Tokyo, 3/8: Some 166,000 households in southwestern Japan’s Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures were out of power Thursday morning as slow-moving Typhoon Khanun continued to bring heavy rain and gusty winds, prolonging the damage potential. The storm in the East China Sea was heading northwest at a slow speed with gusts 222 kph (138…
New Delhi, 28/12: Mauritius has announced that its national flag will fly at half-mast at all government offices and institutions till sunset on Saturday as a mark of respect to India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh. In a note, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s office also urged the private sector to fly the flags at…
New Delhi, 30/ 12(AO Bureau): In order to fight against deadly air pollution in the national capital Delhi , the government has decided not to allow commercial vehicles without Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags or inadequate balance in the tags from entering the city from January 1. The Commission for Air Quality Management for Delhi…
Bangalore, 6/11: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday arrived at the Government House in Mysuru. The Congress leader has been asked to appear before the Lokayukta police in Mysuru today for an inquiry over the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
New Delhi: Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan met Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to raise key environmental concerns related to Odisha’s Sambalpur region. During the meeting, Pradhan urged the Centre to upgrade Sambalpur Zoo to the “Medium Zoo” category. This would pave the way for the inclusion of new wildlife species and the…
Moscow, 4/8: The Kremlin said on Monday that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, in its first response to a statement by US President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov played down the significance of Trump’s announcement last Friday that he had ordered two…
Kolkatta, 10/4:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday attacked BJP governments at the Centre and Uttar Pradesh over the death of farmers during a protest , claiming that “autocracy” prevails in the country and “killing Raj” is going on in that state. Eight people were killed – four farmers were allegedly run over and…
New Delhi, 30/3: BJP supporters protested outside Arvind Kejriwal’s house in Delhi over his remarks on The Kashmir Files. They also vandalised the front gate. The AAP alleged that the BJP, shocked by the Kejriwal-led party’s win in Punjab, attempted to attack the national capital’s CM with the help of the Delhi Police.
Bhubaneswar, 16/12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visited the Kalinga Stadium and reviewed the progress of the major sports infrastructure projects ongoing within its premises, particularly the indoor aquatic centre, which once complete, will be an iconic facility for Swimmers. In addition, the Indoor Athletics Stadium, will be the first such facility in India. The…
Bhubaneswar: Temperature will increase from tomorrow. Yellow alert was issued for dense fog for coming 48 hours. The Regional Meteorological Department predicted on Wednesday. As per the information, mercury will rise in the State from tomorrow. According to the forecast of the Regional Meteorological Center, heat will be felt everywhere in the state. It is…
