UK, 17/1:England skipper Joe Root has “sacrificed” the opportunity to enter the IPL mega auction to “throw” all his energy into reviving the fortunes of his under-fire Test team. Considered one of the modern greats of the game, Root is yet to play in the Indian Premier League after going unsold in the…
New Delhi, 11/10: Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Shahid Latif, believed to be the mastermind of the 2016 attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, was gunned down on Wednesday by unidentified assailants in a mosque in Daska town of Pakistan’s Sialkot district, official said. Latif, alias Bilal, a designated terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
New Delhi, 3/3: A day after he was dropped from the Chandni Chowks seat to make way for trade union leader Praveen Khandelwal, former union minister Harsh Vardhan said that his clinic now awaits him. A doctor by profession, the former health minister said that he jumped into the electoral fray only at the insistence…
Peshwar, 30/1: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Peshawar city in Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 120 others, mostly policemen, security and health officials said. The blast occurred in the mosque in the Police Lines area around 1.40 pm when…
Bermhapur: Fire broke out in a soft drink factory in Ganjam district of Odisha on Wednesday morning. Property worth over Rs 1 crore reportedly gutted in this fire mishap.As per reports, fire broke out in a soft drink factory on the main road of Kodala in Ganjam district. Machines and raw materials for manufacturing of the…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday handed over appointment letters to 1,294 newly recruited officers and employees from seven key departments of the Odisha government. Speaking at a ceremonial recruitment event held at the Bhubaneswar Railway Auditorium, the Chief Minister urged the appointees to serve the public with dedication and uphold the values of…
Tezpur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state has to draw lessons from Israel on surviving even when surrounded by adversaries. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme to mark ‘Swahid Diwas’ at Jamugurihat in Sonitpur district, Sarma said Assam’s boundaries were never safe.
Bastar: Police have arrested the main suspect in journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s murder case. The suspect had been on the run since the crime and has now been detained, an official said. According to the Bastar Police, the accused identified as Suresh Chandrakar, was apprehended in Hyderabad on Sunday night by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Authorities…
Bhubaneswar: The Income-Tax department has launched simultaneous raids at the premises of several contractors in Odisha on Friday morning for alleged tax evasion. While Brajakishore Das, brother of the late BJD leader Naba Das and a super contractor in Sambalpur, is under I-T scanner, the properties linked to Ramchandi Construction Company in Subarnapur district are…
Bhubaneswar, 8/6 (AO Bureau): Due to the lockdown during the second wave of Corona virus, people across the country, especially the street vendors have been affected. Giving relief to such people, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 26.29 crore for livelihood support to street vendors of the state affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
