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Kishore has bagged a silver medal in javelin throw bringing laurels to the state and nation and sealed his berth in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024.The Odisha javelin star attained a personal best of 87.54m to secure the silver medal.Chief Minister Patnaik also congratulated Kishore on the Olympic qualification and assured all support.”Patnaik reiterated that Kishore Kumar Jena was a source of pride for the state of Odisha and went onto commend him for the landmark achievement,” an official release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said.Patnaik also expressed his confidence that Kishore would bring more laurels to the state…

These actions were carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.According to officials, the ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered by the CBI under various sections of IPC, against Opto Circuits India Ltd and its promoters/directors for misappropriation and diversion of loan from a consortium of eight banks which has outstanding liabilities to the tune of Rs. 883.03 crore. The investigation conducted by the financial probe agency revealed that the promoters and directors of Opto Circuits India Ltd engaged in the forgery and manipulation of the company’s financial records to secure loans from…

A drug smuggler, a resident of Champhai district, was also arrested in connection with the recovery of the contraband.Assam Rifles sources said that acting on secret information, the para-military troopers accompanied by Mizoram police recovered 1.50 lakh highly addictive methamphetamine tablets (weighing 17.085 kg) valued at Rs 45 crore from an abandoned house at Zokawthar, bordering Myanmar.The drugs, also known as Yaba tablets or party tablets, have been handed over to Zokhawthar police station for further legal proceedings.With this recovery of the drugs on Tuesday, Assam Rifles personnel, who have been guarding Mizoram’s 510 km border with Myanmar, have recovered…

The recommendation for appointment of judicial officers Rudra Prakash Mishra and Ramesh Chand Malviya as HC judges was made on May 8 this year by the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues.”The Chief Minister and the Governor of the State of Bihar have concurred with the recommendation,” read the statement uploaded on the website of the apex court late on Tuesday.The SC Collegium said that it has consulted judges conversant with the affairs of the Patna High Court to ascertain the fitness and suitability of these judicial officers for elevation. “We have…

The two teams competing – Europe and Rest of the World – comprising four players each, got a ‘competitive’ taste of things to come at theGolf and Country Club today.Europe and the Rest of the World shared the honours for the second straight year, winning two Skills each.The European foursome comprised Christine Wolf (the HWIO 2019 winner), Johanna Gustavsson (winner of Open de France), Nuria Iturrioz (winner of La Sella Open); and Meghan MacLaren (winner of Australian Women’s 2022), while the Rest of the World had Tvesa Malik (WGAI OOM winner 2019), Diksha Dagar (Winner Czech Ladies Open and Olympian),…

First time the Netherlands has beaten a Test-playing nation in the ODI World Cup.This was the same Dutch side that knocked Proteas out of the T20 World Cup 2022 and now they have defeated them in a 50-over World Cup convincingly.After a delay of two hours due to heavy rain the match was reduced to 43 overs per side. South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first under favorable conditions for seam bowling.The Dutch openers- Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd, weathered the storm for a few overs before the South African pacers hit their mark. The wickets fell…

As the video went viral on social media, BJP leaders condemned the MLA’s alleged act and have said that the Congress government will also be “thrown out of power just the same way the MLA threw the turban of this man”. State BJP chief C.P. Joshi said that on one side the Congress is raising the slogan of Jan Samman Jai Rajasthan, on the other hand, their MLA insults the man by “kicking away his turban”. “This is just an example, in the last five years Congress has worked to humiliate all sections of the society including farmers, youth and…

“We are on a mission and Lalu Prasad is the generator of it. We are doing his work and we will complete it at the end. The mission is to fight against communal forces,” he said while speaking to the media persons here “Lalu Prasad Yadav is my elder brother and if he is saying anything, I have to listen to him silently,” Anand Mohan said. Anand Mohan and his son and RJD MLA Chetan Anand were exhibiting aggression a few days ago when RJD Rajya Sabha member Manoj K Jha cited poem “Thakur Ka Kuan” during the special session…

Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, met today with Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, at the Italian Prime Minister’s Office in Rome, as part of His Majesty’s ongoing visit to Italy. His Majesty and the Italian Prime Minister reviewed the strong relations between the two countries, as well as various aspects of cooperation and joint action that achieve their common interests. During the meeting, they discussed the latest regional and international developments, and in particular developments in the Gaza Strip.  His Majesty the King reaffirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s keenness…

Manama : Following His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s directives to organise a campaign to provide relief aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to alleviate their suffering due to the dire situation they are undergoing, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, will launch a telethon organised by the National Committee to Support the Palestinians in Gaza in cooperation with Bahrain TV on Friday. In line with the royal directives to offer urgent humanitarian relief aid, HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa kickstarted the…