Baliguda: In a bizarre incident, police had to face the wrath of some locals during an antidrug crackdown at Barikia under Midiakia panchayat and this police station limits in Ganjam district in the wee hours of Sunday. Police were tipped off that a huge stock of marijuana has been stored in some of the houses []

Rourkela: A team of forest personnel from the Bonai forest division nabbed a transporter while trying to set fire to a jungle, forest officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Satyanarayan Yadav, 39, a truck owner. The accused was handed over to the police. Police registered a case and produced him in the court []

The days of the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Party government are numbered. What had been fast becoming clear now tends to be confirmed following results this week from local elections across England. There are clear current indications that the Tories are on their way out. The chances of the Labour Party []

J ust when we thought that ties between India and Canada were at their lowest ebb and cannot deteriorate any further, three Indian nationals were arrested on the charges of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjars murder in British Columbia. Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh and Karanpreet Singh have been charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police []

Bhubaneswar: Using polluted water for domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural purposes, including fish and aquaculture farms can be hazardous to public health, opined experts in a seminar titled Pollution of Coastal and Inland Waters, organised by Orissa Environmental Society (OES) here recently. The programme was held under the chairmanship of the OES president Sundar Narayan []

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) has seized 49 kg of marijuana by intercepting two vehicles on National Highway-16 near Tangi area of Cuttack and claimed to have arrested five peddlers, including one from Bihar. Two four-wheelers and several incriminating materials have been seized from the possession of the accused, said a senior STF officer. []

Bhubaneswar: Noted social activist and co-convenor of the National Campaign for Peoples Right to Information (NCPRI) and founding member of Satark Nagrik Sangathan (SNS), Anjali Bharadwaj, accused the Central government of making every attempt to weaken the Right to Information (RTI) Act that makes the country truly democratic and gives people the power to question. []

Bhubaneswar: Terming the Electoral Bond Scheme as potentially the biggest corruption scam in the country, Supreme Court Lawyer Prashant Bhushan called for a thorough probe by an independent body while attending a seminar here Sunday. The seminar Electoral Bonds and our Right to Information was organised by Odisha Suchana Adhikar Abhiyan (OSAA) at Bharatiya Vidya []

New Delhi: The ongoing fourth-quarter earnings season, global factors and macroeconomic data would guide the trends in the equity markets this week, analysts said. Markets would also take cues from trading activity of foreign investors, rupee-dollar trend and movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude. Domestically, the next batch of Q4 earnings reports will drive []

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Sunday night to lead the BJPs campaign for its candidates Monday, officials said. Modi was received by senior BJP leaders including partys Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Modi was seen flashing a lotus symbol to people who []

Lucknow: Sunil Narines sparkling fifty and a collective effort by the bowlers fashioned Kolkata Knight Riders 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL here Sunday. Deciding to bowl first didnt go as per plan for LSG as KKR became the first team to cross the 200-run mark at the Ekana stadium. Proving his []

Puri: Congress nominee for Puri assembly seat Uma Ballav Rath was seriously injured Sunday after he was assaulted by unknown miscreants, police said. Rath, who sustained head and body injuries, filed a complaint at Kumbharpada police station. He claimed that while canvassing near the bus stand, he was suddenly attacked by unknown people with bricks []

Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Sunday with the mercury shooting to 45 degrees Celsius in Titilagarh. According to a bulletin issued by the Met Department, 25 places in the state recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was 44.6 degrees Celsius in Boudh, while Nuapada recorded 44.4 degrees Celsius. Bolangir was []

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Lucknow: Kolkata Knight Riders made 235 for six against Lucknow Super Giants in an IPL match here Sunday. Sunil Narine top-scored for KKR with 81 off just 39 balls. Naveen-Ul-Haq took three wickets for LSG. Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 235 for 6 in 20 overs (Sunil Narine 81; Naveen-Ul-Haq 3/49). PTI

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Sunday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Odisha, promising 3.5 lakh jobs in five years, cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women, returning the money people lost by investing in chit fund companies, and procurement of paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal. The manifesto, titled Modi Ka Guarantee for Odisha []

Here is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 6-12. Aries The stars are calling you to look within yourself more intensely this week. You might experience a burning demand for transformation and self-evolution. Nevertheless, this is not a smooth path because you will have to deal with []

