Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced an increase in the monthly allowance for Grama Rakshis working across Odisha’s rural areas.The government raised the allowance from Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,500 per month, thereby providing stronger financial support to these rural security volunteers.In addition, the government directed Grama Rakshis to report once a week to the…
New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision to slash GST on several cancer-related and other essential medicines is a “commendable step”, said the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday.In a statement, the IMA noted that the move will make healthcare more affordable and accessible for millions of patients across the country.“The reduction in…
Subarnapur 3/11- Four people are seriously injured in a car accident.Four youths are in critical condition. The seriously injured youth was first shifted to Purunakatak Health Center and later to Boudh district head quarter Hospital.The four youths are Sriram Agrawal, Kriss Agrawal, Dhruba Sahu and Rohit Sahu from Boudh. When the accident occurred near Boudh…
New Delhi, 1/2: The government made cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh crore under the PM-KISAN scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Presenting the last full Budget of the second term of the BJP-led NDA government ahead of the general elections in 2024, she said the mission of the government is to achieve…
Washington, 30/1: Three US Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, US officials said on Wednesday The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the status of the soldiers was unknown, but added that no senior officials were on the helicopter. Another…
Today i.e on 17.08.2025, a short while ago, Dr. Satyajit Behera, Assistant Surgeon, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar, has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance *while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.30,000/- from a functionary of an NGO for signing the work certificate of employees engaged by the NGO required for drawal of their two month (…
New Delhi, 10/12: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi is at top among universities in India for sustainability, climbing the table by 255 places to reach 171 globally, according to QS Rankings announced on Tuesday. A total of 78 Indian universities have featured in the 2025 QS Sustainability rankings, with nine of the top 10…
Nagpur, 6/5: In a rare incident, a woman passenger was bitten by a scorpion onboard an Air India flight from Nagpur to Mumbai last month. On landing at the airport, the passenger was attended by a doctor, subsequently treated at a hospital and discharged, the airline said in a statement on Saturday. Air India said…
Bangalore, 28/9: In a major fraud, financial assistance worth Rs 442 crore went to four lakh ‘ineligible’ and ‘dead’ farmers in Karnataka under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), a flagship scheme of the ruling BJP government. Authorities are going after these farmers to recover the money they received. Under PM-KISAN,…
New Delhi, 5/7: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) to respond to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking bail in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The CBI, however, raised an objection to Kejriwal directly moving the HC for bail without approaching trial court…
