Six Acquitted In 2009 Jharpada Jail Warder Murder Case

Bhubaneswar: Additional District and Sessions Court, Bhubaneswar has acquitted all six accused in the high-profile 2009 murder case of Manas Ranjan Nayak, a warder at the Jharpada Special Jail, citing a lack of conclusive evidence. The Additional District and Sessions Judge cleared Bikram Mallick, Mihirkant Tripathy, Shivram Sahu, N Venkat Rao Dora, Kanhu Charan Mishra, and…

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Congress replicates Karnataka’s winning ‘guarantees’ formula in poll-bound Telangana

Telangana, 16/9: The Congress party is bringing its winning ‘guarantees’ formula to poll-bound Telangana. It is widely believed that the announcement of such guarantees fetched Congress a historic win in Karnataka a few months ago, trouncing the incumbent BJP government. Taking a leaf out of this successful formula, party top leader Sonia Gandhi will announce…

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MCL Organizes Gram Sabha & Bidders’ Meet as Part of Vigilance Awareness Week

Sambalpur:(Correspondence) :- As part of a three-month Preventive Vigilance campaign, a Gram Sabha was organized in Kardola village on October 23, 2024, under the theme “Culture of Integrity for Nation’s Prosperity” by MCL.  The program was presided over by Mr. M.M. Sarewar, GM (MM/Vigilance), along with Mr. V.S. Timaiya, GM (Mining/Vigilance), TS to CVO, Mr….

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MLAs face-off in Odisha Assembly: Congress legislator Tara Prasad Bahinipati suspended for 7 days

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly, Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati for seven days following his face-off with BJP legislator Jayanarayan Mishra. Speaker suspended Tara Prasad Bahinipati after Government’s chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan proposed his suspension due to his indiscipline in the House. On the other hand, the Congress legislator staged…

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill through rubble to create escape passage for trapped workers

Uttarkashi, 14/11: Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site here Tuesday initiated the process of inserting large-diameter mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now, officials said. The pipes will be pushed in using the horizontal drilling equipment to create an escape passage…

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Centre blocks social media handles circulating fake, inciting content

New Delhi, 8/1:The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating “fake and inciting” content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law, he added.   Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts,…

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Budget 2021: Govt. may introduce new tax regime

Mumbai, 27/1 (AO Bureau): The most keenly concerned about the budget is the taxpayers. Before presenting the budget for every financial year (Budget 2021), the demand for income tax exemption intensifies. According to the exclusive information received by CNBC-Awaaz, the government can make major changes in both new and old regimes. A budget can be…

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