It was a close brush with formality that VVIPs showcase by being one among the millions. Chief minister of Odisha Naveen Pattnaik bought the first ticket for the Hockey World Cup starting from September 28 at kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar. After receiving the ticket from Elena Norman, Hockey India CEO, Pattnaik twitted it saying how delighted he was to have received the first ticket.
Author: Samikhsya Bureau
Beatrice, the Princess of York in UK was found hiring a can of Uber at the airport after landing in Los Angeles. Beatrice, who is in line to the throne of British as the eighth claimant, had no one to pick up there. She is the daughter of Prince Andrew and queen Sarah Ferguson who never opted for the ‘pool option’.
It was a peculiar drive by a die-hard fan of Salman Khan who wanted to work with him in films but chose the wrong means. Shahrukh Gulamnabi made few calls to Salman’s dad Salim Khan urging him to link him to Salman, indentifying himself to be one from the deadly gang of Chhota Sakeel and threatened of ‘dire consequence’ if he did not get Salman in touch.
One of the most popular and a leader with charisma, the Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj will not be among the BJP leaders to fight the 2019 Lok sabha elections. She has put it bit differently, “it is the party which decides, but I have made up my mind not to contest the next elections” she told during an interaction with the media in Indore.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has heaped praises on the former prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh for his selfless and humility as his most enviable qualities. “Dr. Manmohan Singh was an epitome of humility” said Sonia Gandhi adding that ‘he headed the country when it was on the edge’. Sonia Gandhi told this during the occasion of Dr. Singh was honoured with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize. While being conferred with the award Dr. Singh remembered the achievements of Indira Gandhi and described how she had steered the nation through all critical circumstances and earned high respect for…
Chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal was attacked with chilli powder in the secretariat. As per reports , the accused identified as Anil Kumar attacked him with chilli powder and was taken into custody. However, the cause behind the attack is not known yet. Kejriwal had faced such attacks twice earlier a woman threw ink at him in 2016 and again with shoes few months after.
While hearing controversial case of CBI director Alok Verma, the Supreme court adjourned the hearing Verma’s petition on Tuesday in which he replied on an investigation got ‘leaked’ in media. However, the CJI Justice Gogoi said that ‘we dont think that anyof you deserve a hearing’ while handing over the media report to Verma’s lawyer adding that ‘ we are giving you this copy as a senior member of the bar, not as Verma’s lawyer’.
The convict in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, Yashpal Singh was awarded the death penalty by the Patiala House court on Tuesday while Naresh Sherawat got life imprisonment. According to reports the court pronounced the death sentence for Yashpal and life for Naresh on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which had shaken the secular fabric of the national capital.
The CEO of Twiiter Jack Dorsey gets a rap on the knuckle for being part of a hate campaign. He was seen holding a placard in which it read ” Smash Brahminical Patriarchy”. The picture of Dorsey was taken during his visit to India. This did not go well with Mohandas Pai, former Infosys director who demanded an apology from Jack. To this author Advaita Kala reacted saying that ‘when you say twitter should be a space for healthy conversation shows how hollow those words are’.
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ- ହଠାତ ଓଡିଶାରେ ଜଣେ ନୂଆ ନେତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ହୋଇଛି। ଜନ୍ମରେ ବିହାରୀ, ହେଲେ ଓଡିଆ ଘରର ବୋହୁ। ଓଡିଶା କ୍ୟାଡରର ଆଇଏଏସ ଅଧିକାରୀ ଥିଲେ। ଭାରତୀୟ ପ୍ରଶାସନିକ ସେବାର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଅଧିକାରୀ ଅପରାଜିତା ଷଢଙ୍ଗୀ ଚାକିରୀ ଛାଡି ରାଜନୀତି କରିବେ ବୋଲି ଶୁଣାଯାଉଛି। ହଁ, ଶୁଣା ଯାଉଛି। ସେ ଏଯାଏ କିଛି ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ କରିନାହାନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କ ଟୁଇଟରରେ ସେ କିଛି ପରୋକ୍ଷ ସୂଚନା ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି, ହେଲେ ତାହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ । ଅବସର ଗ୍ରହଣର ଢେର ଆଗରୁ ଚାକିରି ଛାଡି ସେ ରାଜନୀତିକୁ ଆସିବା ପଛରେ କଣ କାରଣ ରହିଛି, ସେକଥା ସେ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇସାରିଲା ପରେ ଜଣାପଡିବ। ହେଲେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଧାରାର ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ଓ ସୋସିଆଲ ମିଡିଆ ରେ ଯେଉଁ ପ୍ରକାର ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚା ଚାଲିଛି, ତାହା ବେଶ ମଜାଦାୟକ। ହଠାତ ଓଡିଶାର ସବୁ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବିରୋଧୀ ନେତା ଏବେ ଅପ୍ରାସଙ୍ଗିକ ହୋଇପଡିଛନ୍ତି।…
Bollywood actor and former Miss India Nasifa Ali Sodhi has been detected with stage 3 cancer. The 61 year old actor has herself revealed it herself with a picture shot with Sonia Gandhi, on Instagram, in which she said that my friend has wished me to get well. Nasifa was known for her role in films like ‘Barfi’ and ‘Metro’.
