New Delhi, 3/7: The defence ministry on Thursday cleared capital acquisition of military hardware and platforms worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore. The procurement projects were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The DAC accorded approval for procurement of armoured recovery vehicles, electronic warfare system, integrated common inventory….
Bhubaneswar, 31/3 (AO bureau): The temperature is rising in the state. Orange warnings have been issued to 21 districts over the summer. The state’s meteorological department has issued an orange alert in the state. There are 21 districts namely Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Bargarh, Anugul, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Boudh, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Bolangir, Jajpur, Kalahandi,…
UP, 19/3 Apparently convinced that they had played a crucial role in the massive victory of the BJP in the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Apna Dal (S) and Nishad Party (NP), which had contested the polls in alliance with the BJP, are now seeking their pound of flesh ahead of the formation…
New Delhi, 17/10: Voting ended on Monday in the Congress presidential poll as senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor faced-off for the post of AICC chief. Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot. Voting began at 10 am…
Tikiri/Rayagada: — Utkal Alumina, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group, concluded its World Nutrition Week celebration on September 12, 2024, at the Paikakupakhal Anganwadi Center (AWC). The event, which was inaugurated on September 5, 2024, centred around the theme “Nutritious Diet for All.” It brought together community leaders, pregnant and lactating…
New Delhi, 17/7: Protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme for the Armed forces spread from Bihar and Jharkhand to Odisha and West Bengal on Friday, with unhappy job aspirants coming out in large numbers torching and stopping trains and disrupting services across the eastern region. Besides targeting railway properties, the protestors attacked…
Bhubaneswar, 8/3:In yet another recognition to its outstanding work in the field of women empowerment, a four-member team from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University led by its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sasmita Samanta has been conferred with the prestigious AICTE Lilavati Award 2021-22 under the sub-theme “Legal Awareness”. Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe,…
Washington DC, 116/1: Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa. Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old born in Ohio to immigrant parents from southern India,…
Athagarh: A huge quantity of duplicate gutkha along with cash to the tune of Rs 22 lakh was seized by the police at Khuntuni market in Cuttack district of Odisha last night. Acting on a tip-off, a team of cops from the Khuntuni Police Station waylaid a pick-up van in Khuntuni Market last night while it…
Goa,19/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Goa renovated Fort Aguada Jail Museum, Super Specialty Block at Goa Medical College, New South Goa District Hospital, Aviation Skill Development Center at Mopa Airport and Gas-insulated at Davorlim, Navelim in Goa Inaugurated several development projects including substations. After this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the program. PM Modi…
