wherein the Principal Secretary Energy Sri Nikunjabihari Dhal outline d the issues for discussion. Gridco, OPTCL, OHPC, OPGC along with other power producing companies and DISCOMs…
New Delhi, 24/4:The Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi held a consultation meeting with senior leaders on the role of political strategist Prashant Kishor in the party. The group, which was constituted to discuss the issue, submitted its report last week. Congress wants Kishor to end his previous commitments made to other parties…
Bengaluru, 25/4:After wearing of hijab in classrooms stoked a controversy in Karnataka, a school’s directive asking for an undertaking from parents to allow students to carry Bible to its premises has now triggred a fresh row. Bengaluru’s Clarence High School sought a declaration from parents that they do not object to their wards…
Washington DC, 24/4:Twitter Inc is coming under increasing pressure from its shareholders to negotiate with Elon Musk even though the world’s richest person has called his $43 billion bid for the social media platform his best and final offer, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. While the views of Twitter shareholders…
New Delhi, 24/4:Controversial BJP Lok Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj has, in a highly provocative post, asked the people (Hindus) to keep empty bottles, bows and arrows at their homes to deal with the rioters (Muslims). In a post on Facebook, Sakshi Maharaj shared a picture showing a crowd of Muslims carrying sticks and…
Bhubaneswar, 24/4: In a shocking incident ,a man muders his wife and sister in law in Bhubaneswar. The incident has happened eunder Chandrasekharpur police limits in the Chandrasekharpur Housing Board Colony. According to reports, a man has allegedly hacked his wife and sister-in-law to death with a sharp object. The alleged killer has…
Guwahati, 24/4: BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) swept the elections to Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) by winning in 58 out of 60 wards on Sunday. Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) opened their account while Congress, the state’s second-biggest party, drew a blank. BJP…
New Delhi, 24/4: An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday. The explosion occurred late Friday at the illegal site between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo, police said. “We recovered at least 80 badly burnt…
