Colombo, 5/10:The toss proceedings for Women’s World Cup match between India and Pakistan didn’t go exactly as planned, as the match referee Shandre Fritz made a blunder while announcing the winner of the toss. Fritz declared Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana as the winner instead of Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. A cue that presenter Mel Jones…
Bhubaneswar, 19/7: In a major development, Senior advocate Pitambar Acharya was appointed the Advocate General of Odisha with immediate effect, informed the Law Department of Odisha.
New Delhi, 09/2: India will phase out monoculture plantation and upgrade its afforestation and forest restoration methodology by incorporating better practices followed in the G20 countries, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) said on Thursday. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the first meeting of the G20’s Environment and Climate…
Currently, wildfires are tearing through more than 130 forest areas across Odisha, and it’s spreading fast. Places like Karlapat Sanctuary in Kalahandi South, along with the Mohan, Chitrakonda, Rayagada, and Udayagiri ranges, are getting hit especially hard. Fires have also broken out in Deogarh, Kuchinda, and Muniguda, which threatens wildlife and throws a wrench in…
Mumbai, 17/5:Shares in state-owned Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) had a tepid debut on Tuesday listing at Rs 867.20 — a 9 per cent discount to the IPO price of Rs 949. LIC shares were trading at Rs 872 in pre-open trade. The government had fixed the issue price of LIC shares…
Nairobi: About 67.4 million people in the Horn of Africa are food insecure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said in a joint report. This is a rise from 64.8 million at the end of November 2024, the institutions said,…
Ukraine, 24/2:Ukrainian army soldiers stand next to multiple launch missile systems, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation, in eastern Ukraine. Credit: Reuters Photo More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers and around 10 civilians died in the first hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Thursday….
Imphal/Churchandpur, 12/9: More than two years after the conflict involving the Meitei and Kuki communities, deaths of 259 people and repeated pleas by the people and demand by the Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally visiting Manipur on Saturday. Modi will meet representatives of those displaced by the conflict and will address public…
Paradeep, : To create sustainable livelihood opportunities for the farmers of Chakradharpur village at Paradeep and to make them self-reliant, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wingof ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has taken various initiatives for the community. AM/NS India has provided 70 Kg of high yield paddy seedsand technical support to the farmers…
Keonjhar: Keonjhar Town Police have foiled a planned dacoity with the arrest of nine armed criminals in an overnight operation conducted in the wee hours of Friday. Acting on credible intelligence received during night patrolling, Town police intercepted an armed gang that had clandestinely assembled inside an abandoned house near Ghadaghadi Temple in Naranpur, under…
