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DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workers

7:58 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued rules for breath analyser test which will be conducted at all airports by year end for airside workers, including those handling aircraft maintenance, air traffic control (ATC) and ground handling services. According to the rules issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), if any personnel […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Odisha Police arrests 426 drunk drivers in 10 days: DGP

7:25 pm September 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested more than 400 people in the state in last 10-days for driving under the influence of liquor under the amended Motor Vehicle Act, a top police officer said on Monday. “A total of 426 persons have been arrested on charge of driving vehicles in inebriated state since September 6,” Director […]

Malaysian cargo ship evacuated from Odisha coast

7:13 pm September 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A Malaysian cargo ship which had been stranded near Odisha’s Chilika Lake since August 7 was finally towed into deep sea on Sunday night, a district official said. A special tug boat from Singapore and a 15-member team from Malaysia successfully towed the stranded ship into the deep sea after several hours of effort, […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

Odisha plans pension for poor divorced women

10:20 pm September 14, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is contemplating to provide social security pension to poor women who are either divorced or facing proceedings for it in different courts, a minister said on Saturday. Women, with a gross annual income below Rs 40,000, will be entitled to get the assistance under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), said Ashok […]

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

Dissent should not eclipse democratic decency: Patnaik

7:28 pm September 13, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said dissent should not eclipse the democratic decency under any circumstances, as he imparted lessons to legislators as how to be a good lawmaker. Stressing that people are the “real masters in a democracy”, he said the elected representatives should keep the common man at the centre […]