Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected opposition BJD and Congress’ demand for convening a special session of the assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, recently passed by Parliament.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Sunday that there was no need for a special session, as the issue could be discussed…
Lakshadweep, 12/7: Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal has found himself in trouble as the CBI booked him and others for causing a loss of around Rs 9 crore to the island’s “poor” fishermen and a cooperative federation by promising a higher rate for exporting dry tuna fish to a Sri Lankan company represented by his nephew….
Jajpur: One person died while over 200 others were taken ill due to diarrhea outbreak in Vyasanagar, Korai, Dharmasala, and Danagadi area of Jajpur district. According to Jajpur CDMO Prakash Chandra Bal, the deceased person is a 34-year-old man Sanat Patra, a resident of Mayurbhanj district. He was reportedly working as a contract worker and was…
Bhubaneswar: The house of the accused involved in the murder of ‘police-mitra’ Sahadeva Nayak in Bhubaneswar was demolished today. The house of the main accused Rama Nayak was demolished by BMC. As per reports, the house in the Kedarpalli slum of Bhubaneswar has been demolished. The demolition work was executed with JCB in the presence of…
Bengaluru, 5/4: Days after five people were arrested for assaulting a shopkeeper over playing loud music, the mother of a suspect has filed a counter-police complaint at the Halasuru Gate police station in Bengaluru. The Halasuru Gate police arrested Suleman, Shah Nawaz, Rohit, Tarun and a minor for the alleged assault on Mukesh, a shopkeeper…
Mumbai, 13/7: India will soon become the third largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating INS Towers, the Indian Newspaper Society’s secretariat in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex.
Sambalpur: A Professor of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology has reportedly been suspended over a unusual misconduct. The said professor is an Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities. The professor who faced suspension has been identified as Dr. Jayaprakash Paramguru. As per the suspension letter he was suspended on charges of coming to…
Muzaffarnagar, 30/11: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, a Muslim body, has raised objections to a recent fashion show held in a local college where participants walked down the ramp wearing burqas. The convener of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind in Muzaffarnagar, Maulana Mukarram Qasmi, in a statement alleged that the organisers of the show targeted a religion and demanded an apology…
New Delhi,28/11:BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has allegedly received a third threat e-mail from ‘ISIS Kashmir’, news agency ANI reported. The Delhi Police have also been named in this threat call. Security was beefed up outside Gambhir’s residence after he received the first threat last week.
Bhubaneswar, February 20: The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed intense disruptions as members of both BJD and Congress launched protests over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement across the State, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn proceedings till 4 PM.As soon as the House met for Question Hour at 10.30 AM, BJD and Congress MLAs rushed to…
