New Delhi, 16/3: A Delhi court on Saturday sent BRS leader K Kavitha to ED custody till March 23 in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy. Special Judge for ED cases M K Nagpal passed the order on an application of the federal anti-money laundering agency seeking her remand. …
Bhubaneswar: Taking a significant step toward improving visa services in Odisha, a tripartite agreement was signed today between the Home Department, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), and VFS Global to establish a Visa Application Centre (VAC) at the Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT).The agreement was formalized by Soumendra Patra, Additional Secretary (Home); Manas Ranjan…
Beijing, 24/10: indian para athletes on thursday created history by winning the highest number of medals in the asian para games, taking country’s tally to 80, including 18 gold medals. India have now gone past the earlier best of 72 achieved in the 2018 edition in Indonesia. India’s medal tally read 18 gold, 23 silver…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday handed over appointment letters to 1,294 newly recruited officers and employees from seven key departments of the Odisha government. Speaking at a ceremonial recruitment event held at the Bhubaneswar Railway Auditorium, the Chief Minister urged the appointees to serve the public with dedication and uphold the values of…
Bhubaneswar, 15/4:Jazba Hashim Abdullah Trust is a beacon of hope for the poor and needy in Odisha, India. This charitable organization, led by Safdar Hashim, has been tirelessly working to combat food insecurity in the area. With the festivals of RamNavami and Ramadan being celebrated, the trust has been distributing free food coupons worth rupees…
Bhubaneswar, 24/10: Cyclonic storm DANA intensified into a severe cyclonic storm in the forenoon of Thursday and lay centered about 180 km south-east of Paradip, according to the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here. The system is expected to move in a north-westerly direction…
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Odisha, arrested a person from Mumbai on September 27 in connection with the Haj Pilgrimage fraud of Rs 1.2 crore. The accused has been identified as Nabeel Abdul Mubin Shaikh.He was produced before the Court of JMFC, 63rd Court, Andheri, Mumbai, and brought on transit remand to Bhubaneswar. The arrested…
New Delhi, 29/2: India’s economic growth accelerated to 8.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2023-24, mainly due to good performance by the manufacturing, mining & quarrying and construction sectors. The Indian economy recorded a growth of 8.4 per cent in the third quarter of this fiscal (October-December 2023), according to data released by…
Rourkela: A large number of highly educated candidates appeared for the Home Guard recruitment test held in Rourkela Police District today, despite the job requiring only a minimum educational qualification of Class-V. For just 107 posts of home guards across 22 police stations, a staggering 9,061 candidates turned up. What’s striking is the level of educational…
New Delhi, 15/4: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a “wide ranging discussion” with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and exchanged views on the global impact of the Ukraine conflict as well as the situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar. Jaishankar arrived here on Wednesday evening following his visit to Washington. “A wide ranging…