Paris: Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country trip to Europe Sunday with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijings growing power and the US-China rivalry. European carmakers are losing ground to subsidised Chinese electric vehicles. Diplomats fret about alleged Chinese spies in European capitals. And Chinas continued defence trade with Russia []

New Delhi: The Election Commission Sunday ordered the transfer of Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police KV Rajendranath Reddy with immediate effect, sources said. The poll authority has asked the state government to submit by Monday names of three eligible Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the rank of director general to fill the vacancy, []

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match in Lucknow Sunday. LSG have replaced injured pacer Mayank Yadav with Yash Thakur. KKR, on the other hand, are unchanged. The Teams: Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c/wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak []

Dharamsala: Ravindra Jadeja produced an all-round effort to help Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by 28 runs in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Sent into bat, Jadeja made 43 runs off 26 balls and then picked up 3 for 20 to ensure a win for CSK. Chasing a modest 168, PBKS faltered []

New Delhi: Compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam remains in a pleasant mind space despite knowing that the game is yet to make its debut at the Summer Olympics. Although she rues the hard truth, the triple gold medallist from the Archery World Cup Stage 1 Shanghai is happy to have bagged every medal the discipline []

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Sunday denied reports in a section of media, claiming that it permitted higher pesticide residues in herbs and spices. In a press statement, the FSSAI called the reports false and malicious and emphasised that India has one of the most stringent Maximum Residue Limits []

Bhubaneswar: BJP president JP Nadda Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the culture of politics in India forcing all parties to talk about development. Nadda was addressing a programme in Bhubaneswar where the BJPs manifesto for the Odisha Assembly elections was released. PM Modi has changed the culture of politics, as a result []

New Delhi: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will announce Class-X and XII board exam results Monday, officials said. The ICSE (Class-X) and ICS (Class-XII) will be announced May 6 at 11 am, boards Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel said Sunday. The results will be available on the boards website, the CAREERS []

Jajpur: A 62-year-old man and his 28-year-old son were electrocuted to death in their farmland in Odishas Jajpur district Sunday, police said. The incident took place when Ganesh Mandal, his wife Tulasi and their son Asutosh went to their farmland in Bengapatia village in Dangadi block in the morning to collect vegetables in order to []

Mendhar/Jammu: Several people were detained for questioning Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited the ambush []

Dharamsala: Punjab Kings stand-in skipper Sam Curran opted to bowl after winning the toss in their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday. Curran went with an unchanged XI, while Ruturaj Gaikwad brought in left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner in place of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman who has returned home for national commitments. Seamer Tushar []

Bhubaneswar: Accusing Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan of violating the model code of conduct (MCC), the BJD Sunday urged the Election Commission to restrict his visit to Odisha till the completion of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the eastern state. The Naveen Patnaik-led party alleged that Harichandan, who hails from Odisha, violated the []

Rayagada: The Gunupur Assembly seat in Odishas Rayagada district which will go to the polls May 13 is witnessing a fight between three relatives contesting on three different party tickets. Sitting MLA Raghunath Gomango of the Biju Janata Dal who is seeking re-election from the seat is facing challenge from his grandson Satyajit Gomango, the []

Bhubaneswar: Lack of industry, irrigation facilities and unemployment are the major issues in the tribal-dominated Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency in southern Odisha which will go to the polls May 13. The Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises some parts of Nabarangpur district and also some areas of Koraput and Malkangiri district. The BJD has fielded Pradeep []

Bengaluru: Former Minister and JD(S) MLA HD Revanna has refuted the charges of kidnapping and sexual harassment of the victim of an obscene video case which involves his son, sitting MP and candidate for Hassan Lok Sabha seat, Prajwal Revanna, during the questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), sources said Sunday. The SIT chief, []

Bengaluru: Mohammed Sirajs self-belief and never-say-die attitude are his real strengths, said batting legend Sunil Gavaskar after the pacer set up Royal Challengers Bengalurus four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here. Sirajs two-wicket burst in the powerplay to remove Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha played a crucial role as GT could []

New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for failing to provide a urine sample during the trials held in Sonipat March 10, a source close to the development told IANS. It has been learnt that Punia will be ineligible to participate in any tournaments or []

