New Delhi,4/1: Travel booking major OYO has launched a new check-in policy for partner hotels, starting from Meerut, introducing guidelines effective this year whereby unmarried couples will no longer be welcome to check in. Under the revised policy, all couples will be asked to present valid proof of relationship at the time of check-in, including…
Mumbai, 10/11: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed state police and security agencies to remain on high alert following the blast near Red Fort Metro Station in Delhi, which resulted in eight deaths. The advisory comes shortly after authorities recovered 360 kg of suspected ammonium nitrate from Faridabad in Haryana, prompting wider security concerns…
New Delhi, 11/2: The BJP on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and outgoing MP Sudhanshu Trivedi from Uttar Pradesh and its Uttarakhand unit president Mahendra Bhatt from the hill state. None of the Union ministers, whose terms are coming to an end,…
Bhubaneswar, May 22: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to put in space the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), a modular space station, by 2035, ISRO’s Chairman and Secretary of the Department of Space, Dr. V. Narayanan, said on Wednesday. The launching of BAS will enhance India’s presence in space research and foster advancement…
Balugaon: A goods train reportedly caught fire today in Khordha district of Odisha. A coal laden train caught fire when it had been stationed at Balugan station. However, the fire has been extinguished. As per reports, the goods train had been stationed at platform number 4 of Balugan Railway Station when it was observed that smoke…
New Delhi: The nation celebrates 75th Constitution day today. Several famous leaders of India extended warm wishes to the citizens of the country. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extended greetings for Constitution Day to the people on Tuesday. He paid homage to Baba Saheb Ambedkar, who contributed to the creation of the Indian Constitution, through a…
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26: The importance of National Service Scheme (NSS) for students was stressed at a program organised at Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) to mark the 55 th NSS Day on Tuesday. SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, who was the chief guest on the occasion, delivered the keynote address highlighting…
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb unauthorized sand extraction, the Odisha government has introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for sand mining. The Steel and Mines Department has issued the SOP, which aims to ensure sustainable sand mining practices in the state. A special committee will be formed in each district, headed by the District…
Washington DC, 5/7:A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. The suspect has been nabbed. Robert Crimo, 22,…
Bhubaneswar, 15/2: In a major development, a BJD delegation met the State Election Commission today and raised the issue of rising violence by the BJP in Odisha against the BJD candidates in the Panchayat polls. The BJD delegation demanded strict action against the culprits and requested greater security for the BJD candidates in the face…
