The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar - March 13, 2025
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar - March 13, 2025
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March 13, 2025
Ayushman Bharat rollout in Odisha from April 1
THE Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana will be launched across the state from April 1.
1 min
Retail inflation below 4% for 1st time in 6 months
At 3.61% in February, low CPI inflation raises hopes for another rate cut by RBI next month
1 min
Train hijack drama over, 21 passengers killed, says Pak army
PAKISTAN military operation to rescue hostages from a train hijacked by terrorists ended on Wednesday with all hostages recovered, Dawn reported.
1 min
Palasuni bridge to be expanded
In a big push to capital's road infrastructure, the Centre has given in-principle approval for widening of the existing four-lane bridge on Gangua nullah in Palasuni to six-lane to address the issue of traffic jam on the busy thoroughfare.
1 min
Women to Lead Road Safety Drive in Odisha
WOMEN will lead the road safety drive in the state soon.
1 min
WhatsApp group to monitor night patrol teams' location in city
IN a move to enhance police visibility and ensure transparency in operation in the state capital, Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena has directed police officials to share their patrolling location photographs during night hours on a WhatsApp group.
1 min
Man Electrocutes Stray Dog to Death
IN a shocking incident, a man allegedly electrocuted a stray dog to death for regularly defecating on his house premises at Sankarpur Parida Sahi in Badambadi area here.
1 min
Govt Puts Metro Work On Hold Over Plans To Include Flyover
The ground work for phase-I construction of the metro rail project in the capital city has been temporarily put on hold as the state government is planning to revise the DPR for facilitating a flyover on the elevated corridor along Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan stretch.
1 min
Avoid entering water bodies if drunk during Holi, DCP warns revellers
IN a bid to prevent drowning incidents during Holi, Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena has warned revellers against venturing into water bodies in an inebriated condition during celebration of the festival on Saturday.
1 min
Assembly Withdraws Curbs on Mobile Phones to Press Gallery
The Odisha Assembly revoked restrictions on mobile phones to the press gallery after journalists boycotted the House proceedings on Wednesday.
1 min
Normalcy returns to the House, Congress boycotts proceedings
A day after the unprecedented ruckus, normalcy returned to the State Assembly and the question hour was conducted smoothly on Wednesday.
1 min
Plans ready to develop east-west & north-south corridors: Minister
Keeping the population growth and road transportation needs of the state by 2036, the state government on Wednesday informed the Assembly that plans are afoot to develop north-south and east-west corridors.
1 min
SEC Reviews Local Body Poll Preps
STATE election commissioner (SEC) Madhusudan Padhi on Tuesday chaired a meeting to assess preparedness for the upcoming panchayati raj institutions (PRI) and urban local body (ULB) elections.
1 min
₹19L loot from ATM: 1 held
A man was arrested for looting ₹19 lakh from an ATM in Sambalpur town, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
Jharkhand criminal hurt in gunfight with police, nabbed along with aide
A hardcore criminal of Jharkhand was injured during an encounter with Rourkela police before being arrested with his accomplice from the bordering Bisra block of Sundargarh district in the wee hours of Wednesday.
1 min
NGO banned for assault of inmates in rehab centre
THE state government on Wednesday banned NGO Adarsh Sishu Mandir for allegedly subjecting mentally-challenged inmates to harassment at its rehab facility 'Samartha' in Sambalpur in January this year.
1 min
Eight years on, bridge over Brahmani river remains incomplete in Jajpur
EIGHT years after construction began, the bridge over the Brahmani River near Brahmabarada remains unfinished, causing inconvenience to residents of over 20 villages under five gram panchayats in Rasulpur and Jajpur blocks.
1 min
196 Soft-Shelled Turtles Rescued From Pick-Up Van
FOREST officials rescued 196 soft-shelled turtles that were being smuggled to West Bengal, from a pick-up van near Chalanti-Jaleswar bypass in Balasore district on Wednesday.
1 min
Woman kills husband after fight over illicit affair, held
GAJAPATI police on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old woman on the charge of murdering her husband whose decomposed body was recovered from a locked house at Nagarampalli in Paralakhemundi four days back.
1 min
Lucky escape for 25 kids as tractor rams into school bus
AT least 25 students had a lucky escape after a speeding tractor hit their school bus at Tiniamba chowk within Digapahandi police limits in Ganjam district on Wednesday.
