Month: February 2023

All Govt Vehicles Above 15 Yrs Of Age To Be Scrapped By Mar 31

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Bhubaneswar: All Government vehicles under different Government Departments, State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Organizations, Autonomous Councils, ULBs etc. above 15 years of age are to be mandatorily scrapped through a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) on or before March 31 this year. Principal Secretary Commerce & Transport Department Usha Padhee has written a letter to Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Commissioner-cum-Secretaries/ Secretaries of all departments in this regard. Padhee quoted a notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which says that the certificate of registration in respect of a motor…

Odisha Committed To Providing Accessible Legal Services To Citizens At Doorstep, Says CM

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that his government is committed to provide accessible and efficient legal services to the citizens at their homes. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating the court of civil judge (senior division)-cum-assistant sessions judge in his native place Hinjilicut. Patnaik along with the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar inaugurated the court on a virtual platform. Today, a long-standing aspiration of the people of Hinjilicut has been fulfilled, the Chief Minister added. He also said that this…

Ailing Actor Pintu Nanda Leaves For Delhi For Liver Transplant

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Bhubaneswar: Pintu Nanda, Odia actor left for New Delhi on Tuesday morning for advanced treatment at a private hospital. The actor is suffering from liver cirrhosis for the last several months. Pintu will be admitted to the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and undergo a liver transplant at the hospital later. Nanda, who usually portrays negative characters in Ollywood movies, was admitted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after his health condition deteriorated. The doctor attending him advised advanced treatment in New Delhi. As the treatment required Rs…

Turkey-Syria Quake Toll Reaches Over 4,300

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Ankara/Damascus: The death toll due to the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has increased to more than 4,300 as rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors amid heavy rain and snow in the two neighbouring nations, according to media reports. As of Tuesday morning, the toll in Turkey stood at 2,921, while in Syria it increased to 1,451, the BBC reported. According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), there were at least 15,834 injured persons, while 7,840 people were pulled alive. The AFAD also…

7.8-Magnitude Quake Kills Over 125 In Turkey, Syria

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Ankara: Over 125 people were killed and more that 400 others injured in Turkey and Syria after a massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck a wide area near the two countries’ border, according to authorities. The US Geological Survey said the tremor occurred at 4.17 a.m. at a depth of 17.9 km near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, reports the BBC reported. Addressing reporters, Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleymon Soylu said the 10 cities of Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adiyaman, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Adana, Diyarbakir and Kilis were affected. While…

Centre Bans Over 200 Chinese Apps

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New Delhi: Following constant complaints against Chinese loan and betting apps, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has started the process of banning 138 betting apps and 94 lending apps that had Chinese links, on the instructions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to the information, the MeitY was recently instructed by the MHA to ban such apps, which operate through a third party link. Sources said that all these apps were found violating Section 69 of the IT Act and contained material which was deemed…

Naba Das Murder Case: Accused Gopal Undergoes LVA Test

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Bhubaneswar: Prime accused in Minister Naba Kisore Das murder case, dismissed Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of police Gopal Krishna Das today underwent Forensic Psychological Assessment and Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) test. The CID CB investigating the brutal murder of the Minister has said, “Forensic Psychological Assessment and LVA Test of accused Gopal Krishna is being conducted by the team of CFSL ( Central Forensic Science Laboratory), New Delhi at Jharsuguda”. The agency investigating the high profile broad daylight murder has informed that a special Medical Board has been constituted to study…

Three Injured In Late Night Bombing At Bhubaneswar Restaurant

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Achievers News: At least three persons were reportedly injured in a bomb attack by two unidentified miscreants at a hotel following a quarrel with the hotel owner over payment issues in Bhubaneswar late on Sunday night. The hotel is located close to the Baramunda bus stand under Khandagiri police limits in the state capital. According to reports, the three injured are employees of the hotel and are now undergoing treatment at the Capital hospital. The police detained one person in this connection for interrogation. Sources said two bike-borne miscreants reached the…