Women’s Bill row: MPs protest eviction of 7 Rajya Sabha members
NEW DELHI: Members of SP, RJD and JD(U) disrupted Lok Sabha proceedings for the third day on Wednesday over the Women’s Reservation Bill and the forcible eviction of their colleagues in the Rajya Sabha.
Virtually no business could be transacted due to pandemonium in the House, which had to be adjourned twice till 1400 hours and [...]
Dense fog again disrupts flight schedules at IGI
Dense fog continue to hit flight operations at the IGI airport for the second consecutive day Thursday, disrupting the schedules of around 80 domestic and international flights.
“Since last night 27 domestic and international flights were diverted, 18 were cancelled and around 20 have been rescheduled as thick fog blanketed the airport reducing the runway visibility [...]
China should be transparent: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual head the Dalai Lama Wednesday said he wanted China to be “transparent” for ensuring good relations between Beijing and New Delhi.
“I support and wish peaceful and improved relations between India and China based on honesty and transparency as it involves the lives of billions of people. Unfortunately, China has not been transparent,” the [...]
Maoist, jawan killed in ambush on SOG
A woman Maoist and a jawan of the Special Operation Group were killed and three other securitymen injured in a gunbattle between the two sides inside a forest at Pallur in Koraput district Thursday.
The fight began early in the morning in Pallur jungle when a group of 20-25 Maoist ultras ambushed jawans of the SOG, [...]
Sehwag in charge, India hope to regain lead at Barabati
CUTTACK: With the charismatic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni serving a two-match ban, the Indian team under stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag will have to pull out all the stops to regain their lead when they lock horns with Sri Lanka in the third One-dayer on Monday.
As if poor fielding and bowling were not bad enough, the [...]
Orissa Chhatisgarh to collaborate to boost tourism
Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Tourism Minister Sri debi Prasad Mishra discussed with Chhatisgarh Tourism & PWD Minister Sri Brijmohan Agrawalla to boost tourism in a collaborative manner today at Raipur .
Sri Mishra appraised Sri Agrawalla regarding the potentialities of Orissa by which more tourists from Chhatisgarh can visit Odisha. After the October Roadshow [...]
8 Oriyas feared killed in cyclone in Goa sea
Bhubaneswar: Eight men from Sudargarh district were reportedly killed in cyclone ‘Phyan’ in Goa sea few days ago. The deceased were mostly daily wage labourers, sources said. They have been identified as Chitrasen Gaira, Dillip Gaira, Nanda Gaira, Lokeswar Rana, Jagdish Kisan, Jagdish Nayak and Sukru Paulsen.
The deceased had migrated Goa in search of employment, [...]
Headley had stayed in a Delhi hotel before 26/11
New Delhi: Suspected American terrorist David Headley had stayed in a hotel in the national capital just months before the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.
According to the passport details of Headley, he had visited the national capital and Mumbai during April last year. He had then left for Pakistan.
Headley was arrested by the FBI for suspected [...]
400 Guj fishermen stranded in Arabian sea
Ahmedabad: As many as 400 fishermen from Gujarat are stranded in the Arabian Sea, 40 nautical miles of Daman coast in South Gujarat, due to the cyclonic storm advancing towards the state.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, called a review meeting of the state Disaster Management Authority, the revenue department and district administration in view [...]
SC refers Mullaperiyar row to Constitution Bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to refer to a Constitution Bench the Mullaperiyar dam dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
A three judge Bench of Justices D K Jain, Mukundakam Sharma and R M Lodha felt that it would be appropriate if the matter is heard by a five judge Bench as it [...]