Day: January 31, 2021

Cold wave conditions continue in Odisha

11:38 pm January 31, 2021

New Delhi: Cold wave will continue in 11 districts of Odisha, the weather office said on Sunday, sending out an alert to prepare for any eventuality. Cold wave condition is very likely to prevail at certain places in the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh and Angul during the […]

Two Army jawans killed in road accident in Mathura

11:31 pm January 31, 2021

Mathura: Two Army soldiers were killed on Sunday morning when the SUV they were travelling in crashed against the divider on Yamuna Expressway near Lakhutia Paar village here, police said. “The deceased have been identified as 42-year-old Lance Naik Gurubux, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab and 36-year-old Lance Naik Pradeep from Gwalior,” the police said. Both men were identified from their Army ID cards, police said, […]

Farm laws a ‘fire’ which would lead to losses: Naresh Tikait

11:28 pm January 31, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: Bharatiya Kisan Union national president Naresh Tikait has termed farm laws a ”fire” (aag) which would lead to losses and has urged the Centre to repeal them. Tikait was speaking to reporters in Muzaffarnagar on the sidelines of a Kisan Panchayat on Saturday and a video of it was shared on social media. In the video, he said, ”Repeal this bill, this […]

Good governance requires good journalism: Deb

11:06 pm January 31, 2021

Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday said if the journalists in the state wanted good governance from him, he also require good journalism in return. Deb was addressing the biennial conference of the Tripura Journalists’ Union held at Agartala Press Club here. “If you want good governance from me, I will also […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

PM praises Odisha ‘pattachitra’ artist in Man Ki Baat

10:59 pm January 31, 2021

Rourkela (Odisha): Her talent as a pattachitra’ painter came to the fore during the pandemic, and Bhagyashree Sahu of Odisha’s Rourkela got a “prized moment” of her life on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned her name in his Mann ki Baat radio programme. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and […]