Sambalpur: In a significant drug bust, Sambalpur police on Saturday seized 30 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 3 lakh and arrested two men in connection with the case. The arrested have been identified as Md. Fardeen Alam (22) and Md. Esharar (30), both residents under Dhanupali Police Station in Sambalpur district. According to police, on…
Bhubaneswar, Sept 20: The City University of New York today announced the establishment of a research institute in the name of Dr Achyuta Samanta, providing U.S. students with the opportunity to research Odisha’s rich art and heritage, as well as exploring Dr Samanta’s contributions to the socio-economic development of indigenous communities and his success in the…
Bengaluru, 25/4:After wearing of hijab in classrooms stoked a controversy in Karnataka, a school’s directive asking for an undertaking from parents to allow students to carry Bible to its premises has now triggred a fresh row. Bengaluru’s Clarence High School sought a declaration from parents that they do not object to their wards…
Bhubaneswar,2/8(Ao Bureau): In a major development, Odisha Chief Minister Sri Naveen patnaik has appointed Sri Upendra Tripathy IAS (Retd. ) as Advisor cum working president and chairman of the executive committee of odisha Adarsha vidyalaya Sangathan with the status and rank of Minister of State. Besides he will also discharge the duties as principal Advisor…
New Delhi, 31/3: Most parts of India are likely to witness widespread thunderstorm and cloudiness in April because of which night temperature will stay above normal for the better part of the month, India Meteorological Department said here on Tuesday. In the first three months of summer between April and June, heatwaves are generally expected…
Mandalay: The Indian Embassy in Myanmar on Thursday said that relief aid which was dispatched from India recently has been handed over to the Mandalay Chief Minister, Myo Aung, under the Operation Brahma. The newly dispatched aid sent from India, was handed over by the Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, Abhay Thakur, which contained a RO…
Dhenkanal : In a bid to promote awareness among employees and their family members on the importance of donating blood, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) – a subsidiary of GMR Power and Urban Infra Limited (GPUIL), organised a voluntary blood donation camp in the plant premises on July 25. As many as 108 units of blood were…
Mumbai, 7/2: Mumbai reported its first case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) on Friday as a 64-year-old woman was diagnosed with the rare nerve disorder, civic officials said. GBS is a rare condition in which a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as…
New Delhi, 18/12: Koo — the Made-in-India rival of Twitter — has offered to migrate all historic tweets of any Twitter user willing to shift to its platform that will continue to not charge users for verification badge, its co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said. Since taking over Twitter in a $44 billion…
Hassan, 3/5: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by SP Seema Latkar, visited several places in Holenarsipur, and conducted spot-inspection, in connection with the sexual scam case of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, in Hassan district, on Friday. An eight-member team from Bengaluru reached the town in four cars. They visited the farmhouse of the JD(S)…
