The New Indian Express Sambalpur - December 20, 2024
The New Indian Express Sambalpur - December 20, 2024
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In this issue
December 20, 2024
Dy chair rejects notice to impeach Dhankhar
RAJYA Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the impeachment notice against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
1 min
5 Hizbul terrorists killed in J&K encounter
SECURITY forces on Thursday killed five Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including its operations commander Farooq Ahmed Bhat alias Farooq Nali, in a six-hour-long encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
1 min
UNPRECEDENTED FRACAS
THE ongoing political face-off took an ugly turn on Thursday after the Opposition and the ruling BJP got into a \"pitched battle\" outside Parliament over Union home minister Amit Shah's remarks on B R Ambedkar.
1 min
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers unveil jersey and mascot
VEDANTA Kalinga Lancers, the Odisha-based franchise in the upcoming Hockey India League, unveiled their official jersey, mascot and team anthem at a grand event held in Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday.
1 min
8 yrs on, CMC's ragpicker rehabilitation plan lying in limbo
EIGHT years after the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) chalked out a rehabilitation programme for ragpickers to improve their livelihood besides upskilling them, the plan is yet to translate into action.
1 min
Adolescent-friendly space at Rajdhani college
IN order to involve adolescents as 'Public Space Ambassadors', the city-based Humara Bachpan Trust and World Resources Institute in collaboration with BMC are developing a model adolescent-friendly public space at Rajdhani college.
1 min
Readers to be appointed principals in 488 category non-govt aided colleges
THE 488 category non-government aided colleges which have been managing with in-charge principals till date will finally get full-time heads of the institutions soon.
1 min
Yoga should be mandatory in all edu institutions: Rajashree
Yoga should be made mandatory for students in all educational institutions to develop their overall well-being, opined chairperson of Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development Rajashree Birla on Thursday.
1 min
BJP MPs seek UDAN link to 10 more places in state
A delegation of BJP MPs from the state led by Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Civil Aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday over development of airport infrastructure in different parts of Odisha.
1 min
Twin City reports drop in major crimes this yr: Police
BHUBANESWAR and Cuttack saw a decline in major crimes even though the twin city's overall crime graph recorded an upward trend in the last one year, the commissionerate police said on Thursday.
1 min
Glory of Parliament belittled, says BJD
The BJD on Thursday said that the incident of physical altercation between the Congress and BJP MPs has belittled the glory of Parliament.
1 min
Mahanadi dispute can only be resolved by talks: Singh
WATER conservationist and national advisor of the Mahanadi Bachao Andolan Rajendra Singh on Thursday urged the state government to take the initiative to resolve the dispute over Mahanadi river water between Odisha and Chhattisgarh through dialogue.
1 min
Why secy alone, bringing minister under CBI probe purview: BJD
Secretary can't award contract over ₹ 20 cr, says ex-min Ramesh Majhi
1 min
Two held for elderly man's murder, old enmity motive
POLICE on Thursday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly man whose half-burnt body was found near Kendujiani weekly market at Thakurmunda in Mayurbhanj district three days back.
1 min
5-day Parab festival ends
Curtains came down on the five-day national-level festival Parab in Koraput on Wednesday evening.
1 min
Woman & son killed, husband hurt in mishap
A woman and her four-year-old son were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle on NH-55 at Nuahata underpass within Banarpal police limits here on Thursday.
1 min
Revenue min warns action against govt land grabbers
REVENUE and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari has directed officials to crack down on government land encroachment in the industrial belt of Angul while emphasising the need to identify genuine landless individuals for patta allocation.
1 min
Bees invade school function, leave 30 students injured
THE annual function of a government high school in Derabishi block here was scrapped midway after a swarm of bees invaded the venue and attacked students on Thursday.
1 min
Plus II student found hanging in varsity hostel
A first-year +2 commerce student was found hanging in her hostel bathroom at Manikeswari University campus on Wednesday morning.
1 min
Cops book 2 suspended bank officials
A day after two officials of Odisha Gramya Bank (OGB), Jaraka branch were suspended for their alleged involvement in ₹42 lakh loan fraud, an FIR was filed against them in Dharmasala police station on Thursday.
1 min
New Year to bring in hassle-free darshan
COME New Year, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will introduce a hassle-free system for public darshan of the Trinity in Srimandir.
