‘Won’t rejoin BJP under corrupt family leadership, my JCB party will come to power & I will be CM: Yatnal

New Delhi, 9/3: Expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday ruled out rejoining the saffron party as long as what he termed a “corrupt family” continues to lead the party in Karnataka. Former union minister also announced that his yet-to-be-launched JCB party will come to power in the state, and he will be the…

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Red Alert: IMD Warns Of Severe Thunderstorms In Three Odisha Districts Within 3 Hour

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a nowcast warning for severe thunderstorms with hail and gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 60-70 kmph, accompanied by lightning and moderate to intense rainfall, in three Odisha districts. As per nowcast warning issued by the IMD at 1:30 pm, Gajapati, Rayagada and Ganjam districts will be…

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Aditya Aluminium’s ‘Project Basketry’ weaves sustainability into rural livelihoods

BHUBANESWAR : Aditya Aluminium, a unit of Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited, is fostering sustainable livelihoods and environmental stewardship through Project Basketry — a distinctive initiative launched under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, implemented in collaboration with the NGO Uphold Earth. The project seeks to create steady income opportunities for rural women by…

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EaseMyTrip suspends all Maldives flight bookings following row over anti-PM Modi remarks

New Delhi, 8/1: Indian travel company EaseMyTrip on Monday announced the suspension all Maldives flight bookings following the derogatory remarks made against PM Narendra Modi and India by Maldives ministers. Nishant Pitti, CEO and co-founder of the company, informed the same through a post on X, “In solidarity with our nation, @EaseMyTrip has suspended all…

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Sundays and Wednesdays designated as ‘Zero Tolerance Days’ to curb road accidents

Bhubaneswar: In the recently held meeting of the State Road Safety Council, every Sunday and Wednesday was zeroed to be designated as ‘Zero Tolerance Days’ to check the road accidents. Road accidents are increasing day by day and the casualties in the road accidents have turned into reason of stress for the Odisha government. Speeding…

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Maoists torch mobile tower, security personnel launch search operation

Rourkela: Armed Maoists on Sunday torched the mobile tower of a private mobile service provider and destroyed costly equipment on Odisha-Jharkhand border. The red rebels reportedly blew up the mobile tower by bombing it in the Kolbhanga area under the​ Jaraikela Police Station on the Odisha-Jharkhand border. Meanwhile, a state of fear gripped the locality after the…

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