1 min
13-Year-Old Gives Birth After Rape By Step-Dad In Rourkela
Minor delivered a baby girl at RGH in February; the incident came to light on Tuesday
2 mins
Contractual worker crushed to death as iron beam collapses in coal mine
A contractual worker was crushed to death after an iron beam reportedly fell on him at Balaram coal mine in Talcher on Wednesday.
1 min
Scorching heat warning for Odisha districts ahead of Holi
An unusually early spell of heatwave is expected to grip western and northern Odisha from Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) coming out with an advisory for the public on Wednesday.
1 min
Sunil Gupta new chairman of CII Odisha
CEO of Vedanta, Jharsuguda, Sunil Gupta and executive director of Odisha Asset, AM/NS India G Suresha have been elected as the chairman and vice-chairman of CII Odisha state council, respectively, for 2025-26.
1 min
Census Puts Dolphin Number in Odisha at 710, Rajnagar Tops List
The annual population estimation of dolphins and cetaceans 2024-25, carried out by the state wildlife wing earlier this year, has pegged the number of the majestic mammals in Odisha at 710.
1 min
Conference on world literature, language held in XIM varsity
An international conference on 'Reimagining Existence: Emerging Perspectives in World Literature and Language' was organised at the XIM University here.
1 min
NEP Doesn't Accept Social Justice System: Stalin
CONTINUING his tirade against the National Education Policy (NEP) and delimitation of parliamentary seats, Chief Minister MK Stalin called delimitation as a conspiracy to \"sustain power\" by winning the seats in northern states alone and NEP as a \"saffron policy\" formulated to develop 'Hindia' and not India. \"Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will never surrender to this fascism of the BJP,\" he said.
1 min
The Import of Iron Age Discoveries in Tamil Nadu
He recent archaeological revelations from Sivagalai in Tamil Nadu have sent ripples across historical and scientific communities.
3 mins
Trump Transactions Spell Trouble for Transatlantic Pacts
The bullying of Zelenskyy flies in the face of decades-old alliances between the US and Europe. A quick history tour shows what their unravelling might mean for the world
4 mins
Make Aadhaar-based payment optional, says House panel
A parliamentary panel report has argued that Aadhaar-based payment system (APBS) for MGNREGA workers should be kept optional and alternative payment mechanisms are made available to ensure that they get their rightful wages.
1 min
Budget allocation to health ministry continues to fall
A parliamentary panel has noted that despite the National Health Policy's target of increasing government health expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, the allocation to the health sector, particularly to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, has not gone up.
1 min
Firm up norms before announcement to skip delays
Highlighting the delay in finalisation and necessary approvals for implementation of various schemes, the standing committee on Housing and Urban affairs has recommended that the ministry should complete paperwork and guidelines for any scheme in consultation with stakeholders before any budget announcement.
1 min
Oilfields Amendment Bill gets House approval
THE Lok Sabha on Wednesday cleared the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024, that seeks to amend the existing law governing exploration and production of oil and gas as well as delink petroleum operations from mining operations.
1 min
Over 2.6K Bangladeshi nationals apprehended in 13 months: MoS to RS
The government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the border guarding force BSF has apprehended 2,601 Bangladeshi nationals who attempted to enter the Indian side from along the frontiers in the last 13 months beginning January 1, 2024.
1 min
MoD inks pacts with BEL for procurement contract of radar at cost of ₹2.9K cr
Bolstering capability
1 min
Reduction of seats will be against principle of federal structure: CPM
THE Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday sought a consensus on the issue of delimitation, stressing that the exercise based on the current population would result in a decline of political representation of southern states in Parliament.
1 min
IAF chief bats for quick upgrade in capability to check security hurdles
CHIEF of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday emphasised the need for rapid capability enhancements to counter emerging security challenges in the evolving geo-strategic landscape.
1 min
Omar-led govt launches bids for 305 liquor shops
AS the demand for banning sale and consumption of liquor is growing and legislators have moved the Private Members Bill on banning liquor in J&K Assembly, the Jammu and Kashmir government has launched bids for 305 liquor shops in the Union Territory.
1 min
Woman killed for refusing to hand over Maiya aid
A woman in Jharkhand's Garhwa has allegedly been killed by her in-laws over her refusal to hand over the financial aid she received under the Maiya Samman Yojana to them.
