Bhubaneswar, 11/3: The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday plunged into chaos when members of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress scuffled in the well of the House prompting Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings till noon. Tension erupted in the House when senior BJP lawmaker Jaynarayan Mishra rushed towards Congress MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati, who was…
Bhubaneswar, April 6: Rituals at Lingaraj Temple were disrupted on Monday following a dispute over the “Rupa Ghodaṇi” (silver covering), leading to a complete halt in the daily rituals.According to reports, the incident took place around 9 AM, after which the temple rituals have remained suspended. The conflict erupted between members of the Badu Nijog…
26h Jul, Angul: Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) in Angul commemorated the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas with a series of events, honouring India’s Kargil War heroes. The day began with a flag-hoisting ceremony led by Executive Director Mr. Damodar Mittal, attended by employees and officials who paid homage to the martyrs. Tributes were paid to…
New Delhi, 28/9: The suspense over a Congress presidential candidate supported by the Gandhi family heightened on Tuesday, as party treasurer Pawan Bansal took two sets of nomination papers for a “potential candidate”. The development comes on the heels of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot falling out of the leadership’s favour following the Jaipur rebellion….
New Delhi: In a fresh hearing in the cheque bounce case involving Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted an interim suspension of his sentence till March 18.The bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while passing the order, directed Yadav to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh along with one…
Bhubaneswar , 12/9:In a major push towards cleanliness and public hygiene, a joint review meeting on the preparedness of the *Swachhata Hi Seva* (SHS) campaign was conducted by Smt. Usha Padhee, Principal Secretary, Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department, and Shri S.K. Lohani, Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water (PR&DW) Department. The review aimed…
Washington DC, 9/2: Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate…
New Delhi, 28,2/:The Indian Embassy in Iran on Saturday issued an advisory for its citizens and urged them to exercise “utmost caution” and “stay indoors as far as possible” following a joint operation by Israel and the United States in Iran. In view of the developing situation, all Indian nationals in Iran are advised to…
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…
Mumbai, 7/4: Romario Shepherd’s 10-ball 39 not out outmuscled Tristan Stubb’s courageous 71 off 25 balls as Mumbai Indians (MI) ended its three-match losing sequence in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with a 29–run win against Delhi Capitals (DC) here on Sunday . Conceding as many as 51 runs in the last two overs…
