Tikiri :Utkal Alumina, a unit of Hindalco Industries under the Aditya Birla Group, observed World Environment Day at its Baphlimali Mines Division, located in Kashipur Block of Rayagada district. To mark the occasion, a series of awareness programmes focusing on environmental protection and plastic-free living based on the theme “beat plastic pollution” were conducted over…
Indonesia, 22/11: The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java leapt to 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings, and 151 people are still missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Agency head Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians only goes by one name, told…
New Delhi, 15/6:Leaders of several Opposition parties on Wednesday urged NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to be the joint Opposition candidate for the presidential election, but the veteran leader once again declined the offer at a meeting convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here. As many as 17 Opposition parties attended the…
New Delhi, July 16: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at 13 premises across West Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged terror funding and illegal infiltration network.The raids began early this morning under the provisions of the Prevention of Money…
Colombo, 3/4: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday blocked social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and imposing a 36-hour curfew ahead of a planned anti-government rally over the worst economic crisis in the island nation. The move is aimed at preventing masses from gathering…
Bhubaneswar: A doctor has been convicted of bribery and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years by a special vigilance court in Phulbani. Dr Nisith Nisanth Malu who is the former Block Public Health Officer at Phiringia community Health Centre in Kandhmal, is currently serving Medical Officer (MO) at Sub-Divisional Hospital in Talcher, Anugul. The…
UP, 25/3 (AO Bureau):Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she had no interest in the development of the state and only wanted to encourage goons and extortionists. He said that the countdown to the end of Trinamool rule has started in West Bengal and BJP will…
Balasore: Two officials deputed for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by mistake had entered a village in neighbouring Odisha’s Balasore district and were assaulted by locals over suspicion of being members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday.The incident took place Wednesday when the two officials entered a village in Raibania…
Kolkata: A 5-month-old baby who arrived from Mumbai was tested positive for HMPV in Kolkata on Monday. The child had severe cold and cough and on being tested was found to be positive. Gujarat has confirmed its first case of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and the third case reported in India. The third case is a…
Mumbai,4/10:BCCI has announced India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, which will have three ODIs and five T20Is. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in the ODI squad with Shubman Gill leading the team. Suryakumar Yadav will remain captain for the T20Is. The tournament starts from October 19. ODI: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit…
