New Delhi, 11/2: The BJP on Sunday named 14 candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls including former Union minister R P N Singh and outgoing MP Sudhanshu Trivedi from Uttar Pradesh and its Uttarakhand unit president Mahendra Bhatt from the hill state. None of the Union ministers, whose terms are coming to an end,…
Paradip :In a remarkable prelude to International Yoga Day 2025, the Paradip Port Authority (PPA) today organized a distinctive yoga practice session aboard Coast Guard vessel ICGS Vjaya in association with Art of Living, Paradip branch underscoring its commitment to health, wellness, and inter-agency cooperation. The event, held in the pristine waters off the coast…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched a verification drive to identify and remove foreign infiltrators who have allegedly been issued ration cards under the state’s food security schemes. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, speaking to reporters on Monday, said the department has issued instructions to all district collectors to conduct a thorough…
Bhubaneswar, 15/12: In a major development, Odisha Government has appointed senior IPS officer Sunil Kumar Bansal as the new Director General (DG) of Police. The 1987-batch IPS officer as the new chief of police by Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
Kolkatta, 15/7 (AO Bureau):West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said about the NHRC report on the post-poll violence that she should respect the judiciary. Mamata said the NHRC should not have leaked the report on the post-poll violence, which was to be submitted only to the High Court. Mamta said that the NHRC leaked the…
Dispur, 22/1: Congress leaders part of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra staged a sit-in outside the Batadrava Than holy pilgrimage in Assam, after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was stopped from entering the shrine. Initially, security officials stopped Gandhi, and later the Batadrava Than shrine management said that Rahul Gandhi could enter the shrine after 3…
Bhubaneswar :Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, celebrated Odisha’s rich culture & heritage on the occasion of the 88thUtkalaDibasa, across its operations in Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh (Kalahandi).In a grand ceremony at its smelter operations in Jharsuguda, the company felicitated two noted personalities, sculptor Padma Vibhushan Shri. Sudarshan Sahoo and Dr. Shankar Ramchandani, popularly known…
Ahmedabad, 5/6: Gujarat Titans left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, on Monday, claimed that his official Instagram handle was hacked after a controversial post of religious nature and a subsequent apology went viral. The man from Uttar Pradesh is best known for being hit for five consecutive sixes in an IPL match by KKR’s Rinku Singh. In…
Bhubaneswar, : A commemorative My Stamp designed to commemorate the 25 years of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) was released by SOA’s Founder President Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak here on Friday. The stamp, a combination of the SOA logo and the image of the Sun Temple of Konark, has been priced at Rs. 5. Founded in…
New Delhi, 15/5: Public sector banks reported over 51 per cent dip in the amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year ended March 2022, the Reserve Bank of India has said. The 12 PSBs (Public Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in preceding fiscal 2020-21,…