1 min
2 gang-rape 15-yr-old girl, another makes failed bid
Police arrests the accused trio who are known to each other
2 mins
CM MAJHI HIGHLIGHTS GOVT'S EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION IN ODISHA
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said the state government is mounting efforts to strengthen the education sector of Odisha by building infrastructure and recruiting teachers.
1 min
Clear medical waste in TN within 3 days: NGT to Kerala
THE southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Kerala Government and its pollution control board to remove biomedical waste and mixed solid waste illegally dumped at multiple points bordering Tirunelveli district within three days, and file a compliance report on December 23.
2 mins
1.4L suspicious plots registered for paddy sale: Sat survey
THE satellite survey conducted by Odisha Space Application Centre (ORSAC) has detected 1,44,734 suspicious plots registered by farmers for selling kharif paddy at minimum support price (MSP) in Cuttack district.
1 min
Annual bird census will be a single-day affair on January 18
THE Wildlife Wing of the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department has decided to conduct the annual bird census across the state on a single day on January 18, 2025.
1 min
FOR GRACE IN LEGAL EVOLUTION
HE recent decision of a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in Property Owners Association vs State of Maharashtra, which interprets Article 39(b) of the Constitution, represents a noteworthy development in the complex and often contentious history of property rights in India.
3 mins
Tremors From The Long Night Of December 3
South Korea has clawed back most of the economic losses caused by the shocking declaration of martial law. Its next president is likely to be colder to the West, warmer to China
4 mins
Meanwhile, Cong slams BJP's 'distraction politics'
HOURS after the Parliament showdown, Congress on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP, accusing it of diverting attention from Home Minister Amit Shah's \"insult\" to BR Ambedkar.
2 mins
BJP MP writes to RS Chair, says LoP 'misbehaved' with her during House protest
BJP MP from Nagaland S Phangnon Konyak on Thursday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came in her \"close proximity\" and shouted at her during a protest outside the Parliament's Makar Dwar which made her feel \"extremely uncomfortable\".
1 min
Shah vows dominance over J&K terrorism
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
1 min
BJP tears into Rahul, says doesn't deserve to be LoP...
ACCUSING Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of pushing and shoving its MPs on the Parliament premises, the BJP on Thursday said he does not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition after such \"indecent and shameful\" conduct.
1 min
Cross complaints: Case registered against Rahul for 'injuring' 2 BJP MPs
TENSIONS erupted on Thursday when members of the BJP and the Congress involved in a physical altercation, prompting both the parties to file cross-complaints at Parliament Street police station.
1 min
I was physically pushed by BJP MPs, lost my balance & forced to sit down: Kharge
CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, saying that BJP MPs pushed him on Parliament premises, and he lost his balance.
1 min
Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum in North, South blocks to have over 25K artefacts
YUGE Yugeen Bharat Museum (YYBM) to be set up in North and South blocks will have about 25,000 artefacts – depicting the history of 5,000 years of India's civilization – on display in eight thematic galleries.
1 min
MP's Take Home Ration scheme: CAG flags ₹428 cr irregularities from '18-'21
IRREGULARITIES worth around ₹428 crore have been detected by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in the Take Home Ration (THR) scheme in Madhya Pradesh between 2018-2021.
1 min
'Ideology remains same': Jogi's wife writes to Cong, proposes merger of party
THE regional outfit Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-J (JCC-J), floated by the first chief minister late Ajit Jogi in June 2016, owing to the declining political footprint across the state, has approached the Congress seeking a merger with the latter.
1 min
Grim reality belies development plank, Gujarat schools lack toilets
DESPITE Gujarat's government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed glaring shortcomings in the state's basic infrastructure.
1 min
U'khand records tiger death decline, 8 this yr
UTTARAKHAND has witnessed a significant decrease in tiger mortality cases this year.
1 min
Mumbai ferry tragedy toll 14, search on for kid
THE body of a 43-year-old man, who was among the two missing passengers after a Navy craft rammed into their ferry off the Mumbai coast, was found on Thursday.
1 min
Assam STF nabs 8 Bangla terror outfit operatives
THE Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police arrested eight operatives of terror outfit, Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), during simultaneous operations carried out in Kerala, West Bengal and Assam on the intervening night of December 17 and 18.
