The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar - April 16, 2025

The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar - April 16, 2025

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April 16, 2025
Above Normal Rainfall in Odisha During Monsoon Season
ODISHA is expected to receive above normal precipitation this year, revealed the first monsoon forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
1 min
Vadra Quizzed For 8 Hours In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday questioned businessman Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for over eight hours in connection with its probe into money laundering linked to a Gurugram land deal.
1 min
Retail inflation at 67-mth low
• DECLINES TO LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED 3.34% DUE TO FOOD PRICE CORRECTION • RAISES HOPES OF FURTHER REPO RATE CUT BY 50 BPS IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR
1 min
ED Chargesheets Sonia, Rahul in National Herald Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in a Delhi court in the National Herald money laundering case.
1 min
Biju Patnaik's statue set ablaze in Patnagarh; political turf on fire, CM assures strict action
STATUE of former chief minister Biju Patnaik which was set on fire in Balangir district's Patnagarh snowballed into a raging political controversy on Tuesday.
2 mins
Summer Rains Expose Cuttack Drainage Woes, Locals Blame CMC
SEVERAL residential and market areas in Cuttack were severely waterlogged after rains lashed the city for two hours on Tuesday afternoon, belying tall claims of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) of carrying out drain de-siltation work.
1 min
Poor maintenance of community tank, no accountability to blame
THE outbreak of diarrhoea in one of the key resettlement colonies in Bhubaneswar has sparked serious health concerns, with locals as well as public representatives blaming the lack of regular maintenance and cleaning of community water tank for the spread of the disease.
2 mins
Diarrhoea Outbreak Hits Capital City, 150 Affected
Residents are from Nilamadhab Niwas, a slum dwellers rehabilitation colony
2 mins
Child snatched from blind mother rescued, key accused held in Puri
The 2-year-old child was rescued from Balasore, woman detained
2 mins
Govt To Make Working Knowledge Of AI Compulsory For Officers
THE state government has decided to make knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) mandatory for officers in view of its increasing use in administrative matters and also to make interface with the citizens easier.
1 min
Delhi Assembly team in capital to study e-Vidhan success
SPEAKER of Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijender Gupta and deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht, on Tuesday met Speaker of the Odisha Assembly (OLA) Surama Padhy at her office.
1 min
3 Youths Die in Bike Crash
Triple riding proved fatal for three youths who were killed after their motorcycle rammed into a stationary tractor on state highway-10 near Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya within Bargaon police limits in Sundargarh district in the wee hours of Tuesday.
1 min
Mashal rally by Congress
Alleging a rise in atrocities against women across the state, the district unit of Congress took out a Mashal rally in Jagatsinghpur town on Tuesday.
1 min
Villagers of Gaisilet Stage Protest Over Water Crisis
HOLDING empty buckets and containers, villagers including women staged dharna in front Gaisilet block office on Tuesday to highlight the severe drinking water crisis gripping the region.
1 min
Three Held for Attack on Former MLA
JENAPUR police on Tuesday arrested three persons for allegedly attacking BJD leader and former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Balabantaray and vandalising his car at Aruha village in Jajpur district.
1 min
Bargarh farmers protest seeking free power
A large number of farmers took out a protest rally and staged demonstration in front of the Bargarh collector's office on Tuesday over various issues including waiver of electricity bills for agricultural purpose.
1 min
Missing student of Ashram school found dead in nullah
A missing Class IV student of a government-run Ashram school in Gajapati district was found dead in Tabarasing nullah on Monday evening.
1 min
OLS survey for expansion of Rourkela airport from today
THE Airports Authority of India (AAI) has deployed a team at Rourkela airport to conduct the Obstacle Limitation Surfaces (OLS) survey.
1 min
Two Killed After DJ Vehicle Touches High Tension Wire
11 Persons Suffer Injuries in the Mishap During Patua Jatra Procession
1 min
Revival of Gobari River on the Anvil
The Kendrapara division of the Water Resources department has recently sent a proposal to the state government to give the Gobari river a facelift at a cost of ₹701 crore.
