Bhubaneswar, September 27 (IANS) Commission Police has arrested a dreaded criminal engaged in illegal trade of firearms in various districts of the state and has also seized ten semi-automatic pistols from his possession, Bhubaneswar-Kattak police said on Saturday. Talking to the media persons here, the Police Commissioner said: “The rift on illegal firearms, about ten … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Sep 16 (IANS) Puri District Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida on Tuesday assured that justice will be delivered in the gang-rape case. Reacting to the shocking incident of gang-rape near the Baliharchandi shrine in Puri, he said that the police investigation into the matter is currently underway, and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure … Read more
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri presided over a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee ‘DISHA’ on Monday and reviewed a slew of developmental projects undertaken in the city. He also hailed the holy town’s emergence as the ‘model city’ of growth and development. During the meeting, attended … Read more
Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted on Sunday that the polypropylene plant with 360 KTPA capacity, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Numaligarh refinery in Assam, would add a crucial link to the country’s petrochemical sector and also create employment opportunities and boost overall socio-economic … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) A section of servitors of the Jagannath Temple in Puri have expressed concerns over the ongoing turmoil in Nepal, linking it symbolically to the stoppage of Kasturi (musk) supply that was traditionally sent from Nepal for rituals of Lord Jagannath. The servitors said that natural musk, earlier procured from Nepal, is … Read more
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) India aims to raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030 from about six per cent at present to cut its carbon footprint, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said on Tuesday. In a post on social media platform … Read more
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has, in a rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s rhetorical “dead economy” anti-India remark, highlighted the country’s economic growth — rated as the fastest among the world’s major economies. “The test of a great civilisation lies in its crucible moments. When … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Aug 31 (IANS) Servitors and devotees, on Sunday, welcomed the decision to install the wheels of three chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra of the Puri Rath Yatra in the Parliament complex in Delhi. Speaking to IANS, one of the servitors at the 12th century shrine, Somnath Khuntia, has said, “A … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) BJP MP Sambit Patra led the ‘Sunday on Cycle’ campaign on Sunday, in Puri, Odisha as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fit India Movement and Khelo India initiative. The event was held in continuation of the National Sports Day celebrations observed on August 29, commemorating the birth anniversary of … Read more
Puri, Aug 30 (IANS) The Special Squad of the police in Odisha’s Puri arrested three persons and recovered about 170 grams of brown sugar, Rs 1.6 lakh in cash, and three two-wheelers during a raid in the temple town, the police said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, the police carried out a raid in … Read more
Kolkata, Mar 9 (PTI) A priest of the Jagannath Temple in Puri on Sunday said he is setting up a 300-room luxury resort with a strong spiritual focus in the holy town. The beachside project would be a pure vegetarian and non-liquor retreat, aiming to offer a “satvik” experience to pilgrims and travellers seeking spiritual … Read more
At exactly 9am when his jet black Porsche zoomed in through the Feroz Shah Kotla ground’s ‘Virender Sehwag Gate’, it was homecoming for Delhi’s very own Virat Kohli, who checked in for a training stint with his first-class team after more than 12 years. Save for pacer Navdeep Saini, all other 18 members … Read more