Colombo, 17/5:Sri Lanka’s new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, as part of efforts to stabilize the nation’s finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries. The new administration plans to privatize Sri Lankan Airlines, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in a televised address to…
Mumbai, 8/1 (AO Bureau): In a major development, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut appeared before the Mumbai Police for inciting communal tensions. She along with her sister appeared before the Bandra Police Station on Friday. The Mumbai Police had summoned both the sisters once before but they didn’t appear before the police citing various reasons. She…
Bhubaneswar, 22/08/2024 State Government would probe into Ganjam road accident in which 4 people have died leaving 12 injured at Samarjhole Chhak under Hinjili PS in Ganjam District, said Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, Minister, Commerce and Transport. Sri Jena visited MKCG Medical College and Hospital and met the injured persons under treatment there. He talked to…
New Delhi , 21/3: With the Delhi government’s budget for 2023-24 put on hold, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said its presentation can’t be stopped like a car by a traffic light and asserted that an elected government cannot be treated like this. The presentation of the Delhi government’s budget for…
Kathmandu, 25/12 (AO Bureau) : The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a show-cause notice to the Government of Nepal regarding the decision to dissolve Parliament. Significantly, on Sunday, President Vidya Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and announced the mid-term elections. Before that, Nepal’s Supreme…
Lucknow, 6/6: A man, accused of raping a two and a half year old girl, died of gunshot injuries following an encounter with police here on Friday, officials said. The 26-year-old man, Deepak Verma, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava told reporters that…
New Delhi, 2/5: Insisting that by striking terror one should not think they have won the battle, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India will “hunt down” each and everyone involved in the Pahalgam terror attack and be made answerable for it. At a function where he unveiled a statue of patriarch of…
Thoothukudi: The Tiruchendur Forest Department in the Thoothukudi district has successfully recovered around 2,000 turtle eggs from the beach, marking a positive step in the conservation of sea turtles in the region. Olive ridley turtles, found in abundance in the Gulf of Mannar, are among the species whose numbers have been steadily declining in recent…
Bhubaneswar: A Fast Track Special Court in Odisha has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl. Delivering the verdict, Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge Saroj Kumar Sahoo found the accused, Kanha alias Santosh Khuntia, guilty under the Protection of Children from…
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has issued a traffic and public order in view of the two-day visit of President Droupadi Murmu to the state on March 24 and March 25. Apart from issuing the traffic advisory, the Commissionerate Police also advised people to plan their route accordingly so that they do not face any inconveniences…
