Month: February 2023

CM Naveen To Leave For Mumbai Today On A Two-Day Visit

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will go on a two-day visit to Mumbai from Monday. He is scheduled to attend the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards function will be held in Mumbai on Monday from 6.00 pm onwards. The Chief Minister will be honoured for Odisha’s contribution to the development of sports. In addition, the Chief Minister will meet some industry leaders in Mumbai. The state government has been praised for organising FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup twice in Odisha. Recently, the state government set a record by building the…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session To Resume Today

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Bhubaneswar: The ongoing Budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will resume on Monday after a gap of two days, officials said. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual Budget of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly on Friday. The outlay for the next fiscal is 15 per cent more than the full-fledged budget for 2022-23. The session today will comprise a discussion on the annual Budget. However, the proceedings of the session are likely to be stormy with the Opposition BJP and Congress…

Balasore Acid Attack Victim Banita Rana Dies, Accused Husband Absconding

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Balasore: Banita Rana, a resident of Bhimpur village in Odisha’s Balasore district, lost her battle for survival on Sunday evening as she succumbed to her burn injuries sustained when her husband Chandan Kumar Rana threw acid on her on February 20. Banita Rana was the second wife of Chandan Rana – a small-time vendor of artificial jewellery. According to reports, Chandan and Banita of Sahadebakhunta area in Balasore district had a love marriage a little over a month ago, but, a few days later, Banita came to know that Chandan…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia Arrested In Excise Policy Scam

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New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning. Sisodia’s questioning began at around 11.10 a.m. As per sources, he was asked about kickbacks which were allegedly received to campaign in Goa elections. He was also confronted with the statement of accused Dinesh Arora who has now turned approver. Sisodia was also asked Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla, the former CA of BRS leader K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief…

Drone Delivers Pension To Physically Challenged Man In Nuapada

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Nuapada: A disabled man residing in a forested village was delivered a Government pension with the help of a drone in the district recently. The beneficiary, Satnami, is a native of Bhuktapada panchayat here. As communication to his village is limited and, taking the disability factor into consideration, the local Sarpanch decided to opt for the innovative method. This is very likely the first in India when a drone was used to deliver pension, the villagers said. Bhuktapada Sarpanch Saroj Agarwal said she bought a drone online after realising the…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session Begins Amid Opposition Protests

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Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly commenced on a stormy note on Tuesday amid protests by the Opposition members. The Session started at 11:00 am with Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal’s address. However, no sooner than the Governor started his address to the House Congress MLAs rushed near the podium and created a ruckus to protest against Health Minister Naba Das’s murder and the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state. On the other hand, BJP MLAs boycotted the address of the Governor and staged a dharna…

Puri Jagannath Temple To Remain Out Of Bounds For Devotees For 4 Hours Today

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Bhubaneswar: The Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain out of bounds for devotees for four hours on Wednesday due to the ‘Banaka Lagi’ or ‘Srimukha Sringara’ ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. This secret ritual will be organised in the second Bhoga Mandap. Entry for devotees for darshan of the deities will be prohibited for four hours from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Wednesday. The Jaya Bijay Dwar will remain closed during this period. The Datta Mahapatra will perform the Srimukha Sringara ritual…

Odisha Felicitates Athletes For Impressive Performance At Khelo India Youth Games 2022

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Bhubaneswar: In a ceremony held today at the Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall at the Kalinga Stadium, Minister of Sports and Youth Services Tusharkanti Behera, Chairman Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha, Dilip Tirkey and Joint Secretary to Government, Sailendra Jena, felicitated cash awards to state athletes who won medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 and other athletic meets in the past year. Total cash award of Rs 1.85crore, was given away at the felicitation ceremony today. Odisha athletes had a fantastic run at the KIYG 2022, their best performance…

Naba Das Murder: New Photo Shows Accused Gopal Das Taking Aim At Minister From Close Range

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Bhubaneswar: A photograph of accused Gopal Das aiming his weapon at the slain Odisha Health Minister Naba Das just moments before the the latter’s murder surfaced on Monday giving an interesting twist to the high-profile crime. The photograph clearly shows, Gopal Das taking aim as Naba Das from a close range soon after the minister alighted from his car at Gandhi Chhak in Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district on January 29 afternoon. Although the weapon (Gopal Das’ service revolver) is not visible owing to the crowd at the venue (crime scene),…

3 Dead, Over 600 Injured After New Quake Hits Turkey

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Ankara: Three people are now confirmed to have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after a deadly quake devastated the region. More than 680 people have been injured in Turkey and Syria. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said 213 people had been injured. Turkey’s disaster and emergency agency Afad said the tremor occurred at 20:04 local time (17:04 GMT), the BBC reported. A 7.8-magnitude quake struck the same area on February 6, killing more than 44,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Those killed by Monday’s…