1 min
₹4.2L cr Budget Bets Big on Ladli Behna Yojana
MADHYA Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented a ₹4.21 lakh crore-plus budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
2 mins
No more 10-km run as J'khand tweaks rules for recruitment of excise cops
LESS than a year after over 13 candidates died in the excise constable recruitment drive in Jharkhand while attempting to clear the physical test required for selection, the state has decided to relax the rules.
1 min
Maha amends birth, death registration laws to curb fake certificates
The Maharashtra government has introduced stricter rules by amending laws to curb fake registration of births and deaths by foreign nationals, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in the assembly on Wednesday.
1 min
'Feminist' Rabri takes 'bhaang' potshots at Nitish in Assembly
ALLEGATIONS and counter-allegations flew thick and fast in the Bihar legislative council on Wednesday, as CM Nitish Kumar and his predecessor, Rabri Devi, who is also the Leader of the Opposition, exchanged heated words over developmental works undertaken during their respective regimes.
1 min
ASI Asked to Whitewash Sambhal Mosque in a Week
HC asks mosque committee to reimburse cost within seven days
1 min
Trump Says Ball in Russia's Court to Accept Ceasefire Plan
Special envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Moscow to meet Putin
2 mins
Surprise victory for Oppn in Greenland
THE centre-right opposition has won a surprise victory in legislative elections in Greenland, the Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, as support also surged for the nationalist Naleraq party seeking independence as soon as possible.
1 min
Ola Electric Sees Auto Segment's Breakeven in Q1
OLA ELECTRIC MOBILITY LTD said on Wednesday it has concluded its company-wide cost-reduction initiative, the 'Network Transformation and Opex Reduction Programme,' which will help its automotive segment to achieve EBITDA breakeven in Q1FY26.
1 min
RBI asks for forex derivative info from banks
Banking regulator is examining derivatives exposures of private and state-run banks which have large forex derivatives
2 mins
Daikin eyes expansion of room air-conditioner market in Odisha
DAIKIN India private limited on Wednesday said it recognises Odisha's vast business opportunities and will continue to invest in the state with an aim to develop and dominate the room air-conditioner market.
1 min
Riyadh Air eyes partnership with Air India and IndiGo
TONY DOUGLAS, CEO of the soon-to-be-launched Riyadh Air, is exploring partnerships with home-grown airlines — Air India and IndiGo — as the new Saudi Arabian carrier seeks to establish a strong presence in the Indian market, particularly in the India-Saudi sector.
1 min
JLR May Shelve EV Production Plans From TN Plant
Tata Motors said on Wednesday that the specific models and production timelines at its upcoming Tamil Nadu plant will be aligned with the broader strategies and market requirements of Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM) and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
1 min
Pact with telcos may expedite Starlink's India entry process
The Indian government may soon grant a licence to Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its satellite communication services in India, following a partnership with the country's leading telecom service providers, as per industry analysts.
1 min
Singapore state-run Temasek acquires 10% stake in Haldiram's for ₹8,000 cr
SINGAPORE'S state-owned investment firm Temasek has signed a deal to acquire approximately 10% of Haldiram Snacks Foods Private Limited (HSFPL) for over ₹8,000 crore (around $1 bn), according to sources familiar with the development.
1 min
SIP Inflows Drop to 3-Month Low of ₹25,999 Cr in Feb on Market Sell-Off
FOR the second month in a row, the monthly inflows into systematic investment plans (SIPs) has fallen to ₹25,999 crore in February as the market selloff intensified, pulling down all sub segments.
1 min
Hyderabad FC Hold Kerala to 1-1 Draw in ISL
HYDERABAD FC held Kerala Blasters FC to a 1-1 draw in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday.
1 min
Deepak eyes int'l career relaunch with Asian C'ships qualification
BETWEEN August and September 2019, wrestler Deepak Punia's stock hit the roof.
2 mins
Hardik of things: India's balance manufacturer
Numbers might not reflect, but Pandya was key to India's CT success
2 mins
Reds pay the penalty in thrilling pre-quarters
PARIS Saint-Germain held their nerve to beat Liverpool 4-1 on penalties and reach the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday after their tie finished one-apiece on aggregate, while Bayern Munich saw off Bayer Leverkusen to complete a 5-0 win over both legs.
1 min
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