Bhubaneswar, : In a significant development towards the promotion of lawn tennis and grooming future tennis stars in Odisha, a tennis academy was inaugurated at the KIIT Deemed-to-be-University here on Wednesday. The academy has been set up in partnership with former German tennis sensation and grand slam winner Alexander Waske and Altevol Tennis Academy. The…
Kolkata, 12/7: A woman studying at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta was allegedly raped by a student inside a hostel of the business school, police said on Saturday. The accused has been arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur Police Station, they said. The alleged incident inside the boys’…
Bhubaneswar: The possibility of Bidya Bharati’s arrest has increased in connection with the death of Paralakhemundi Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mahapatra after the Orissa High Court on Wednesday rejected two petitions filed by her.Bidya Bharati, the wife of the deceased ACF, had approached the High Court seeking quashing of the case pending…
Bhubaneswar: The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has stepped up action against individuals found illegally stockpiling LPG cylinders across the state.According to the latest data released by the department on Wednesday, enforcement teams conducted inspections at 3809 places. During these drives, a total of 8,368 gas cylinders were seized.The department has registered 46 FIRs…
London, 21/10: Soon after the resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss within 6 weeks of her swearing-in, the name of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has become favourite among the bookies to take over as the prime minister. The election for Liz’s successor will be held by October 28, as reported by the news agency AFP….
New Delhi, 6/6: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday received Suriname’s highest honour, the ‘Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star’. Murmu is on her first state visit since becoming president of the country, to Suriname. “I am greatly honoured to receive Suriname’s highest distinction, “Grand Order of the Chain of…
Indian Railways is stepping up connections between eastern and southern India with two new weekly express trains. These new services give travelers more options for long trips, stopping at important stations in Odisha like Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, and Brahmapur.The first train, the Santragachi–Yelahanka–Santragachi AC Express (Train Nos. 18063/18064), starts running on April 2, 2026. It…
New Delhi,1/11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned selective anonymity in the 2018 Electoral Bonds scheme, introduced for political parties to receive contributions, saying the problem was that it was not open for the general public, but it is not so for SBI. Examining validity of the scheme, a five-judge bench led by CJI D…
Bhubaneswar, 23/3’The State Government has waived off entertainment tax on movie Zwigato. Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to this effect today. The movie has been directed by Nandita Das with famous actor Kapil Sharma and Sahana Goswami on the lead roles. The storyline of the movie depicts the life of…
Amritsar, 14/4: An unidentified man attacked five people with an iron pipe on the premises of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday, reports ANI news agency. As per the statements given to us by the patients, an unknown assailant assaulted the victims with a rod,” Dr Jasmeet Singh who was treating the patients told…
