Crackdown On Sand Smuggling In Ganjam: 13 Tractors Seized From Rushikulya River

Bhubaneswar: In a significant action against the sand mafia, the Ganjam district administration conducted a surprise raid on illegal sand extraction from the Rushikulya river near Mahachai village under Kavisuryanagar police station limits in Purushottampur block.Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team comprising the Purushottampur Tehsildar, Mining Officer, and Kavisuryanagar police raided the sand ghat…

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Operation Sindoor showed India’s resolve; talks with Pak only on POK: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, 26/7: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Operation Sindoor demonstrated what will be the fate of those who attempt to threaten India with terrorism. He asserted that the country can respond to any misadventure by Pakistan in a manner “beyond their imagination”. While speaking at the Kargil War Memorial, he also…

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DLSA Rayagada in Collaboration with IMFA Organized a Legal Awareness Program

Rayagada:(AO Bureau) :- The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) of Rayagada, in collaboration with Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA), organized a legal awareness program on solid waste management at Therubali under the guidance and support of Sri.Asish Kumar Roy, Vice-President & EIC, IMFA, Therubali. This initiative aimed to educate the employees on the…

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‘Bande Utkala Janani’ will be taught to Class IX and X students from the 2021-22 academic session

Bhubaneswar, 23/6 (AO Bureau): In  a major development, ‘Bande Utkala Janani’, written by Kantakabi Laxmikant Mohapatra, will be taught to Class IX and X students from the 2021-22 academic session. Board of Secondary Education stated in a notification that ‘Bande Utkala Janani’ will be included in the First Language Odia (FLO) syllabus for both Class…

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Good News : LTC will not be taxed

New Delhi, 5/2 In good news for central government employees,  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the LTC (Leave Travel Concession) Cash Voucher Scheme for central employees will not be taxed.  The government had announced this scheme, giving relief to government employees last year in the Corona period. Under this scheme, employees will be…

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Tragedy in Balasore: Two FM College students drown in abandoned stone quarry

Balasore, Aug 23: A weekend excursion turned into a tragedy when two teenage college students drowned while bathing in a water-filled, abandoned stone quarry in Odisha’s Balasore district.Local police confirmed the recovery of their bodies on Sunday morning.The victims have been identified as Anshuman Patra (17) and Bhabesh Patra (16). Both youths were enrolled as…

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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC

New Delhi, 26/1: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. The world’s first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya’s residence here. The nasal vaccine — BBV154 — had received the Drugs Controller General of…

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