Cuttack, 12/11: In a major development, Ollywood actor Manoj Mishra landed in trouble yet again as a FIR has been filed against him in Cuttack City on Tuesday. Odia Film and Television Directors’ Association filed the FIR against Manoj Mishra at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Cuttack alleging that he has been defaming…
Ukraine, 23/2: Ukraine will introduce a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply in order to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion, a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday. The state of emergency will last for 30 days and can be…
Bhubaneswar, 8/2 (AO Bureau): The number of Coronavirus cases is kept on increasing day by day in Odisha. 72 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The Coronavirus cases tally reached 3,35,692. One patient died because of Coronavirus. The Corona positive cases have been detected in 19 districts. 44 …
Bhubaneswar, May 28: Renowned social worker, educationist, and Founder of KIIT and KISS, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, was conferred with the honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree (Honoris Causa) by Himalayan University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The prestigious honour was formally bestowed upon him during the Grand Convocation Ceremony held today. The Academic Council and Board of…
Bhubaneswar, 23/2:Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today, launched sports infrastructure projects worth Rs. 660 crore that includes 48 multipurpose indoor stadiums, Cuttack Table Tennis Academy, Rourkela Gymnastics Academy and 12 hockey training centres. On this occasion he also laid the foundation stone for 11 sports projects. These projects have been taken up under 5T initiative to…
New Delhi, 11/10: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut its projection of India’s economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent, as it joins other global agencies that have trimmed forecasts. The IMF had in July projected a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7.4 per cent for India in the…
Guwahati, 20/1: A police case has been registered in Assam against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his purported recent remarks “threatening the sovereignty of the country”, with the opposition party dismissing the complaint as a ‘political stunt’ on Monday. A complaint was filed at Panbazar police station here by advocate Monjit Chetia on Saturday evening…
New Delhi, 3/12:In a major development,Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday. She would replace Geoffrey Okamoto who plans to leave the Fund early next year. Gopinath, who was scheduled to return to her academic position at…
Rajgangpur : In a significant step towards promoting sustainable agriculture, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR arm of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), in partnership with the Odisha Agro Industries Corporation (OAIC), inaugurated an electric and solar lift irrigation project, in Samleimunda village, Rajgangpur. The project is additionally funded by NABARD. As part of a…
Islamabad, 10/8: Pakistan’s parliament has formally been dissolved and efforts are on to appoint a caretaker prime minister to run the cash-strapped country till general elections are held later this year. President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure…
