Bhubaneswar, July 7: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has announced a statewide “Siksha Banchaa Abhiyan (Save Education campaign)” to protest alleged irregularities in the state’s education system. The agitation will be held from July 9 to July 15, with the party urging youth, students, and parents to actively participate. BJD MLA Byomakesh Ray…
Rayagada /Muniguda, September 10:Muniguda police have seized nearly 300 kg of copper wire and other copper materials, suspected to be stolen, from a Honda Amaze car during vehicle checking near New Hope on SH-06 on Wednesday evening. One person has been arrested in connection with the seizure.According to police, the seizure was made in Muniguda…
Bhubaneswar: A statewide bandh called by the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) brought normal life to a grinding halt in Odisha on Wednesday, with protesters taking to the streets to press for key demands related to agriculture and public utilities. The eight-hour shutdown, which began at 6 am, saw NKS activists blocking major roads, burning tyres,…
Hyderabad, 13/11: At least nine persons – four men, four women, and a child – were killed in a fire at a multi-storeyed warehouse in Bazarghat area of Hyderabad’s Nampally, on Monday. The blaze erupted in the ground floor of the building where some drums containing chemicals were stored. So far, 21 people have…
Jammu, 30/5: Twenty-one people were killed and 47 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha has expressed anguish at the loss of lives in the accident. The accident took place at…
Mumbai, 18/5: In a big development, Media firm New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), now owned by Adani group, on Thursday said it plans to launch nine news channels in different Indian languages in phases. The board of the company, at its meeting held on Thursday, has “approved a proposal to seek the permission of…
New Delhi, 27/11: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued guidelines warning against the use of antibiotics for conditions such as low-grade fever and viral bronchitis while advising doctors to follow a timeline while prescribing them. The ICMR guidelines stated that antibiotics should be prescribed for a duration of five days…
New Delhi,14/5: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday contended before the Delhi High Court that it will make the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the money laundering case stemming out of the Delhi excise policy scam. The ED’s submission was made while opposing the bail plea of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish…
Kolkata, 25/1: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien Thursday held West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury responsible for an alliance not working out between the two parties in West Bengal. The remark came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that her party will fight the Lok Sabha polls…
New Delhi, 12/7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be on a week-long visit to Indonesia and Thailand beginning Wednesday for meetings, including with counterparts of the ASEAN and BIMSTEC groupings. During his visit to Indonesia, Jaishankar will meet his counterparts under the ASEAN framework in the format – ASEAN-India, East Asia Summit and ASEAN…
