Bhubaneswar: As counting of precious ornaments and jewels in the Bahara Bhandar (outer treasury) of Sri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar was completed on Saturday, the high-level committee, engaged for the task, found the number of jewellery has increased in comparison to the 1978 inventory. Three ornaments, however, were not found, which the high-level committee was…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic incident, a woman slapped an on-duty lady constable at Chandrasekharpur police station on Thursday night, a video of which went viral. Police are investigating the woman’s identity and circumstances that led to the confrontation. “We are trying to find out the reason,” a police officer said.According to police sources, the woman…
Kendrapada: Around 1,500 carcasses of Olive Ridley sea turtles recently washed ashore along a 25km stretch from the Jatadhari river mouth in Jagatsinghpur district to Eakakula beach within Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapada, which is the world’s largest rookery of the species.Kapilendra Pradhan, the forest range officer of Gahirmatha sanctuary, said, “The turtles got entangled…
SRINAGAR\JAMMU: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed grave concern Saturday over Eid prayers being blocked at Srinagar’s historic Jamia Mosque, terming it “regrettable” and questioning LG Manoj Sinha-led administration’s claims of “normality” in the Union territory.“Across J&K, Eid prayers were offered. But prayers were not allowed at Jamia Mosque. It exposes the administration that controls…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIR against him in the land-for-jobs case but granted him exemption from appearance before the trial court and also allowed him to raise the issue of requirement of sanction during the trial. “We do not say anything about the…
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Nibedita Lenka with children at her class Bhubaneswar: In the narrow lanes of Bhubaneswar’s slums, where access to formal education remains limited, a grassroots effort is helping children find their voice in their mother tongue.At the centre of this initiative is Nibedita Lenka, fondly known as Yashoda Maa, who has been promoting learning in Odia…
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NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested two senior executives of Reliance Communications (RCOM) as part of its deepening investigation into allegations of financial irregularities.Joint president D Vishwanath and vice president Anil Kalya were arrested following allegations of fund misutilisation that allegedly caused substantial losses to public sector lenders.CBI registered the case based on a formal…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) submarine building facility in Kiel, where he was briefed on advanced naval technologies and capabilities. He was accompanied by German defence minister Boris Pistorius during the visit to the shipbuilding facility.The visit comes as India moves closer to finalising its nearly Rs…
