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Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda’s first Odia film ‘Kalira Atita’ has made its entry into the Oscars race. The film that’s based on climate change and rising sea level, is in the race in general entry category.

For the convenience of its 24.88 lakh consumers in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga, the Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Mescom) has introduced 'Nanna Mescom', an android/IOS App.

Claiming it to be a diabolic act of a spurned lover, police on Friday said that the three minor Dalit girls found unconscious in their field at Baburha village of Unnao two days ago were poisoned by a youth from a neighbouring village.

Congress is gearing up for ‘padayatra’ politics, this time to create public awareness about the farm laws that the union government has introduced. The padayatra spanning six days will commence at Hejamady on February 22 and end at Shiroor, the northern border of the district.

Proscribed Ulfa (I) on Friday declared it will take the ‘final step’ next week against the two employees of a New Delhi-based drilling services contractors, Quippo Oil and Gas Infrastructure Limited, who were abducted in December last year for ransom are being held captive in unknown location.

While on the one hand it enhances his legacy and creates lasting impression in the minds of people, on the other it makes great economic sense, as an improved experience for devotees and visitors to places of religious worship can translate into economic gains.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) organized another edition of the webinar series on 'Illness to Wellness' campaign, themed around "Preventions and Treatment of Liver Ailments".

Mohan also confirmed that the rover had survived a particularly tricky plunge through the Martian atmosphere. "Touchdown confirmed," exclaimed Mohan, who emigrated from India to the US when she was only a year old. She says the Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations (GN&C) are "eyes and ears" of the spacecraft.

Over 65% of the healthcare workers in Assam, eligible for the second shot of the Covid vaccine, got the jab by Thursday. The inoculation drive for the second dose started in the state on February 13.

Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress observer for the assembly election in Assam, Bhupesh Baghel, who is campaigning in the state, said on Wednesday night that the BJP is seeking votes in the name of the ‘holy cow’ but their government here is allowing the cow trade to flourish with neighbouring Bangladesh.

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually kicked off multiple road, water and digital connectivity projects worth Rs 9,500 crore in poll-bound Assam, which includes work on inland waterways, for an alternative connect with the northeast to reduce the region’s dependence on the strategically vital chicken’s neck or the Siliguri corridor.

Nine developers have formed a consortium to salvage housing projects in Noida’s first Sports City in Sector 79, where more than 3,500 people have bought homes but can’t register those because of plan violations. None of the sports facilities the original plan envisaged has been built at the project, which spans 180 acres of land that was allotted a decade ago, on May 4, 2011. Only a year had passed since Delhi had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the Noida Authority had felt the time was right for... Читать дальше...

A video, purportedly showing the confessional statement of the accused in the alleged rape and murder case of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh last year, went viral on social media on Thursday.

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut visited Shree Jagannath temple this morning and offered her prayers to Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra.

The reopening of schools for students of classes I to VIII in the state is unlikely during the current academic session owing to the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala and Maharashtra.

The BJP and Congress legislators staged a walkout during governor Ganeshi Lal’s address as the budget session of the assembly kicked off on a stormy note on Thursday, setting the tone for the rest of the session.

The number of foreign students seeking admission in various colleges in the coastal districts has fallen considerably due to Covid-19 restrictions. Karnataka is a popular destination for foreign students, especially those pursuing higher education. In 2018-19, Karnataka had the most foreign students at 10,023 among all states.

Karnataka has registered 16 severe adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) till Wednesday, seven of which were triggered by acute anxiety, data from the state health and family welfare department reveals. All 16 who suffered AEFIs were administered the Covishield vaccine.

In the wake of the state government mandating that people coming from Kerala must furnish negative RT-PCR test certificates that are no older than 72 hours from the time of entry into Karnataka, experts said the government should extend the mandate to people arriving from Maharashtra too.

The death of pigs in different parts of Silk City has got residents worried.