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INS Tushil commissioned into Navy in Russia

THE Indian Navy on Monday commissioned INS Tushil, the latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.

'Hasina's exit a carefully crafted coup'

Former high commissioner to Dhaka Veena Sikri says Pak aims to reverse events of '71 by discreetly backing B'desh

SC seeks details on property burnt, asks Manipur govt to file action taken report

NINETEEN months after a brutal and horrific ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-zo communities erupted in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a sealed cover report from the state government regarding the properties burnt, looted, trespassed and encroached upon, along with the details of name and address of the owner and who is occupying it at the moment.

Soros vs Adani row paralyses House

UPROAR over BJP's allegations linking top Congress leaders with US-based billionaire investor George Soros-funded organisations involved in \"anti-India\" activities rocked both houses of Parliament which failed to transact any legislative business on Monday.

Job market ready: UGC guidelines on higher edu, formal qualifications soon

IN a bid to integrate informal and formal learning, the University Grants Commission (UGC) will come out with draft guidelines on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

PUSHPA & THE ART OF MAKING MOVIE AS AN OTT SERIES

RUE terror,\" Kurt Vonnegut said, \"is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.\" Or making movies. Sukumar's Pushpa 2: The Rule could well be the end of cinema as we know it. It is an episodic theatrical movie like an OTT series. Netflix and Amazon should watch out.

FIVE FOR 2025: TRENDSPOTTING IN THE MARKETPLACE

Data analytics and smart tech will give the marketer more power in the new year. How she uses those tools to claim the consumer's time will shape marketing campaigns

Railways sanctions ₹509 crore for flyovers in Cuttack and Rayagada dists

IN a major step towards improving the operational efficiency of railways in the state, the ministry of Railways has sanctioned ₹509 crore for the construction of two major flyovers in Cuttack and Rayagada districts.

Potato crisis: Govt set for price intervention through NAFED supply

UNABLE to regulate retail price of the potato even after normal flow of the tuber from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, the state government has decided to provide the kitchen essential to consumers at a subsidised rate through the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED).

CM unveils redesigned T'gana Talli

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday unveiled the redesigned Telangana Talli statue on the Secretariat premises.

Road blockade over Jagannath Sagar revival

ACTIVISTS under the banner of Mo Jagannath Trust have called for blockade of NH-26 for three hours on December 15 demanding immediate initiation of renovation works of the 300 year-old Jagannath Sagar in Jeypore.

Murder over sorcery: Police launch probe

POLICE on Monday launched a probe into the alleged murder of a 44-year-old tribal man over sorcery suspicion at Jarapa village in Bandhugaon of Koraput district.

Pond caretaker found hanging from tree

ANGUL: Body of a 55-year-old man was hanging from a tree on the banks of Ranigoda pond under Town police limits here on Monday.

Grain thieves face public wrath in Keonjhar village

RESENTING inaction of police, locals paraded two youth - accused of stealing grain - around the village with half their moustache shaved and faces blackened as per the diktat of a kangaroo court in Dimirimunda village on Monday.

AI comes to rescue as train halts on track for elephants

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Tadoba's tigress Zeenat moves out of Similipal, traced to Jharkhand

ZEENAT, the tigress which was translocated from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) has exited its habitat and moved into neighbouring Jharkhand.

Woman drug peddler held with ₹25L cash, 50 gm brown sugar

POLICE on Monday detained a woman drug peddler after a raid at her rented accommodation in Bhadrak town led to seizure of around ₹25 lakh cash along with at least 50 gram brown sugar.

61-yr-old killed in sleep as truck hits roadside house

Another two injured; driver was under the influence of alcohol

Locals protest delay in four-laning of NH-53, lay siege to highway in Jajpur

HUNDREDS of people including college students staged road blockade and demonstration near Kabatabandha village in Jenapur for nearly 12 hours on Monday demanding immediate completion of NH-53 expansion work between Chandikhole and Duburi and construction of a second bridge over Brahmani river.

Vigilance traces ₹15L cash from sub-registrar's office

HOURS after a female junior clerk was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 from a person, Vigilance seized around ₹15 lakh more cash from the sub-registrar's office in Khandagiri on Monday.

Pierian Services' new Kochi office to expand scope of E-commerce managed services operations

Pierian Services Private Ltd, a major global professional services firm based in Bengaluru, has opened its new facility in Kochi at Prestige Cyber-Green 1 in Smart City.

Sujeet Kumar files nomination for RS from BJP

FORMER BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar, who resigned from the upper house of the Parliament on September 6, filed nomination for the by-election to the seat as a BJP candidate on Monday.

Nearly 60,000 people fell victim to online fraud in six years: CM

NEARLY 60,000 people of the state fell victim to online trading fraud during the last six years, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly on Monday.

BJD urges state govt to release salary of Mission Shakti support staff

EVEN as hundreds of support staff under the Mission Shakti department on Monday staged a sit-in protest outside the Assembly over various demands, the Opposition BJD urged the state government to release their salaries.

IIT-BBS to host Smart India hackathon

BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) will host the finale of the software edition of Smart India Hackathon-2024 on December 11 and 12.

HC calls for joint efforts to restore glory of Satyabrata Stadium in Barabati fort

THE Orissa High Court has directed for a joint meeting of all the stakeholders including superintending archaeologist of ASI (Puri circle) DB Garnayak in response to allegations of unrestricted illegal activities by anti-socials inside the Satyabrata Stadium ground within the protected Barabati Fort area after sunset.

Group clash erupts at Cuttack college over smoking ganja, 3 hurt

While one group involved some Plus III and former students, the other comprised Plus II

Govt performs Bhumi Pujan for PBD convention

THE state government on Monday performed a 'Bhumi Pujan' ceremony at Janata Maidan here to mark the beginning of preparations for the upcoming Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention in the capital city from January 8 to 10 next year.

Worker's death: CMC probe a cover-up, say locals

EVEN as the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has constituted a probe panel to inquire into the death of the worker engaged in drain construction at Bidanasi area, locals have raised questions on the transparency of the investigation given the fact that the work was being carried out by the civic body.

Reservation can't be based on religion: SC

RELIGION cannot be the basis for granting reservation, the Supreme Court said on Monday, while hearing a batch of pleas, including one by the West Bengal government, challenging the Calcutta High Court's decision to quash the Other Backward Class (OBC) classification of 77, mostly Muslim, communities.