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…
New Delhi: Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava has written to all Chief Secretaries of states and union territories, urging them to review and strengthen capacities for prevention, preparedness and mitigation fire safety in hospitals.In a letter dated November 19, the Union Health Secretary said, “This is in continuation of this Ministry’s previous communication vide DO…
A man was found dead with his throat slit in Odisha’s Puri district today. The body was found in a cashew forest near Narasinghpatna bridge in Brahmagiri area of Puri in the evening. Bhubaneswar: A man was found dead with his throat slit in Odisha’s Puri district today.The deceased has been identified as Lipu Jena…
harsuguda, 24 Sept: The 4th Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) meeting for NLC Talabira Thermal Power Plant in Taraikela was held on Tuesday at the District Council Sadbhavna hall. The meeting focused on rehabilitation, resettlement, compensation, and environmental development in areas affected by NLC projects. The meeting was chaired by Sachin Ramachandra Jadhav,…
Mumbai, 29/6: Ajit Agarkar, who is the frontrunner for the Indian chief selector’s job, on Thursday relinquished his assistant coach’s post in IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. With Agarkar’s name in the reckoning, the BCCI might have to increase the annual remuneration of Rs 1 crore offered to the chairman of selectors and Rs 90…
Washington DC, 30/6: Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine, has died at 89, Variety reported on Friday, citing a statement from his family. Arkin died at his home in…
New Delhi, May 9: A wooden dhow carrying general cargo with 18 Indian crew members capsized near the Strait of Hormuz after catching fire, leaving one Indian national dead and four receiving burn injuries, said a Government source.The incident occured on Friday near the strategic waterway, with authorities still working to determine the exact cause…
Haveri, 7/11: The district police on Wednesday arrested Bikaram Jalaram Bishnoi for allegedly threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan with murder. Bikaram, who claims to be jailed gangster Larence Bishnoi’s brother, has been handed over to the Mumbai anti-terrorism squad.
New Delhi, 20/5: Graffiti threatening Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was scribbled inside metro stations and trains in the national capital with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday accusing the BJP and the Prime Minister’s Office of being behind it . AAP MLAs also wrote to the Election Commission saying that it is a…
New Delhi, 16/1: The Centre has decided against conducting the medical entrance exam NEET-UG in online mode for now, and announced on Thursday it will continue to be conducted in pen and paper mode. The decision comes after detailed deliberations between education and health ministries on whether to conduct the NEET-UG in pen and paper…
