Punjab, Haryana reel under cold; thunder squalls likely in 48 hrs
The cold conditions prevailed in some parts of Punjab and Haryana with minimum and maximum temperature settling below normal levels on Thursday. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana recorded a minimum temperature of 12 degrees C and maximum temperature of 22.9 degrees C, two notches below normal. In Punjab, Amritsar...
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Rumours rife on Bhupinder quitting Cong to join BJD
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BJP to woo daily wagers with Mazdoor Bhawan
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list of BJD aspirants getting longer
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Bijay Mohanty in Congress, likely city lS candidate
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Cine stars Sritam, Pinky join BJP
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Reports on Deepak Gupta's hospital visits submitted
The Superintendent of Keonjhar district jail on Thursday submitted a report on the hospital visits and stays of Deepak Gupta, the main accused in the `18,000-crore Uliburu mining scam, to the Inspector General, Prisons. The report also contains details about who were assigned duties to guard Gupta during his hospital visits...
CEC probing Sarada Mines to visit State on March 4
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) enquiring Sarada iron ore mines in Keonjhar district will visit Odisha on March 4. The CEC is scheduled to go for field inspection on March 5 and to hold discussions with the concerned State Govt officials on the mines the next day, official sources said on...
Saradha assets worth Rs 35.4 crore attached
Properties of the Saradha Group of Companies in West Bengal and Odisha worth Rs 35.4 were attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a statement issued by the ED on Wednesday said. Saradha was one of eastern India’s biggest chit fund firms until its illegal business and fraud came to light in...
Chouhan stands by storm-hit farmers
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Re 1 per kg wheat and rice will be provided for eight months to farmers who have suffered over 50 per cent crops loss by including their names in the list of beneficiaries. Chouhan said that maximum assistance will be provided by...
Two real estate men held for duping AAP supporter
Two persons of Space Value, a city-based real estate marketing firm, have been arrested by the Commissionerate Police for duping an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporter of Rs 3 lakh. The main accused is absconding, said the police sources. Bidyadhar Sethi of Bhuban in Dhenkanal district was cheated by Manoj...
1 lakh Gaon Sathis to gherao Naveen Niwas on March 5
The Gaon Sathi Milita Kriyanusthan Committee has threatened to gherao Naveen Niwas, the residence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on March 5 on the occasion of Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary if their demands are not met by March 1. Briefing mediapersons here, committee president laxmidhar Biswal said, “Despite our repeated appeals,...
Inbrief
Special trains’ time extended till March 31 Bhubaneswar: In order to avoid rush in different regular trains, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to extend the services of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar special train till March 31 and Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar weekly special train till March 28. Nagarik Parishad felicitates new Bhadrak SP Bhubaneswar: The Nagarik...
