Bhubaneswar: Doctors affiliated to the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) on Saturday withdrew their indefinite cease-work agitation after a meeting with Odisha Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling.The strike, which began on July 1, was launched to press for a 10-point charter of demands relating to service conditions and career progression.In a statement issued after the meeting,…
New Delhi, 9/3: Expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday ruled out rejoining the saffron party as long as what he termed a “corrupt family” continues to lead the party in Karnataka. Former union minister also announced that his yet-to-be-launched JCB party will come to power in the state, and he will be the…
Bhubaneswar: Taking a significant step towards making Odisha a regional hub for aviation services, the State Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide land at a 40% subsidy for setting up a world-class Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility.The proposal from the Commerce and Transport Department, approved during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan…
Jaipur, 18/10: A video clip purportedly showing Rajasthan Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bidhuri kicking and tossing the turban of an elderly person has gone viral ahead of the assembly polls, with the legislator saying on Tuesday that the video was edited and two years old. Bidhuri, the MLA from the Begun assembly constituency in Chittorgarh…
Chandigarh, 16/11:Punjab reported more than 1,200 stubble-burning incidents on Thursday, while air quality indices turned ‘severe’ and ‘very poor’ in neighbouring Haryana. The fresh crop residue burning cases indicated that there was no let up in such cases despite the Punjab Police sounding a red alert in all the districts, warning of legal action against…
Srinagar, 23/3: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out coordinated searches at multiple locations across Kashmir, including Handwara in north Kashmir and Kulgam in the south, in connection with an ongoing terror-related investigation. Sources said that in Handwara, NIA teams raided the residence of a businessman in the Guloora area. Officials conducted extensive…
Bhubaneswar: A Special Judge, Vigilance Court has convicted two former officials, Ramesh Chandra Nayak, ex-headmaster of Tuakula NPS, and Dhruba Charan Majhi, ex-President of VEC, Tuakula NPS, for misappropriating government funds meant for the construction of a new primary school building in Tuakula in Kandhamal district.Nayak and Majhi have been sentenced to four years of rigorous…
Tibet, 20/6: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to President Droupadi Murmu to wish her on her 65th birthday. Murmu was born on this day in 1958 in Uparbeda village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj. In his message to Murmu posted on his website, the Tibetan Leader praised India and thanked the government…
Islamabad, 13/10: A woman is raped in Pakistan every two hours, according to a recent survey, highlighting the unsafe conditions for women in the country where cases of honour killing are also rampant. The survey, which was conducted by Pakistani channel SAMAA TV’s Investigation Unit (SIU) based on the data collected from the…
Amaravati, 7/10: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening in New Delhi, official sources said. Naidu will depart from Hyderabad at 1.30 PM. The CM will also meet Railway Ashwini Vaishnaw later. He is also expected to meet Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman…