Ferozepur: A 19-year-old youth was beaten to death following an alleged sacrilege incident that took place at a gurdwara in Ferozepur Saturday, police said. Bakshish Singh, a resident of Talli Gulam village, allegedly tore some pages of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, after entering the premises of the gurdwara in []

Mumbai: Actress Tisca Chopra chose to go all bling and sparkly, expressing that she had to try it out because she was in Dubai. Tisca took to her Instagram stories and shared a mirror selfie donning chunky and sparkly sunglasses. She is also seen carrying a cross-body Louis Vuitton bag and a bright pink heart-shaped []

Naugaon: Irregularities continue to plague the implementation of Centre-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which aims to provide work to labourers in their own areas and check the migration problem. As per sources, a woman sarpanch in Jagatsinghpur district was found to have enrolled the names of three of her family members []

Rourkela: Two youths drowned while another had a close shave while taking a bath in Takera dam on Brahmani river under Raghunathpali police limits near Rourkela, Saturday. According to reports, three boys Zareeb Khan, 19, Rajkumar Mahato, 19, and Bhabesh Prasad, 19 had been to the Tarkera dam to take a bath at []

Rourkela: Maoist posters were Saturday found pasted on a tree and the wall of a school building barely a kilometre away from Odisha border in neighbouring Jharkhand. The posters were found in Rela village under Goelkera PS limits. In the two posters written in Sadri, the local dialect, the ultras have threatened the politicians and []

Patana: In a shocking incident, a youth allegedly killed his mother over a trivial issue at Bhalupahadi Sahi of Khireitangiri panchayat under Patana block in Odishas Keonjhar district Friday night. The deceased was identified as Gouri Naik, 54, wife of Ishwar Chandra Naik, and the accused as her son Surendra Naik. Surendra as usual returned []

Keonjhar: Keonjhar police Saturday arrested three persons including a court employee on charge of defrauding several jobless youths over Rs20 lakh on the pretext of providing them employment. The accused persons were identified as Tulu Mallik, 35, of Marala village under Gop police limits in Puri district; Jibanananda Samal, 40, and Jashwant Samal, 28, from []

Aries: The yogis have finally succeeded in impressing you. Was it a stint in an Art of Living course? Ganesha gives you the thumbs-up and suggests you join that music or dance class you have been wanting to. Generally a nice day, and success is on the cards. Taurus: Today is a day of closure. []

The primary function of Parliament is to legislate. When we elect people to the Lok Sabha we are choosing who will write and pass our laws. In India laws are now passed without debate, both at the Union and the state levels. This means that parties that have a majority and an ideology can legislate []

Jammu: One soldier was killed and four were injured as terrorists ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district Saturday, three weeks ahead of polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency which goes to polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Officials said []

Kolkata: Kolkata Police have constituted an inquiry team to probe a woman employees allegation of molestation by Governor CV Ananda Bose, a senior officer said Saturday. The team, as part of its investigation, will speak to witnesses over the next few days and has requested Raj Bhavan to share the CCTV footage, if available. Under []

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pressed the self-destruction button halfway but a blazing fifty by captain Faf du Plessis had enough torque in it to carry them to a four-wicket over Gujarat Titans in their IPL match here Saturday. Du Plesiss (64, 23b, 104, 36) and Kohli (42, 27b, 24, 46), who added 92 runs in []

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to lead a roadshow in Bhubaneswar May 10, party leader Aparajita Sarangi said Saturday. In a post on X, Sarangi, the MP of Bhubaneswar, urged the people to extend a grand welcome to the Prime Minister. The roadshow will cover three assembly segments in the city Ekamra-Bhubaneswar, []

Bhubaneswar: Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Saturday said Odisha needs a good governance, corruption-free government to properly utilise the states vast and rich resources. Despite huge and rich mineral resources, Odisha is lagging in many sectors of development, Jaishankar said while addressing a press conference here. The Union Minister arrived here Saturday on a []

Bengaluru: Gujarat Titans, preyed on by a sporting pitch, accurate Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers and their own inhibitions, laboured to a modest 147 all out in the Indian Premier League match here Saturday. There were a couple of good partnerships 61 between David Miller and Shahrukh Khan and 44 by Rahul Tewatia and Rashid []