Author: Samikhsya Bureau

ସାଗରିକା ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି ରାଜନେତା ତଥା ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ବିଶେଷଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ଉପରେ ଫିଲ୍ମ ନିର୍ମାଣର ର ଟ୍ରେଣ୍ଡ ଚାଲିଥିବାବେଳେ ଓଲିଉଡ୍‌ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏ ଦଉଡରେ  ପଛରେ ପଡ଼ିନି । ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ମନମୋହନ ସିଂଙ୍କ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଜୀବନୀକୁ ନେଇ ‘ଆକ୍ସିଡେଣ୍ଟାଲ୍‌ ପ୍ରାଇମ୍‌ ମିନିଷ୍ଟର୍‌’ ରିଲିଜ୍‌ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦିଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ଆଧାରିତ ଚଳଚ୍ଚିତ୍ର ବହୁତ ଜଲ୍‌ଦି ପରଦା ଉପରକୁ ଆସିବାର ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଛି । ଆସନ୍ତା ୨୫ ତାରିଖରେ ଶିବସେନାର ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାତା ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବାଲ୍‌ସାହେବ ଠାକ୍‌ରେଙ୍କ ଜୀବନୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ପରଦାକୁ ଆସୁଛି । ରାଜନୀତି ଓ ସିନେମା ଦୁହେଁ ଦୁହିଁଙ୍କର ପରିପୂରକ । ଭାରତୀୟ ସିନେମାରେ ରାଜନୀତିର ପ୍ରଭାବ ବହୁଳ ପରିଲକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ । ତେବେ ଏହି ଧାରାରେ ଆମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଇଣ୍ଡଷ୍ଟ୍ରି ଟିକେ ପଛରେ ପଡ଼ି ଯାଇଥିବା ପରି ମନେ ହେଉଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ନିକଟରେ ଏକ ନିର୍ମାଣଧୀନ ଫିଲ୍ମ ଏହି ଆଶଙ୍କାକୁ ଭୁଲ୍‌ ପ୍ରମାଣିତ କରିଛି ।…

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The death toll from the explosion at a police school in Colombia’s Bogota reached 21, while 68 others sustained injuries, local media reported on Friday The attack took place at General Santander Police Academy in Bogota on Thursday, ahead of a graduation ceremony at the school. “Unfortunately, the provisional list includes 21 deceased, including the perpetrator,” the police said in a statement.

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PhonePe, India’s fastest growing payments platform, today announced that it has grown its offline merchant base to over one million. This milestone has been achieved in less than a year and reflects on the platform’s phenomenal acceptance across both large organised retail stores as well as small and mid-size retail stores in the country, it said in a release issued here. Being one of the pioneers in the UPI space, PhonePe enables merchants to accept payments from consumers through multiple instruments like UPI, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, PhonePe wallet as well as external wallets. Speaking on reaching this milestone, Yuvraj…

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କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ପୂର୍ବତନ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀକାନ୍ତ ଜେନା ଏବେ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଅରବିନ୍ଦ କେଜ୍ରିୱାଲଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୋଗାଯୋଗରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ଆସନ୍ତା ୩୧ ଜାନୁଆରୀ କେଜ୍ରିୱାଲଙ୍କ ଓଡିଶା ଗସ୍ତ ସମୟରେ ହୁଏତ କିଛି ଗୋଟେ ନୂଆ ଘଟିପାରେ! – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ନବ ଦାସ ଓ ଯୋଗେଶ ସିଂଙ୍କ ପରେ ଆହୁରି ଚାରି ଜଣ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ବିଧାୟକ ଦଳ ଛାଡିବା ଲାଗି ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇ ସାରିଛନ୍ତି। – ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି, ପୁରୁଣା କଂଗ୍ରେସ ନେତାଏ ଦଳ ଛାଡିଲା ପରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ପୁରୁଣା ବିଜେଡି ନେତାଏ ଅକ୍ତିଆର କରିବେ। ଅର୍ଥାତ ଦଳ ଛେଉଣ୍ଡ ହୋଇ ବୁଲୁଥିବା ବିଜେଡ଼ିର ପୁରୁଣା ନେତାମାନେ କଂଗ୍ରେସ ଶିବିରରେ ଯୋଗଦେବେ। ଏଇ ତିନୋଟି ଯାକ ଶୁଣାକଥା କୁ ଆମେ ଖବର ବୋଲି ଭାବି ପାରିବା କି? ଅନେକ ସମୟରେ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଶୁଣାକଥା ଇ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ ପକ୍କା ଖବର ପାଲଟିଥାଏ। ତେବେ ଉପରେ ଦିଆ…

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(UNI) Sony SAB is all set to launch horror-comdey show ‘Band Baja Bandh Darwaza’ from January 26. The show stars Mukesh Tiwari (Sanjeev Sharma), AmitoshNagpal (Rocky), Neelu Kohli (SaritaKhurana) and Rajendra Sharma (ChandanKhurana), which will take viewers on a roller-coaster ride with ‘abhootiya’ twist. Talking about the show during launch, Mukesh Tiwari aka Sanjeev Sharma said,” ‘Band Baja Bandh Darwaza’ is a comedy show which stands far away from any slapstick comedy, more specifically it is a horror comedy. It is a story of some regrets and wishes which the ghost couldn’t fulfill while he was alive and now haunts…

