Ganjam: A 45-year-old woman, her son and daughter allegedly died by su*cide after consuming pesticide-laced rice in Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Palibandha village in Ganjam police station area. The deceased were identified as S Mama Reddy, 45, her son Rakesh, 21 – a student of diploma in engineering –…
Odisha Vigilance arrested Bhagabat Bhusan Behera, Forester of Bhatangpadar Forest Section under Bhawanipatna Forest Range, Kalahandi district, in a disproportionate assets case.He will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.Searches on Behera’s properties revealed assets far beyond his known sources of income. Officials seized a newly constructed multi-storeyed building, nine high-value plots,…
Kolkatta, 9?8:Trinamool Congress (TMC) Dalit MLA Manoranjan Byapari from Balagarh in West Bengal has raised questions on his own party. The MLAs are angry with the ‘Bahubali’ leaders of their party, who have won elections on the basis of ‘revolver’. Manoranjan Byapari said on Facebook, “Those who win elections on the basis of revolvers are…
SUBARNAPUR 15/1: Day by day, anti-social activities are increasing in Subarnapur district. Sometimes the temple is stolen and sometimes the public market is looted.Then the incident of Tuesday evening has created an atmosphere of fear in the entire district. Lakhs of rupees were looted from Nilambar Mohapatra of Lehedi village, who opened a C.S.C. at…
Tehran, 10/4: The Strait of Hormuz has remained shut with Iran saying it will only allow 15 ships per day under the ceasefire agreement after Israel’s massive attack killed hundreds in Lebanon on the eve of Pakistan mediated US-Iran peace talks amid the war The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a social media post on…
Mumbai, 18/6: Escalating its confrontation with the rebel faction, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday initiated disciplinary proceedings against six Lok Sabha members who skipped a parliamentary party meeting convened in New Delhi, treating their absence as defiance of the party whip. The six MPs facing action are Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai North-East),…
Kozhikode, 25/1: History is a continuous process and cannot be taught in fragments, eminent historian Romila Thapar has said, while calling the practice of removal of entire dynasties such as the Mughals from textbooks as “nonsense”. Speaking online at the ongoing ninth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF), Thapar on Saturday addressed issues ranging…
New Delhi: Sharing what he described as a “living example” of women’s empowerment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said women account for 46 per cent of the beneficiaries of the PM SVANidhi Yojana, reflecting how women are using the initiative to expand their small businesses and improve their families’ financial prospects.Speaking during the 137th…
Odisha Vigilance secured the conviction of Rajendra Narayan Meher, Former Senior Clerk of the Sub‑Treasury Office, Bhatli, Baragada district, in a bribery case Meher, who had retired from service, was charge‑sheeted under Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) and 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for demanding and accepting a bribe from a Cluster Resources…
Kolkata, 25/2:Members of an independent fact-finding committee were arrested in Bhojerhat, South 24 Parganas on Sunday. They were on their way to Sandeshkhali to investigate alleged incidents of atrocities against women in the troubled area when the police stopped them. This comes after the police stopped them from entering Sandeshkhali, citing Section 144 being in…