1 min
Two bilingual books launched to promote linguistic skills among W Odisha students
IN a bid to promote linguistic and literary skills among students in western Odisha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched two bilingual books 'Sambalpuri Bhasa Sikhya' and 'Pathan Parban' here on Tuesday.
1 min
With OU Act in force, faculty recruitment gets priority
WITH the Odisha University (Amendment) Act coming into force, faculty recruitment process will see tremendous acceleration in the coming days, Higher Education minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on Tuesday.
1 min
DHE's Free UPSC Coaching Experiment for One More Year
DESPITE the free UPSC coaching for civil services aspirants failing to produce desired results, the state government has decided to continue it for one more year with some improvements in the teaching modules and then assess the outcome.
1 min
AP Cabinet Okays 2.16 Acre Land to TCS in Visakhapatnam for 99 Paisa
ANDHRA Pradesh cabinet that met under the leadership of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday allotted 21.16 acres of land in Visakhapatnam for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at a symbolic lease price of just 99 paisa. The land is located at IT Hill No.3 in the Port City.
1 min
SUPER MARIO OF SEARING LETTERS
HY do we tell stories? Because narratives gift us with powers to survive the uncertain and momentary tales we live.
3 mins
STANDING UP TO THE BULLY ON THE PLAYGROUND
Today's China is not yesterday's Soviet Union. Nor is Trump's America the sole superpower. Anyone trying to push back the clock of history will get hurt
4 mins
Tejashwi Says CM Face To Be Decided By Grand Alliance
The top leadership of the RJD and the Congress held formal talks in Delhi on Tuesday on jointly fighting the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
1 min
Digital use raises no dementia risks, says study
Technology A Boon, Not Bane
1 min
SC Raps HC Judge's 'Invited Trouble' Remark in Rape Case
TAKING exception to an Allahabad High Court judge's recent remarks in a rape case that the rape survivor herself \"invited trouble\", the Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned judges against making such inappropriate observations against the complainant.
1 min
CBI's Operation Chakra: 4 digital arrest kingpins held after raids in 12 locations
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said that it has arrested four kingpins in 'digital arrests' case, leading to defrauding of money to the tune of ₹7.67 crores.
1 min
Good news for farm as IMD predicts above-normal rain this monsoon
Neutral El Niño a favorable condition; Tamil Nadu, NE may get below-average precipitation
2 mins
4000-yr-old chariot to be displayed at National Museum's Harappan gallery
THE National Museum in the national capital will have two added attractions — bronze-age solid-disk wheel carts (chariot) discovered from the Sinauli archaeological site in Uttar Pradesh and a permanent exhibition of epigraphs — on display to enthrall the heritage enthusiasts.
1 min
South Bengal Town on Edge After Waqf Violence
A day after violence hit Bhangar in South Bengal, which erupted during protests demanding the withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Act, Kolkata Police on Tuesday arrested nine people in the incident.
1 min
Assamese Made Compulsory for All Official Work
The Assam government has made the Assamese language compulsory for all official work in the state, except for five districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region and three districts in the Barak Valley.
1 min
Maha cabinet nod to ₹5 lakh relief in custodial deaths
AFTER recommendations by human rights groups, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend financial compensation to the family members of custodial death victims.
1 min
5 girls from Simdega named in national hockey team
IN a first, five players hailing from Jharkhand's Simdega district, including Captain Salima Tete, have made it to the Indian Women's Hockey team.
1 min
NC under fire as discussion denied
THE ruling National Conference in Muslim-majority J&K has come under fire from allies and opposition alike after the Speaker refused to allow discussion on the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the recently concluded budget session of the Assembly, with the Abdullahs backing the decision.
1 min
ED raids premises of Raj Cong leader, AAP MLA in ₹48K cr real estate fraud
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress leader and former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and Punjab AAP MLA Kulwant Singh as part of a probe into ₹48,000-crore Pearl Agrotech Corporation Limited (PACL) scam, a real estate investment fraud.
