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8 fresh forest fires in 24 hours in U'khand; Army joins IAF to douse fire

The firefighting operation in Uttarakhand's forests with the help of an Indian Air Force helicopter continued for the second day on Sunday with the blaze being brought under control in several......

Kota Factory Calls For More Than Mechanical Repair

The suicides have involved more NEET aspirants than JEE.'It's a make-or-mar situation.''Either you get into a government medical college, where the fee is much lower than in private institutes, or......

Naveen Patnaik drops 11 ministers, inducts 12 new faces

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday effected a major reshuffle in his three-year-old ministry inducting 12 fresh faces into his new team of 21 ministers. IMAGE: Odisha Chief Minister......

Odisha CM Patnaik suspends Panda from BJD

Bijayant Panda, the suave Biju Janata Dal MP from Kendrapara and a known critic of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, was on Wednesday suspended from the party for “weakening” it.......

Odisha disaster claims 44, focus on relief, restoration

The Odisha government on Friday said it would prepare a memorandum to seek central assistance in the next two days for relief and restoration works in the cyclone and flood affected districts, even......

Not just cars, Ola is keen on electric auto-rickshaws also

This comes at a time when Ola is looking to replicate nationally the success of its auto-rickshaw offering in Chennai and Bengaluru. Ride-hailing firm Ola has roped in a former executive of Bajaj......

Govt moots land bank for industries

Faced with problems of acquiring land for various projects in the state, the Orissa government has decided to create exclusive land banks for industrial purpose. "I have asked the district......

Three firms keen to set up power plants in Orissa

Three companies -- Tata Power, Neyvelly Lignite Corporation and MGM of Bangalore -- have shown interest to set up pit head thermal power plants in Orissa.According to Orissa Minister for Energy SN......

Ola's Mission Electric: 1 mn EVs on Indian roads by 2021

Electric mobility in India is touted to be the way to the future, but implementation of large-scale projects to bring infrastructure for charging is still lacking. At a time when India’s......

Flash floods affects Indravati hydro power station

Heavy rainfall in the upper end of Hati river has affected hydro power generation at Indravati power station. As the weather department has warned about more rainfalls in next 48 hours,......

'Mohanlal can play anything!'

"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha. In a career of 41 years Mohanlal has been there, done it all. His range of roles and......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

Review: Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan is a bad puppet show

Kochadaiiyaan is a fundamentally flawed dud, one without anything to applaud besides grand (if self-glorifying) ambition, rants Raja Sen. Rajinikanth stands amid a collection of statues,......