Athagarh; Demanding district status, Athagarh District Action Committee observed a 12-hour bandh from 6 AM to 6 PM on Wednesday demanding district status.The shops and markets remained closed, and vehicular movement was severely affected as the protesters staged demonstrations at Athagarh–Chandbali square on State Highway No. 65, leading to traffic disruptions.Traffic on the old Cuttack–Sambalpur road,…
New Delhi, 27/12:The vaccine option against Covid-19 for children in the age group of 15-18 years, who will be inoculated from January 3, would be Covaxin only, according to new guidelines issued by the Union health ministry on Monday. The prioritisation and sequencing of the “precaution dose” (third dose) for healthcare workers (HCWs),…
New Delhi, 12/12: A Supreme Court’s special bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna would on December 12 take up a batch of petitions challenging validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The law enacted by the P V Narasimha Rao government at the height of Ram temple movement is…
Chattisgarh, 4/4 (AO Bureau): 22 soldiers are reported to have martyred in an encounter with Maoists near Tekalguda village on the Sukma and Bijapur border of Chhattisgarh. After the news 18 team reached Tekulguda village, when the security team running the search operation reached the village, the number of martyrs was confirmed. In the Teklguda…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 3: The Kadambini Literary Festival 2025 will be held on January 5 where acclaimed Marathi writer and diplomat Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay will be conferred the prestigious Neelimarani Sahitya Samman for his remarkable contribution to Indian literature. Dr Mulay is known for his insightful works and unwavering dedication to cultural enrichment. He will receive a…
Chilka, ,10/2: Banpur police has arrested an accused for allegedly raping a married woman. As per the information, the accused Prakash Nayak, 24 of Pratap village forcibly raped a married woman of Banpur police station area and uploaded her objectionable photos on social media and made them viral . In this context , the…
Mumbai, 22/1 (AO Bureau) After all the franchise revealed their retention list for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) Opening of Batsman Robin Uthappa has left Rajasthan Royals to join Chennai Super Kings for the next season of IPL. “Robin is our newest Bat-Man! Welcoming you with #Yellove Vanakkam,” CSK tweeted from their official handle…
In a bid to restore and expand air connectivity, the Odisha government is exploring plans to introduce flights to Tirupati, Surat, Bhopal, and Shirdi from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) by partnering with a regional airlin According to The Times of India report, the move comes at a time when flight services to 11 destinations,…
HP, 11/1: In the assembly elections to be held in Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh News), the address of about 100 sitting MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can be cut. The Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Board is scheduled to meet this week to take a final call on fielding candidates for the upcoming UP elections….
Mumbai,6/3: Rupee hit a lifetime low in opening deals on Monday as a sharp surge in global crude oil prices threatened to push up imported inflation and widen the country’s trade and current account deficits. The partially convertible rupee was trading at 76.92/93 per dollar, after touching 76.98, its weakest level ever. It…
