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Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was shifted back to Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi Friday morning after undergoing a medical examination at a private hospital in Islamabad, where he was taken from prison in compliance with a Supreme Court order. Khan, 73, was moved to Shifa International Hospital after midnight in compliance with the […]
New Delhi: A collection of 688 autographed reflections by Mahatma Gandhi on truth, ahimsa, and service, among other subjects, to his close associate and freedom fighter Anand T Hingorani was sold for Rs 16.20 crore at a Saffronart auction, setting the world record for an Indian historical document sold at an auction. Written over a […]
PRAMOD KUMAR NAYAK, OP Jagatsinghpur: Education is not limited to classroom instruction. Providing children with a safe and healthy learning environment is equally important. While the government has repeatedly said education is a priority and has invested in infrastructure and facilities, as well as paying higher salaries to teachers at government schools, conditions at Lalasahi […]
Bhadrak: An ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) has been applauded by the Bhadrak district administration for rescuing a 60-year-old woman from the recent floods by carrying her to safety on her back, an official said Thursday. ASHA Minati Sahoo carried the woman on her back for around 500 metres through knee-deep water to a safe […]
Bhubaneswar: The state government Thursday directed officials to accord top priority to the timely completion of ongoing water resources projects, creation of irrigation potential, strengthening of water infrastructure and ensuring that the intended benefits of the projects reach the people. A review meeting of senior officials of the Water Resources department, chaired by Principal Secretary […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major move to promote environment-friendly transportation, Odisha government has waived permit fees for battery-operated (electric), methanol-fuelled and ethanol-fuelled transport vehicles operating in the state. According to a notification issued by the Commerce and Transport Department, eligible vehicles will continue to require the appropriate permits under the Motor Vehicles…
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police Thursday arrested Chittaranjan Mohanty, a key accused in an alleged cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme that investigators estimate defrauded investors of more than Rs 200 crore across India. EOW sources said Mohanty was arrested from Gopalpur in Jagatsinghpur district and produced before the Designated Court, Cuttack, under […]
Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Thurs day directed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Kataka Municipal Corporation (KMC) to adopt a mission-mode approach for sanitation and urban flood management, with an ambitious target of securing the top position in the national ‘Swachhata’ rankings. Chairing a comprehensive review meeting on…
Bhubaneswar: In a significant welfare measure for prison staff across Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday approved doubling the annual uniform allowance for jail officers and employees. Under the revised norms, 378 officers, from deputy inspector-general (DIG) of Prisons to assistant matrons, will receive Rs 6,000 a year, up from Rs 3,000. Similarly, 2,122 […]
By Djoomart Otorbaev For a major infrastructure project to succeed, it must be underpinned by sustained political support and sound economics. When political and strategic considerations are allowed to dominate decision-making, and long-term economic assessments suffer as a result, projects can fail before they start. This appears to have been the case with the Central […]
