Odisha Introduces ‘Ethics and Values’ In UG Courses

Students of undergraduate (+3 Degree) courses in Odisha hitherto will have ‘Ethics and Values’ as one of the subjects of study as the State Higher Education Department has introduced the new chapters in the curriculum. The course which aims at developing a student into a good human being and responsible citizen was unveiled at an event…Continue Reading

Death Of BJD Leader’s Aide: Crime Branch ADG Shares Probe Details

After the sensational death of Chittaranjan Palai, close aide of Deputy Chairperson of Odisha Planning Board and senior BJD leader Sanjay Das Burma, the Odisha Crime Branch ADG, Sanjeev Panda reached Puri SP office on Saturday (Dec 18) to review the investigation. The Crime Branch ADG discussed the case with Puri SP and also visited…Continue Reading

Cyber Criminals Target Senior Odisha IPS Officer’s Wife, Withdraw Rs 10L From Salary Account

May sound unbelievable, a senior Odisha cadre IPS officer’s wife has fallen prey to cyber crime! As per reports, senior IPS officer Suhant Nath’s wife, a doctor by profession, lost Rs 10 lakh from her salary account which was withdrawn by unidentified cyber criminals over a period of two years.Police said the amount had been withdrawn…Continue Reading

WATCH | Coal Truck Reduced To Ashes After Catching Fire

Shemol Misra India Published: Saturday, 18 December 2021 Last updated: 18 December 2021, 05:54 PM IST A coal-laden truck went up in flames and was reduced to ashes on National Highway. The incident was reported near Haldipada Chhak in Jaleswar of Balasore district. The driver and four other people on the truck reportedly had a…Continue Reading

12 Killed In Massive Blast In Pakistan’s Karachi City 

At least 12 people were killed and an equal number injured here on Saturday when a massive blast, apparently triggered by a gas explosion in a sewage system, ripped through the premises of a private bank situated on it, according to media reports.Most of the casualties are reportedly customers and staff present inside the bank…Continue Reading

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for 594-km Ganga Expressway

In a string of inaugurations in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for 594-km Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur district on Saturday.   The six-lane expressway will stretch from Bijauli village in Meerut to Judapur Dandu village in Prayagraj.   Also Read: Studying UK’s Omicron trend, experts warn India could…Continue Reading

Indian city Srinagar freezes at minus 6 degrees; hit by a severe cold wave

Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been hit by a severe cold wave. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu Kashmir recorded the coldest night of the season with a temperature of minus 6 degrees.  Also, Drass in Leh recorded the minimum temperature at minus 19.7 degrees.  It is for the second…Continue Reading

The new Omicron variant is spreading rapidly around the world and there is a chance that the same might happen in India, the government’s Covid task force chief warned. As India’s Omicron cases tally increased to 101, the experts have warned that the rising cases in United Kingdom and France may translate into nearly 1,400,000…Continue Reading

India’s antitrust body halts Amazon’s 2019 deal with retailer Future

India’s antitrust agency on Friday suspended Amazon.com`s 2019 deal with Future Group, potentially denting the US company`s attempts to block the sale of Future`s retail assets to an Indian peer. The regulator ruled that the US e-commerce group had suppressed information while seeking regulatory approval on an investment into Indian retailer Future Group two years ago. The…Continue Reading

A Lawrence Marine killed during the Afghanistan evacuation was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

National U.S. Marine Corps. Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was one of 13 service members killed at an airport in Kabul in August. This May 29, 2021 photo released by the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade/U.S. Marines shows fallen Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Mass. Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marines via AP U.S. Marine…Continue Reading