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(UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday nixed some provisions of law imposing restrictions on the licensing and functioning of dance bars in Maharashtra, paving the way for their reopening. A bench, headed by Justice A K Sikri, relaxed stringent conditions imposed by the state government for obtaining licenses for dance bars. The bench revoked certain provisions of the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity of Women (Working therein) Act, 2016 like the mandatory installation of CCTVs, saying there was no need for surveillance inside dance bars as it violates privacy.

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Colors’ upcoming historical drama ‘Khoob Ladi Mardaani – Jhansi Ki Rani’ will revive the unknown saga of a commoner Manikarnika, who evolved into Jhansi’s warrior queen, thus becoming an integral part of our country’s history. Known as the valorous queen, this show will not only explore Manikarnika as the warrior but will also shed light on the compassionate side of this courageous young girl who fought many battles both internally and externally to put Jhansi on the map of India. Playing this magnificent role will be the young and talented, Anushka Sen. Joining Anushka Sen will be Vikas Kashyap, the…

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Union Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed the manner a section of lawyers and others had attacked former Chief Justice Dipak Misra and maintained that the threat to the independence of judiciary can also come from the ‘public pressures’ the ‘Compulsive Contrarians’ exert on Judges. “There are a set of extra-adventurist lawyers practising in the highest Court, as in every other Courts. Their strategy is to over-awe the Court. They threaten to walk out of cases, they move impeachment motions in their Political capacity to flex their muscles and clout, they make public comments on…

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(UNI) Reacting to reports that a snowcat operator had a narrow escape during a snow clearance operation in Srinagar, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said the men who keep roads open in the snowy conditions, along with the power department linemen who restore electricity when the lines come down are the unsung heroes of winter in Kashmir. “I’m glad he escaped unscathed. The men who keep our roads open in the snowy conditions are indeed the unsung heroes of winter in Kashmir along with the power department linesmen who restore our electricity when the lines come down,” Mr…

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By Sanjay Pandey Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi who is all geared up for the release of his movie ‘Why Cheat India’, says he hopes the film will at least start a conversation, as it is shows mirror how a system should be. Talking to UNI, Emraan told that ‘Why Cheat India’ is based on real instances but is a fictional story. The movie which is based on education system of India, when asked if it will bring revolution in the society, Emraan said,” I hope at least a conversation starts. I don’t believe a system changes overnight. It has phases,…

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(UNI) The Government on Wednesday constituted a seven-member group of ministers (GoM) to look into the goods and services tax (GST) related issues in the lottery sector. Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will be the convenor of the GoM, a Finance Ministry statement said. The panel would submit its report to GST Council in next meeting for its consideration. The Group would analyse whether the disparity in tax structure on the same product be continued or a uniform rate be prescribed for both and whether private persons authorised by states are misusing the lower rate and getting enriched themselves at…

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Archaeologists have taken two years to excavate a buried town dating back to the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279) in Fuping County of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. The excavation helped show that the Yiting Town was a trade hub during the Kaiyuan reign (713-741) of Emperor Li Longji in the Tang Dynasty. It is so far the country’s only well-preserved county seat of the Tang Dynasty. It was the second excavation after the first phase ended in 2012. Archaeologists with the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology have cleared an area of 1,400 square meters in total. Wang Xiaomeng, a researcher of…

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(UNI) Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Desh Deepak Verma said on Thursday a shift in the ‘mindset’ towards ‘zero tolerance’ towards sexual harassment is required to enable women contribute to their full potential at work place. Inaugurating a sensitisation workshop here on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, he said that sexual harassment of women at workplace violates the right to equality, life, liberty and dignity of living of women as envisaged under the Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India. While the Act provides a broad framework for prevention…

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 (UNI) Zaggle, a fintech company offering digitized solutions for employees tax benefits, expense management, corporate gifting and rewards and recognition programs, has launched its Expense Management Solution here on Wednesday . The platform provides a 100 per cent digital and fully automated business spend management solution, the company said in a release here. The new product empowers enterprises to efficiently manage their entire expense process easily in a safe and secure manner and manage cash flows efficiently using data analytics, thus, eliminating cases of fraudulent spends and need of cumbersome paperwork, the release said. The solution delivers innovative functionalities like…

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At least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, following brutal inter-communal clashes, United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said. Human rights reports suggest that the apparent massacre took place between 16 and 18 December in four villages in the Yumbi territory, Mai-Ndombe province, in what appear to have been clashes between the Banunu and Batende communities. Most of the area’s population has reportedly been displaced, and voting in the December 30 presidential poll for the Yumbi area, was postponed due to violence and insecurity. In a statement, the UN High Commissioner…

