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Omar to meet Shah in Delhi today to discuss statehood restoration

NEARLY two months after the passage of a resolution in the Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on restoration of statehood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital for the second time on Wednesday.

UP presents its 2nd supplementary budget worth ₹17.8K cr in Assembly

THE Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday presented its second supplementary budget of ₹17,865.72 crore, which includes new proposals worth ₹790.49 crore for 2024-25.

Govt lacks 2/3rd majority to push bill, says Tharoor

AS the government tabled two Bills on 'One Nation One Election' on Tuesday, the Congress party has raised questions about whether the NDA government has the requisite numbers to pass them in Lok Sabha.

Erratic rains, warm winter hit sugar production

WITH erratic monsoon rains and warmer winter temperatures negatively affecting sugar production, sugar prices are expected to rise in the coming months.

Nadda accuses Cong of attempting to introduce religion-based quota

QUOTING BR Ambedkar, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of attempting to introduce religion-based reservations.

HC judge appears before SC collegium over remarks on UCC at VHP function

ALLAHABAD High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who stirred controversy with his statement at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday to present his side of the issue.

OTTs glorifying drug use under govt lens

THE OTT (over-the-top) platforms are on the radar of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for streaming content that reportedly 'glamorises' and 'glorifies' the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

GROWING ENTERPRISES IN A TIME-TESTED INDIAN WAY

OME accomplished chief financial officers of established companies like Tata Consultancy, Tata Chemicals and KPMG set up a think tank as a body that would engage with relevant audiences—India Inc, regulators, administrators—to create and nurture better-governed enterprises.

ED conducts raids at 21 locations in case on betting app owned by Pak nationals

Owners and handlers

Parents of kids with special needs have greater responsibility

PARENTS of children with special needs should consider their role as an opportunity to serve a noble cause, said Speaker Surama Padhy on Monday.

T'gana Governor's nod for investigation against KTR can open a Pandora's box!

A thorough probe into the allegations of irregularities in organising the Formula-E race may spell more trouble for former minister KT Rama Rao, as the ACB is expected to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

HC orders one-time age relaxation for recruitment of police drivers

IN a major relief for over-aged candidates not eligible to apply for 405 posts of drivers in Odisha Police Motor Transport (OPMT) wing, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday ordered a one-time four-year age relaxation taking into consideration the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Govt will never compromise with Odisha's rights: Min

LAW minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Tuesday asserted that the territorial and water rights of Odisha will never be compromised.

IIM-S hosts youth summit

IIM Sambalpur in collaboration with Project Point, Odisha hosted a one-day youth summit on its campus here on Monday.

Mishap leaves biker split in half

IN a freak accident on Tuesday, a young biker died after his body was cleaved into two pieces when he lost control of his two-wheeler and hit the iron angle of the road divider.

Student's decomposed body found hanging

MYSTERY shrouds the death of a missing engineering student whose decomposed body was found hanging from a roadside tree at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district on Sunday evening.

Man beaten to death, half-burnt body found

THAKURMUNDA police in Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday recovered a half-burnt body of an elderly tribal man who was allegedly beaten to death over a drunken brawl at the weekly market in Kendujiani village.

NIT-R ramps up research on tribal communities

THE National Institute of Technology-Rourkela (NIT-R) has taken up a series of research studies to identify critical challenges and work out policy solutions for the tribal communities of the state.

Repair work of Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar commences

Working platforms made of iron installed inside the temple treasury

Anti-burglary squad to prevent thefts in capital

COMMISSIONERATE Police has constituted an anti-burglary squad to check the increasing incidents of night thefts in the capital city.

Bhitarkanika to be closed for visitors from January 14 to 22

BHITARKANIKA National Park will be closed for visitors from January 14 to 22 for the annual census of saltwater crocodiles.

ACTION AGAINST GOVT LAND GRABBERS TO INTENSIFY: PUJARI

The state government will ensure land for landless families, especially tribals of Koraput district, in next five years by implementing the Vasundhara scheme in letter and spirit, Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari has said.

Agitating villagers stop construction work of AM/NS plant boundary wall

ACCUSING the administration of failing to fulfil their long-standing demands, hundreds of villagers of Handia in Nuagarh panchayat stopped construction work of the boundary wall of ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) plant on Tuesday.

Patient's suicide at AIIMS-BBS sparks safety concerns

A 70-year-old patient allegedly died by suicide while undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar in the wee hours of Tuesday, sparking concerns over safety and vigilance at the premier healthcare institution.

Body of retd Ravenshaw Varsity prof found in Mahanadi river

THE body of a retired chemistry professor of Ravenshaw University was found floating in the Mahanadi river at Jobra barrage here on Tuesday.

After Zeenat, now tigress Jamuna too moves out of Similipal

EVEN as the wait for Zeenat's return from Jharkhand gets longer and longer, Jamuna, the first tigress to have been relocated to Similipal from Tadoba in Maharashtra, has moved out of the tiger reserve to Kuldiha, adding to the woes of the state wildlife officials.

BJD MPs' show of unity at New Delhi, assert they will remain in the party

AS the beleaguered BJD struggles to keep its flock together after the humiliating loss in the elections with widespread desertions at all levels, the party's seven Rajya Sabha MPs on Tuesday put up a united front refuting speculations of their switch over to the BJP.

'One poll' bill introduced in LS

Draws fierce protest from Oppn; govt ready to send it to a joint parliamentary committee

Congress treated Constitution as pvt fiefdom: Shah

UNION home minister and the BJP's principal strategist Amit Shah on Tuesday tore into the Congress, terming it an anti-reservation party that recklessly amended the Constitution of India to pander to its appeasement politics during its long stint in government.

India's first gene therapy offers new hope to haemophilia patients

In a significant medical breakthrough, India's first human gene therapy with a lentiviral vector for severe haemophilia-A has been found to be successful with zero bleeding rate in patients.