New Delhi, 21/6: Former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha has been chosen as the Opposition’s candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections, sources told AO. The decision was taken during a meeting of Opposition leaders on Tuesday.
Kathmandu: As the drone takes off, the skyline of Kathmandu is shrouded in a thick layer of polluted haze that has been lingering for weeks. Visibility has also dropped over the weeks, delaying the flights. On the ground, a layer of grey haze has continued to linger in the atmosphere, and its inhalation has continued to…
New Delhi, 13/8: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on Monday, news agency PTI reported. This comes amid news reports of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming trip to China later this month to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
New Delhi, 5/12: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has moved the Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 from an orbit around the moon to an orbit around the earth, in a show of capability that promises to enable future lunar missions. The use of the PM beyond its stated utility, in what Isro called a…
New Delhi, 23/7:In a statement that created ripples in Maharashtra’s political circles, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said that with a “heavy heart” the party had to make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister instead of Devendra Fadnavis. However, the order of the day is to move on, Patil, a former revenue minister, said addressing the…
Bhubaneswar, 21/4 (AO bureau)The number of Coronavirus cases is increasing day by day. As many as 4851 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Odisha during the last 24 hours, according to the health department on Wednesday. State’s Active cases reached 30927 with detection of the 4851 fresh cases. While 2814 were quarantine cases, 2037 were…
Women’s safety and security, prevention of crime against women, breaking the syndicates of organised crime, and a sustained drive against drugs and illicit liquor are among the priority areas of Odisha Police. In furtherance of these priorities, and as per the directions of the DGP, Odisha Police conducted a special enforcement drive in Kataka and…
New Delhi, 27/12: The BJP on Tuesday dubbed the Gandhi family as “kattar paapi parivaar” and the “most corrupt family in Indian politics” as it cited the Rajasthan High Court’s rejection of Robert Vadra’s plea to quash a money laundering probe against him. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi…
Koida (Sundargarh): In a saddening incident, two minor siblings died after drowning in a water-filled sewage pit near their house in the Koida area of Sundargarh district on Thursday.According to reports, the incident took place in Kadodihi village. Five-year-old Priya Bhumij had stepped out of the house with her three-year-old brother Manoj, telling her.mother she…
Baripada: A devastating fire swept through the main market in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Two shops, an electrical store and a cloth store, were ravaged by the flames. The fire broke out late in the night when the shops were closed. The cause of the fire…
