Chennai, 23/3 (AO Bureau): Because of the rise in coronavirus cases, the government of Tamil Nadu has decided to close schools for students of classes 9, 10, and 11 from Monday (March 22). In an order, state Chief Secretary Rajeev Ranjan said, “The government of Tamil Nadu hereby order that schools shall be closed for…
Bhubaneswar, 7/3: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep condolences at the passing away of eminent Odia Scientist Padmashree Professor Prafulla Kumar Jena. In his message, the Chief Minister said that Dr Jena was a genius scientist who encouraged, inspired scientific research, especially in metallurgy. With his sustained research, he has pioneered new…
New Delhi, 4/4 (AO bureau)The price of gold and silver began to increase after a couple of falls. This week, gold has gone up by 449 rupees to Rs 44,919. At the start of this week, gold was at Rs 44,468. However, silver has seen very little uptrend. Silver has risen by Rs. 54 to…
Baramulla, 20/10: An encounter between Indian Army and terrorists is underway along the Line of Control (LOC) in Baramulla, the Army said in a tweet on Sunday. “Based on intelligence inputs regarding likely infiltration bid, a Joint anti-infiltration Operation was launched by Indian Army & J&K Police along LOC in general area Uri, Baramulla,” the…
Nuapada, 14/11: In a major development, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Jay Dholakia won by defeating his nearest rival Congress’ Ghasiram Majhi by a whopping margin of 83748 votes . The Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) Snehagini Chhuria secured the third position by securing 38408 votes. While Jay Dholakia secured 123869 votes in Nuapada by-election, Ghasiram…
Taiwan, 8/2: Taiwan’s defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on Saturday, as China announced three days of military drills. The ministry said the incursion included 29 jets that crossed into Taiwan’s southwestern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the highest number in a single day…
Hyderabad: A gas cylinder exploded at Asbestos Colony in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad this morning, leaving seven people from Odisha critically injured.According to reports, the blast occurred while the victims were asleep inside their house. The sudden explosion triggered flames that quickly engulfed the room, leaving the occupants with critical burn injuries.Among the injured…
Hubballi, 1/5: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a decision on tabling the Women’s Reservation Bill again in the next Parliament session. After flagging off the BJP Mahila Morcha Janakrosh rally against Congress and its allies in Hubballi on Friday, he said that the BJP’s agitation against the Congress…
Bhubaneswar, February 17: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Odisha on March 7 on a day-long visit to the State.During the visit, he is scheduled to attend two official Government programmes. He will travel to Mundali in Cuttack district to participate in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Raising Day celebrations at the CRPF…
New Delhi,21/6: A flight from Mashhad, Iran, carrying 290 Indian students, mostly from Jammu and Kashmir, landed at the Delhi Airport late Friday The Indian government has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from the Middle Eastern country as hostilities escalate between Israel and Iran.
