Kendrapara: A college girl died after she allegedly set herself on fire in Odisha’s Kendrapara district today. The incident took place at Badapada village under Pattamundai police limits.This is the third self-immolation case in Odisha in last one month.As per reports, the girl, a Plus-3 final year student of Pattamundai College, set herself ablaze after…
Chattisgarh, 21/7: Debate on the no-confidence motion moved by the BJP against the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government, in which the opposition party mentioned a 109-point “chargesheet” targeting the ruling dispensation, began in the state legislative assembly on Friday. The debate is likely to continue till late evening. The Monsoon session of the state assembly is…
New Delhi, 18/12: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments in the Rajya Sabha related to B R Ambedkar after BJP leaders “exposed” the opposition party’s repeated “insults” to the architect of the Constitution. Addressing a press conference here, Shah alleged that the Congress in the…
New Delhi, 12/6: The Indian Premier League’s media rights auction witnessed robust bidding for TV and digital rights of the Indian sub-continent with the valuation per match of the cash-rich league being earmarked at more than a whopping Rs 100 crore. With the bidding going into the second day, the cumulative valuation of…
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) defended its answer key challenge system, saying it is designed to ensure fairness for all candidates and rejecting concerns that the process is “too expensive”. In a post on X, the testing agency explained how its answer key challenge mechanism works and said a valid challenge raised by…
Tikiri/Rayagada – Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of Aditya Birla Group, concluded an extensive Diarrhoea Awareness Campaign on 21st August 2024 which was started in the month of July, aimed at enhancing public health and combating waterborne diseases across 200 villages in Rayagada district. The initiative was inaugurated by Mr….
New Delhi: Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles — components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) — can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, showed that for each decile increase in the pollutant mixture, asthma hospitalisations increased…
New Delhi, 20/3: Because of the Coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown, the Petrol and LPG prices are touching sky-high. Amidst all this, the central government has given another blow to the public. The fares of domestic flights in the country were increased by 5 percent. The information was shared by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh…
New Delhi: The national capital continues to grapple with toxic air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded was 410 at 6 a.m. on Monday which falls in the ‘severe’ category. A thin layer of fog blanketed the city, reducing visibility, while the minimum temperature dropped to 9.2…
Jaipur, 19/12: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday slashed the price of LPG cylinders for BPL families to Rs 500 each. Gehlot said that BPL families will get 12 gas cylinders in a year at Rs 500 each from April 1 next year. “No one should remain deprived of benefits of government…