1 min
Rahul launches Gujarat party reboot
No caste, no clutter: Congress signals ground-level overhaul for swift results in 45-day drill
2 mins
Second US carrier arrives in Mideast ahead of nuke talks
A second US aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme.
1 min
Xi Jinping begins his Malaysia visit in shadow of Trump tariffs
CHINESE President Xi Jinping arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for a highly anticipated state visit that comes as Beijing fights an escalating trade war with the United States.
1 min
Khamenei says Iran-US talks going well but warns it may prove fruitless
Tehran and Washington to meet again in Muscat on Saturday, a week after top-level talks
1 min
JSW Steel to Invest ₹60k Cr in Green Steel
JSW Steel will invest ₹50,000-60,000 crore to build a 10 million tonne per annum green steel plant over the next three to four years.
1 min
NPCI meets bank officials, app providers
THE National Payments Corporation (NPCI), which runs the unified payments interface, has met bank officials and third-party application providers (TPAPs) on the issue of recent repeated outages of the payment services.
1 min
Exports hit record $820 bn amid global challenges in FY25
DEFYING global headwinds and World Trade Organisation's bleak projections, India's exports surged to a record $820.93 billion in FY25, marking a 5.5% increase over the previous year's $778.13 billion, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday.
1 min
OALP: ONGC Wins 11 Blocks, OIL 9, Cairn 7
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and its partners have won the most number of blocks (15) in the ninth round of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP).
1 min
Sebi bars Gensol Engineering and promoters from markets, halts stock split
LAUNCHING a crackdown on Gensol Engineering Ltd (GEL), India's capital market regulator -- the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) -- has barred the renewable energy firm and two of its promoters - Anmol Singh Jaggi and Puneet Singh Jaggi - from the securities markets till further orders in a fund diversion and governance lapses case.
1 min
Trump Hints at Relief for Automakers
THE country's automotive industry, especially the component manufacturers, may breathe a sigh of relief as US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains.
1 min
Tariff Pause: Govt to Finish BTA Talks Before Deadline
Virtual talks will begin this week, physical rounds likely in first week of May
1 min
Derivatives losses: PwC identifies ₹1,979 crore hit to IndusInd Bank
INDUSIND BANK disclosed on Tuesday that an external audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has identified a ₹1,979 crore financial impact due to irregularities in its derivatives portfolio, marking a significant blow to the private lender's risk management credibility.
1 min
Benchmarks rise over 2% as trade tensions ease
DOMESTIC equity markets extended their rally for the second straight session on Tuesday, buoyed by easing global trade tensions.
1 min
BFI officials publicly hit out at president Singh
The off-the-ring tussle in Indian boxing is here to stay.
1 min
Capitals Test For RR
Two teams coming off losses but Delhi are in much better shape when compared to Rajasthan. A look at their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter on Wednesday...
1 min
NOOR AHMAD DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
Noor's coach in Afghanistan opens up about how the wrist-spinner emerged to become a star for Chennai
3 mins
Boucher backs Rohit to fix batting woes
TO get Rohit Sharma back in form, former Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher felt that it would depend on the former MI captain himself, how he challenges himself in phases of the match and to look back on his previous bad patches in his decorated career.
1 min
Chahal sizzles as Punjab secure unlikely victory
YUZVENDRA Chahal and the other Punjab Kings bowlers engineered a thrilling heist as they defended 111 against the holders, Kolkata Knight Riders, at a raucous Mullanpur on Tuesday night.
1 min
Big names put up subdued show; Vithya bags gold
AFTER a lukewarm response from the first three iterations of the Indian Open Athletics meeting, this edition, conducted by the Tamil Nadu Athletics Association (TNAA) saw a sizeable turnout of more than 400 athletes, organisers stated.
2 mins
Punjab Police Retains All India Hockey Championship Title
EDGING out CRPF 2-1 in the finals by a last minute goal, defending champion Punjab emerged winner in the men's category of the 73rd edition of the All-India Police Hockey Championship 2025 which concluded here at Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.
1 min
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