This was revealed by an ex-commando Asif Mulani who was part of the team probing Kasab case post 26/11 that he was amazed to see that the Hindus and Muslims in the investigating team eating together. That perhaps speaks about the feeling against each other in Pakistani Muslims. ‘ He could not digest that we live here pecaefully’ told Mulani moved by a fit of anger what Kasab did in Mumbai.
Happy couple is actor Neha Dhupia and her husband Angan Bedi who were blessed with a baby girl today. Neha and Angan had tied the knot six months back in a haste when they came to know about the conception . The marriage was done in Delhi in last May, reports say.
Elsha Ghosh, who was in news a couple of days back for taking pot-shot at Odia film director Dilip Panda for alleged misconduct and mental torture, has suddenly gone back on her words saying it all happened in a heat of the moment and not any harassment from Panda. Panda, apparently to douse the fire told that he was angry with Elsha for not focusing on work. In fact during an event the actress who is from West Bengal acting in Odia films, had made serious charges against Panda alleging misconduct, harassment and mental torture during making of a film…
Relief at last for the loose-mouth journo AbhijeetIyer Mitra whom the Odisha Assembly has forgiven. Head of the special house committee Narasingha Mishra has informed. Iyet Mitra recently walked into trouble and humiliation because of his perfidious utterances against the cultural value such as the Sun temple and jibes against legislators of Odisha . Iyer incurred the wrath of Odias in general when through a video he dared to demean the artifice at the Sun temple but went on to say that the legislators of Odisha and people in general are lacking sense of humour. Iyer in fact had the…
It is a stark reality on the face of the other extravaganzas that politics plays out more than the reality. In a stunning revelation it says that 6 cr people annually or 7000 people per hour keep coming under poverty line due to the heavy load of healthcare expenses in India. It remains to be seen if Ayushman Bharat yojna can really take care of 50 crore people as touted.
Reports say that there is an alert that Instagram using its means to inform it’s users about whose passwords were leaked . But that somehow keep the ones unaffected who were not informed. This might have happened in a kind of serious ‘security leak’ as the bug was tied to Instagram’s ‘download your data’ tool. Which happened in April last in wake of European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – କେତେ କେତେ ବାୟକ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଯାଇଛନ୍ତି। ଓଡିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ବିଶାଳ ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ଅନେକ ନାୟକ ଓ ମହାନାୟକଙ୍କ ଭିଡ଼। ହେଲେ ସେ ଭିଡ଼ ଭିତରେ ସବୁଠୁ ଛୋଟିଆ ଲୋକଟି, ସବୁଠୁ ବଡ଼ କାମ କରି ଆଜି ଆମ ଗହଣରୁ ବିଦାୟ ନେଇଛନ୍ତି। ସେ ବନମାଳୀ ମହାରଣା, ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଳର ମହାନାୟକ, ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ବାଦ୍ୟ ପରମ୍ପରାର ଏକକ ଛତ୍ରପତି, କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ନାଟକ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ବିଜେତା, ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଳ ଏକାଡେମୀର ପ୍ରାଣ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାତା, ଅନନ୍ୟ ଗୁରୁ ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ଗୁରୁଣାମ ଗୁରୁ। ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଯାଦୁକରୀ ଶକ୍ତି ଥିଲା ତାଙ୍କ ହାତରେ। ତାଳର ଛନ୍ଦ ଓ ମାତ୍ରା, ଗୁଣ ଓ ଲୟ ଏବଂ ସବୁକୁ ମିଶାଇ ଏକ ଅପୂର୍ବ ଭାବ ନିର୍ମାଣରେ ତାଙ୍କର ସମକକ୍ଷ ବାଦ୍ୟକାର ଆମ ସମୟରେ ନାହାନ୍ତି। ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଳକୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ନୃତ୍ୟର ସହଯୋଗୀ ବାଦ୍ୟ ପର୍ଯାୟରୁ ଉନ୍ନୀତ କରି ତାହାକୁ ଏକ…
In cyclone Gaja related incidents in Tamil Nadu, so far 20 people are reported to have died in the Delta district. Severe cyclonic storm Gaja meanwhile crossed Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and Vedarnyam between post noon and 2.30 pm.
After the ambitious project of the prime minister Narendra Modi building the Sardar Patel statue at a cost of Rs.3000 crore, the Karnataka government has one in pipeline, structure of Mother Cauvery but with no money from the State coffer.Land is of the government but investors are invited to build that structure spread over 200 acres. This project will boost tourism. To be built at an estimated cost of Rs.1,2000 crore, it will have two glass-towers, a museum complex providing a bird;s eye view to a reservoir, brand stand etc besides an indoor stadium . But the state government…
It was a great sport of man who risked his own life to save many more. In Karnataka, in a village, when the man driving tractor loaded with hay with houses on both sides of a narrow road the tractor caught fire after touching an electric wire. Fearing that fire might spread he drove the tractor into a lake and avoided a big damage.