Cuttack, 1/3 (AO Bureau): In a major development, Senior IPS Dr. Satyajit Mohanty was appointed as the chairman of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) by Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal. Dr Mohanty is currently working as the Director-General of Fire Services, Commandant General of Home Guards and Director of Civil Defence, Odisha. According to the…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday permitted the Union Government to issue travel documents to facilitate the return of a Russian woman and her two minor daughters who had been discovered living in a cave in coastal Karnataka. Justice B M Shyam Prasad passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Israeli national…
New Delhi, 27/9: Pakistan on Friday described the April 22 terrorist attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir as “a human tragedy” and accused India of seeking political gains from the incident, while also charging New Delhi with violating international law by unilaterally putting the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing…
Bhubaneswar: A patient reportedly lost his life as his family members could not shift him to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack due to the ongoing cease-work agitation by the employees of 108 Ambulance Services in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.The deceased has been identified as Kandra Singh of Saratchandrapur village under Shamakhunta block in Mayurbhanj.As…
Kathmandu: Protests turned violent in Kathmandu as people staged a massive protest against the ban on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media sites, leading to clashes between police and protesters.Protestors climbed over police barricades as they staged a massive protest against the ban on social media sites. GenZ protestors stormed into Nepal’s Parliament as a…
New Delhi, 9/11: Days after putting Congress on the firing line by questioning ‘dynasty politics’, party MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday defended the legacy of senior BJP leader LK Advani, saying it is “unfair” to reduce his “long years of service to one episode of leading the contentious ‘Rath Yatra’ while drawing parallel with Jawaharlal…
New Delhi, 21/4: The CBI has asked former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in the Union Territory, officials said on Friday. Malik had recently alleged that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to keep silent when the government’s “fault” was pointed out…
Bhubaneswar, : JSPL Foundation, the CSR Arm of Jindal Steel & Power serviced more than 330,000 devotees during the Rath Yatra festival at Puri. In coordination with the District Administration, the Foundation provided freshly cooked traditional Odia meals (Rice, Dalma, Khajur Khata), Chilled drinking water, and glucose packets during the grand festival. The services by…
Bhubaneswar: A tragic incident was reported from Ganjam district where a 13-year-old boy was charred to death after a fire broke out at a local shop.The incident occurred at Samantara Ghain Chhak under Sorada police limits. The deceased has been identified as Badal Muli, a resident of Gangpur village under Badagada police station.According to reports,…
Chennai: In yet another mid-sea confrontation, seven Indian fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday for allegedly crossing the International maritime boundary line (IMBL), police officials said. Their mechanised trawler was also seized. According to the police, the arrested fishermen were on a…
