Bharat Bandh on February 12 likely to disrupt normal life in Odisha

Normal life across Odisha is likely to be affected on February 12 as Central Trade Unions have called for a nationwide Bharat Bandh demanding the withdrawal of the four newly introduced labour codes. The strike has also received backing from several farmer organisations. Trade union leaders have indicated that key sectors such as banking, public…

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SAI International School Chairman Bijay Kumar Sahoo succumbed to Covid-19

Bhubaneswar, 3/6 (AO Bureau): In a sad piece of news Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Advisor and SAI International School Chairman Bijay Kumar Sahoo succumbed to Covid-19 on Thursday afternoon, confirms Public relation Officer Sarat Kar. He was 58. Bijay was under medical treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment. Sahoo…

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Karnataka to get 42 seats in Lok Sabha: Amit Shah addresses fear over southern states’ shares amid delimitation row

Bangalore, 16/4: Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday addressed fear over delimitation and it affecting the representation of southern states in the Lok Sabha. A narrative is being created and confusion is being spread that these three bills, the Constitutional Amendment Bill and the two related laws on delimitation and changes in election procedures, will…

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Bangladesh’s unpaid electricity bill: Rs. 161 crore debt to India sparks tensions

Bangladesh: Bangladesh owes the Indian state of Tripura an astonishing Rs. 161 crore in unpaid electricity bills. The amount has piled up over a few months, increasing by Rs. 135 crore.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) is a government of India undertaking, which supplies electricity to Bangladesh under a bilateral agreement signed in 2010 with…

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Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson camps claim support for making UK PM shortlist

London, 22/10: Rishi Sunak supporters claimed on Saturday that the Indian-origin former chancellor has hit the threshold of 100 members of Parliament required to make it to the shortlist for the race to replace Liz Truss as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister.     The 42-year-old frontrunner’s tally continues to grow as…

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