Bhubaneswar, 17/2: In a big development, Biju Janata Dal delegation met State Election Commission today with memorandum on massive electoral violence in Odisha by Odisha BJP leaders and workers unleashed against the Biju Janata Dal leaders and workers in the 3-tier ongoing Panchayat election. They further requested the State Election Commission to take strong action…
Bhubaneswar, 20/9: In a historic move, the Lok Sabha passed the Women’s Reservation Bill on Wednesday with 454 votes in favour of it. Only two votes were against the bill. The bill provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The reservation will come into effect only after the…
New Delhi, 21/6: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said yoga is India’s unique gift to humanity, and it has become far more important because of rising lifestyle-related problems. She, along with other officials of the President’s Secretariat, also performed yoga at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. “Greetings to the entire global community, especially the fellow citizens…
Kolkata, 3/9: The Mamata Banerjee government will table the anti-rape bill in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday. The proposed legislation seeks capital punishment for persons convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim’s death or leave her in a vegetative state..
New Delhi, 29/3:The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce Tuesday its order on the police’s revision plea against a trial court’s order discharging 11 accused, including Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the 2019 Jamia violence case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma had on March 23 reserved the judgement on…
New Delhi, 18/9: The Congress Working Committee CWC resolution In Hyderabad backing an increase in the 50 per cent quota limits in the existing reservations for SC, ST, and OBC is indicative of the Grand Old Party’s willingness to shed its post-Mandal inhibition to forge new social alliances. The cautious approach on reservations seems to…
Mumbai, 8/7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to expand his cabinet next week by inducting at least 15 ministers and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to keep the crucial Home portfolio, sources said on Sunday. Top government sources said the civic polls in the state, delayed due to the…
New Delhi, 22/12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today. This is the first time that in more than five decades, a Prime Minister will participate in the program of AMU. Earlier in 1964, the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri addressed the Convocation of AMU. A…
Udaypur and Talasari beaches in Odisha’s Balasore district continue to attract a large number of tourists, but inadequate accommodation facilities in the area are forcing many visitors to stay in neighbouring West Bengal. Despite being among the district’s prominent coastal destinations, the shortage of quality hotels has resulted in tourism-related revenue flowing to nearby Digha.Tourists Visit Odisha, Stay…
Rajkot, 25/12(AO Bureau) The Gujarat government has issued an advisory, appealing to people to be careful while showing signs of black fungus. By the way, this advisory has been released for doctors, which tells how this rare infection is seen in people who have already become weak due to corona. Black fungus is also dangerous…
