Bhubaneswar: There is a particular kind of greatness that does not seek public acclaim; it quietly constructs. Sir Dorabji Tata embodied this selfless spirit, transforming uncharted wilderness into nation-building steel mills, founding hospitals for the suffering, laboratories for the curious, and sporting arenas for the dreaming youth. While Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata envisioned a self-reliant India,…
Cairo/Gaza, 5/10: Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight and on Sunday, destroying several residential buildings, witnesses said, as Palestinians desperately awaited implementation of a U.S. plan to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had called for an end to the bombing, said on Saturday on his Truth Social…
Cuttack: Tension prevailed after irate locals staged an agitation following death of a woman home guard who was mowed down by a speeding truck in Odisha’s Cuttack district today. The tragic mishap was reported from Taladanda road stretch in Cuttack city’s Chhatra Bazar in the morning. As per preliminary reports, Manorama Panda, a home guard deployed at Malgodown…
Kolkatta, 3/6 (AO Bureau): Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandopadhyay has responded to the show cause notice of the Centre. The central government had issued a ‘show cause’ notice to Bandopadhyay on May 31. He was going to retire on the same day. Earlier, BJP leader Shubhendu Adhikari on Wednesday alleged that the…
Bhubaneswar, 24/12′ In a major development, 1991-batch IAS officer Anu Garg is set to become Odisha’s first woman to don the mantle of State’s Chief Secretary post with the Government issuing a notification in this regard on Wednesday. Garg, who held several key positions in the administration in the past, is currently shouldering the…
Puri: President Droupadi Murmu to visit Odisha on December 4, to attend the celebrations of Indian Navy Day at Puri. She will witness the operational demonstration of the Indian Navy on the Golden beach here that was awarded the Blue flag in 2020.The Navy is gearing up to host the operational demonstration to the first lady…
Srinagar, 14/8: At least 40 people, including two CISF jawans, were killed and over 120 injured after a massive cloudburst struck Chositi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon, unleashing flash floods and large-scale destruction along the Machail Mata Yatra route, officials said. More than 200 people are still missing as rescuers…
Jerusalem, 14/6: The Israeli military on Saturday apologised for posting a map that incorrectly depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan after objections from Indian social media users, clarifying that the image “fails to precisely depict borders”. The map was posted by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on their X handle on Friday to…
Pakistan: The Pakistani army has successfully rescued 104 hostages and killed 16 terrorists of the BLA who had hijacked the Jaffar Express on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) carried out the hijack in Mashkaf, Dhadar, Bolan where they have blown up the railway track. As a result the Jaffar Express came to a halt. It…
New Delhi, 2/9: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the RSS for its role in nation-building, the Congress reminded him on Wednesday that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had said at the time that the Sangh’s activities created an atmosphere that led to the the killing of Mahatma Gandhi. In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam…
