Jeypore (Koraput): The Special POCSO Court in Jeypore on Tuesday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a man for abducting and raping a minor girl on the false promise of marriage in the Pottangi police station area of Koraput district in 2024.After examining the testimony of 12 witnesses, the Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-POCSO…
Bengaluru,23/5: A technical glitch observed at Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station early on Friday morning led to the disruption of metro services from the station on Purple Line. Normalcy returned only at 9.55 am, when train connectivity from the last station on the Purple Line was restored According to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL),…
New Delhi: ASEAN remains a pivotal trade partner for India, accounting for approximately 11 per cent of India’s global trade, the government has said. In the fiscal year 2023-24, bilateral trade between India and ASEAN reached $121 billion, this was conveyed at the 8th meeting of the AITIGA Joint Committee (JC) to review the ASEAN-India Trade…
Sri Suryamani Pattajoshi, Executive Officer, Jatni Municipality, Dist-Khordha has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of disproportionate assets (DA) and will be forwarded today to the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhubaneswar. In this connection, Vigilance Cell PS case No.3/2025 has been registered against Sri Suryamani Pattajoshi. Based on searches conducted…
Beijing, 13/9: The Indian and the Chinese armies on Tuesday completed the disengagement process in Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 in eastern Ladakh sector, reported ANI quoting sources. The two sides have also completed verification of each others positions adapter pulling back troops from friction point.
NewDelhi, 16/1:Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that India has advised its citizens to avoid travel to Iran and asked those currently in the country to leave at the earliest, as protests against the regime intensify and the security situation continues to deteriorate. Around 9,000 Indian nationals are currently residing…
New Delhi, 20/10: The rupee depreciated 6 paise to a record low of 83.06 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday due to a stronger greenback overseas and unrelenting foreign fund outflows. Besides, a sell-off in domestic equities and risk-averse sentiments weighed on the local unit, forex traders said. At…
New Delhi, 27/3 (AO Bureau): The government’s stance on the state airline Air India is now clear. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that now Air India will be completely disinvested or will be closed. Hardeep Singh Puri said that financial bids will be called for the disinvestment of Air India soon. Puri…
Darlipali Darlipali, June 4, 2025 NTPC Darlipali successfully concluded its Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) Summer Workshop-2025 with a grand ceremony held on June 4 at the project’s Konark Auditorium. The event was aimed at promoting holistic development and self- reliance among school-going girls from surrounding communities. The closing ceremony featured cultural performances, certificate distribution, and…
Bhubaneswar: As part of its bid to empower women and make them self-reliant, Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco’s Hirakud unit in Odisha has launched a host of programmes including tailoring training through Project Preranato local girls in and around its plant periphery. The Sambalpur-based unit imparts tailoring training under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in…
