NTPC Talcher Kaniha Celebrates the 79th Independence Day

NTPC Talcher Kaniha celebrated the 79th Independence Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic spirit. The celebration began with hoisting of the National Flag by the Chief Guest, Shri K. Narasimha Reddy, Executive Director, NTPC Talcher Kaniha, followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Shri Reddy then inspected the ceremonial parade, which was led by…

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Mining officers get death threat during raid on sand quarry

Jaleswar: A Miscreant allegedly threatened two junior mining officers of dire consequences after they raided an illegal sand quarry at Kuanrpur ghat under this tehsil in Balasore district Thursday. Illegal sand smuggling continues at the ghat despite repeated complaints to the authorities, sources said. The incident occurred when Jaleswar Junior Mining Officer Tapas Behera and Basta…

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Soldiers fired 5,189 rounds, forced terrorists to retreat: Officials recount Kathua ambush

New Delhi, 10/7: Taken by surprise when heavily armed men ambushed their convoy but quickly gathering themselves, jawans of the 22 Garhwal regiment fired more than 5,100 rounds to protect their injured colleagues and forced the terrorists to retreat into Kashmir. Two days after the terror attack that killed five Army personnel and injured five…

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SRI KRUTIBASH BEHERA, FORMER SECRETARY OF PAIKASIDA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, JALESWAR, DIST-BALASORE CONVICTED IN VIGILANCE CORRUPTION CASE.

Today i.e. 05.02.2026, Sri Krutibash Behera, Former Secretary of Paikasida Service Co-operative Society, Jaleswar, Dist-Balasore (Retired), who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(c)(d) of PC Act,1988/409/468/471 IPC, for misappropriation of Govt. funds by manufacturing false and fabricated documents and showing payment in the name of some beneficiaries under Paikasida Service Co-operative…

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Govt panel recommends permission for phase 3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose

New Delhi, 5/3: An expert panel of India’s central drug authority has recommended the permission for conducting phase-3 clinical trial of single-dose Covid-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik Light’ as a booster dose, official sources said on Saturday.     The recommendations have been sent to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for final approval.   The…

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SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to ban liquor in tetra packs, sachets

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to forthwith ban the sale of alcohol in packaging such as tetra packs and sachets.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi agreed to hear the petition filed by organisation…

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New academic session may not start from April:School and Mass Education Minister

Bhubaneswar, 13/3 (AO Bureau): In a major announcement, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Das said that schools will not reopen in the State and all students from class 1 to class 8 will be promoted without any exam. However, the government has not decided over the fact that whether to conduct an examination…

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Former England player Isa Guha calls Bumrah primate, apologises for her remark later

Brisbane, 16/12: Former England player and commentator Isa Guha, who referred to Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as a “primate” during the third Test between India and Australia here, apologised for her racist remark on Monday. She said she was “deeply sorry” for choosing a wrong word to describe the India pacer’s brilliant display with…

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