Fresh firing in Manipur; woman killed, trucks torched in last 48 hours

Manipur, 16/7:  A middle-aged woman was allegedly gunned down and three trucks were torched while a mob of Meitei women allegedly forced the security men to release three “armed miscreants” in the conflict-hit Manipur in the past 48-hours. The woman belonging to a Maring Naga community was found dead in her residence in Meitei-dominated Imphal…

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Supreme Court grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in ED case, refers issues on arrest to larger bench

New Delhi, 12/7: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on interim bail as it referred to the questions arising out of his arrest in a money laundering case, for consideration before a larger bench. Kejriwal, however, would remain in jail in view of his arrest by the…

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334 Laboratory Assistants, Junior Librarians, Physical Education Teachers Join Government Colleges

Bhubaneswar, 25/8:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has today said that the State Government is taking up various steps to develop a vibrant higher education eco-system in the state. He said this during an induction programme for non-teaching staff for different government colleges in the state.   As many as 334 new recruits today joined the…

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Moonlighting in govt! One teacher, two salaries

Nuapada: Allegations of a fake physical education teacher appointment at Sinapali College in Nuapada district have triggered demands for a high-level inquiry, amid questions over delays in official action.The controversy centres on claims that Gangaram Meher allegedly held jobs simultaneously at two institutions and drew salaries, leading to suspected misappropriation of government funds. Sources said Meher,…

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Nepalese student found dead in hostel room on KIIT campus in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, 2/5: An 18-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her hostel room on Thursday, police said. The incident comes barely two and a half months after the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute, on…

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Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation Launches ‘e-Shikshya Express’ and ‘Kanya Express’ in Kalinganagar

Jajpur, Odisha | 14 July 2025: Reaffirming its commitment to community-centric development, Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), the CSR arm of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA) launched two of its flagship outreach initiatives, Kanya Express and e-Shikshya Express, in Kalinganagar, Jajpur, today. The programs were inaugurated by Ms. P. Anvesha Reddy, IAS,…

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India can become 3rd largest world economy by skilling youth, says PM Modi

New Delhi, 6/3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said skilling the youth holds the key to India becoming the third-largest economy in the world from the fifth now.     Virtually addressing a “Rozgar Mela”, or employment fair, organised by the Gujarat government at the Mahatma Mandir convention centre in Gandhinagar, Modi said nearly…

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