Vigilance sleuths nabbed Rakesh Kumar Panda, Forester of Ankui under Delang Forest Range in Puri district, while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000.The accused forester was allegedly demanding the bribe from a tractor owner to allow his tractor to pass through a forest road while carrying excavated earth for dumping on his field. Panda had…
New Delhi, 28/1 (AO Bureau): The IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has supported India’s idea of creating a bed bank with an estimated economic growth rate of 11.5 percent in 2021. Significantly, the IMF has predicted the economic growth rate to be in double digits this year in its latest world economic scenario released on…
New Delhi, 19/5: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao invoked its special power under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant relief to Khan in view of the peculiar facts of the…
New Delhi, 20/2: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday alleged his residence in the national capital was attacked by unidentified miscreants, and said this was the fourth such incident since 2014. The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader, who was on a visit to Rajasthan, said he has submitted a complaint to Delhi…
New Delhi, 18/3 (AO Bureau): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari (Road Transport and Highways Minister) on Thursday made a big announcement regarding the toll plaza. In the Lok Sabha, Nitin Gadkari said that all toll plazas from the country will be abolished in the next one year. However, this will not mean…
Bhubaneswar : Kuguput village under Hadiguda Gram Panchayat in Rayagada district, has long struggled with water scarcity, leaving its farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture and vulnerable to erratic rainfall. To address this critical issue, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), in collaboration with the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), has implemented “Project Neer,” a sustainable water…
Washington DC, 9/4: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US will soon announce a “major” tariff on pharmaceutical imports. Speaking to an event at the National Republican Congressional Committee, Trump said the tariff will incentivize drug companies to move their operations to the US.