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(UNI) To sharpen their political edges to take on the BJP in the crucial Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Mahagathbandhan comprising SP, BSP and RLD are likely to participate in the opposition rally called by Trinamool Congress chief and west Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata on January 19. SP sources here on Thursday confirmed that party president Akhilesh Yadav along with party’s vice-president Kironmoy Nanda would attend the opposition rally to be held at the Brigade ground in Kolkata on Saturday. However, there are reports that BSP chief Mayawati could also attend the opposition unity rally…

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New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) The Intelligence agencies have sounded high security alert in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day, a source in the intelligence agency said here  on Wednesday. According to the source, the banned terror outfit Jaish-e Mohammad is planning for big attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. ”There are substantial inputs, which indicate that JeM is trying to execute major terror attacks or IED blasts in the state and they can also execute a ‘fidayeen’ attack in J&K,” the source revealed. The entire planning is being done by Jaish commander Mufti Abdul Rauf Asgar, who is…

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ବୌଦ୍ଧାୟନ ଆଚାର୍ୟ ବିକାଶ,ବିପ୍ଳବ,ବିବିଧତା । ଏସବୁକୁ ବୁଝିଥିବା ଓଡିଶା ଆଉ ପୁରୁଣା ଓଡିଶା ହୋଇ ରହିନାହିଁ । ଏହି ଓଡିଶାରେ ଏବେ ଭରପୁର ହୋଇ ରହିଛି ଅନେକ ସମ୍ଭାବନା । କୃଷକଟିଏ ଏଠି ସରକାରୀ ସହାୟତା ପାଇବା ସହ କରୁଛି ପରିଶ୍ରମ । ଆଉ କୃଷି ପ୍ରତି ନିଷ୍ଠା ଦେଉଛି ବଡ ସଫଳତା । ବୌଦ୍ଧର ଚାଷୀ ଜୀବନ ଶତପଥୀ । ଯୋଗୀଭଗରା ଭଳି ଏକ ଅପନ୍ତରା ଗାଁର ଏହି ଚାଷୀ ଏବେ ନୂଆ ଉଦାହରଣ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛନ୍ତି । ନିଜର ଏକ ଏକର ଜମିରେ ଶାଗ ସହ ମୂଳା ଚାଷ କରିଥିଲେ ଜୀବନ । ଆଉ ଏହି ଜମିରୁ ଏବେ ବାହାରିଛି ୨ କିଲୋର ବିଶାଳ ମୂଳା । ବିଶାଳ ମୂଳକୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଏବେ ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କୌତୁହଳ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଛି। ସାଧାରଣତଃ କୌଣସି ହରମୋନ ବ୍ୟବହାର ନ କରି ଏତେ ବଡ ମୂଳା ବାହାରିବା ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବେ…

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(UNI) The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted in favour of deploying up to 75 observers to monitor a fragile ceasefire in Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah which went into effect late last month; a lifeline for millions of Yemenis on the verge of starvation. Among other things, the newly adopted resolution establishes what will be officially known as the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA). Last month, after UN-brokered consultations in Sweden aimed at getting the warring sides together to end nearly four years of brutal civil war, the Houthi movement leadership and Yemeni Government representatives,…

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ଅସିତ ମହାନ୍ତି ଏଇ ମକର ସଂକ୍ରାନ୍ତି, (୧୪ ଜାନୁଆାରୀ)ଦିନ “ରାଜଧାନୀ ପୁସ୍ତକମେଳା’ ଉଦ୍‍ଯାପିତ ହେଲା । ଏଥରର ଏ ମେଳା ଥିଲା ଦଶଦିନିଆ । ୫ ଜାନୁଆରୀ, ଯେଉଁଦିନ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀରେ ଏନ୍‍ବିଟି  ବିଶ୍ୱ ପୁସ୍ତକମେଳା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହୋଇଥିଲା, ସେହିଦିନ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱରରେ ଏ ମେଳା ବି ଉଦ୍‍ଘାଟନ ହୋଇଥିଲା । ଏହା ଥିଲା ଏ ମେଳାର ଊନବିଂଶ ସଂସ୍କରଣ । ଆଗାମୀ ବର୍ଷ ଏହା ଦୁଇ ଦଶନ୍ଧି ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିବ । ଉଦ୍‍ଯାପନୀ ଉତ୍ସବରେ, ମେଳା କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ହିସାବ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି ଯେ ଏଥର ଏ ମେଳାକୁ ୧୨ ଲକ୍ଷ ଲୋକ ଆସିଥିଲେ । ଦଶ ଦିନରେ ବିକାକିଣା ୧୦ କୋଟି ଛୁଇଁଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ଏ ମେଳାର ଗୋଟିଏ ସଂଧ୍ୟାରେ ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ବିରଳ ଅନୁଭୂତି ଲାଭକଲି, ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ଭେଟିଲି- ତାହା ମୋ ପାଇଁ ଏସବୁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ମହତ୍ତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ମନେହେଉଛି । ସେଦିନ ଥିଲା ଜାନୁଆରୀ…

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