Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a red alert for severe heat wave and warm night conditions for Sambalpur, Bolangir and Boudh districts of Odisha for the next three days. Speaking on the latest weather update, Manorama Mohanty, IMD Director, Bhubaneswar, on Monday said severe heat wave conditions are continuing across several parts of Odisha, with temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius in multiple districts.The IMD official further added tha…
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Bhubaneswar, May 20 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department, Bhubaneswar, has warned that heat waves, warm nights, and hot, humid conditions are likely to persist across several parts of Odisha over the next couple of days. Speaking on the prevailing weather situation, Director of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Manorama Mohanty, said that temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius at 21 locations across the state over the last 24 hours.According to India Meteorological Department sources…
Patna, May 19 (IANS) Samrat Choudhary, the Chief Minister of Bihar, on Tuesday clarified the compensation policy for farmers whose land may be acquired for a proposed township project, assuring that no individual would suffer financial loss. Speaking at the inauguration of a ‘Sahyog Shivir’ (Assistance Camp) in Saran, the Chief Minister addressed concerns raised by residents, particularly those worried about covering major family expenses, such as their daughters’ weddings, if their land i…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 8 (IANS) At least two persons were killed, and five others were injured when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district on Sunday.Police said the accident occurred on the national highway near Palavalasa in Nandigam Mandal.The car, which was headed to Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) from Sonepur in Odisha, rammed into a stationary van. The accident occurred when a patient, Balaiah, was being shifted from Sonepu…
Chandigarh, Jan 19 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Chandigarh unit has detected and seized Rs 52 lakh in the past four days in connection with an ongoing investigation into the diversion of psychotropic tablets and laundering of proceeds generated therefrom. During the course of the investigation, consequent to the arrest of one of the directors of IKON, it was revealed that the directors had parked the cash at different locations with various associates with the intent to evade de…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Madhya Pradesh sentenced two drug traffickers to 15 years’ imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh each, for involvement in drug trafficking from Sonepur in Odisha to Bhopal, an Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official said. The Special Court in Raisen on Wednesday held Zakir, son of Shabir Shah, resident of Gandhi Nagar in Bhopal, and Liyakat Ali, son of Sharafat Ali, resident of Arjun Nagar in Bhopal, guilty under Section 8(C), 20 (b)(ii) …
Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) A Special NDPS court in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday sentenced an inter-state drug trafficker to five years’ rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 50,000, a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) statement said.The special court in Dewas held Vivek Kumar Singh, a resident of Pune, guilty under Sections 8(C) and 20 of the NDPS Act,1985, and pronounced the sentence, the statement said.The case dates to March 31, 2024, when officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Indo…