Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday said the law and order situation in the state has improved, with a fall in heinous crimes — including those against women — and a rise in conviction rates.Replying to the budget discussion of the home department, Majhi said communal harmony is maintained, while timely intelligence and proactive…
NEW DELHI: Feeling the pinch of a surge in global crude prices, oil marketing companies on Friday increased the retail price of 95-octane premium petrol by nearly Rs 2 a litre and jacked up the rates of industrial diesel by Rs 22 a litre.At the same time, IndianOil, the country’s largest fuel retailer vowed to…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a negative note, with Gift Nifty trading at 23,260, down by 180 points. Asia-Pacific equities traded mixed in early trade following a volatile session on Wall Street, as strength in technology stocks was offset by persistent geopolitical uncertainties. In the previous session, The Nifty 50 remained under…
NEW DELHI: Amid a shortage of cooking gas cylinders, urban development minister Manohar Lal on Saturday nudged municipal bodies and other agencies to expedite clearances for piped natural gas (PNG), as state and local body approvals often delay clearances for expansion.Setting a target to add 50 lakh new piped gas connections to the existing base…
Cuttack: Police on Thursday arrested one of the two notorious criminals from Bihar, who escaped from the high-security Choudwar circle jail on Oct 3 last year. The arrested accused has been identified as Raja Sahani of Begusarai district in Bihar, who was caught from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand after nearly six months of intensive investigation and…
Wall Street opened the week on a cautious note, with key indices slipping on Monday as the collapse of US-Iran peace talks over the weekend rekindled geopolitical concerns and clouded the outlook for equities.Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.14 points, or 0.72%, to 47,572.11, while the S&P 500 dropped 22.25 points, or 0.33%, to 6,794.64…
Ateam from the Sundargarh district health department visited Nuadihi village on Sun day and conducted an inquiry Rourkela: Four persons, three of them women, have died in the past 24 hours and at least 22 others are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in a suspected case of food poisoning after they attended a post-funeral feast…
Since time immemorial colours have been associated with energy, emotions and personal vibrations. In numerology, every birth number has a certain frequency, which is related to certain colours. These colors are supposed to bring out good qualities, to build confidence and attract good opportunities. Your Birth Number is the sum of the digits of your…
Gold prices fell sharply on Thursday in futures trade, declining by Rs 6,004 to Rs 1,47,704 per 10 grams on the Multi Commodity Exchange, as geopolitical tensions in West Asia intensified and strengthened the US dollar, dampening investor sentiment.The decline marked a reversal from a four-day winning streak, with the June contract of the yellow…
Cuttack: After a three-decade delay in the disposal of a criminal appeal, Orissa high court recently modified the sentence of a man convicted in a 1992 attempt-to-murder case, reducing it to the period he had already spent in jail, while increasing the fine amount.The appeal, filed in 1995 against a conviction by the assistant sessions…