1 min
SP's Sambhal MP booked for power theft at residence
THE troubles for Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq seem to be deepening as a fresh FIR in connection with power theft lodged against him on Thursday.
1 min
R-G Kar victim's parents in HC for fresh probe
THE parents of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder victim moved Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking a fresh investigation into the horrific crime.
1 min
US sanctions 4 Pakistan aerospace, defence firms
THE United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency - National Development Complex (NDC) - on charges of them contributing to Pakistan's ballistic missile programme.
1 min
Trump brings budget chaos back with help from Musk
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats as billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition.
1 min
Ex-husband gets 20 years in jail for letting 50 rape his spouse
A court in France on Thursday sentenced the ex-husband of Gis'le Pelicot to a maximum 20 years of imprisonment for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was knocked out, in abuse that lasted a decade.
1 min
Israel hits back after missile attack from Yemen
ISRAELI airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early on Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
1 min
Putin says war boosted military, economy
Regrets not invading Ukraine earlier; denies ouster of Assad hurt his image; year-end conference lasts 4.5 hours
2 mins
Bharti Airtel prepays ₹3,626 crore spectrum purchase dues to govt
TELECOM service provider Bharti Airtel has made a prepayment of ₹3,626 crore to the government for the spectrum it purchased in 2016.
1 min
Kia sees 20% sales growth vs industry's 5-10%
KOREAN carmaker Kia aims to achieve a 20% growth in sales volume in India next year, targeting sales of nearly 3 lakh passenger vehicles (PVs).
1 min
Mkt falls as Fed indicates lower rate cut in 2025
DOMESTIC equity market declined sharply on Thursday following a cautious Federal Reserve commentary and weak global cues.
2 mins
IT sector to drive 15% growth in hiring in 2025, followed by retail
WITH the expansion of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) and multi-cloud adoption, the IT sector will drive 15% growth in hiring in 2025, as per the latest data from jobs platform foundit.
1 min
Start-up funding up 6% YoY at $11.3 bn in 2024
IN 2024, the start-up ecosystem saw a marginal 6% increase in funding at $11.3 billion compared to $10.7 billion in 2023.
1 min
INR hits all-time low, breaches 85 mark against USD
Indian currency falls as US Federal Reserves scaled back rate cut projections for 2025
2 mins
Govt proposes new legislation to curb proliferation of illegal lending apps
THE government is planning a comprehensive legislature to curb the proliferation of illegal lending apps.
1 min
Accenture posts $17.7 bn revenue, beats Street view
IT service provider Accenture has beat Street estimates and posted $17.7 billion revenues in the first quarter ended November 2024.
1 min
Ashwin gets hero's welcome at home from family and friends
RAVICHANDRAN Ashwin, who took the cricketing world by surprise with his sudden retirement from international cricket, arrived in Chennai early morning on Thursday.
2 mins
AFTER ASHWIN, WHO? THE LAST OF OGS IN FINAL STRETCH
OHIT SHARMA had just realised what he had done. \"Aap mere ko marwaoge yaar (You all are going to get me killed),\" laughed Sharma, who was visibly drained and emotional, sitting at the press conference hall at the Gabba on Wednesday evening.
4 mins
Day of records for Richa & India as hosts win series 2-1
RICHA Ghosh (54) equalled the world record for the fastest fifty in women's T20Is (18 balls) after Smriti Mandhana's (77) fireworks as India registered 217 for 4 in the series-deciding third and final match against the West Indies here on Thursday.
1 min
Dubai may host India matches in 2025 Champions Trophy
EXPECTEDLY, the International Cricket Council on Thursday announced that India will play their 2025 Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue.
2 mins
Liverpool & Arsenal reach semifinals
LIVERPOOL moved into the League Cup semifinals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
1 min
94% of Indian desk workers feel the urgency to master AI'
Indian workers want to skill up on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as 94% feel an urgency to become AI expert.
1 min
'Chip designing skills, ecosystem give India edge in semiconductor manufacturing'
India, like any other country, faces challenges in this area—primarily because there hasn't been a semiconductor manufacturing setup here historically.
1 min
'AI is a tool that enhances productivity; it doesn't replace jobs'
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a tool that enhances productivity rather than replacing jobs, said Shelton Rego, vice-president of sales, Freshworks India.
2 mins
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